Xanadu

 ![The Axum glyph for Xanadu](wiki-images/48/489bc12512cb6391949bb4053779b88c.png)   **Xanadu** is the name of an alien hibernation crypt—otherwise known as a "Crypter vault"—that the [[Axum]] built at the base of the [[World Tree]]. Axum that lie dormant at Xanadu are referred to as "Crypters."   This location has yet to be implemented in-game, but once added will require players to cross an area known as the [[Great Trench]].   ## History   At some point in the distant past, a group of Axum known as the Ardhiacs constructed the [[Axum Observatory]] in order to spy on the World Tree at Xanadu.   Xanadu was at one point powered by the [[Karakorum Power Plant]]. It is currently unknown what effects the sabotaging of the Power Plant may have had on the crypt.   ## Trivia  -* Given the heavy Mongol themes of ''[[Subnautica 2]]'', Xanadu likely takes its name from the former Mongolian city of Shangdu (also known as Xanadu), located in Zhenglan Banner, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.+* Given the heavy Mongol themes of ''[[Subnautica 2]]'', Xanadu likely takes its name from the former Mongolian city of [Shangdu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangdu), also known as Xanadu.