- “This goes all the way through to the other side. So, I figure, there's a bloke somewhere around New Zealand standing on a bridge like this one, looking back down at us. All the way down. There's a hole in the world. Feels like we ought to have known.”
- ―Spike[src]
Deeper Well was the burial ground for the Old Ones, where thousands of sarcophagi containing the corpses or essences of these ancient and powerful demons were kept to prevent their resurrection.[1]
The Deeper Well could be accessed by two entrances: a cave beneath a tree in the Cotswolds and in the Cotswolds antipode in New Zealand. It ran all the way through the Earth, close to 8,000 miles.[1]
Protectors[]
The Well was protected from trespassers by a chosen warrior of good and a small army. Drogyn the Battlebrand was the Well's keeper in 2004 and had been so for some decades. It was also guarded by demon guardians.[1] Drogyn later fled his post in fear for his life and was killed by his friend Angel who was scheming to be accepted into the Circle of the Black Thorn.[2]
Following the end of magic, the guardians of the Well were the Magic Council, founded by its former inmate Illyria.[3]
Entries[]
Knox, the Qwa'ha Xahn (high priest) to Illyria conspired to remove her sarcophagus from the Well and deliver it to Los Angeles, where Illyria was successfully incarnated once again in human form.[4] Angel and Spike, two vampires who were friends with Winifred Burkle, the woman whose body Illyria stole, ventured to the Well in hopes of learning of a means of saving her but turned around when they learned it would be impossible.[1]
Buffy, Willow, and Xander later travelled to the Well in the hopes of finding enough mystical energy within to allow Willow to heal Dawn. In parallel, Simone Doffler and Severin also ventured in; Severin hoped to find magic enough to travel back in time and avert the Twilight crisis. Simone entered with an ulterior motive: to release the Old One Maloker and have him sire her into a Slaypire, as he had created the very first vampire. The Magic Council also followed Buffy inside when they learned of Severin's plan. On their way down, Willow sensed a powerful magical source which she believed would not only heal Dawn but also restore Earth's magic.[3]
Eventually, a new Seed of Wonder, one that would save the world, but not fully mature for a thousand years, was spawned from Willow's body, draining her powers in the process; Willow proceeded to plant the Seed in the Well.[5] Using all the magic he absorbed from the Well and the many other mystical beings and demons he encountered, Severin managed to age the new Seed to completion. The resulting burst of magic killed both Severin and Illyria and collapsed the Well's entrance.[6]
Other dimensions[]
Every dimension had its own Deeper Well, a place where magic was abundant. In a magical Wonderland dimension visited by Willow, the Deeper Well was known as the Wellspring.[7]
Known prisoners[]
Appearances[]
- Canonical
Angel: Season 5 | |||||||||||
"Conviction" Absent |
"Just Rewards" Absent |
"Unleashed" Absent |
"Hell Bound" Absent |
"Life of the Party" Absent |
"The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco" Absent |
"Lineage" Absent |
"Destiny" Absent |
"Harm's Way" Absent |
"Soul Purpose" Absent |
"Damage" Absent | |
"You're Welcome" Absent |
"Why We Fight" Absent |
"Smile Time" Absent |
"A Hole in the World" Appears |
"Shells" Mention |
"Underneath" Absent |
"Origin" Absent |
"Time Bomb" Absent |
"The Girl in Question" Absent |
"Power Play" Mention |
"Not Fade Away" Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9 | |||||||||||
"Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles" Absent |
Freefall, Part 1 Absent |
Freefall, Part 2 Absent |
Freefall, Part 3 Absent |
Freefall, Part 4 Absent |
Slayer, Interrupted Absent |
On Your Own, Part 1 Absent |
On Your Own, Part 2 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 1 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 2 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 3 Absent | |
"In Space No One Can Hear You Slay" Absent |
Guarded, Part 1 Absent |
Guarded, Part 2 Absent |
Guarded, Part 3 Absent |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 1 Absent |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 2 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 1 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 2 Mention |
Wonderland, Part 3 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 4 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 5 Absent | |
Welcome to the Team, Part 1 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 2 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 3 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 4 Absent |
The Watcher Absent |
The Core, Part 1 Mention |
The Core, Part 2 Appears |
The Core, Part 3 Appears |
The Core, Part 4 Appears |
The Core, Part 5 Appears |
Love vs. Life Absent |
Angel & Faith | |||||||||||
Live Through This, Part 1 Absent |
Live Through This, Part 2 Absent |
Live Through This, Part 3 Absent |
Live Through This, Part 4 Absent |
In Perfect Harmony Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 1 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 2 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 3 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 4 Absent |
Women of a Certain Age Absent | ||
Family Reunion, Part 1 Absent |
Family Reunion, Part 2 Absent |
Family Reunion, Part 3 Absent |
Family Reunion, Part 4 Absent |
The Hero of His Own Story Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 1 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 2 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 3 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 4 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 5 Absent | ||
Death and Consequences, Part 1 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 2 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 3 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 4 Absent |
Spike and Faith Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 1 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 2 Mention |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 3 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 4 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 5 Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 | |||||||||||
New Rules, Part 1 Absent |
New Rules, Part 2 Mention |
New Rules, Part 3 Absent |
New Rules, Part 4 Mention |
New Rules, Part 5 Mention |
I Wish, Part 1 Absent |
I Wish, Part 2 Absent |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 1 Absent |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 2 Absent |
Day Off (or Harmony in My Head) Absent | ||
Love Dares You, Part 1 Absent |
Love Dares You, Part 2 Absent |
Love Dares You, Part 3 Absent |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 1 Absent |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 2 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 1 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 2 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 3 Absent |
Freaky Giles Day Absent |
Triggers Absent | ||
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 1 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 2 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 3 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 4 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 5 Absent |
Own It, Part 1 Absent |
Own It, Part 2 Absent |
Own It, Part 3 Absent |
Own It, Part 4 Absent |
Own It, Part 5 Absent | ||
"Where Are They Now?" Absent |
Angel & Faith: Season 10 | |||||||||||
Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 1 Absent |
Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 2 Absent |
Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 3 Absent |
Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 4 Absent |
Old Habits Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 1 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 2 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 3 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 4 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 5 Absent | ||
United, Part 1 Absent |
United, Part 2 Mention |
United, Part 3 Mention |
United, Part 4 Absent |
Fight or Flight Absent |
Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 1 Absent |
Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 2 Absent |
Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 3 Absent |
A Little More than Kin, Part 1 Absent |
A Little More than Kin, Part 2 Absent | ||
A Tale of Two Families, Part 1 Absent |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 2 Absent |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 3 Absent |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 4 Absent |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 5 Absent |
Angel: Season 11 | |||||||||||
Out of the Past, Part 1 Absent |
Out of the Past, Part 2 Mention |
Out of the Past, Part 3 Absent |
Out of the Past, Part 4 Absent |
Time and Tide, Part 1 Absent |
Time and Tide, Part 2 Absent |
Time and Tide, Part 3 Absent |
Time and Tide, Part 4 Absent |
Dark Reflections, Part 1 Absent |
Dark Reflections, Part 2 Absent |
Dark Reflections, Part 3 Absent |
Dark Reflections, Part 4 Absent |
- Other
- Reborn, Part Three (Only mentioned)
- Illyria: Haunted, Part One (Only mentioned)
- Illyria: Haunted, Part Three
- Illyria: Haunted, Part Four