Deeper Well

Deeper Well
The sarcophagi placed in the Deeper Well.
Location	Entrances: Cotswolds, England Lake Taupo, New Zealand
Type	Burial ground
Appearances
Debut	"A Hole in the World"
Last seen	The Core, Part Five

“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

Deeper Well was the burial ground for the Old Ones, where thousands of sarcophagi containing the essences of these ancient and powerful demons were kept to prevent their resurrection.

The Deeper Well could be accessed by two entrances: a cave beneath a tree in the Cotswolds, England, and in Lake Taupo, New Zealand. It ran all the way through the Earth, close to 8,000 miles.

Protectors

The Well was protected from trespassers by a chosen warrior of good and a small army. Drogyn was the Well's keeper in 2004 and had been so for some decades. It was also guarded by demon guardians. 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.

Following the end of magic, the Magic Council acted as the guardians of the Well.

Entries

The entrance in the Cotswolds.

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. 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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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

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

Other

• Reborn, Part Three (Only mentioned)
• Illyria: Haunted, Part One (Only mentioned)
• Illyria: Haunted, Part Three
• Illyria: Haunted, Part Four