Darkhaven
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Darkhaven is a warren that is only seen in Series 3 of the Watership Down TV Series. The warren is beside a burning tire yard with a huge pit known as 'The Battle Pit' where rabbits would often fight the current Chief Rabbit to become the new one. The rabbits here are extreamily vicious by nature, much like the Efrafan rabbits. This was also the home warren of Hemlock and Laurel the parents of Woundwort who was born here.
In Series 3 it was Campion who first discovered Darkhaven and challenged it's current chief Granite to a fight and won it to become the new Chief Rabbit of Darkhaven. However this was short lived as son Woundwort, Vervain and Silverweed arrived at Darkhaven. Woundwort then comfronted Campion and decided to take him back under his command, since Campion saved his life during a battle in underground caverns near Watership Down at the end of Series 2. It seemed that the Darkhaven Rabbits had prepared for the arrival of the 'Dark One' which would seem to be Woundwort, as the Rabbits there rejoiced that their true Chief has come home. While searching for Campion Blackberry found out that he was there and got herself captured on purpose so that she could be with Campion once more. When Woundwort was trying to get Silverweed to look through Fiver's eyes to try and find Watership Down, it was Blackberry and Campion who managed to help Silverweed out of Darkhaven and join Hazel's rabbits on Watership Down. Woundwort then sent Spartina to Watership Down to try and convince Hazel and the others that she was a wonderer. It was only Silverweed who knew of Spartina's true objectives when he saw into her heart. However Spartina had soon began to have feelings for Bigwig and soon betrayed Woundwort. However before she left, she instructed Granite to kill Blackberry if she didn't return by the next round moon (full moon), but when the time came Granite couldn't do it as Blackberry once saved his life. When Spartina returned to Darkhaven, Vervain immedeatily accuses her of being a traitor. So Woundwort ordered that she and Blackberry be thrown into a pit where there were to be crushed by falling earth caused by a bulldozer being driven by a human at the time. This made Campion confess as to where Watership Down is in exchange for their safety. Son Woundwort gathered his new army to attack Watership Down. However thanks to Hannah who acquired some 'magic' from a hedgewizard and Silverweed who took the magic from her as he feared for Hannah's life if she used the magic herself, he summoned the Black Rabbit of Inle to Earth who sweaped up Woundwort and his entire army in a huge cyclone of wind. Woundwort vowed that he would return, but that never occurred. Soon the Watership Down rabbits then began living in peace, despite the price Silverweed had to pay for using the magic. He lost his youth, but was happy that the home and friends he loved were not destroyed by Woundwort and his Darkhaven Rabbits.
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