# Dungeon

**Dungeon** is the popular term used for a [zone](https://earthoblivion.gitbook.io/earth-oblivion/game-play-features/zone) which has hostile [mobs](https://earthoblivion.gitbook.io/earth-oblivion/game-play-features/overview/mob) which can be defeated for the valuable items that they drop. Traditionally, the term is used to describe an underground area that adventurers can explore, and in [***Earth Oblivion***](https://app.gitbook.com/o/KBDucn0fSnzo7lGdlr2I/s/HcFOYax5GQcwGb0McbnZ/), it covers most hostile zones, including Nests and other areas that do not involve [PvP](https://earthoblivion.gitbook.io/earth-oblivion/game-play-features/pvp) mechanics.

Because of the absence of hostile mobs in field maps, dungeons are the only way for players to find and kill mobs for [experience](https://earthoblivion.gitbook.io/earth-oblivion/game-play-features/overview/experience) and their [drops](https://earthoblivion.gitbook.io/earth-oblivion/game-play-features/overview/drop).