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Message: <blockquote data-quote="D'karr" data-source="post: 2824786" data-attributes="member: 336">Inks would be produced from a multitude of underground plant life that have colorful pigments.  Even more resourceful races might have found a way to "harvest" the pigmentation from underground lake lifeforms that have bioluminescense.  Their inks could be used to read script even in absolute darkness.Paper would be produced by a mulching process that takes underground giant mushrooms and makes them into a paste that is then molded, dried, and sliced into thin sheets.Underground mammals like Rothe would produce your milk, meats, furs.  The fat from the Rothe can be used to make soaps, candles, and even some "dirty" fuel for lanterns.  If the Rothes are sheared you can make some wool cloths, etc.Silk would be produced from spider silk.  "Silk" rope could be created from the same.  Regular rope could be made from either strips of leather, strips of cloth or an underground hemp-like plant could produce some residue that can be used for such purpose.The same mushrooms used for paper can be left to dry and the stalks used for "firewood".  Heat could be ambient heat from deep magma deposits.The underground is the limit...  LOL  Resourceful underground creatures would have found ways to adapt.</blockquote>