#28500 Administration of Hell~ This is the entrance to the Administration offices of Hell. The secretary's desk sits quietly in the middle of the room. To the south is a metal door labeled, 'Authorized Personnel Only'. To the west is a large glass door. There is a stairway down on the opposite side of the room. There is a sign posted next to the stairs. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see a marble hall. ~ ~ 0 -1 28690 D2 You see a metal door. ~ door metal~ 1 -1 28510 D3 You see a glass door. ~ door glass~ 1 -1 28699 D5 You see a stairway down. ~ stairway~ 0 -1 28509 E sign~ ****ATTENTION*** The Abyss is CLOSED for construction. We will open for your painful pleasures soon.... -Strahd- ~ E credits info~ Descent to Hell Zone. Originally written by Strahd Zone 285 is linked to the following zones: 286 Descent to Hell II at 28500 (north) ---> 28690 286 Descent to Hell II at 28500 (west ) ---> 28699 286 Descent to Hell II at 28502 (north) ---> 28692 286 Descent to Hell II at 28506 (north) ---> 28696 286 Descent to Hell II at 28508 (north) ---> 28698 286 Descent to Hell II at 28541 (east ) ---> 28673 286 Descent to Hell II at 28541 (south) ---> 28682 286 Descent to Hell II at 28541 (west ) ---> 28672 ~ S #28501 Halls of Judgement~ You are standing in the Halls of Judgement. There are many alcoves which contain different methods of torture, each more grotesque than the one before it. On the wall a plaque reads, 'If you are here...You are Guilty...You have been judged...sound fair? Too bad...' The hall continues to the east. The Courtroom is to the south. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28502 D2 You see the Court of Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28511 S #28502 Halls of Judgement~ You are standing in the Halls of Judgement. There are many alcoves which contain different methods of torture, each more grotesque than the one before it. The hall continues to the east and west. The hall of records is to the north. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see the Hall of Records. ~ ~ 0 -1 28692 D1 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28503 D3 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28501 S #28503 Halls of Judgement~ You are standing in the Halls of Judgement. There are many alcoves which contain different methods of torture, each more grotesque than the one before it. The hall continues to the east and west. The Office of Complaints is to the south. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28504 D2 You see the Office of Complaints. ~ ~ 0 -1 28513 D3 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28502 S #28504 Halls of Judgement~ You are standing in the Halls of Judgement. There are many alcoves which contain different methods of torture, each more grotesque than the one before it. The hall continues to the east and west. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28505 D3 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28503 S #28505 Halls of Judgement~ You are standing in the Halls of Judgement. There are many alcoves which contain different methods of torture, each more grotesque than the one before it. The hall continues to the east and west. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28506 D3 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28504 S #28506 Blackened Hall~ This hall looks as if it was burned out recently. The walls are charred and smoking. Ashes and bits of burnt timber crunch under your feet as you walk down the hall. A sign on the wall reads, 'No Non-smoking Please'. There are exits in all directions. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see a blackened hall. ~ ~ 0 -1 28696 D1 You see a blackened hall. ~ ~ 0 -1 28507 D2 You see the hallway of the Mall from Hell . ~ ~ 0 -1 28516 D3 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28505 S #28507 Blackened Hall~ This hall looks as if it was burned out recently. The walls are charred and smoking. Ashes and bits of burnt timber crunch under your feet as you walk down the hall. A sign on the wall reads, 'No Non-smoking Please'. The hallway continues to the east and west. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see a blackened hall. ~ ~ 0 -1 28508 D3 You see a blackened hall. ~ ~ 0 -1 28506 S #28508 Blackened Hall~ This hall looks as if it was burned out recently. The walls are charred and smoking. Ashes and bits of burnt timber crunch under your feet as you walk down the hall. A sign on the wall reads, 'No Non-smoking Please'. The hallway continues to the north and west. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see a blackened hall. ~ ~ 0 -1 28698 D3 You see a blackened hall. ~ ~ 0 -1 28507 S #28509 Stairs to the Abyss~ These dark stairs are made out of the bones of the damned. They rattle softly as you tread upon them as if to cry out in protest. The air is filled with the wailing of lost souls and the blood curdling screams of the punished. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D5 You see the eternal darkness of the Abyss. ~ ~ 0 -1 28518 S #28510 Maintenance Walkway~ This is a maintence accessway. You walk on a metal catwalk hundreds of feet above the floor. The catwalk sways unsteadily as you walk on it. The catwalk continues to the south. To the north is a steel door. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see a steel door. ~ door steel~ 1 -1 28500 D2 You see a maintenance walkway. ~ ~ 0 -1 28520 S #28511 Court Room~ This is the Courts of Hell. Here you are convicted, sentenced and punished. And no...you don't get a trial. You don't deserve one. The courtroom is filled with spectators and jury members. They seem to have no real reason to be here since there isn't going to be a trial. They jeer and boo you as you stand in the middle of the courtroom. To the north are the Halls of Judgement. Behind the judge's bench is a wooden door. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28501 D2 You see a large wooden door. ~ ~ 0 -1 28521 S #28512 Lawyer's Office~ As you look around you, you realize you've entered a lawyer's office. Now you know you are in Hell.... Everything in this office seems to be made of snakeskin. This is the only lawyer's office in hell, so if you don't like them you're out of luck. But then again...if you are in hell...you must've run out of luck a while ago. To the east is the Office of Complaints. To the south you see a courtyard. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see the Office of Complaints. ~ ~ 0 -1 28513 D2 You see a courtyard. ~ ~ 0 -1 28522 S #28513 Office of Complaints~ This is a relatively small office. There is a large hole in the wall where a clerk usually sits and takes complaints about hell. As you peek behind the counter you see a large paper shredder and alot of shredded complaints. A sign over the clerks desk reads, 'Hours: 12:00am - 12:01am'. To the west is a lawyer's office. To the north you see the Halls of Judgement. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see the Halls of Judgement. ~ ~ 0 -1 28503 D3 You see a lawyer's office. ~ ~ 0 -1 28512 S #28514 Pawn Shop~ You are standing in Hiramoto's Buy & Sell. This poor bastard has been damned to hell to serve the public for eternity. He will buy almost anything you have, since business is slow. Not many people visit Hell. The store is filled with worthless junk. Piles of aluminum balls and bottle cap collections fill the corners of the room. Things of every description lie about the store. To the east you see the Mall from Hell. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see the Mall from Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28515 S #28515 Hallway of The Mall from Hell~ This is definitely the Mall from Hell...there are no stores! Only in Hell would they have a mall with no stores. To the east you see the Mall from Hell. To the west you see Hiramoto's Buy & Sell. The hall continues to the east and south. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see the Mall from Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28516 D2 You see the Mall from Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28525 D3 You see Hiramoto's Buy & Sell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28514 S #28516 Hallway of The Mall from Hell~ This is definitely the Mall from Hell...there are no stores! Only in Hell would they have a mall with no stores. To the north you see a blackened hallway. To the east you see the office of Big Mouth. The hallway continues to the west. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see a blackened hall. ~ ~ 0 -1 28506 D1 You see the office of Big Mouth. ~ ~ 0 -1 28517 D3 You see the hallways of the Mall from Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28515 S #28517 The Office of Big Mouth~ This is the office of Big Mouth, head demon of Hell's Administration. The room is decorated posters of naked women and autographed pictures of famous tortured souls. Behind a large oaken desk sleeps Big Mouth. This mouth looks large enough to step into if it were open. You wonder what this guy eats... ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D3 You see the hallways of the Mall from Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28516 D5 You see Big Mouth's mouth. ~ mouth big mouth's~ 1 -1 28526 S #28518 Stairs to the Abyss~ These dark stairs are made out of the bones of the damned. They rattle softly as you tread upon them as if to cry out in protest. The air is filled with the wailing of lost souls and the blood curdling screams of the punished. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D5 You see the eternal darkness of the Abyss. ~ ~ 0 -1 28527 S #28519 Maintenance Walkway~ This is a maintence accessway. You walk on a metal catwalk hundreds of feet above the floor. The catwalk sways unsteadily as you walk on it. The catwalk continues to the east and south. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see a maintenance walkway. ~ ~ 0 -1 28520 D2 You see a maintenance walkway. ~ ~ 0 -1 28529 S #28520 Maintenance Walkway~ This is a maintence accessway. You walk on a metal catwalk hundreds of feet above the floor. The catwalk sways unsteadily as you walk on it. The catwalk continues to the north and west. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see a maintenance walkway. ~ ~ 0 -1 28510 D3 You see a maintenance walkway. ~ ~ 0 -1 28519 S #28521 Judge's Chambers~ These are the private chambers of the High Judge of Hell. He has a cushy job and his office reflects that. Golden torches light the walls with dancing blue and yellow flames. The judge's black crystal desk sparkles in the torchlight. ~ 285 8 0 0 0 0 D0 You see the Courtroom of Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28511 S #28522 Courtyard~ This courtyard is barren and neglected. Small weeds grow between the concrete slabs. An old defunct fountain sputters with a grey-brown ooze. A lawyer's office is to the north. The courtyard continues to the east and south. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see a lawyers office. ~ ~ 0 -1 28512 D1 You see a more of the courtyard. ~ ~ 0 -1 28523 D2 You see a more of the courtyard. ~ ~ 0 -1 28532 S #28523 Courtyard~ This courtyard is barren and neglected. Small weeds grow between the concrete slabs. An old defunct fountain sputters with a grey-brown ooze. The courtyard continues to the west and south. Stanley's Magical Steeds is to the east. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see Stanley's Magical Steeds store. ~ ~ 0 -1 28524 D2 You see a more of the courtyard. ~ ~ 0 -1 28533 D3 You see a more of the courtyard. ~ ~ 0 -1 28522 S #28524 Stanley's Magical Steeds~ This is the shop of Stanly. He used to be an old mage selling cursed trinkets at the town of Solace. He has recently set up shop in Hell selling magical figurines. Each figurine is in the shape of some sort of steed. Some are recognizable and some are not. Rumor has it that Stanley made a deal with a devil...so I guess his lease is up in seven years... A courtyard is to the west. To the south you see the Mall from Hell. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D2 You see a hallway of the Mall from Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28534 D3 You see an abandon courtyard. ~ ~ 0 -1 28523 S #28525 Hallway of The Mall from Hell~ This is definitely the Mall from Hell...there are no stores! Only in Hell would they have a mall with no stores. The hallway continues to the north and south. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see a hall of the Mall from Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28515 D1 You see a hall of the Mall from Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28535 S #28526 Inside Big Mouth's Stomach~ You are standing inside Big Mouth's stomach. It is roomy in here. Small animals and other odds and ends lie about the stomach. Is that a dragon you see? Nah...couldn't be... ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D4 You see Big Mouth's throat. ~ mouth big mouth's throat~ 1 -1 28517 S #28527 Stairs to the Abyss~ These dark stairs are made out of the bones of the damned. They rattle softly as you tread upon them as if to cry out in protest. The air is filled with the wailing of lost souls and the blood curdling screams of the punished. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D5 You see the eternal darkness of the Abyss. ~ ~ 0 -1 28536 S #28528 Reactor Control Room~ This is the reactor control room of Hell. From here the workers control the main reactor and power supply for all of Hell and the abyss. Workers stroll back and forth, from station to station, monitoring the reactor core. A large glass window looks out onto the reactor floor below. There are some stairs down to the reactor floor to the south. There is a maintenance room to the east. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see a maintenance room. ~ ~ 0 -1 28529 D2 You see stairs down to the reactor floor. ~ ~ 0 -1 28538 S #28529 Maintenance Room~ You are standing in the primary maintenance room of Hell. Tools of all shapes and sizes are neatly hung on the walls, each with its own painted-on silhouette behind it. To the west is the reactor control room. To the east is the break room. To the north is a maintenance walkway. To the south is the secondary control room. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see a maintenance walkway. ~ ~ 0 -1 28519 D1 You see a break room. ~ ~ 0 -1 28530 D2 You see the secondary control room. ~ ~ 0 -1 28539 D3 You see the reactor control room. ~ ~ 0 -1 28528 S #28530 Break Room~ This is the break room for the maintenance workers. Tables are filled with donuts and coffee. As a cruel joke, the chief engineer has posted his guard dogs to guard the room so that no one can take a break. To the west is the primary maintenance room. To the south is the chief engineer's office. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D2 You see the chief engineer's office. ~ ~ 0 -1 28540 D3 You see the primary maintenance room. ~ ~ 0 -1 28529 S #28531 Hell's Kitchen~ Welcome to Hell's kitchen, where everything is delicious...you just can't have any... This is where the many foods of the world of Farside are made. The chefs are usually very busy, but they always have extra time to torture a guest... To the east is a courtyard. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see an abandoned courtyard. ~ ~ 0 -1 28532 S #28532 Courtyard~ This courtyard is barren and neglected. Small weeds grow between the concrete slabs. An old defunct fountain sputters with a grey-brown ooze. The courtyard continues to the north and east. You see a kitchen to the west. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see more of the courtyard. ~ ~ 0 -1 28522 D1 You see more of the courtyard. ~ ~ 0 -1 28533 D3 You see a kitchen. ~ ~ 0 -1 28531 S #28533 Courtyard~ This courtyard is barren and neglected. Small weeds grow between the concrete slabs. An old defunct fountain sputters with a grey-brown ooze. The courtyard continues to the north and west. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see more of the courtyard. ~ ~ 0 -1 28523 D3 You see a more of the courtyard. ~ ~ 0 -1 28532 S #28534 Hallway of The Mall from Hell~ This is definitely the Mall from Hell...there are no stores! Only in Hell would they have a mall with no stores. The hallway continues to the east. Stanely's magic steeds are to the north. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see Stanely's Magic Steeds. ~ ~ 0 -1 28524 D1 You see a hall of the Mall from Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28535 S #28535 Hallway of The Mall from Hell~ This is definitely the Mall from Hell...there are no stores! Only in Hell would they have a mall with no stores. The hallway continues to the north and west. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see a hall of the Mall from Hell. ~ ~ 0 -1 28525 D3 You see a hall of the Mall from Hell. ~ ~ 0 0 28534 S #28536 Stairs to the Abyss~ These dark stairs are made out of the bones of the damned. They rattle softly as you tread upon them as if to cry out in protest. The air is filled with the wailing of lost souls and the blood curdling screams of the punished. You can't seem to find the Abyss...you seem to recall seeing a sign...now what did it say again?... ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 S #28537 Inside the Reactor Core~ You are standing on the inside of the reactor core. Actually you seem to be floating in the plasma energy of the reactor. You can see the core chamber fall off into the distance as it seems to be bottomless. Nuclear particles and other strange things whiz by you at blinding speeds. You see a maintenance hatch to the east. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see a maintenance hatch. ~ hatch maintenance reactor core~ 1 -1 28538 S #28538 Reactor Room Floor~ The room is taken up almost entirely by the enormous reactor core. The core pulses rhythmically as it generates the heat and power for the entire region of Hell. Many workers in orange jumpsuits run frantically around with geiger counters and plasma torches fixing breaches in the core. You see a reactor core maintenance hatch to the west. A stairway to the control room is to the north. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see the stairs to the control room. ~ ~ 0 -1 28528 D3 You see a reactor core maintence hatch. ~ hatch maintenance reactor core~ 1 -1 28537 S #28539 Secondary Control Room~ This is the secondary control room for the reactor core. It is usually used in emergencies when the primary control room is contaminated or damaged. It isn't used very often since the primary control room is in perfect working order. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see the primary maintenance room. ~ ~ 0 -1 28529 S #28540 Office of the Chief Engineer~ This office belongs to the chief engineer of Hell. Blueprints and pencils are scattered about the room. The air is heavy with the smell of ammonia and sweat. A display of the reactor core is mounted into the wall. One wall is completely filled with monitors, each showing various status reports for the reactor core. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D0 You see the break room. ~ ~ 0 -1 28530 S #28541 Ice Room~ You are standing in a room of ice. Icicles of every size hang from the ceiling. Some shake with every sound. Your reflection off the ice walls seems to dance and wiggle as you move about. ~ 285 9 0 0 0 0 D1 You see a room of ice. ~ ~ 0 -1 28673 D2 You see a room of ice. ~ ~ 0 -1 28682 D3 You see a room of ice. ~ ~ 0 -1 28672 S $~