#30400 Aten's Zone Description Room~ Temple of the Bull Written March 1994 22 rooms 7 mobs 10 regular objs 4 god objs These areas are FREE- however, if you use them: 1. Feel free to make whatever modifications you need, change mobs, objects, room descriptions etc.- but please make sure that signs and author references are unmodified and readable by players. 2. Please send me an e-mail message if you do use them, I'd just like to have some idea of where they end up (please include mud site)- my address is wjp@@hopper.unh.edu until Sept 1996 3. If you redistribute these areas, please make sure this README file goes with them :) Bill Pelletier wjp@@hopper.unh.edu Aten/Talisman of GenericMUD ~ 304 0 0 S #30401 A Grassy Field~ You are travelling across a great grassy field. The wind blows softly, causing the ripe ends of the grass stalks to bob lazily back and forth. To the north you spy what appears to be some sort of temple, its great white walls blazing with the light of the sun. ~ 304 c 2 D0 You see the entrance to the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30402 E grass~ Looks like an average grass stalk. You pluck one and put it in your mouth. ~ S #30402 Before the Temple~ The da304ling white stone walls of the temple momentarily blind you. Great columns are spaced evenly around the perimeter of the temple, and an arch beckons you inside. ~ 304 c 2 D0 There is an arch to the north. ~ ~ 0 0 30403 D2 Looks like a field back there. ~ ~ 0 0 30401 S #30403 Under the Arch~ Your eyes slowly adjust to the level of darkness under the protective shade of the arch. To the north is a great marble door, which seems to be the best way to get inside the temple. "Why the heck to I want to go in there ?", you think to yourself. You shrug your shoulders and suddenly get the feeling that you are being watched. ~ 304 d 0 D0 You see a great marble door. It has a VERY nice polish. ~ door marble~ 2 30405 30405 D2 You see a spot to stand before the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30402 E marble~ It is a remarkably well polished marble door. ~ S #30404 The Temple~ The echo of you footsteps reverberates through the temple. Everything is white, the tiled floor, the walls, the ceiling..... ~ 304 d 0 D0 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30407 D1 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30405 S #30405 The Temple~ The echo of your footsteps reverberates through the temple. Everything is white, the tiled floors, the walls, the ceiling..... ~ 304 d 0 D1 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30406 D2 You see the archway. ~ ~ 2 30405 30403 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 30404 S #30406 The Temple~ The echo of your footsteps reverberates through the temple. Everything is white, the tiled floor, the walls, the ceiling..... ~ 304 d 0 D0 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30409 D3 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30405 S #30407 The Temple~ The echo of your footsteps reverberates through the temple. Everything is white, the tiled floor, the walls, the ceiling..... ~ 304 d 0 D0 There is a stairwell to the north. ~ ~ 0 0 30410 D1 You see a small garden to the east. ~ ~ 0 0 30408 D2 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30404 S #30408 The Atrium and Gardens~ Beautiful green plants wind around bamboo poles here, leaves outfolded to catch the sun's rays coming in from the open sky. The smell of rich dark earth overwhelms your senses, and a small brook winds beneath your feet. ~ 304 0 2 D0 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30411 D1 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30409 D3 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30407 E plants~ They seem to be doing very well, someone around here has a green thumb. ~ E brook~ What a nice little bubbling brook! ~ S #30409 The Temple~ The echo of your footsteps reverberates through the temple. Everything is white, the tiled floor, the walls, the ceiling..... ~ 304 d 0 D0 There seems to be a stairwell to the north. ~ ~ 0 0 30412 D2 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30406 D3 There is a small garden over there. ~ ~ 0 0 30408 S #30410 The Stairwell~ There is a beautiful curving stairwell leading upwards. It seems to have been carved directly from stone. ~ 304 d 0 D2 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30407 D4 You can't really see much up those stairs. ~ ~ 0 0 30413 E stairwell~ A work of great craftmanship! ~ S #30411 The Temple~ The echo of your footsteps reverberates through the temple. Everything is white, the tiled floor, the walls, the ceiling..... There is a nice framed sign on the north wall. ~ 304 d 0 D2 There is a small garden to the south. ~ ~ 0 0 30408 E sign~ *-*-* Temple of the Bull *-*-* * * * Written by: * * Aten of GenericMUD * * March 1994 * * * *-*-*-*-* o==[=====- *-*-*-*-* ~ S #30412 The Stairwell~ There is a beautiful curving stairwell leading upwards. It seems to have been carved directly from stone. ~ 304 d 0 D2 You see a room in the temple. ~ ~ 0 0 30409 D4 You can't really see much up those stairs. ~ ~ 0 0 30415 S #30413 The Upper Temple~ You find yourself in a small room atop the stairs. Strangely enough, this part of the temple has decorations. The walls are covered with murals and furs. A corridor leads off the the south, and the stairs offer a retreat downwards. ~ 304 ad 0 D2 You see a corridor. ~ ~ 0 0 30416 D5 You see the bottom of the stairs. ~ ~ 0 0 30410 E fur~ The fur is brown, short, and coarse. ~ E mural~ The mural shows a great shaggy beast with two pointed horns. ~ S #30414 Mateon's Chamber~ You find yourself in a small, cramped chamber. A window is set in the north wall, and a sturdy oak door is to the west. ~ 304 d 0 D1 There is an oak door there. ~ door oak~ 2 30406 30415 E window~ The window overlooks a grassy field. ~ S #30415 The Upper Temple~ You find yourself atop a flight of stairs. A sturdy oak door is to the west, a corridor leads south, and the stairs offer a path downwards. ~ 304 ad 0 D2 Looks like a corridor. ~ ~ 0 0 30418 D3 There is an oak door there. ~ door oak~ 2 30406 30414 D5 You see the bottom of the stairs. ~ ~ 0 0 30412 S #30416 The Corridor~ You are standing in a drafty corridor. There is a window set in the west wall, and a balcony to the east protects you from falling down into the gardens. ~ 304 d 0 D0 You see the stairway. ~ ~ 0 0 30413 D2 Woah..looks like a dead end. You get the chills. ~ ~ 0 0 30419 E window~ The window overlooks a grassy field. ~ E balcony~ Its a simple piece of polished wood. You can see the gardens below. ~ S #30417 Aten's Chamber~ You are standing in a comfortable chamber. Sunlight streams in the the open windows, and a warm spring breeze ruffles your hair. Thick furs cover the stone walls and floor. A stained oak table dominates the center of the room, and couches line the walls. You look out the window and are vaguely surprised that you can't see the ground. ~ 304 d 0 S #30418 The Corridor~ You are standing in a drafty corridor. There is a window set in the east wall, and a balcony to the west protects you from falling into the gardens. ~ 304 d 0 D0 You see the stairway. ~ ~ 0 0 30415 D2 Can't really see much..its rather dark over there. ~ ~ 0 0 30421 E balcony~ Its a simple piece of polished wood. You can see the gardens below. ~ E window~ The window looks down upon a grassy field. ~ S #30419 The Cul-de-Sac~ The corridor comes to an abrupt halt here, and the only exit appears to be back the way you came. ~ 304 d 0 D0 You see the corridor. ~ ~ 0 0 30416 S #30420 The Bull's Chamber~ This room is in TOTAL dissaray. Items seem to have been swept of the room's numerous shelves and just dumped on the floor. The room has an unfamiliar smell, and you wrinkle your nose in disgust. An great sliding window is open to the south and leads to the balcony, and a heavy iron door is to the east. ~ 304 d 0 D1 A heavy iron door is there. ~ door heavy iron~ 2 30407 30421 D2 You see the balcony over there. ~ ~ 0 0 30422 E window~ Its a great, big walk-through window. ~ E shelves~ The shelves have been swept clean. ~ S #30421 The Dark Chamber~ You are in a shadowy chamber, and the hairs at the back of your neck begin to rise. There is so little light in this room that you start to imagine things.. Or do you? You know for certain that you spotted a door to the west when you first entered. ~ 304 ad 0 D0 You see the corridor. ~ ~ 0 0 30418 D3 A heavy iron door is there. ~ door heavy iron~ 2 30407 30420 S #30422 The Balcony~ You sense that you have reached journey's end. The balcony overlooks a great grassy field. The sun's rays blind you, and you hear a snort. ~ 304 0 1 D0 You see the Bull's Chamber. ~ ~ 0 0 30420 S $~