#7000 Zone Information Room~ Zone Information Rooms are for the builders to leave notes about the zone for others. Mortals are not ment to see these rooms. This zone is for the sewers under the capital city of Kortaal. There are a few nasty rats (in packs!) and a few others as well. It also contains secret passages to conceal the Temple of Marduk, as well as the portal to the plane of Elysium - Home of the Warhost! This zone is suitable for 2nd-4th level characters. This zone links up with zones: 15 and 30. ~ 70 dk 0 0 0 0 S #7001 The muddy sewer~ You are standing a muddy, slimey sewer. This is not the kind of place for a picnic. The muddy sewer stretches further into the south, west, and north. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D0 You can smell fresh air. ~ ~ 0 -1 7046 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 You see the muddy sewer continuing into the darkness to the south. ~ ~ 0 -1 7002 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 You see a small offshoot. ~ ~ 0 -1 7007 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ S #7002 A smelly T-intersection~ The muddy sewer stretches into the dark to the south. It looks as if no person has ever sat his foot here before. It's too muddy for that anyway. The sewer leads north, south and east from here. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D0 The muddy sewer stretches into the dark to the north. ~ ~ 0 -1 7001 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D1 East. The muddy sewer leads into a bend that goes south. ~ ~ 0 -1 7004 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 To the south the sewer contines. ~ ~ 0 -1 7003 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ S #7003 A slick tunnel~ The tunnel runs north-south here, and is nearly totally green with the growth of mold and slime. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 5 D0 North. The muddy junction lies in that direction. ~ ~ 0 -1 7002 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 The tunnel continues south. ~ ~ 0 -1 7011 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ S #7004 Older passage~ You stand in an older part of the sewers, the walls are very rough cut stone here. This part of the sewer looks very disused. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D1 East. The sewer dranches south. ~ ~ 0 -1 7005 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 A north-south tunnel. ~ ~ 0 -1 7002 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7005 Rocky bend~ A small, rocky tunnel runs south here. The dust and slime is thicker here. You wonder when the last time something living was here... ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D2 South. The rock tunnel runs south. ~ ~ 0 -1 7006 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 West. The start of the old rock tunnels. ~ ~ 0 -1 7004 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ S #7006 An old door~ On the east wall of the rough tunnel you see an old looking door. It is closed, and there is a small sign on the doorknob. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 5 D0 The pipe leads into a bend that goes south. Interesting, there's mud on the floor there. ~ ~ 0 -1 7005 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 The old tunnels continue south. ~ ~ 0 -1 7009 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 A close door. ~ door~ 2 -1 7012 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ E sign~ The sign reads: Enterance is prohibited. Closed by order of King Chelnar the IV. ~ S #7007 A small offshoot~ This isn't your idea of a place to stay too long. You're in up to your knees in something that resembles mud, but you're not quite sure. The bend in which you stand leads east and north. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 5 D0 You see more wet, slimey tunnels. ~ ~ 0 -1 7008 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D1 The pipe leads into a intersection that goes south and north. The floor here is still covered in mud. ~ ~ 0 -1 7001 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ S #7008 A muddy intersection~ You have both your feet safely stuck in mud. It isn't the mud that's wrong it's the smell, the sounds, the total darkness that surrounds you. Everything here is so depressing. The pipe leads on with a trail of thick mud to the west, east and south. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 4 D1 East. The pipe goes into a bend with a load of mud all the way up the walls. You can smell fresh air. ~ ~ 0 -1 7046 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 South. This way like a place for the annual mud festival, although the stench wouldn't allow any happiness at all. The pipe leads into a bend that leads north. ~ ~ 0 -1 7007 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 West. There's less mud in that direction. *smile*. Your light doesn't cover enough space for you to see much more than that it leads into some sort of junction. ~ ~ 0 -1 7013 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ S #7009 Old tunnel~ The rough tunnel turns west here and also runs north. You think you can make out a few faint footprints. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 3 D0 North. The tunnel continues. ~ ~ 0 -1 7006 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 A few yards ahead - away from this junction - there is a pit leading down, but the smell from there...>PHEWW<. ~ ~ 0 -1 7010 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ S #7010 A bend in sewer pipe~ You are in a bend in the sewer pipe. A strong smell seeps in from the west. The sewer goes west and east. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 2 D1 East. You are staring into a rocky junction with exits to the north. ~ ~ 0 -1 7009 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 West. The Pipe leads into utter darkness that way. ~ ~ 0 -1 7011 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7011 The muddy sewer pipe~ You have entered a kind of tube intersection that leads north, west and east. Your legs are covered in mud up to the knees. REAL yucky! ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 5 D0 That way is lost in darkness, though you sense less mud in that direction, perhaps even a complete end to this sludge that surrounds you. ~ ~ 0 -1 7003 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D1 East. There's less mud in that direction, or that's your impression. ~ ~ 0 -1 7010 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 West. The mud reaches that way too, all the way up the walls. ~ ~ 0 -1 7045 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ S #7012 Old room, with a rocky staircase~ Standing in an old, stone, room you can see thick dust and cobwebs. There is a staircase carved out of rough stone leading down into the darkness. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 5 D1 Ease. You can see a north-south tunnel. ~ door~ 2 -1 7006 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ S #7013 A dank T-intersection~ You are in a dark and slimy t-intersection. To the north you think you can hear something. Far to the east the tunnel extends past the line of sight. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 5 D0 North. Sludge and sediment fills this corridor of the sewer that leads into a bend going west. ~ ~ 0 -1 7019 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D1 East. More slime and sewers. ~ ~ 0 -1 7008 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 West. All you can see is more mud! Although the pipe goes into a bend leading south. ~ ~ 0 -1 7014 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ E sediment~ It's NOT the kind of matter that would concern you too much, normally, but as you are in the middle of it, it just might become your main concern. REAL YUCKY! ~ S #7014 Muddy sewer~ You stand in a bend of the pipe system of the sewer with mud up to your thighs. Contemplating a higher level of existence here would be utterly inappropriate, as the smell would keep any intelligent creature from even thinking of anything but getting away from this foul end of the WORLD. The bend goes south. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 5 D1 East. Filled with mud, that place looks like an impassable intersection with pipes leading north and east. ~ ~ 0 -1 7013 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 South. There's less mud that way, maybe you're on your way out of this foul place. ~ ~ 0 -1 7015 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ S #7015 The old well~ You are standing by an old and worn well from before this century. The sewer leads to the north from here and to the south into darkness. Metal bars implanted in the side of the well lead down as a ladder, until the meet with a metal plate. ~ 70 acd 0 0 0 3 D0 North. You see, because of the utter darkness that surround you, absolutely nothing. Your light isn't of much use for that kind of distance. ~ ~ 0 -1 7014 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 To the south it is dark, but warmer. You think you can hear squeeking. ~ ~ 0 -1 7016 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E plate metal~ A large metal plate has been installed to seal the well, you'd rather not guess at why it was sealed. ~ S #7016 The ordinary bend~ You are in the middle of a bend in the pipe system of the sewer system, WHAT a place!!! The pipe leads to the south and the north. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D0 North. What a quiet place you've found there. It's an intersection that has pipeways going north. ~ ~ 0 -1 7015 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 South. You see nothing at all in that direction it's too dark anyway. ~ ~ 0 -1 7017 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7017 Rat Lair~ You are in a large rat nest. You can see many, many rats of all sized running around here. Some are the size of large dogs! ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D0 North. You see a bend. ~ ~ 0 -1 7016 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D1 East. There's a dead end. ~ ~ 0 -1 7018 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7018 More Rat Lair~ This room is an even bigger mess of scattered junk, straw and cloth than the previous. Most of the rats here are larger than most dogs you've seen! ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D3 There's a bend to the west leading north. ~ ~ 0 -1 7017 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7019 A cleaner room~ This room looks out of place from the rest of the sewer, it is alot cleaner and has some broken furniture. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 2 D0 You can see more clean tunnels. ~ ~ 0 -1 7020 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 Back to the dirty sewers. ~ ~ 0 -1 7013 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E furniture~ You can see chairs and tables in various states of destruction. ~ S #7020 A clean room~ This room is quite clean, and even has a few worn tapestries hanging on the east wall. You can see a little light to the north, and an offshoot to the west. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 2 D0 You can see some light. ~ ~ 0 -1 7022 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 You see a clean room. ~ ~ 0 -1 7019 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 You can see a broken bed. ~ ~ 0 -1 7021 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E tapestries tapestry~ They depict the comming of Dhalmass, the Warrior King, and other of the great Elder kings from the past of the Kingdom of Toran. ~ S #7021 A small bedroom~ There is a small, broken bed thrown in one corner. There is also some various broken furniture here. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D1 There's an ordinary junction in the pipe system to the east ~ ~ 0 -1 7020 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E bed broken~ The bed is decrepid and broken down. It doesn't look to enviting. ~ S #7022 A small guard room~ Here you can see equipment and furniture for the small contingent of Purple Dragons that patrol the sewers. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 5 D0 You can see a small practice room. ~ ~ 0 -1 7024 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D1 You can see a small sleeping room. ~ ~ 0 -1 7023 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 You see a clean room. ~ ~ 0 -1 7020 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7023 A small bedroom~ Here you see a small bedchamber. For the guards to rest before or after a patrol. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 5 D3 You see a clean stone room. ~ ~ 0 -1 7022 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7024 The sewer~ You are standing in a tiny practice room. There are several practice dummies here. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D2 To the south there's another intersection with pipes going south and east. ~ ~ 0 -1 7022 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7025 Another intersection~ You have never seen anything so BORING...This is an intersection with pipes leading south and east. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D1 East. You see nothing of interest in that direction, just another intersection. This one leads east and south. ~ ~ 0 -1 7026 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 Another intersection lies to the south. Tunnels run in all directions. ~ ~ 0 -1 7046 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7026 A junction~ This one seems interesting, a big difference from all the other junctions. It seems cleaner than the rest of them. The pipes lead to the south and west. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 0 D2 To the south there's ANOTHER junction leading west and east. ~ ~ 0 -1 7027 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 To the west you see a load of mud and sediment in the sewer. That should be an intersection there but you're not quite sure. ~ ~ 0 -1 7025 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E mud~ It's dark as tar and looks like something out of a toilet, on top of THAT the smell is absolutely OVERWHELMING. ~ S #7027 The sewer junction~ You stand in a junction of sewer pipes leading north, east and west. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D0 To the north a pipe runs off to the west. ~ ~ 0 -1 7026 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D1 To the east you can see the pipe continuing. ~ ~ 0 -1 7028 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 To the west you can see many tunnels. ~ ~ 0 -1 7046 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7028 A long passage~ You stand in a long, dark passage which reeks of something you'd rather not think about. It runs east-west. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D1 You can see the pipe branch north. ~ ~ 0 -1 7029 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 The passage runs far to the west... ~ ~ 0 -1 7027 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7029 The Triple Junction~ You stand in a large sewer pipe. It runs west and north here. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D0 To the north you can see a cave-like alcove. ~ ~ 0 -1 7030 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 To the west you can just make out another junction similar to the one you are standing in. ~ ~ 0 -1 7028 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7030 A rocky alcove~ You are standing in an old, sealed section of the sewers. The sewer ends abruptly and rocky cavern walls start. ~ 70 acd 0 0 0 1 D0 To the north you see a rock wall. ~ secret north n~ 4 7001 7031 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 To the south there's a huge junction with pipes leading east and west. ~ ~ 0 -1 7029 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7031 Old Cave~ You stand in an old cave which looks unused. There are thick dust and cobwebs. You notice faint tracks in the dust...they look like they could belong to a patrol...or somemthing worse. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D0 More of the old caves. ~ ~ 0 -1 7033 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 You see a rock wall. ~ secret south s~ 3 7001 7030 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 You see a dead end cave. ~ ~ 0 -1 7032 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7032 A dead end~ You stand in a dead end of a cave. It looks as if some creature has made it's home here. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D1 You see a cave. ~ ~ 0 -1 7031 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7033 A branch tunnel~ The old caves run south and west from here. The acoustics of the room amplify strange sounds from the caves, but you cannot determine where they originate. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D2 You see a cave. ~ ~ 0 -1 7031 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 You can see a lair. ~ ~ 0 -1 7034 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7034 The Lair of the Goblin~ You have stumbled upon the hidden lair of a few goblins living under the city of Kortaal. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 2 D0 To the north you see more cave. ~ ~ 0 -1 7035 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D1 To the east you see a tunnel that turns south. ~ ~ 0 -1 7033 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7035 A cave~ You stand in what appears to be an extention of the goblin lair to the south. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 2 D0 You see an east-west running passage. ~ ~ 0 -1 7036 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 You see the lair of a few disgusting goblins. ~ ~ 0 -1 7034 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7036 A junction running east-west~ You stand in a natural section of east-west running tunnel. Also, there is a passage leading south. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 5 D1 A dead end. ~ ~ 0 -1 7037 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 Back towards a goblin lair. ~ ~ 0 -1 7035 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 To the west you see more tunnels. ~ ~ 0 -1 7038 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7037 Another dead end~ This looks like a possible storage area for the goblins that live to the south. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D3 You can see a natural junction. ~ ~ 0 -1 7036 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7038 A dead end~ You are standing in a natural dead end. The rock wall to the west, north and south is very solid and looks very old. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D1 To the east you can see a natural intersection. ~ ~ 0 -1 7036 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 You see a rock wall. ~ secret west w~ 3 7001 7039 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7039 The Entrance to the Temple of Marduk~ You stand in the ancient, marble carved Temple of Marduk. There are two statues here, one of Nalor - Chosen of Marduk and the other of Marlock - Son of Marduk. ~ 70 d 0 0 0 1 D0 The inner sanctum. ~ ~ 0 -1 7040 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D1 Out of the Temple. ~ secret east e~ 3 7001 7038 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E marlock son~ Here is a seven foot, black marble, statue of Marduk's son...Marlock. Standing over seven foot tall, the demon-spawn has the torso of a man and the head of a bulbus eyed tenticled...thing. Large, leathery looking wings, nearly as big as the monster are on his back. ~ E nalor chosen~ You see here a black marble statue, life sized, of Nalor the Tsalari. Chosen of Marduk to defeat Hek once and for all. ~ S #7040 The Inner Sanctum of Marduk~ Here is a large cave with black marble columns, holding the place up. There are exits in all of the cardnal directions. ~ 70 d 0 0 0 1 D0 The Prayer room. ~ ~ 0 -1 7043 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D1 A rest area. ~ ~ 0 -1 7041 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 The entrance... ~ ~ 0 -1 7039 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 A shop. ~ ~ 0 -1 7042 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7041 A rest area~ Here you are standing in a room which is safe, if any place is truly safe, for the worshiper of Marduk. There are several private chambers here. ~ 70 cd 0 0 0 1 D3 The inner sanctum. ~ ~ 0 -1 7040 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7042 The Shop of Marduk~ You are standing in a small shop specializing in unholy items. ~ 70 d 0 0 0 1 D1 The Inner Sanctum. ~ ~ 0 -1 7040 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7043 The Prayer Room~ You are standing in a room which is dedicated to prayer toward Marduk. Further to the north lies the room of the High Priest of Marduk. ~ 70 d 0 0 0 1 D0 The room of the High Priest. ~ ~ 0 -1 7044 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 The Inner Sanctum. ~ ~ 0 -1 7040 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7044 The Chambers of the High Priest~ You are standing in the plush room of the High Priest of Marduk. One thing you have learned is that Marduk rewards his faithful and those who please him. ~ 70 d 0 0 0 1 D2 You see the Prayer room. ~ ~ 0 -1 7043 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 To the portal. ~ door west~ 1 1506 1502 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7045 The Sewer Room~ You are standing in a large room with chairs set in the walls. You have the feeling of being watched. The room is lit by five torches, also set into the walls. To the east there is a doorway leading out to the sewers. There is a manhole cover here. ~ 70 d 0 0 0 1 D1 You can see the sewers. ~ ~ 0 -1 7011 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D4 You can see the Dump of Kortaal. ~ manhole~ 2 -1 3030 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 S #7046 Entrance to the sewers of Kortaal~ You can think of at least three other places you'd rather be right now other than the smelly, dank sewers of Kortaal. However looing around you can see large, stone tunnels leading in all directions. There is a sign here, and a manhole cover in the ceiling. ~ 70 ad 0 0 0 1 D0 You see a dark tunnel leading north. ~ ~ 0 -1 7025 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D1 There is a long east-west running tunnel. ~ ~ 0 -1 7027 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D2 You can feel a slight breeze to the south. ~ ~ 0 -1 7001 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D3 There is a long east-west running tunnel. ~ ~ 0 -1 7008 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 D4 There is a manhole cover here. ~ cover manhole~ 1 -1 3001 20 20 0 0 0 0 65535 65535 E sign~ The sign reads: The sewers of Kortaal are off limits! Violators will be attacked, by order of Emperor Naga. <Also, this is the newbie area!> ~ S $~