#16700 The Entrance to DragonSpine~ You stand before a huge gate cunningly wrought with gold and silver. TThis gate seems to be the only entrance to the staggeringly immense mountain range before you. In the distance you see the picturesque citadel of Aarquelle. ~ 55 8 1 D0 Beyond the Gate~ ~ 0 -1 16701 D4 THe great fountain of Midgaard lies above. ~ ~ 0 -1 3014 D5 THe zonelord boardroom lies below. ~ ~ 0 -1 8311 S #16701 Beyond the Gate~ Before you lies the wonder and mystery of the fabled land of DragonSpine. To the north you see a carefully carved path. ~ 55 8 1 D0 A Well Trod Path Through the Mountains~ ~ 0 -1 16702 D2 The Entrance to DragonSpine~ ~ 0 -1 16700 S #16702 A Well Trod Path Through the Mountains~ The trail rises sharply, ascending the higher reaches of DragonSpine. With every step you take the path widens. ~ 55 8 1 D0 n ~ ~ 0 -1 16703 D2 Beyond the Gate~ ~ 0 -1 16701 S #16703 A Well Trod Path Through the Mountains~ The trail rises sharply, ascending the higher reaches of DragonSpine. With every step you take the path widens. ~ 55 8 1 D0 The Intersection~ ~ 0 -1 16704 D2 A Well Trod Path Through the Mountains~ ~ 0 -1 16702 S #16704 The Intersection~ The path is now crossed by a road leading westward. The path continues to the north; however, the footing deteriorates rapidly. ~ 55 8 1 D0 The Rough Hewn Path~ ~ 0 -1 16705 D1 The Dead End~ ~ 0 -1 16705 D2 A Well Trod Path~ ~ 0 -1 16703 D3 w The wide road w ~ ~ 0 -1 16709 S #16705 The Rough Hewn Path~ This path has been carved roughly out of the mountain side. It has none of the calculated beauty of the previous path. ~ 55 8 1 D0 The Rough Hewn Path~ ~ 0 -1 16706 D2 The Intersection~ ~ 0 -1 16704 S #16706 The Rough Hewn Path~ This path has been carved roughly out of the mountain side. It has none of the calculated beauty of the previous path. ~ 55 8 1 D2 The Intersection~ ~ 0 -1 16704 D5 Before the Lair~ ~ 0 -1 16707 S #16707 Before the Lair~ This room is dark and dank. A cloud of smoke billows out from the room beyond It smells as though an animal has taken up residence here. Yet, what animal uses fire, save one? ~ 55 9 1 D0 The Wilder's Lair~ ~ 0 -1 16708 D4 The Rough Hewn Path~ ~ 0 -1 16706 S #16708 The Wilder's Lair~ A glance about this cluttered room reveals every sort of junk imaginable Everything from children's toys to children's bones is heaped here. It looks like the nest of a giant pack rat. ~ 55 9 1 D2 Before the Lair~ ~ 0 -1 16707 S #16709 The Wide Road~ This road is wide enough for twenty humans to walk abreast. The road is pa ved with irredescent white scales. ~ 55 8 1 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 16704 D3 ~ ~ 0 -1 16710 S #16710 The Wide Road~ This road is wide enough for twenty humans to walk abreast. The road is pa ved with irredescent white scales. ~ 55 8 1 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 16709 D3 ~ ~ 0 -1 16711 S #16711 Along the Wide Road~ You begin to see shops cut out of the stone of the surrounding mountains The walls are now carved artfully and ivy climbs where it will. ~ 55 8 1 D0 ~ ~ 0 -1 16712 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 16710 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 16713 D3 ~ ~ 0 -1 16714 S #16712 The Silver Goblet Inn~ This inn is as fancy as the name implies. All the tables are set with silver cutlery, silver plates and, of course, silver goblets. ~ 55 8 1 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 16711 S #16713 Dorla's Bakery~ Appetizing smells waft up from the many ovens in the bakery. Not only com- mon bread but Aarquelle delicacies can be purchased here. ~ 55 8 1 D0 ~ ~ 0 -1 16711 S #16714 The Road to the Castle~ The scales here glisten with an almost painful brilliance. The ivy is part icularly green here. ~ 55 8 1 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 16711 D3 ~ ~ 0 -1 16715 S #16715 Approaching the Drawbridge~ Before you lies a bridge across a clear blue moat. This seems to be the only entrance to the great fortress that looms before you. Scaling the fifty foot wall seems out of the question. ~ 55 8 1 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 16714 S #16716 Crossing the Drawbridge~ This bridge is wrought with mithril and steel. It couldn't be considered a weak link in the castle's defenses despite its ornamentation. ~ 55 8 1 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 16715 D3 ~ ~ 0 -1 16717 S #16717 The Courtyard~ You are astounded by the amount of green growing things here. Grass, trees and flowers abound. The amount of water needed by these plants must be phenomenal. ~ 55 8 1 D0 ~ ~ 0 -1 16718 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 16716 S #16718 The Receiving Hall of the Dragon King~ This huge audience chamber is richly decorated with tapestries and painting is a large throne against the back wall. It is the most enormous chair you have ever seen. ~ 55 8 1 D0 ~ ~ 0 -1 16719 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 16717 D3 ~ ~ 0 -1 16720 S #16719 The King's Study~ This small room ajoining the receiving hall is where the king readies his s speeches. There is a large desk cluttered with parchments and documents. ~ 55 8 1 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 16718 S #16720 The Hallway~ This wide vaulted hallway stretches as far as the eye can see. The white marble walls are interuppted only by ornate doors ~ 55 8 1 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 16718 D3 ~ ~ 0 -1 16721 S #16721 The Hallway~ This wide vaulted hallway stretches as far as the eye can see. The white marble walls are interuppted only by ornate doors ~ 55 8 1 D0 ~ ~ 0 -1 16722 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 16720 D3 ~ ~ 0 -1 16723 S #16722 The Chambers of the Crown Prince~ The whole room is cluttered with old weathered toys. Even though the princ has outgrown these toys, he still comes here from time to time to get away from the pressures the court. ~ 55 8 1 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 16721 S #16723 The Hallway~ This wide vaulted hallway stretches as far as the eye can see. The white marble walls are interuppted only by ornate doors ~ 55 8 1 D0 ~ ~ 0 -1 16724 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 16721 S #16724 Chamber of the Princess Alya~ The youngest daughter of the throne lives here. This is where she entertai ns her guests as well as sewing with her maids. ~ 55 8 1 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 16723 S $~ #999999