#26600 Edge of the Walkway~ You have skirted your way right to edge of the path and are now able to get a good look at what lies below. Way below. The 'path' that you thought might lead down in a zig zag or perhaps in steps is actually a set of stone rungs notched into the cliff face. The forest, so far below where you stand looking down upon it, seems strangely dark, strangely forbidding and very far away. Maybe it would just be best to forget climbing this ledge. After all, isn't Thursday? Seems like Grainy's in Jareth had a really good dinner special on Thursdays... Yeah, that's it. ~ 266 0 5 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26354 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 26601 E credits info~ The Realm of Lord Ankou by Kaan for Dibrova aka The Dark and Sinister Forest This is a forest zone surrounded on all four sides by an unscalable cliff face. It is meant to hold four zones Banshide, the Haunted House and the Castle of the Vampyre. This is an extremely high level zone, meant for groups, the mobs are often aggro, Lord Ankou himself drives a band of spectral minions before his cart which he rides throught the forest, so players not only have to contend with Ankou as the highest level mob, but also his minions who will fight for their Lord to the death. The code for the minions to follow Ankou can be found on the snippets page. This was originally intended to connect to the farmlands, at their western-most side at the chasm. The lack of a way out of this zone is intentional, just a little thing to get players stark raving mad when visiting here if they forget to bring a recall. Zone 266 is linked to the following zones: 263 Farmlands at 26600 (south) ---> 26354 252 Castle of the Vampyre at 26633 (east ) ---> 25200 252 Castle of the Vampyre at 26634 (south) ---> 25200 259 Haunted Mansion at 26643 (west ) ---> 25900 259 Haunted Mansion at 26647 (south) ---> 25902 259 Haunted Mansion at 26649 (north) ---> 25906 264 Banshide at 26655 (west ) ---> 26400 259 Haunted Mansion at 26657 (east ) ---> 25904 264 Banshide at 26664 (south) ---> 26428 264 Banshide at 26665 (north) ---> 26419 ~ S #26601 Climbing down the Cliff~ Standing so near to the top of the walkway, hanging on for dear life, you realize what a follhearty decision this was to climb this rocky face. You can see birds playing below you, almost DIRECTLY below you in the treetops of the forest so far beneath your feet. One wrong step, one slip of the hand on the tenuous handhold you already maintain, and you are birdfeed in the treetops. Maybe you should just climb up one more step, get off this walkway and call it all good. ~ 266 0 5 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 26600 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 26602 S #26602 Climbing down the Cliff~ This climb is going to take forever! You are still not even halfway down the cliff and it seems like the closer to the forest you get, the darker and more forboding it gets. Not to mention every time you look down, a wave of nausea racks your body, making you almost lose your grip on the rungs. ~ 266 0 0 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 26601 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 26603 S #26603 Halfway down a 'Trail'~ Well, here you are - halfway up or down depending on how you look at it. Your situation has improved a little bit. It looks like if you fell now, you would only break a great many bones, rather than just die. Of course, maybe dying would be preferable. You see that the trees below are twisted and gnarled, all of them seeming more dead than alive. Sure is encouraging. ~ 266 0 5 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 26602 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 26604 S #26604 Nearing the Forest Floor~ The forest looms ever closer, ever more dark and sinister. You can now see that the birds you saw from up above playing in the treetops were actually buzzards which seem to constantly circle the treetops everywhere, fighting each other and anything that trys to get past them. Looking up, you realize that the climb ahead would be a real bitch, maybe even impossible. ~ 266 0 0 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 26660 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 26605 S #26605 Tree Top Level - Almost to the Ground~ The trees that you have begun to descend through seem to try to grab your feet as you climb down the cliff. The branches all snag your clothing, sharp and piercing as you climb down. The buzzards won't seem to leave you alone and fighting here is just not what you had in mind when you began your descent. The forest floor below you, all covered in shadows and mystery, is just a long jump down, but still a far enough jump that a broken leg or ankle would almost certainly result in a jumping attempt. ~ 266 0 5 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 26604 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 26606 S #26606 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The cliff face runs along to your south, the forest growing right up to the edge and up the edge in some spots. There is a set of rungs grooved into the cliff face here. It looks as if you may be able to climb up! ~ 266 ac 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26607 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26619 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26639 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 26605 S #26607 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26608 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26618 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26606 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26640 S #26608 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26609 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26617 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26607 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26641 S #26609 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26610 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26616 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26608 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26642 S #26610 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26611 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26615 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26609 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26643 S #26611 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26612 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26614 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26610 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26644 S #26612 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26681 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26613 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26611 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26645 S #26613 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26680 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26626 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26614 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26612 S #26614 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26613 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26625 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26615 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26611 S #26615 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26614 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26624 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26616 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26610 S #26616 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26615 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26623 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26617 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26609 S #26617 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26616 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26622 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26618 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26608 S #26618 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26617 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26621 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26619 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26607 S #26619 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The cliff face runs along to your south, the forest growing right up to the edge and up the edge in some spots. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26618 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26620 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26606 S #26620 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The cliff face runs along to your south, the forest growing right up to the edge and up the edge in some spots. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26621 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26633 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26619 S #26621 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26622 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26632 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26620 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26618 S #26622 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26623 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26631 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26621 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26617 S #26623 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26624 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26630 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26622 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26616 S #26624 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26625 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26629 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26623 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26615 S #26625 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26626 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26628 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26624 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26614 S #26626 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26679 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26627 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26625 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26613 S #26627 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26678 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26638 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26628 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26626 S #26628 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. Off to the east is a deep hollow, dark and foreboding. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26627 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26629 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26625 S #26629 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26628 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26637 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26630 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26624 S #26630 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26629 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26636 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26631 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26623 S #26631 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26630 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26635 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26632 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26622 S #26632 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 0 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26631 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26634 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26633 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26621 S #26633 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The cliff face runs along to your south, the forest growing right up to the edge and up the edge in some spots. To the east there is some sort of break in the forest, maybe a clearing or something, although it doesn't look like it gets any lighter... ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26632 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 25200 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26620 S #26634 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. To the south is a strange opening in the trees, almost as if it lead to a meadow or field of some sort, but it couldn't be, because it is still just as dark as ever in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26635 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26667 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 25200 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26632 S #26635 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26636 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26668 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26634 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26631 S #26636 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26637 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26670 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26635 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26630 S #26637 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. North is a deep hollow, one which looks to hold a great many dark secrets. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26672 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26636 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26629 S #26638 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. To the south the forest slopes steepy downhill into a deep valley or hollow. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26691 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26677 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26627 S #26639 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The cliff face runs along beside you on the south, hemming you into the forest. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26640 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26606 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26652 S #26640 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26641 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26607 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26639 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26651 S #26641 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26642 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26608 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26640 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26650 S #26642 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26643 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26609 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26641 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26649 S #26643 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. Towering high above the trees to your west is a huge, wood sided house which seems to lean to one side. It looks very old and very unsafe. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26644 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26610 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26642 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 25900 S #26644 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26645 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26611 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26643 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26647 S #26645 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26682 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26612 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26644 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26646 S #26646 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26683 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26645 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26647 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26659 S #26647 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. South of you a large house rises from the forest floor, it's top floor higher than the towering trees all around you. The house looks very old and very unsafe. Also uninviting. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26646 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26644 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 25902 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26658 S #26648 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. To the west is the cliff face, solid and unyielding, penning you into this awful place. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26685 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26659 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26662 S #26649 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. To the north is a huge house, very old and ugly. There are no lights of any kind coming from it. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 25906 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26642 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26650 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26656 S #26650 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26649 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26641 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26651 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26655 S #26651 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26650 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26640 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26652 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26654 S #26652 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The cliff face runs along beside you on the south, hemming you into the forest. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26651 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26639 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26653 S #26653 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The cliff face runs along beside you on the south, hemming you into the forest. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26654 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26652 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26666 S #26654 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26655 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26651 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26653 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26665 S #26655 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. To the west is some sort of deep fell or hollow where the forest slopes downward out of sight toward the rocky cliff far to the west. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26656 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26650 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26654 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26400 S #26656 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26657 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26649 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26655 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26664 S #26657 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. There is a large wood sided house to your east, one that stands extremely tall in this monstrous forest. The house looks to be in deplorable condition, it leans to one side looking as if it might fall over at any time. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26658 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 25904 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26656 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26663 S #26658 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26659 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26647 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26657 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26662 S #26659 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26684 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26646 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26658 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26648 S #26660 Halfway Up a 'Trail'~ You find your arms are getting way too tired to keep up the climbing the way you've been. The top of the cliff still seems miles away from where you are now, and there is no spot on this cliff to just stop and take a break. It might be a good idea to climb back down, and take your chances in the forest. ~ 266 0 0 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 26661 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 26604 S #26661 Climbing Up the Cliff~ You simply cannot do it. Your arms are like jello and your breath is coming in hot racking gasps that make your palms sweat and your head ache. You have no choice but to head back down to the forest and find your way out some other way. ~ 266 0 5 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 26661 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 26603 S #26662 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. To the west is the cliff face, solid and unyielding, penning you into this awful place. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26648 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26658 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26663 S #26663 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky cliff runs along beside you on the west. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26662 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26657 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26664 S #26664 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The cliff face is to the west, hemming you into this evil forest. To the south is some sort of hollow which leads downhill into territory that you cannot see from here. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26663 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26656 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26428 S #26665 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The cliff runs along your west side, an ever present reminder that you are trapped in this valley. To the north there is some sort of hollow, or slope that leads downward into deeper forest. Looks very ominous, caution is advised. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26419 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26654 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26666 S #26666 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The cliff face makes an abrupt turn here, curving itself north and east, running along your south and west sides. It looks as if this forest may be completely enclosed by this strange rock formation. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26665 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26653 S #26667 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky cliff makes a turn heading north and west, blocking you movement in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26668 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26634 S #26668 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26670 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26669 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26667 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26635 S #26669 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky cliff makes a turn heading north and west, blocking you movement in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26671 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26668 S #26670 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26672 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26671 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26668 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26636 S #26671 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26673 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26690 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26669 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26670 S #26672 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. To your north is a deep, dark valley. It looks exteremely uninviting from here, best to just pass it by. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26673 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26670 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26637 S #26673 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. To the north the forest runs downhill into a deep fell. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26689 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26671 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26672 S #26674 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. To the south is a deep hollow, many miles across and quite deep from the looks of it. Of course, it is hard to tell by looks since it is so dark here. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26675 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26687 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26677 S #26675 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rock wall on your north is such a presence, such a large obstacle, you feel that this valley must have been created on purpose by some god, some higher power, to punish the inhabitants for wrongdoings. Or something. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26686 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26674 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26676 S #26676 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky wall still runs along on the north side. You feel like a caged animal. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26675 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26677 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26691 S #26677 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. There is some sort of inner valley to the south, one that looks very deep and very dark. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26676 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26674 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26638 S #26678 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky face runs along north of you preventing any further movement in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26691 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26627 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26679 S #26679 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky face runs along north of you preventing any further movement in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26678 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26626 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26680 S #26680 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky face runs along north of you preventing any further movement in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26679 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26613 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26681 S #26681 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky face runs along north of you preventing any further movement in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26680 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26612 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26682 S #26682 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky face runs along north of you preventing any further movement in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26681 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26645 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26683 S #26683 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky face runs along north of you preventing any further movement in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26682 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26646 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26684 S #26684 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky face runs along north of you preventing any further movement in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26683 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26659 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26685 S #26685 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky wall turns here, running south and east, keeping you from continuing north or west any farther. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26684 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26648 S #26686 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rock wall makes a curve here, hemming you in and hindering any movement east or north. Over time, rocks have fallen off from the cliffsides and piled up at the base. A set of small tracks seem to come and go from beneath two large rocks. ~ 266 a 3 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26687 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26675 D5 ~ rock~ 1 0 26692 S #26687 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rock wall runs along to the east. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26686 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26688 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26674 S #26688 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rock wall prevents any movement to the east. To the west is a deep hollow, a very large one from the looks of it although it is hard to tell for sure in this darkness. Looks almost like a valley inside this valley. ~ 266 0 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26687 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26689 S #26689 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. To the east is the rocky wall that holds you captive in this God-Forsaken forest. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26688 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26690 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26673 S #26690 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky cliff makes a turn heading north and west, blocking you movement in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26689 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26671 S #26691 Dark and Sinister Forest~ The forest around you seems dead, all the trees and their branches seem withered and brittle. Strangely enough, with all the lingering death around you, there seems to be a great deal of movement around you, but always out of the corner of your eye. Always just out of sight. The rocky face runs along north of you preventing any further movement in that direction. ~ 266 a 3 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 26676 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26638 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 26678 S #26692 Dark Tunnel~ As your eyes adjust to the darkness, you see that you are in a tunnel hewn out of the cliff rockbed. A feeling in your gut tells you that this tunnel was not made by ordinary creatures. Little tracks lead to and from a crude nest near the tunnel entrance. A sudden movement catches your eye and you see the fleeing form of some small creature dashing outside through the rockfall. You can explore the tunnel more to the north or head back outside. ~ 266 acgi 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26693 D4 ~ rock~ 1 0 26686 S #26693 Dark Tunnel~ A think layer of dust covers the hewn floor. The undisturbed state of things in the tunnel show that no one has passed through this way in ages. The stone walls become more polished and smoother as one progresses northwards. A faint odor of incense and spices lingers in the air. ~ 266 agi 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 26694 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26692 S #26694 Dark Chamber~ The tunnel opens up into a small chamber. The polished walls reflect the torchlight in an eerie way. The smell of incense and spices hang heavily in the air, stiffling you. A stone slab sits in the middle of the chamber. Strange runes adorn the stone slab. A faded trail of blood upon the slab catches your eye and you follow the trail to the floor. There you see that you are standing in the middle of a pentagram inscribed into the stone floor. Repressing a feeling of dread, you get on your knees to study a small indentation in the middle of the pentagram.... ~ 266 adg 0 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 26693 D5 ~ pentagram~ 1 0 26695 E slab~ It is encrypted with strange runes. ~ E runes~ The runes depict what appears to be the very same stone slab that they are inscribed upon. The runes show a manlike being standing before the runes, the runes glowing fiercely, and then the man gone. ~ S #26695 Entrance to another Dimension~ - The walls of the chamber begin to shimmer brightly. The outline of the pentagram catches fire and burns brightly. The runes on the slab begin to glow fiercely. A droning sound begins and intensifies painfully. Reality seems to slip away as the room begins to spin around you. Trying to get a grip on yourself in this maddening scene, you notice an entryway opening up before you. ~ 266 0 0 S $~