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Level 01 - The Cellar[edit]

The unique compass "Learning Advisor" says "LOW POTENTIAL PLANE" when examined on this level.

The Cellar occupies almost the whole level, but many parts are initially not easily accessible. Food and fairly easy fights abound in this neighbourhood, and novice adventurers should spend some time here training and exploring.

- The Wine Cellar

- and the Storage Cellar

- communicate, although the passages need to be opened.

- - There is also a rat lair providing food.

The upper Temple areas:

- The Path of Ephesus

CELLAR DENIZENSCHEWER
It moves along,
this mobile tree,
No lungs to speak of or legs to see.
Yet hold your ears against their shriek,
Then harvest their fruit and sustain the weak.

CAVE RAT
Scuttle and squeak and sniff and bite,
Beware where there's one, there's many to fight.
They may bite with poison, they may stink of waste,
But when battle's done, how good do they taste!

SMALL RAT
Small with teeth to gnaw and bite,
Scuttles quickly into sight.
Chews your feet and bites your toes,
Or solid milk before its nose.[[5,0],[6,1]],[[8,0],[11,0]],[[13,0],[13,4]],[15,0],[15,0],[[17,0],[22,0]],[[24,0],[30,0]],[7,1],[7,1],[12,1],[12,1],[16,1],[16,1],[20,1],[20,1],[24,1],[24,1],[27,1],[27,1],[30,1],[30,1],[5,2],[[8,2],[11,2]],[14,2],[16,2],[16,2],[18,2],[18,2],[[21,2],[24,2]],[27,2],[[31,2],[31,4]],[[6,3],[8,3]],[12,3],[12,3],[[15,3],[21,3]],[24,3],[24,3],[[28,3],[31,3]],[[8,4],[11,4]],[[14,4],[14,8]],[17,4],[17,4],[19,4],[21,4],[21,4],[[25,4],[28,4]],[[5,5],[8,5]],[[10,5],[10,7]],[15,5],[15,5],[[18,5],[18,8]],[20,5],[20,5],[8,6],[8,6],[[11,6],[16,6]],[[21,6],[21,16]],[[3,7],[3,9]],[[5,7],[8,7]],[11,7],[[16,7],[16,9]],[[19,7],[21,7]],[[12,8],[18,8]],[[0,9],[7,9]],[10,9],[10,9],[[13,9],[13,11]],[20,9],[20,9],[[0,10],[0,25]],[[2,10],[2,25]],[[4,10],[4,25]],[[6,10],[6,25]],[[8,10],[8,25]],[11,10],[11,10],[14,10],[14,10],[[17,10],[19,10]],[[10,11],[13,11]],[[15,11],[17,11]],[[19,11],[19,20]],[[22,11],[24,11]],[5,12],[5,12],[10,12],[10,12],[[12,12],[12,15]],[14,12],[14,12],[[20,12],[23,13]],[[1,13],[4,13]],[[7,13],[24,13]],[13,14],[13,14],[[22,14],[24,14]],[5,15],[5,15],[[10,15],[21,15]],[[23,15],[23,21]],[[11,16],[11,22]],[[14,16],[16,16]],[[18,16],[19,17]],[[22,16],[24,16]],[1,17],[1,17],[[10,17],[13,17]],[16,17],[20,17],[20,17],[3,18],[3,18],[[10,18],[12,19]],[[14,18],[14,21]],[21,18],[24,18],[[27,18],[27,20]],[[15,19],[19,19]],[[22,19],[23,21]],[[25,19],[27,19]],[[7,20],[9,20]],[15,20],[15,20],[[18,20],[23,20]],[26,20],[26,20],[3,21],[3,21],[[12,21],[15,21]],[[18,21],[18,25]],[20,21],[[24,21],[26,21]],[1,22],[1,22],[5,22],[5,22],[[10,22],[12,22]],[[17,22],[19,22]],[22,22],[22,22],[[25,22],[27,22]],[[12,23],[12,25]],[[14,23],[18,23]],[[20,23],[22,23]],[25,23],[25,23],[[10,24],[15,24]],[[17,24],[21,24]],[24,24],[24,24],[[27,24],[27,29]],[[1,25],[12,25]],[15,25],[17,25],[17,25],[[21,25],[27,25]],[11,26],[17,26],[17,26],[[20,26],[21,28]],[[25,26],[27,26]],[16,27],[16,27],[[22,27],[24,27]],[[26,27],[27,28]],[[16,28],[16,31]],[24,28],[24,28],[17,29],[20,29],[20,29],[23,29],[23,29],[21,30],[21,30],[23,30],[23,30],[[22,31],[24,31]]

STORAGE GUARDIANSPECTER
Death afoot,
bound in dark light,
They wield no weapon but undead might.
Risen from death with their deathly brothers,
They draw their strength from the life of others.

Although these spirits drain you so,
And feel no earthly touch,
Know that magic things,
to them,
Can quickly be too much.[0,0],[[5,0],[6,1]],[[8,0],[11,0]],[7,1],[7,1],[5,2],[[8,2],[11,2]],[[6,3],[8,3]],[[8,4],[11,4]],[[5,5],[8,5]],[[10,5],[10,7]],[[8,6],[8,8]],[11,6],[11,6],[[5,7],[8,7]]

FAKE HOPEWhat is this?
A source of hope
An escape, up a simple rope?
Alas, such luck
is not for you.
Another way will have to do.[0,24],[0,24],[1,25]

TEMPLE RESERVESIn years past, people have donated,
And kept the monks' hunger sated.
But since you're here, and they are not,
Why not look, see what they've got?[[23,5],[24,7]],[[29,5],[29,14]],[[25,6],[30,6]],[[28,7],[31,7]],[[25,8],[26,10]],[31,8],[31,8],[[23,9],[31,9]],[[28,10],[30,10]],[[28,12],[30,13]],[[27,13],[30,13]],[27,14]

MAGIC MAZEThough to the temple this does run,
It seems some people,
or someone
Doesn't want you here, although I think
There's treasure near, through some small chink.[[31,16],[31,31]],[[29,18],[29,31]],[30,20],[30,20],[30,23],[30,23],[30,26],[30,26],[28,27],[28,27],[30,29],[30,29],[25,30],[25,30],[[26,31],[31,31]]

WINGED LOCKThe monastery's locked by wings,
But how can you unlock such things?
Well, temples are religious too...
Perhaps they store things...there's a clue![[23,15],[23,17]],[22,16],[22,16]

WINGED LOCKThis lock has wings, this much does show.
This faded lock once had its glow,
But now its use is long since past,
You're wasting time here. Move on fast.[[8,6],[8,8]]

SQUARE KEYThe key you need to pass this spot
Is guarded by iron that won't rust or rot.
Not a key, though you may assume,
But something stronger. Oh, what gloom...[[21,1],[21,3]],[22,2]

IRON GRATEWhen a door your way does block,
And a key's needed for the lock,
Where's it written you can't try
To sneak around the other side?[[8,23],[8,25]],[7,25],[7,25]

IRON KEYA proverb that you may have learned
States “Leave no stone unturned”.
Think about these words and hark
To bottles that contain the dark.[[8,2],[8,5]]

KEY REPOSITORYPass this grate, you'll want to know
Lie things to help you onward go.
Not Boots of Speed, nor Dragon Socks,
But things to help you get past locks.[8,2],[8,2]

GOLDEN LOCKSpend a key, but do not fear,
For though you may have lost it here,
Soon enough you'll get it back.
For this lock, it was a snack.[[8,0],[8,2]],[7,1],[7,1]

LOCKED DOORLook across a gaping maw,
An open hole within the floor.
Across that way you'll find, I fear,
The thing you need to pass by here.[[26,25],[27,28]]

FOUNTAIN OF IGNORANCEIgnorance knows nothing, true,
But this fountain, help can you.
She lacks knowledge, do you see?
So help provide the remedy.[[19,0],[22,0]],[20,1],[20,1],[21,2]

FOUNTAIN OF WISDOMWisdom speaks in many ways,
Learned from years, from weeks and days
Of living, seeing, hearing truth,
Giving answers to ignorant youth.[10,9],[10,9],[11,10],[11,10],[[10,11],[12,11]]

THE LAIRCowardly, they wait and hide,
Attacking those who come inside.
Though they may be slain or scared away,
They'll always return another day.[24,7],[[20,23],[21,24]],[[21,25],[23,25]],[[20,26],[21,28]],[[22,27],[24,27]],[24,28],[24,28],[20,29],[20,29],[23,29],[23,29],[21,30],[21,30],[23,30],[23,30],[[22,31],[24,31]]

STRONG OR ASTUTEDoors can be friends or nasty foes,
Saving life or crushing toes.
Test your strength on one shut tight,
Or block one using all your might.[12,14],[12,14],[[10,15],[12,15]],[11,16]

ARE YOU LOST?Lost ones, you cannot find the way?
Yet seek help, and find it you may.
Pouring knowledge,
pooling clues,
There is one who may give you news.[[21,8],[21,10]],[20,9],[20,9]

STORAGE CELLARIf help you need,
perhaps a guide
Can hint at something you've not tried.
But always note, and note it well,
A reward's not free – it's a sell.[[5,0],[6,1]],[[8,0],[11,0]],[7,1],[7,1],[5,2],[[8,2],[11,2]],[[6,3],[8,3]],[[8,4],[11,4]],[[5,5],[8,5]],[[10,5],[10,7]],[8,6],[8,6],[11,6],[11,6],[[5,7],[8,7]]

THE WELL AND THE ROPEThe cunning thief knows traps and such
Are triggered by things that move at a touch.
Though hidden from sight, it's always near.
Do not let your speed be slackened by fear.[9,4],[9,4],[[10,5],[10,7]],[11,6]

CURSED FOUNTAINSThough water is a vital part
Of life, of lung, of brain, of heart,
Not every drink
can bring a cure,
For not all water is so pure.[[5,0],[6,1]],[[8,0],[8,8]],[7,1],[7,1],[5,2],[9,4],[9,4],[[10,5],[10,7]],[11,6]

WINE CELLARBottles many,
laid round here,
Though much closer should you peer.
Save your assets,
look beneath,
But don't forget the rodents' teeth.[[3,7],[3,9]],[[0,9],[7,9]],[[0,10],[0,25]],[[2,10],[2,25]],[[4,10],[4,25]],[[6,10],[6,25]],[[8,10],[8,25]],[5,12],[5,12],[[1,13],[4,13]],[[7,13],[9,13]],[5,15],[5,15],[1,17],[1,17],[3,18],[3,18],[[7,20],[9,20]],[3,21],[3,21],[1,22],[1,22],[5,22],[5,22],[[1,25],[9,25]]

QUEST of the FLASKLiqueur's stored with other drinks,
And where, then, would that be, methinks...
Kath vinegar is used on mould,
And poison's in food, hot or cold.[[22,11],[24,11]],[[22,12],[23,14]],[24,13],[24,13],[23,15]

NO ENTRYIf exploration is your aim,
If finding all things seems a game,
Alas, you'll find you cannot go
Through every way that seems to show.[0,25],[0,25],[3,25],[3,25],[6,25],[9,25],[17,25],[20,28],[20,30]

EXIT ONLYA closed-up path,
a one-way door,
No way to come through ceiling, floor.
This passage is shut from this side.
Only from beyond can it be pried.[[25,15],[25,17]],[26,16],[26,16]

QUIET FOUNTAINNo tricks, no traps, just water clean,
From this quiet fountain, sweet, serene.
You may not find
more water soon,
So take advantage of this boon.[5,2],[11,6],[23,6],[10,7]

TREASURE TIMEFight is over, monsters slain,
Now the treasure lies here plain.
See it, take it, now it's yours.
Some items which may aid your cause.[[9,2],[11,2]],[14,3],[11,4],[22,4],[[5,5],[7,5]],[14,12],[13,17],[16,17],[30,17],[25,19],[20,21],[10,22],[19,22]

FALL BREAKERMost pits give a bad reception,
And these here will be no exception.
But note that one pit closed may stop
A fall far too great – a death drop.[[18,3],[20,3]],[19,4]

Temple GuardiansThe Guardian
Intangible and hard to see,
Hard to kill and hard to flee.
It guards the stores of temple old,
Swift thinking may just help the bold.

HELLHOUND
It snaps and snarls with fur jet black,
And savagely it does attack,
Seeking meat to rip and tear,
Hunting for it everywhere.[[23,5],[24,7]],[[29,5],[29,14]],[[25,6],[30,6]],[[28,7],[30,7]],[[25,8],[26,10]],[31,8],[31,8],[[24,9],[31,9]],[[28,10],[30,10]],[[28,12],[30,13]],[[27,13],[30,13]],[27,14]

Guards of Holy WillFrom evil were these four once born.
Into the world their path was torn.
Now keeping constant watch they stay,
Unless there is another way...

There is no need to defeat them.[29,14],[27,16],[31,16],[29,18]

JUST A HALLSo often do you ask for help,
Begging for hints like some small whelp,
But know that help can't always be.
This corridor's just plain, can't you see?[0,0],[0,0],[[3,0],[3,3]],[[13,0],[13,4]],[[17,0],[19,0]],[29,0],[29,0],[[1,1],[1,7]],[12,1],[12,1],[17,1],[30,1],[30,1],[14,2],[24,2],[24,2],[31,2],[0,3],[0,3],[12,3],[12,3],[25,3],[25,3],[28,3],[28,3],[2,4],[2,4],[14,4],[17,4],[17,4],[[26,4],[28,4]],[[18,5],[18,8]],[20,5],[20,5],[21,6],[21,6],[0,7],[0,7],[14,7],[14,7],[[16,7],[16,9]],[[19,7],[21,7]],[[12,8],[18,8]],[[10,11],[12,11]],[10,12],[10,12],[12,12],[11,13],[[15,13],[18,13]]

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