The Temple of Apshai
Room Descriptions
Level 3
Room One - is a natural passage with the floor carved
level. Scattered bones litter the area and a forgotten backpack rests against the wall
half way down the passage. The floor shows signs of frequent comings and goings and the
odor of vanilla is strong in the air.
Room Two - is a natural cavern. The opening to the north has been carved
through the rock. Bones litter the floor along the walls.
Room Three - is a natural cave. Many bones litter the floor along the
walls. The opening to the east has been dug through the rock wall.
Room Four - is a large cavern. Human and animal tracks mark the dusty
floor. A bright glint is visible near the top of a slide of rocks in the northwest corner.
Room Five - is a natural cave with a leveled floor. The body of a giant
rat lies in the southeast corner. The dusty floor shows signs of disturbance.
Room Six - is a natural cavern. A pile of litter fills the southwest
corner. Animal tracks can be seen on the dusty floor and the air smells of musk and decay.
The opening to the north shows tool marks.
Room Seven - is a natural cave. An old boot lies near a mound of earth in the
southwest corner. The dusty floor is undisturbed.
Room Eight - is also a natural cave. The opening to the west has been carved
through solid granite. Small slides line the walls and a heap of bones fills the southeast
corner.
Room Nine - is a natural gallery with a high vaulted ceiling and a rough stone
floor. A heap of litter and bones fills the southeast corner and the floor shows the
tracks of large animals. The air smells of musk and decay. The opening to the south has
been widened with carving tools.
Room Ten - is a large natural cavern. Tracks lead into the chamber that
suggest something heavy being dragged. The floor is covered with slimy red muck. A pile of
body parts and gnawed bones occupies the northwest corner and the air reeks of decay and
death.
Room Eleven - is cave with little evidence of use in the dust on
the floor. A brilliant glint of light beckons from the dust of the southeast corner.
Room Twelve - is a small cave with leveled floor The opening to the east
has been carved through solid rock. The dusty floor is largely undisturbed save for a
small slide of earth in the southwest corner.
Room Thirteen - is a small cave. The dirt floor shows the tracks of large
animals. Bones litter the northwest and southwest corners.
Room Fourteen-is a wedge-shaped cavern with the ceiling sloping to meet the floor in the
southwest corner. The dusty floor is much disturbed near the opening to the east. A smelly
mound of trash fills the southwest corner.
Room Fifteen - is a natural cave. A large boulder fills the northwest
corner. A bony hand protruding from beneath it still clutches a small ruby.
Room Sixteen - is a small cave. The opening to the west has been carved through
the rock. The dusty floor is undisturbed. A pouch is visible on the belt of a corpse lying
in the southeast corner.
Room Seventeen - is a narrow tunnel bored through native rock. The rough
stone floor is littered with bones and a small skull rests in the north end of the
passage. No tracks can be seen.
Room Eighteen - is a natural passage. A small sack rests against the
south wall halfway down the passage. The air is filled with a musky odor. The earthen
floor is covered with the tracks of small animals.
Room Nineteen - is a passage with the floor and walls of carved stone and
a native stone ceiling. The opening to the east has been carved through the rock. The
dusty floor shows signs of much activity. A discarded cloak lies against the west wall.
Room Twenty - is a narrow excavated passage. An abandoned backpack rests on the
floor in the eastern end of the passage.
Room Twenty-one - is a narrow passage. Half of a giant rat lies in the southern end of the passage.
Room Twenty-two - is a narrow passage. The opening to the
north has been carved through the stone wall. The dusty floor shows signs of some
disturbance.
Room Twenty-three - is a narrow passage. The air smells faintly of
vanilla. A rusty pick lies in the dirt at the western end of the passage.
Room Twenty-four - is a natural tunnel through the rock. Some signs of
digging are evident at the southern end of the passage though no toolmarks can be
discerned. The air is filled with the scent of vanilla and the floor shows the marks of
frequent comings and goings. Scraping and clicking sounds are faintly audible from the
north.
Room Twenty-five - is a small passage carved through the surrounding
rock.
Room Twenty-six - is a well trafficked passage with carved rock walls,
floor and ceiling. A broken shovel protrudes from a mound of earth near the, north end of
the passage.
Room Twenty-seven - is a narrow corridor that shows signs of frequent passage. A
litter of small bones lines the walls and a well-preserved human skull grins from against
the north wall halfway down the passage. The air smells faintly of vanilla.
Room Twenty-eight - is a rough, narrow tunnel. The floor
is bare except for a skeleton near the opening to the south. Cobwebs hang in the passage
and scraping and clicking sounds can be heard from the west. The air smells strongly of
death and decay.
Room Twenty-nine - is a small cave with the floor carved level. The dusty
floor shows some marks of disturbance toward the opening to the east. The opening to the
north has been carved through the stone. A single emerald gleams from midway up the west
wall of the cave.
Room Thirty - is a small, unoccupied cave except for a scattering of
bones and a small heap of offal in the northeast corner.
Room Thirty-one - is a small excavated room. The room is coated with dust
and the air is heavy with the odor of decaying flesh. An antman body lies half buried
under a slide of earth in the southeast corner.
Room Thirty-two - is a small excavated room. A discarded basket lies in
the southeast corner.
Room Thirty-three - is a huge vaulted cavern with a leveled floor. The
walls show the. marks of ancient mining operations and a heap of rusting tools sits in the
northeast corner. The floor shows marks of occasional transit through the opening to the
west, which has been widened with tools.
Room Thirty-four - is a natural cave. The cave is covered with dust and
the air is foul. A human body lies in the southwest corner.
Room Thirty-five - is a large natural cavern. The rough stone walls and
vaulted ceiling are draped with filmy webs. The entire southeast corner is obscured by a
huge web. The dusty floor is littered with a variety of bones and exoskeletons.
Room Thirty-six - is a smallish excavated chamber. A mound of freshly dug
dirt in the northeast corner evidences a yellow glitter.
Room Thirty-seven - is a long cavern with bones littering the floor. A
foot-worn path runs between the two openings. Off the path, travel is hindered by the many
and bizarre rock formations. One of these resembles a giant hunting insect. A dead antman
lies in the northwest corner.
Room Thirty-eight - is a large cavern with the floor carved level. A worn
path runs between the two openings. A large wooden box is set against the wall in the
southeast corner.
Room Thirty-nine - is a small natural cave, The dusty floor evidences
much disturbance. Scattered bones litter the dust and a discarded backpack rests ir4 the
northeast corner. The air smells of ancient death.
Room Forty - is a natural cave with rough stone walls, floor and ceiling.
The aroma of vanilla fills the air. The southeast corner holds a heap of fresh earth with
the glint of gold visible.
Room Forty-one - is a natural cave. The opening to the west has been dug
through the earth but shows no toolmarks. The floor is well trodden and the smell of
vanilla fills the air. A pile of baskets leans against the wall in the northeast corner.
Room Forty-two - is a natural cave. The floor shows marks of frequent
passage and the walls bear the marks of recent digging. A small basket in the northwest
corner holds gold nuggets. The air is thick with the smell of vanilla.
Room Forty-three - is a natural cave. The openings to the
south and east have been dug through the earth but show no toolmarks. The floor is much
traveled and the walls show signs of recent digging. A small basket in the southwest
corner holds a few gold nuggets. The air is thick with the smell of vanilla.
Room Forty-four - is a huge natural cavern with a leveled floor, although
a few stalactites hang from the roof. The opening to the north has been dug through the
rock. A heap of stones stands in the middle of the cavern. There is a faint draft of air
blowing from north to south through the cavern.
Room Forty-five - is a small chamber with the walls, floor and ceiling
chiseled smooth. The dust shows a heavily trafficked path through the opening to the west
and a less clear trail through the opening to the east. The air smells faintly of vanilla.
Room Forty-six - is a cave. The dust shows a beaten path between the two
openings. A pile of bones litters the southeast corner. A faint smell of vanilla is in the
air.
Room Forty - seven-is a small cave with the floor carved level. The floor
shows tracks from the southern opening to the center of the room where a small pile of
gnawed bones rests.
Room Forty-eight - is a cavern. A path in the dust runs between the two
openings.
Room Forty-nine - is a natural cave. A well trodden path in the dust runs
between the two openings and the air smells faintly of vanilla. A small pile of rusty
weapons litters the northwest corner.
Room Fifty - is a smallish cave with the floor carved level. A well wom
path runs between the north and south openings. The air smells faintly of vanilla. A stack
of rusty tools leans against the east wall.
Room Fifty-one - is a small excavated chamber. A well-worn path runs
between the north and west openings with a fainter trail to the east. The air smells
faintly of vanilla intermingled with the odor of decayed flesh. A newly slain antman lies
in the southwest corner with a spilled basket of gold nuggets nearby.
Room Fifty-two - is a natural cave with fantastic stalactite and
stalagmite formations. The air reeks with a pungent stench. A corpse lies just inside the
opening. A tattered sack rests against the wall in the northeast corner.
Room Fifty-three - is a natural cave. An unbroken layer of dust covers
the floor. A heap of stones fills the southwest corner of the room.
Room Fifty-four - is an excavated room. A well-worn path
marks the floor between the two openings and the faint smell of vanilla is in the air. A
pile of bones rests in the northwest corner of the cave.
Room Fifty-five - is a natural cave with the floor carved level. A
well trodden path runs between the two openings and the air smells faintly of vanilla.
Room Fifty-six - is a natural cave. The opening to the north has been dug
through the earth without the benefit of tools. The walls show the marks of recent
digging. The air smells heavily of vanilla. A small basket holding a few gold nuggets sits
on the floor in the southeast corner.
Room Fifty-seven - is a natural passage with the floor
carved level. The dusty floor shows some signs of passage. A small mound of fresh earth
occupies the middle of the corridor
Room Fifty-eight - is a natural cavern with a rough stone floor. A
skeleton in the southwest corner still wears the remains of a rotting backpack. Small
bones litter the floor Torchlight creates vague shadows that suggest beasts, or worse,
lurking in the corners of the chamber.
Room Fifty-nine - is a narrow passage. The opening to the north has been
dug through the earth but shows no toolmarks. A well-worn path runs from the opening in
the west wall into the northern passage. The air smells faintly of vanilla.
Room Sixty - is a huge vault with stonework walls and floor and a native
rock ceiling. Rude statues and carved pillars picture men and half-men. As the figures
become more bestial, the workmanship becomes more primitive. Ancient tools and artifacts
lie all about the chamber. Small stone doors of cunning device line the east and south
walls. Several of these are open, revealing three by three by six foot openings into the
rock. A shroud hangs from one of the open cavities. Glyphs of unknown symbology cover the
walls. The dust of the floor is thick and undisturbed, The air smells of musty antiquity
and death. Several urns and coffers in the southeast corner gleam with jeweled brilliance.