#1950 Entrance to the Cult of the Abyss~ Since the escape of one of their members the cult leaders have decided to take steps to prevent unauthorised access, and so have set up this guard room. Looks like getting in won't be as easy as you thought... ~ ~ 1 11 D0 ~ ~ 1 1950 1951 D4 ~ ~ 65 2051 2173 S #1951 A hall in the cult~ You're standing in a hall running east and west in the gloom. To the north is a solid-looking door covered in runic inscriptions, while to the south is the door leading out of this dark and evil place. ~ ~ 1 11 D0 ~ ~ 1 1960 1956 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1957 D2 ~ ~ 1 1950 1950 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1952 S #1952 A hall in the cult~ The dark hall ends here with three doors to the north, south and west. The door to the west has runic inscriptions on it. ~ ~ 1 11 E inscriptions~ The inscriptions aren't in any language you can understand. ~ D0 ~ ~ 1 -1 1955 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1951 D2 ~ ~ 1 -1 1953 D3 ~ ~ 1 -1 1954 S #1953 A dormitory~ This long dark room has several beds along one wall. The ceiling has been painted in all manner of strange and disturbing designs and you wonder how anyone could stand to sleep here. ~ ~ 1 11 E ceiling~ The designs painted onto the ceilings follow a strange spiral pattern that confuses the eye and makes you giddy. As you stare it it the patterns seem to shift to form weird demonic figures and symbols of evil. ~ D0 ~ ~ 1 -1 1952 S #1954 Initiatory chamber~ This chamber seems to be where new members to the cult are initiated. A variety of sinister-looking devices are arranged around the walls, while a large shallow pool of steaming water stands in the center. A massive iconic portrait of a charismatic-looking man dominates the western wall, and underneath is some writing. ~ ~ 1 11 E devices~ The devices are similar to those you'd expect to see in a torture chamber, but here they are used to "purify" the body and soul of the initiate. ~ E pool~ The water in the pool is bubbling and steaming up from a mineral-encrusted hole at the center. Clearly this is fed by some kind of natural hot spring. ~ E portrait~ The artist who painted this portrait was either mad or a genius, probably both. He has captured something about the face and eyes that makes them strangely compelling, and you find it difficult to look away. ~ E writing~ The writing says "Praise be to the Voice of the Abyss". ~ D1 ~ ~ 1 -1 1952 S #1955 The robing chamber~ This small chamber seems to be some kind of dressing room. Shelves hold dozens of black robes complete with hoods and black cord belts. ~ ~ 1 11 D2 ~ ~ 1 -1 1952 S #1956 Temple of the Abyss~ This massive chamber reeks of blood, sweat, and incense. The ceiling rises up to disappear into the gloom overhead, and you feel dwarfed by the long tapestries that hang from the heights. On the north side of the chamber you see a large altar, behind which is a large ring of gold full of an unnatural grey energy. Could this be a portal to another place? ~ ~ 5 11 D2 ~ ~ 1 1960 1951 S #1957 A hall in the cult~ The dark hall ends here with three doors to the north, south and east. You get a sense of overwhelming evil to the east. ~ ~ 1 11 D0 ~ ~ 1 -1 1958 D1 ~ ~ 1 -1 1959 D2 ~ ~ 1 -1 1960 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1951 S #1958 A dormitory~ This long dark room has several beds along one wall. The ceiling has been painted in all manner of strange and disturbing designs and you wonder how anyone could stand to sleep here. ~ ~ 1 11 D2 ~ ~ 1 -1 1957 S #1959 Chamber of the Voice~ This is the first chamber you've seen with decent furnishings. Tapestries depicting dark scenes of torture hang from the walls, while the floor is thickly carpeted. A prayer mat lays in the centre of the room. ~ ~ 1 11 D3 ~ ~ 1 -1 1957 S #1960 Dining hall~ Ah, it seems even cultists need to eat. Several long tables with benches dominate this room, and a hearth fire burns strangely smokeless at one end of the room. A large cauldron hangs over the fire, and you can smell food cooking in it. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 1 -1 1957 S #1961 Between the planes~ You float, trapped between the planes of existence. All around you tendrils of mist turned red by the strange light caress you as you pass. There is no direction here, no landmarks, no matter that you can see other than yourself, but you get a sense that you are not alone in this strange place. One way is as good as another, yet you feel that somewhere in this place is a passage back to your own world, as well as a portal to the Abyss itself. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 1963 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1968 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1965 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1962 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 1965 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 1966 S #1962 Between the planes~ You float, trapped between the planes of existence. All around you tendrils of mist turned red by the strange light caress you as you pass. There is no direction here, no landmarks, no matter that you can see other than yourself, but you get a sense that you are not alone in this strange place. One way is as good as another, yet you feel that somewhere in this place is a passage back to your own world, as well as a portal to the Abyss itself. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 1963 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1961 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1964 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1968 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 1966 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 1967 S #1963 Between the planes~ You float, trapped between the planes of existence. All around you tendrils of mist turned red by the strange light caress you as you pass. There is no direction here, no landmarks, no matter that you can see other than yourself, but you get a sense that you are not alone in this strange place. One way is as good as another, yet you feel that somewhere in this place is a passage back to your own world, as well as a portal to the Abyss itself. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 1964 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1961 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1962 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1966 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 1967 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 1968 S #1964 Between the planes~ You float, trapped between the planes of existence. All around you tendrils of mist turned red by the strange light caress you as you pass. There is no direction here, no landmarks, no matter that you can see other than yourself, but you get a sense that you are not alone in this strange place. One way is as good as another, yet you feel that somewhere in this place is a passage back to your own world, as well as a portal to the Abyss itself. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 -1 1956 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1965 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1963 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1962 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 1968 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 1961 S #1965 Between the planes~ You float, trapped between the planes of existence. All around you tendrils of mist turned red by the strange light caress you as you pass. There is no direction here, no landmarks, no matter that you can see other than yourself, but you get a sense that you are not alone in this strange place. One way is as good as another, yet you feel that somewhere in this place is a passage back to your own world, as well as a portal to the Abyss itself. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 1967 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1966 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1961 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1964 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 1961 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 1962 S #1966 Between the planes~ You float, trapped between the planes of existence. All around you tendrils of mist turned red by the strange light caress you as you pass. There is no direction here, no landmarks, no matter that you can see other than yourself, but you get a sense that you are not alone in this strange place. One way is as good as another, yet you feel that somewhere in this place is a passage back to your own world, as well as a portal to the Abyss itself. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 -1 1969 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1963 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1967 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1965 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 1962 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 1963 S #1967 Between the planes~ You float, trapped between the planes of existence. All around you tendrils of mist turned red by the strange light caress you as you pass. There is no direction here, no landmarks, no matter that you can see other than yourself, but you get a sense that you are not alone in this strange place. One way is as good as another, yet you feel that somewhere in this place is a passage back to your own world, as well as a portal to the Abyss itself. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 1966 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1968 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1968 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1965 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 1963 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 1964 S #1968 Between the planes~ You float, trapped between the planes of existence. All around you tendrils of mist turned red by the strange light caress you as you pass. There is no direction here, no landmarks, no matter that you can see other than yourself, but you get a sense that you are not alone in this strange place. One way is as good as another, yet you feel that somewhere in this place is a passage back to your own world, as well as a portal to the Abyss itself. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 1967 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1967 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1962 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1961 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 1964 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 1965 S #1969 Between the planes~ You float, trapped between the planes of existence. All around you tendrils of mist turned red by the strange light caress you as you pass. There is no direction here, no landmarks, no matter that you can see other than yourself, but you get a sense that you are not alone in this strange place. One way is as good as another, yet you feel that somewhere in this place is a passage back to your own world, as well as a portal to the Abyss itself. ~ ~ 1028 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 1964 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1962 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 1966 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1968 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 1961 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 1964 S #1970 The rim of the Abyss~ You're standing on a narrow ledge which surrounds a seeming bottomless pit. You can see nothing in the pit except blackness, but you can hear a thunderous rasping breathing noise issuing from it. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 1974 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1973 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1971 S #1971 The rim of the Abyss~ You're standing on a narrow ledge which surrounds a seeming bottomless pit. You can see nothing in the pit except blackness, but you can hear a thunderous rasping breathing noise issuing from it. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 1972 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1974 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1970 S #1972 The rim of the Abyss~ You're standing on a narrow ledge which surrounds a seeming bottomless pit. You can see nothing in the pit except blackness, but you can hear a thunderous rasping breathing noise issuing from it. ~ ~ 0 0 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1973 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1974 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1971 S #1973 The rim of the Abyss~ You're standing on a narrow ledge which surrounds a seeming bottomless pit. You can see nothing in the pit except blackness, but you can hear a thunderous rasping breathing noise issuing from it. ~ ~ 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 1972 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1970 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1974 S #1974 In the Abyss~ After leaping into the pit you expected to fall, but instead you find yourself abruptly floating in a dull grey void. There seems to be no way out. ~ ~ 4 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 1974 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 1974 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 1974 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 1974 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 1974 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 1974 S #0