#AREA Kerog~ Ashkai, Marek~ ~ 0 0 0 #ROOMS #34750 Scarlet Altar~ On all sides and above you you see ancient trees blocking all sight of what is beyond them. Before them is a carefully placed ring of stones worn by the ages. This obviously is a place of power. At your feet you see a blood covered altar made of a strange fiery red stone, that has fallen into severe disarray. Upon taking a closer look at the altar, you see that some of the blood is surprisingly fresh and is running down some rivulets that are etched into the shape of a sword. ~ add an extra for stones [Seltha] says a gate appears, but you have to enter portal... to get back it's ok though [Sparrowhawk] Scarlet Alter A Kerog Altar A Kerog Altar lies here. ~ 301465729 3 5 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 -1 34756 10 10 5 E bowl bowls~ The separated bowls are made of stone. You can see steam rising from the fresh blood which pools within them. ~ E stones~ The stones create a semi-circle before the trees. Perhaps their presence helps to increase the power of the altar. The faces of the stones are pitted from many sword blows. ~ A ~ ~ act_tochar( #sac, ch ); act_notchar( #2ndsac, ch, obj ); junk_obj( obj ); if( rflag( reset1, room ) ) { remove_rflag( reset1, room ); act_tochar( #g1, ch ); wait( 1 ); send_to_room( #g2, room ); wait( 4 ); send_to_room( #g3, room ); obj_to_room( oload( 1496 ), room ); }; ~ E area~ All of a sudden the whole sky is illuminated as a bright column of flame rises above the trees to the southwest! ~ E 2ndsac~ You see $n sacrifice a corpse to his diety. ~ E sac~ You sacrifice the corpse to your diety. ~ E g3~ From the corpse lying on the altar, a column of flame shoots up into the sky illuminating the country side for leagues! As the fire slowly dies out, you see a shimmering gateway left in its wake. ~ E g2~ As you gaze at the corpse upon the altar, pondering the mystery of it all, you notice that the corpse has begun to steam! ~ E g1~ As you look at the corpse on the altar you wonder to yourself why you have made a sacrifice on this barely recognizable altar. Was it of your own free will or was someone pulling your strings. ~ ! 5 10 0 A ~ ~ acode( room, 3 ); continue; ~ ! 3 -1 1 A ~ ~ wait( 1 ); if( !num_in_room( room ) == 0 ) end; junk_mob( mob_in_room( 588, room ) ); ~ ! 0 0 0 A dr drink~ bowl bowls blood~ send_to_char( #char, ch ); act_notchar( #room, ch ); ~ E room~ You gag as you watch $n drink the blood from the bowls. $n slips into a slight trance momentarily, then shakes it off. ~ E char~ You feel empowered by the gods as you quench your thirst with the blood within the bowls. Unfortunately, the power subsides just as quickly. ~ ! 0 0 0 478 17 1509949540 -2 0 -1 S #34751 Forest Valley - Faint Path~ You are on a barely visible path that winds into a dense patch of trees. To the north you can see light streaming down, but to the west you can only see darkness as you approach the center of the thicket. ~ put loops here for pets to enter bushes too. ~ 301465601 3 9 0 D0 ~ ~ 20 -1 33029 10 10 5 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 33026 10 10 5 D3 ~ ~ 0 -1 34756 10 10 5 A enter~ bushes~ act_tochar( #ch, ch ); act_notchar( #room, ch ); transfer( ch, find_room( 34750 ) ); act_notchar( #arr, ch ); ~ E arr~ $n has appeared from nowhere. ~ E room~ $n fades in to the bright red leaves as if called to another plane. ~ E ch~ As you step into the bright red leaves, you feel yourself being called to another place..... ~ ! 0 0 0 755 9 1509949540 3 0 -1 S #34752 Forrest Path~ Under Construction. ~ ~ 301465601 3 9 0 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 34751 10 10 5 -1 S #34754 Lava Pool~ As you look around this room you see countless small openings in the walls, none of which are any bigger than your head. As you study these looking for a way out you notice smoke is begining to pour out of each of the openings. ~ ~ 301465601 3 9 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 -1 34754 10 10 5 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 34754 10 10 5 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 34754 10 10 5 D3 ~ ~ 0 -1 34754 10 10 5 A ~ ~ if( rflag( reset0, room ) ) { send_to_room( #lava, room ); loop( all_in_room ) { inflict( rch, mob, dice( 5, 8 ), "burned as lava pours out the openings burning you!!" ); } } ~ E lava~ @RYou scream as the red hot lava sucks you down, burning you slowly to death!!@n ~ ! 2 1500 0 A ~ ~ act_tochar( "The lava offers no surface to walk on, and you sink back down!", ch ); ~ ! 3 -1 15 -1 S #34755 Lava Pool~ Under Construction. ~ ~ 301465601 3 9 0 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 34754 10 10 5 -1 S #34756 Forest Path~ You are on a very faint path in a section of very old trees. Their branches are so interwoven by time that no sign of the sky can be seen. To the south you can make out a carefully placed ring of stones. The trees have encroached on the ring for many years and it looks like it is a place of ancient times. ~ ~ 301465600 3 9 0 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 34751 10 10 5 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 34750 10 10 5 D3 ~ ~ 0 -1 34757 10 10 5 E south~ none~ 415 17 1509949540 -2 0 -1 S #34757 Forest Path~ The path turns again to follow the river, which in the distance enters the ring of cliffs surrounding this plateau. The cliffs are notched by a small canyon to the south, and the river paces the path to the west. ~ ~ 301465600 3 9 0 D1 ~ ~ 0 -1 34756 10 10 5 D2 ~ ~ 0 -1 35304 10 10 5 -1 S #0