#28900 Outside the Wayhouse~ You are outside a large, two-story building which proports to be 'Werith's Wayhouse' on a brightly lettered sign out front. You hear laughing and revelry from inside -- sounds like a lively place. The main doors are directly south of you, and small paths lead east and west around the building. Eastward is another smaller building; obviously a stable. Northward is the main road, providing all the traffic and customers for this establishment. ~ 289 4 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 25805 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28907 D2 ~ door wooden~ 1 0 28915 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28901 E credits info~ Werith's Wayhouse by Builder_5 Copyright 1993 by Curious Areas Workshop * 'Werith's Wayhouse' is a high-mob population area, with 40 rooms, 19 different types of mobs and objects. It was meant to be placed somewhere between two widely used towns as a rest stop area. We hope you like it. * #00 -- add entrance/exit to the north. The north exit is #00. A receptionist can be added to the upstairs area: around #30 would probably be the best area. Mob ##04 should have the standard spellcaster routine. * Credits A Big Thanks to Builder_5 for supporting C.A.W. Also, kudos to Tarkin of VieMud (viemud.org 4000) for allowing us to use his mud for pre-release testing. This area was built with the aid of George Essl's Dikued program. We would like to thank Mr. Essl for his time and determination to create and support Dikued. The following people have aided C.A.W. and Builder_5 in numerous ways, and all receive our deepest gratitude: Shane Finkel, Josh 'Champion of Bagels' Megerman, John D. Horner, and the System Adminstrators of ODU * Additionally, Builder_5 would like thank the following people. These people played several of the mobs included in this area in various role-playing games that Builder_5 participated in: John D. Horner: Desslok, Michael Goodwin: Airden (the Wanderer), David "Big Guy" Burke: Seemie, Jordo, Chris Grove: Drogo, 'd.' Page: Eshiay, Farlenian (and Koofy!), Aaron Barrs: Alerka ~ E sign~ It says, "WERITH'S WAYHOUSE" ~ E stable~ A place to keep your horses while you enjoy yourself inside... ~ E path paths~ Well-trodden paths around the sides of the building. Not much of interest. ~ S #28901 Near a Large Building~ You are north-west of the Wayhouse. This section of the path seems less used, possibly because there's nothing really over here. The trees crowd in towards the clearing, making the general area seem rather eerie somehow. The voices coming from inside are clearly audible, and by listening hard you can almost make out the words. The path around the building continues to the west and south. ~ 289 0 0 0 0 0 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28900 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28902 S #28902 Near a Large Building~ You are standing on the path that runs around the Wayhouse to the west. A window spills light onto the trees that block out all available light overhead. You hear general merryment and alcoholism from inside, and wonder if being inside would be more fun than walking around outside... ~ 289 0 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28901 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28903 S #28903 Near a Large Building~ You are south-west of the main structure of the Wayhouse. A lone rain barrel catches run-off from the roof eaves by the corner of the building, and you spy a small white fence cordoning off an herb garden nearby. The path around the building leads to the north and east. ~ 289 0 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28902 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28904 S #28904 Outside the Wayhouse~ You are standing just south of Werith's Wayhouse, right where the kitchen entrance is. A well trodden path leads east, towards a small shack that is unmistakeably an outhouse. You hear the unmistakeable sound of clanging pots and pans from the inside, the warning of an upcoming meal. The path around the building here runs east, and west. ~ 289 4 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28926 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28905 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28903 S #28905 Near a Large Building~ The Wayhouse is just north-west of you here, and you are right by the facility's outhouse to the south. The wooden planks of the stable form an alley to the north, with the path leading right in-between. Westwards is the kitchen entrance to the Wayhouse, kept wide open to let the heat inside escape. ~ 289 0 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28906 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28940 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28904 S #28906 Near a Large Building~ This is a small, outdoors 'alley' formed by the Wayhouse's stone walls to the west, and the wooden planked walls of the stable to the east. The path around the building leads north and south of here. ~ 289 0 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28907 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28905 S #28907 Near a Large Building~ You are on a small, well-travelled path that leads between Werith's Wayhouse to the west, and the stables to the east. Another path breaks off to the south, between the two buildings, towards what appears to be an outhouse. ~ 289 0 0 0 0 0 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28908 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28906 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28900 S #28908 Just Outside the Stable~ The stable of the Wayhouse is just south of you, its wooden doors spread open and inviting. Inside you can hear the snorting of horses, and the occasional hoof scraping against the ground. The path leads to the west, towards the Wayhouse. ~ 289 4 0 0 0 0 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28909 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28907 S #28909 Inside the Stable~ You are standing inside the dusty confines of the stable. Stalls line the aisle, some with horses, some empty. A pail filled with water and a stack of grain are heaped up against the interior wall, dimly illuminated by a lantern hanging from a rafter. Seems rather quiet in here... ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28908 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28912 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28910 S #28910 Inside the Stable~ You are standing inside the dusty confines of the stable. Stalls line the aisle, some with horses, some empty. A pail filled with water and a stack of grain are heaped up against the interior wall, dimly illuminated by a lantern hanging from a rafter. Seems rather quiet in here... ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28909 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28911 S #28911 Inside the Stable~ You are standing inside the dusty confines of the stable. Stalls line the aisle, some with horses, some empty. A pail filled with water and a stack of grain are heaped up against the interior wall, dimly illuminated by a lantern hanging from a rafter. Seems rather quiet in here... ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28912 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28910 S #28912 Inside the Stable~ You are standing inside the dusty confines of the stable. Stalls line the aisle, some with horses, some empty. A pail filled with water and a stack of grain are heaped up against the interior wall, dimly illuminated by a lantern hanging from a rafter. Seems rather quiet in here... ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28911 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28909 S #28913 Main Room~ The bar runs south here all along the western wall. A few smaller tables here are set up with various board games, ready to play. There's also a shelf along the wall, lined with a few popular books; light reading all of them. The patrons here seem to be a bit quieter than the rowdy bunch in the rest of the building. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28914 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28920 E board games~ Chess, checkers, stomp-the-orc... That sort of thing. ~ S #28914 Main Room~ A window here offers a view outside, where it doesn't seem near as social as it is inside. Tables filled with laughing customers eat and drink and generally be merry, not caring what the weather is like, and probably not even knowing. There's a general sense of joy in the room; the joy of still being alive in such a dangerous world as this one. For a moment, you feel like joining them... ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28915 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28919 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28913 S #28915 Main Room~ You stand just inside the Main Room of Werith's Wayhouse. The whole place stretches out all around you, a conglomeration of people, food, and alcohol. The sheer chatter and roar of conversation makes your ears hurt a little, and then you suddenly notice you're smiling. Yes, this place might do for awhile... ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ door wooden~ 1 0 28900 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28916 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28918 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28914 S #28916 Main Room~ The giant fireplace here sends a great amount of heat throughout the room. The sheer massiveness of the stone edifice and the literal bonfire inside makes you give the area a clear way. A few of the older and less human residents of the inn seem to be enjoying these tables, however. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28917 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28915 S #28917 Main Room~ Several dart boards line the wall to the south, and darts are scattered all about on the tables and stuck in the wall. The people coming up and down the stairs to the east carefully walk by the wall to avoid being pin-cushioned involuntarily, and you think it would be a good idea to do the same. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28916 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28929 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28918 S #28918 Main Room~ The tables seem to thin out around here, to give room for the traffic going in and out of the kitchen through the archway to the south. Waiters and waitresses march in and out with empty plates and sumptuous platters, hardly stopping to breathe in their business. You hear the distant clank of a pot banging against something -- the chefs are busy too it seems. Your stomach growls... Are you hungry at all? ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28915 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28917 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28923 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28919 S #28919 Main Room~ This seems to be a central part of the room, where many people congregate to talk or sing or dance or whatever they feel like at that exact moment. The people seem just on the edge of being completely carried away at every moment, and you wonder if it would be beneath your dignity to join them. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28914 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28918 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28922 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28920 S #28920 Main Room~ The wooden bar runs along the length of the western wall, just in front of the many shelves of different colored alcohol in different shaped bottles. You espy drunkards and waitresses, adventurers and farmers althroughout the building from this vantage point, and guess that this establishment is turning a pretty penny in profits. Nice. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28913 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28919 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28921 S #28921 Main Room~ The bar continues along the length of the western wall. An empty bottle with some spare coppers in it lies on top of its polished surface; tip collection evidently. The tables nearby seem mostly filled with people and food, the bar appears at times to be either packed, or merely elbow-to- elbow. A lantern hanging from a rafter overhead casts shadows among the beerstains on the floor and gives the complexion of everyone around a sort of glow. You feel... Comfortable here. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28920 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28922 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28928 S #28922 Main Room~ In the clutter of the main room of the Wayhouse, is a path leading out from the kitchen to the east. A wide archway allows admittance to the back room, from which you hear the distant clank of a pan hitting another. There aren't very many tables here, due to the amount of traffic coming in and out. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28919 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28923 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28927 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28921 S #28923 Kitchen~ This is the main entranceway of the kitchen. Two archways serve as an entry and exit point from the main room of the wayhouse, one north, one west. The kitchen is a room roughly thirty feet by thirty feet, extending from the south and east from here. You see many pots on the stove bubbling away and hear the whistle of a kettle somewhere off to the left... Business must be good. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28918 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28924 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28926 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28922 S #28924 Kitchen~ You are standing in a more quiet area of the kitchen, where various supplies of flour, grain and meats are kept. The kitchen extends south and west from here; that's where the main clutter seems to be. A steady thump-thump-thump from the north wall reminds you that the main room is where are the fun and action seems to be... ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28925 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28923 S #28925 Kitchen~ The south-eastern section of the kitchen here is a veritable whirlwind of activity! The entire area is comprised of cooking surfaces and ovens; enough to keep a massive amount of food ready at any one time. The aisles are large, allowing room for frantic chefs and waiters to hurtle through the kitchen with only a small amount of collisions. Seems hectic, yet efficient. The rest of the kitchen is to the north and west from here. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28924 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28926 S #28926 Kitchen~ This is the back entranceway to the kitchen, where the door is kept seasonally open to allow the hot air to escape. Some trash is piled up near the door, waiting to be taken out. The main area of the kitchen extends to the north and east from here, a hodge-podge of business and insanity in motion. Looking at the general cleanliness, however, you think this would be a good place to eat. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28923 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28925 D2 ~ ~ 0 0 28904 S #28927 Main Room~ This is a quiet, darkened corner -- it appears someone has put out the lantern here on purpose. You feel a chill, probably due to your distance from the fire, and rub your arms absently. There's a table set near the corner, a single chair behind it in the shadowy of shadows. You get the cliche'd feeling someone in robes should be sitting there. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28922 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28928 S #28928 Main Room~ The bar runs along the length of the west wall here, dispensing drinks to all customers with impunity. A few tables are empty here in the southern part of the wayhouse, but the whole place still has that 'mostly filled' air to it. The dull roar of conversation and the warm air from the fire makes you feel at home somehow, makes you want to have a seat. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28921 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28927 S #28929 Stairwell~ Some sturdy wooden stairs lead up to the second floor of the wayhouse, where there are a few rooms for rent. A lonely lantern lights the way up, glinting off the polished handrail. An arch to the east opens up into the main room... Where the noise informs you that the revelry hasn't stopped yet. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28917 D4 ~ ~ 0 0 28930 S #28930 Stairwell~ A stairwell here leads back down to the first floor and the main room of the wayhouse. A hallway leads east along the second floor here, lined with doors to private bedrooms. The floors, stairs, and walls are all made with sturdy oak in contrast of the heavy stone of the exterior walls. A light at the top of the stairs throws illumination down the hall. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28931 D5 ~ ~ 0 0 28929 S #28931 Hallway~ This is a plain hallway on the second floor. The stairs leading down are to the east, and the hall continues to the west. On either side to the north and south are doors to private rooms. You can hear a dull roar coming from below in the main room, but the thick wooden floorboards do a good job of blocking the majority of the noise out. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ door north wooden~ 1 0 28938 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28930 D2 ~ door south wooden~ 1 0 28939 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28932 S #28932 Hallway~ This is a plain hallway on the second floor. The stairs leading down are down the hall to the east, and westwards the hall continues. On either side to the north and south are doors to private rooms. You can hear a dull roar coming from below in the main room, but the thick wooden floorboards do a good job of blocking the majority of the noise out. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ door north wooden~ 1 0 28936 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28931 D2 ~ door south wooden~ 1 0 28937 D3 ~ ~ 0 0 28933 S #28933 Hallway~ This is a plain hallway on the second floor. The hall continues to the east, all the way down to where the stairs are. On either side to the north and south are doors to private rooms. You can hear a dull roar coming from below in the main room, but the thick wooden floorboards do a good job of blocking the majority of the noise out. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ door north wooden~ 1 0 28934 D1 ~ ~ 0 0 28932 D2 ~ door south wooden~ 1 0 28935 S #28934 Private Room~ This is a smallish private room, with an adequate bed with clean sheets, a rather beat-up-but-serviceable clothes chest, and a table and chair. Plain and simple, yet nice in a strange sort of way. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D2 ~ door south wooden~ 1 0 28933 S #28935 Private Room~ This is a smallish private room, with an adequate bed with clean sheets, a rather beat-up-but-serviceable clothes chest, and a table and chair. Plain and simple, yet nice in a strange sort of way. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ door north wooden~ 1 0 28933 S #28936 Private Room~ This is a smallish private room, with an adequate bed with clean sheets, a rather beat-up-but-serviceable clothes chest, and a table and chair. Plain and simple, yet nice in a strange sort of way. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D2 ~ door south wooden~ 1 0 28932 S #28937 Private Room~ This is a smallish private room, with an adequate bed with clean sheets,. A rather beat-up-but-serviceable clothes chest, and a table and chair. Plain and simple, yet nice in a strange sort of way. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ door north wooden~ 1 0 28932 S #28938 Private Room~ This is a smallish private room, with an adequate bed with clean sheets, a rather beat-up-but-serviceable clothes chest, and a table and chair. Plain and simple, yet nice in a strange sort of way. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D2 ~ door south wooden~ 1 0 28931 S #28939 Private Room~ This is a smallish private room, with an adequate bed with clean sheets, a rather beat-up-but-serviceable clothes chest, and a table and chair. Plain and simple, yet nice in a strange sort of way. ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ door north wooden~ 1 0 28931 S #28940 Outhouse~ Um. Whew! It's definitely an outhouse... Doesn't smell too good at all. There's a wooden plank with a few 'convenient' holes cut in it for service, and several curtains hung up for privacy. A bowl with a large cake of soap next to it serve as sanitary measures. Otherwise, there's not too much here that you take an interest in... ~ 289 8 0 0 0 0 D0 ~ ~ 0 0 28905 S $~