The Temple of Apshai
Room Descriptions
Level 2
Room One - is a passage with native granite walls.
The ceiling and floor have been carved level. A low scraping sound vibrates through the
floor. The air has the musty smell of age and death. The dust on the floor is heavy near
the walls, but a clear path has been worn down the center of the passage.
Room Two - The walls of the tunnel have been smoothed and widened with
carving tools. A brass-bound wooden door is set into the north wall near the west end of
the passage, its broken lock hanging from the corroded hasp: The scraping sound continues.
The dusty path continues straight for a way, then disappears into aside passage to the
south.
Room Three - The dust on the stone floor shows signs of small animals,
but is otherwise undisturbed. The iron-bound door in the north wall hangs from rusty
hinges. A simple sliding bolt secures it. The scraping sound can be heard through the
floor and the fragrance of cut wood freshens the air.
Room Four - The east wall is of cut and worked stone. The brass-bound wooden
doors in the north and south walls are secured by rusty iron locks. The tracks of small
animals crisscross the floor between the doors and the air smells of musk and rot. The
sound of flowing water can be heard through the floor and a low rumbling can be heard in
the east end of the passage.
Room Five - is a corridor with stonework evident on the walls and floot. The
ceiling is of carved rock. The wooden doors to the east and west hang from tarnished brass
hinges. The scraping noise vibrates through the floor and the worn dusty path continues
down the center of the corridor.
Room Six - Two doors, one to the east and one to the west, are wooden and hang on
brass hinges. The scraping sound grows fainter and the worn path along the center of the
corridor continues.
Room Seven - The north wall of the corridor is native granite, while the
others are masonry. The worn path leads to a wooden door in the west wall from which
dangles a heavy iron lock, now unfastened. The hinges of the door show signs of frequent
use. The scraping sound can still be heard faintly.
Room Eight - The path runs the length of the passage, then bends and
disappears to the north. The door in the west wall is iron-bound wood and hangs ajar from
rusty iron hinges.
Room Nine - The stone in the east wall only shows signs of workmanship.
Racks of motheaten robes, wadmal grey in color, fill the interior of the room. Against the
north wall stands a locked cedar cabinet and rack hung with the remains of more elaborate
black and green robes. A pungent odor fills the air and the dust of the floor is
undisturbed.
Room Ten - Furniture of various types is stacked around the walls and the
entire floor is covered with a layer of fine sawdust. The air is heaw with the smell of
different woods. A low scraping sound can be heard through the floor.
Room Eleven - A strong, musky odor intermingles with the smell of decay.
Casks and crates are stacked along the walls and in rows down the center of the room. The
sound of flowing water can be heard through the floor and a vibration can be felt.
Room Twelve - A bench along the west wall of the small chamber holds a
neat array of jeweler's tools and a small forge on the south wall holds glowing embers.
The dusty floor shows signs of recent disturbance and a strong smell of vanilla is in the
air.
Room Thirteen - All four walls are covered with a heavy layer of soot.
Rusty tools and scrap iron litter the floor, several weapons in various states of repair
among them. A large forge against the north wall shows no signs of recent use. The dirty
floor is covered with a black, grimy dust.
Room Fourteen - is a small cave with stonework on the east wall and the
other walls, floor, and ceiling of carved rock. An iron chest sits against the south wall
with the key still in the lock. The floor shows signs of recent entry and the air smells
faintly of vanilla.
Room Fifteen - Three of the walls are lined with shelves containing
dust-covered beakers, phials, and jars. Evil looking substances in jars marked "eye
of newt, "hair of frog," etc. occupy a table in the center of the room. An even
layer of dust covers the floor.
Room Sixteen - is a chamber with stonework on the east and west walls.
The other walls, floor and ceiling are of carved rock. A long table in the center of the
room supports a network of flasks and tubing with a rusty iron oil burner beneath one end.
A table against the south wall holds beakers of colored liquids with strange inscriptions
and a desk in the southwest corner holds a tray with a pitcher of slime-covered milky
liquid. Scraps of paper litter the floor around the desk. An even layer of dust covers the
room. The doorways to the east and west are obscured by shredded tapestries embroidered
with strange glyphs.
Room Seventeen - is a small chamber Tables covered with bolts of rotten
cloth press against the walls. The low scraping sound can be heard faintly through the
floor.
Room Eighteen - Mounds of sawdust cover the floor of the small room. The
air smells of decayed wood. The scraping sound can be heard clearly from the east.
Room Nineteen - The door in the west wall is wooden and has no latch. The
musty smelling room is filled with dusty weaving looms and other spinning and sewing
devices. The scraping sound can be heard through the floor.
Room Twenty - Leather hangings on the west wall cover a
doorway. The room is littered with sawdust and rusty woodworking tools. A metal shaft runs
from floor to ceiling in the southwest corner, attached to a large sawblade by a complex
system of gears and levers, all rusty from age and disuse. The scraping sound is now very
loud. If you move one of the levers, it will cause a loud screeching beneath the floor
Room Twenty-one - A small sack lies against the wall at the west end of
the passage. A well-worn path runs the length of the corridor.
Room Twenty-two - At the far end of the narrow passage there is a door of
brass-bound oak inscribed with strange glyphs. These give off an eerie green glow. The
floor is covered with an even layer of dust.
Room Twenty-three - Strange implements litter a table in the center of the room.
Here and there are various cages with the remains of animals. Jars filled with a viscous
liquid and holding a miscellany of body parts from assorted creatures are stored in racks
on the north wall. The door to the east is made of wood and is secured with a rusty iron
bolt.
Room Twenty-four - A desk sits against the north wall and a table and
chair against the south wall, Along the east wall is a bed with a chest visible beneath
it. The floor is covered with an unbroken layer of dust. The sound of flowing water can be
heard from an opening in the northeast corner where a stream flows beneath the flooring.
Room Twenty-five - Remnants of books and scraps of paper rest onarack
along the north wail while a desk fills most of the south wall, and a cabinet and bed are
flush with the east wall. The sound of flowing water comes from an opening in the
northeast corner where a stream flows beneath the flooring.
Room Twenty-six - Large vats and tubs are set into the floor of the small
chamber and heaps of rotting clothing litter the room. The sound of flowing water can be
heard through the moss-hung doorway to the east. The dusty floor is undisturbed and the
air smells of damp greenery.
Room Twenty-seven - An underground stream flows through an opening
beneath the eastern half of the floor. The walls and floor of the room are covered with
moss and a malodorous slime.
Room Twenty-eight - The eastern door is wooden and is secured with a
simple latch. The room is filled with tables against the north and south walls, holding a
variety of metal working tools, all rusty with age. A small forge against the south wall
is filled with litter The scraping sound is heard loudest in the northeast corner where a
metal shaft runs from floor to ceiling and is connected to a bank of grinding wheels by a
complex system of gears and levers. Moving the levers causes the metal shaft to spin in
place and a grinding sound comes from the attached gears,
Room Twenty-nine - Shelves lining the walls hold a variety of rusted and
corroded metal scraps. The sound of flowing water can be heard through the dusty floor.
Room Thirty - is a large cavern with stonework on the west wall and the
western half of the south wall. Bales, casks, and crates line the walls and the shelves in
the middle of the room. The air smells of musk and rot, and the tracks of small animals
abound. Water can be heard flowing beneath the floor
Room Thirty - one-is a small cave, Racks of rusty weapons line the walls.
Room Thirty-two - A loud roaring sound can be heard from the northern end
of the passageway and bits of bone litter the floor
Room Thirty-three - is a short passageway. A rumbling sound can be
heard from the opening to the north.
Room Thirty-four - A table and four chairs sit in the middle of the room
and two goblets lie on the floor nearby. Footprints crisscross the dusty floor. The
wooden door to the north stands ajar The eastern door is wooden with iron hinges and has a
small barred window at eye level. A low rumbling sound is audible from the west.
Room Thirty-five - Dark stains cover the carved stone
floor in front of the door to the west. The air smells of antiquity and death.
Room Thirty-six - Dark stains mar the floor of the passage and moans and
the rattling of chains echo faintly through the corridor
Room Thirty-seven - The dark stains are thicker here and the sound of moans and
rattling chains grows louder
Room Thirty-eight - is a large natural cavern. Manacles hang from the
north wall, one set still supporting a human skeleton. Various braziers, irons, and larger
implements of torture line the east and south walls. The air is musty and the moaning and
clanking continues though no source is evident.
Room Thirty-nine through Forty-two - form a narrow passage. The doors to
the north are of iron and have small barred windows at eye level and small slots at ground
level, All are secured with rusted iron slidebolts. The floor is spattered with dark
stains. The rattling of chains and a faint moaning echo through the corridor
Room Forty-three through Forty-six - also form a narrow passage. The
doors to the south are iron. Each has a small barred window at eye level and a small slot
at ground level. All are locked with slidebolts. Clanking chains and sorrowful moaning
echo through the passage.
Room Forty-seven through Fifty - are small, cramped cells. Each cell has
a wooden plank suspended by chains on the north wall. Clanking and moaning echo faintly
through the cellblock.
Room Fifty-one through Fifty-four - are small cells much like the others.
The clanking and moaning can be heard throughout.
Room Fifty-five - is a large natural cavern, except for the western
portion of the south wall, which is stonework. A large waterfall plummets from the ceiling
to a pool in the rear of the cavern, blanketing the area in mist. The chamber reverberates
with the roar of the cataract. Lying near the bank of the pond is a moss-covered sack. The
air is filled with the fresh scent of the many mosses and ferns growing about.
Room Fifty-six - Six cots line the west wall with six lockers placed
along the north wall. A table and three broken chairs stand against the east wall. A strip
of cloth lies on the stone floor next to the table.
Room Fifty-seven - Dark stains and pieces of bone dot the floor
Faint moans echo through the corridor.