Midden, Week 3

An homage to Morrowind by artist 'apathie'. I wasn't thinking of this when I wrote 'ash ghoul', but it fits.

 

15: Hall of the Right

An ossuary made entirely of right arms and legs.

16: Incinerator

A room-sized furnace with a heavy stone door on great iron hinges.. Every surface has a thin layer of ashe.

A narrow passage with a smaller but similar door leads down to the city of ashes.

17: Hall of Hooks

A cold room, hatched with dense layers of black and brown stains. It smells like rust. The walls are covered in long nails pointing inward and up at 45 degree angles.

(?) A heavy metal grate leads down to the blood pit.

18: Blood Pit

Dark, low ceiling, hideous smell, sticky floor. White, sweet-smelling flowers burst from the walls.

(!) The stick floor is a carnivorous blood ooze.

19: Hall of Skulls

A vast ossuary made from skulls of every kind, arranged into a spectacular set of swirling patterns.

(?) A narrow stair leads down to the necropolis.

20: Jewel Midden

A glittering pile of gold and jewels beneath a heavy grate.

(??) True jewels, pretty rocks, gold, bronze, and glass baubles are mixed together; sorting them takes a long time. Raw baubles (to be sorted later) are worth 10 coins a bag.

Low passages lead to the blood pit and city of ashes.

Region: City of Ashes

Restless and vengeful dead lie under piles of dirt and ashes, discarded and forgotten.

21: The Unwanted

Something like a mine works, filled with the ruin of crude houses made from heavy stones, potshards, and mine tailings. Ash covers all and heaps in every corner.

(!) Many, many mindless ghouls slumber under ash piles and the ruins of their homes.