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This should be my last batch of these big fixes. That's not to say there aren't still more things to fix. There certainly are. But, I expect my future fixes will be smaller.
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#23700
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On a well used road in the mountains.~
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The twenty feet wide road is narrowed in from a deep fall to your west, and
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a steep climb to your east. The road clings to the mountain as if it was
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afraid to fall to the depths beyond its edge. There isn't much chance of that,
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however, since the road is being repaired wherever it is needed as soon as it
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is needed. The dwarves are interested in trade, and without roads there will
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be no trade. The road continues southward, while north of here you see a cave
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opening.
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credits info~
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This zone has been thought out, and implemented by Welcor of Cruelworld Mud.
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Builder : Welcor
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Zone : 237 Dwarven Trade Route
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Began : 1998
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Player Level : 10-14
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Rooms : 29
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Mobs : 12
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Objects : 20
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Shops : 0
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Triggers : 11
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Theme :
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Plot :
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Links : 24, 26, 29
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Zone 237 is linked to the following zones:
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236 Aldin at 23700 (north) ---> 23601
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view east~
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The view is excellent from uphere. You have a splendid view over the
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mountains, and you think they're sooo beautiful... They do, however get boring
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eventually.
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#23701
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On a well used road through the mountains~
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You're walking along on a paved road, leading from south to north. To your
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east a steep mountainside blocks any view, while to the west a just as steep
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drop leads into certain death. The road is quite wide and heavily used by
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carridges, soldiers and the occasional road worker. North from here you see
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some sort of opening in the mountain.
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#23702
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On a well used road through the mountains~
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The paved road turns west and north here. A humongous boulder has fallen
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down on what was once the road just south of here. The road has been
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reconstructed, leading around the boulder. A vertical rock wall to your east
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keeps you from going that way. However a set of steps has been hacked into the
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stone of the boulder to the south, allowing you to get to the small wooden
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building on top of it.
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#23703
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At a turn on the paved road in the mountains.~
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You're on the edge of a five hundred feet drop. The road you're standing on
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leads east and south from here. It is about fifteen feet wide here, but just
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north and est of here there is nothing, except empty air. To your southeast
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you see the reason for going so near the edge; A colossal rock has once tumbled
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down the mountain, and hit the road where it lay once - close to the side of
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the mountain.
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#23704
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A well used road near certain death.~
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The road leads north and south from here. To your east a colossal rock has
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dropped where the road once were. This part of the road has been made around
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it, and is therefore a little narrower. This also means you are walking
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dangerously close to the edge of a cliff, several hundred feet high.
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#23705
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At a turn on the paved road through the mountains.~
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You are at the edge of certain death! South and west of where you're
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standing, the road ends abruptly. The cobbles have been put very close to the
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edge - so close in fact, that if you were to walk on the outer stones, you
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would surely fall to your death if you slipped. To your northeast you see an
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enourmous boulder, about the size of a house which totally blocks the road
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where it once were, near the side of the cliff. The road continues north and
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east around the boulder.
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#23706
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Before the enormous boulder on the road.~
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The road here turns sharply west and south here. I haven't always doen so,
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though, as it's obvious it continued straight north from here once. However a
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large boulder, the size of a large house, has fallen onto hte road just north
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of here, totally obstructing the path. It seems the dwarves has decided to
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make the road go around the boulder rather than to take it apart. On the top
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of the boulder you can see a small wooden building, which seem to house some
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kind of lookout post. The rockface to both north and east is smooth, and
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cannot be climbed here, though.
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#23707
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In the lookouts cabin~
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What a splendid view. From here you see most of the road as it twists
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toward you from the south. Only small bits of it is hidden by protruding
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shelves, or an occasional turn eastwards. This is where the dwarven lookout is
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doing just that, keeping an eye out for orc raiding parties, or others trying
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to invade the city of the dwarves. Not only does the lookout have a good view.
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He alos has some switches on the northern wall of the cabin. From what you can
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decpiher of the labels, they set off different traps on the road below.
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switches north traps label labels~
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The traps include - or so you guess from the labels - the following:
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Handle one: Logs falling onto the road just before the boulder.
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Handle two: Rockslide further down the road.
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Handle three - this one has been locked in with a large padlock :
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A piece of the road just west of the lookout post falls to the valley below.
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A thick length of rope leads from the handles out through the north wall.
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They are probably connecting to the traps.
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You feel tempted to pull a handle!!!
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#23708
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On the stone stairs.~
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These steps have been made for dwarven hands and feet, and you are slipping
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several times. As you raise your eyes, you see the small wooden cabin, the
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dwarves has built on top of the boulder. Just below you, the road is ready to
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accept the offer of your falling body, should you slip.
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#23709
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On a road in the mountains.~
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The road you are walking on is quite steep. The carridges that pass you
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once in a while, have great difficulty going northwards, because of the slope.
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To your east a smooth stone wall blocks any movement, while to your west a just
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as smooth fall lets you move very fast - for a short while. High on the
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eastern cliffwall, some logs have been fastened with boards and a thick rope
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leads northward from here. You hope noone pulls the rope while you're standing
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here.
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#23710
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On a road in the mountains.~
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The road has started getting steeper. You are walking on a paved road in a
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montain area - This can only be dwarf work. And it is, of course. The road has
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obviously been built to facilitate trade between the dwarves and the men of the
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realm. Also it has been built to keep those not welcome to the dwarves out.
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Several rocks has been set behind a plank high on the smooth rock wall to your
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east. A thick rope leads northwards, so whoever pulls the rope starts a
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rockslide onto YOU! And you can't even escape westwards, without falling a
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hundred feet to the valley below. You'd better move on, north ar south from
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here.
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#23711
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On a road in the mountains.~
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You are walking a along a paved road through the mountains. The road leads
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north and south from here, and rises somewhat to the north. East of here a
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smooth rock wall blocks any access, while west the road stops at the edge of
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the shelf along the mountain, letting you fall several hundred feet to the
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bottom, should you go outthere.
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#23712
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On a road in the mountains.~
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You are walking a along a paved road through the mountains. The road leads
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north and south from here, and rises somewhat to the north. East of here a
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smooth rock wall blocks any access, while west the road stops at the edge of
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the shelf along the mountain, letting you fall several hundred feet to the
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bottom, should you go outthere. South of here a promontory from the main
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mountain makes the road turn.
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#23713
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On a road passing the promontory.~
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You are walking a along a paved road through the mountains. The road goes
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around a promontory just east of here, while letting you fall to your death if
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you step one step off the ledge south or west of here. This also means that
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you can go into the foothills of the promontory, by leaving east or continue
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into the mountains by going north.
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#23715
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On a road high in the mountains.~
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The road continues from the foothills to the east along the rockface of the
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promontory to your north towards a turn west of here. South of here the view is
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magnificent. The road has climbed above the foothils below you and you can see
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as far as the eastern highway, where it twists through the fields and forests.
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You figure you must be high indeed as you know the distance to be nearly a days
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travel. The well-tended road is impossible close to the edge here, and you
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watch your step carefully, so as to not fall from the ledge.
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#23716
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On a road ascending the mountains.~
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The road here looks impossibly steep, but when you start walking it, the
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cobbles have been put at just the right angle for you to walk rather
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comfortably, while making the horses' hooves get a grip too. It leads east and
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west from here, rising sharply to the west, and falling just as sharply to the
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east from here. All thoughts of leaving the path are forgotten as you look
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over the southern edge into a deep valley and north a blank rock wall blocks
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your progress. The road is obviously the only way ahead.
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#23717
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Above the foothills.~
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You're at the beginning of the mountains. South of here the road winds
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through foothills, while to the west it rises sharply and follows the side of
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the cliff. The path once continued east too, but that path has been buried by
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a landslide. Though the way looks unstable and dangerous, it should still be
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passable. The road itself has been seen to recently, and not a single stone is
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out of place.
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#23718
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On a paved road through foothills~
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You are walking along a paved road, with granite slabs the size of your
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chest laid down side by side over the hills, that seem to grow steadily to the
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north. The road is well-tended, not a single bit of grass peeks out from the
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cracks. The road leads north and south here, and being the only interesting
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thing around here, you decide to stick to it.
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#23719
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On a paved road through foothills~
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The craftmanship of this road is very nice. Someone must be tending this
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road regularly, or it would wither in these surroundings. The foothills show
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all the signs of decomposition and breakdown caused by frostbite. The road is
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free from that and also cleared of leaves and large rocks. The Dwarves have
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long ago learned to be meticulous about their work, making a name in the stone
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and steel business. You decide to stay on the north and south leading road,
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while watching the scenery around from a distance.
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#23720
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On a paved road through low foothills~
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The road leads over small foothills north and south from here, letting you
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cross from the forested area to your south and towards the timber line. The
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road is rising slightly towards the north, heading into the mountain range you
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can see to your far north. The road leaves no doubt about its origin, made
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from granite, and tended beyond belief, it's a masterpiece in itself.
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#23721
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On a paved road through low foothills~
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The paved road you're currently on continues south and north from here.
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Far in the distance to your north you see the granite slabs cut a path through
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the green grass of the foothills before ascending the mountains, while to the
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south it continues over a hill toward the eastern highway. The road itself is
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an exhibition of engineering in itself. Totally smooth, and perfectly
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straight. Just what any dwarf would want to show off with.
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On a paved road through low foothills~
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The hill you are standing on is but the first of many foothills on the path
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north of here. South of here however, the road leads through open, flat
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grassland towards the Eastern highway. If you focus hard, you are able to see
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the T-crossing where the trade route meets the Highway. The granite road feels
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comfortably smooth to walk on, so you are certain the hills to your north are
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easily crossed with this kind of foundation.
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On a paved road through grasslands.~
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The road stretches for miles and miles northward, but only few southward.
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Some hills just north of here block your view, but you are certain the road
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will continue in a just as straight line beyond this false horizon as it does
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southward, across the plains. The grasslands around you are unsafe, as several
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places quicksand is hidden under a thin layer of grass. After a short
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On a paved road through grasslands.~
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You take an extra look as you step out on this road. Obviously built and
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tended for by dwarves, the road is like nothing you have ever seen before.
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Granite slabs lined up so perfectly that not even a single straw of grass grows
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between any two slabs, and all smooth like a rock from the sea. And the road
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continues in a perfectly straight line north from here, towards the kingdom of
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the dwarves and the capital Aldin. The occasional trader comes here, and some
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hide a smile as they see your amazement. South of here the man-made eastern
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The loose rock, gravel, and sand makes travelling extremely treacherous.
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Large boulders jut out erradicately between patches of sand loose gravel. The
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downwards to the east. Leading towards a deep chasm. To the north the
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The remains of the landslide empty into a deep chasm further to the east.
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The sheer walls of granite from the chasm begin to block out portions of the
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Climbing Up the Landslide~
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The perilous task of climbing up the landslide may actually be worth it.
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Just to the north, at the top, you can see some old ruins uncovered by the
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Nearing the Top of the Landslide~
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From here you have an excellent view of the realm. You can catch a glimpse
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of a desert to the south, the city of Eldorado to the southeast. To the west
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you can vaguely catch glimpses of the plains through a jagged mountain range.
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The Top of the Landslide~
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Finally at the top. The loose rock, dirt, and sand has given way, revealing
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a strange doorway made of ancient stone. Strange symbols, almost worn away
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with age, decorate the door and walls. The door is cracked open slightly.
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Unidentifiable tracks, made from blood, lead down into the passageway
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