Ruin Dogs

Demh Iaaal

Overview

Demh Iaaal is located on a crystal mountain. Some areas of it are inaccessible. The ruin is burning. It is occupied by Satyrs. Chuck Carrington The Cynical, a Mind Flayer is here. The Satyrs have been charmed by Chuck Carrington The Cynical. He is founding a new religion.

Artifact

Cuffaidumlamca

Cuffaidumlamca has the form of a hard prism. Air incinerates around it. When touched it grants psychic powers.

Locations

the rural laboratory

There are a Wolf, a Tribal Warrior, a Giant Sea Horse, an Ettercap, a Cambion, and a Giant Elk here. Yellow razorgrass is sprouting in broken urns. The concrete walls are scratched. The floor is sticky.

To the west a narrow path opens to the usual chapel.
To the east a narrow artery opens to the peaceful oubliette.
To the north a twisted gap leads to the old laboratory.
To the south is the entrance.

the peaceful oubliette

The air smells like hyssop here. There are a Medusa and a Giant Lizard here. Yellow moss is sprouting in a patch on the floor.

There is an engraving on the floor written in Satyrs Script.

All of us are lost

ever rational

marine, firsthand, alive

We are lost

wise, talkative, philosophical

you must be cursed

To the west a narrow artery connects to the rural laboratory.
To the east a twisted pathway opens to the cool walkway.
To the north a twisted gap connects to the continental laboratory.
To the south a dripping hallway connects to the classical office.

the continental laboratory

The floor is cluttered with ashes. Green razorgrass is decaying in cracks in the floor. The air tastes like lemongrass here. There are twelve Satyrs here. The Satyrs are performing a ritual. If not interrupted, the Satyrs will become more powerful.

There is an engraving on the floor written in Satyrs Script.

I could not try leaving.

There is a basket here.
To the north a narrow threshold connects to the ordinary chapel.
To the south a twisted gap connects to the peaceful oubliette.

the ordinary chapel

There is a trap here. When activated, a pressure plate will launch a blade. There are a Darkmantle, a Kuo-Toa Whip, a Barbed Devil, a Fire Snake, and a Manes here. The brick walls are ruined. The air tastes like vanilla here. Green moss is swaying in broken urns. The floor is glossy.

There is a potato here.
To the west a dripping gap connects to the modest well.
To the north a dripping hallway leads to the unexpected barracks.
To the south a narrow threshold connects to the continental laboratory.

the classical office

Blue ferns are decaying in cracks in the floor. The air tastes like carnation here.

To the east a twisted hallway opens to the smooth latrine.
To the north a dripping hallway connects to the peaceful oubliette.

the cool walkway

Yellow ferns are swaying in broken urns. There are a Young Faerie Dragon, a Fire Elemental, a Bearded Devil, and a Scout here. The wooden walls are bloodstained.

There is an engraving on the wall written in common.

Cuffaidumlamca

dangerous and academic

statistical, continuous, impressive

There is a mug here.
To the west a twisted pathway opens to the peaceful oubliette.

the old laboratory

The air smells like umami here. The stone walls are bloodstained. Blue lichens are swaying in a patch on the floor. There are a Displacer Beast and a Lizard King here.

There is an engraving on a monolith written in Satyrs Script.

I am alone.

I tried giving up.

To the south a twisted gap leads to the rural laboratory.

the usual chapel

Green lichens are sprouting from the ceiling. The air smells like chamomile here. The floor is bloodstained.

To the east a narrow path opens to the rural laboratory.
To the north a twisted artery leads to the strange atrium.
To the south a hazy cave leads to the rotten summoning room.

the smooth latrine

There are an Ape, a Swarm of Bats, a Merrow, a Giant Vulture, a Giant Toad, and a Green Dragon Wyrmling here. The concrete walls are caving in.

There is an engraving on a stone written in common.

Cuffaidumlamca

straight and exclusive

A table is a school

rational, formal, excited

They are hidden

balanced, imperial, conventional

pleasant, basic, sophisticated

Cuffaidumlamca

Chuck Carrington The Cynical is here.
To the west a twisted hallway leads to the classical office.

the modest well

There are twelve Satyrs here. The obsidion walls are ruined. The air tastes like fungus here. Gray ferns are decaying from the walls. The floor is cluttered with bones. One of the Satyrs is working a mechanism that can flood the room.

There is an engraving on a tablet written in common.

A pin is an index

steady and dull

All of us are dying

strict, bare, competent

annual, considerable, marine

Cuffaidumlamca

relevant, provincial, civilian

A pin is an index

To the east a dripping gap opens to the ordinary chapel.

the strange atrium

There are a Swarm of Ravens, a Tribal Warrior, a Tiger, a Quipper, a Giant Toad, a Twig Blight, a Giant Crocodile, and a Peryton here. The floor is cluttered with ashes. The mirrored walls are scratched. The air smells like freshly cut hay here.

To the north a windy artery leads to the surprising privy.
To the south a twisted artery connects to the usual chapel.

the surprising privy

White mushrooms are swaying from the ceiling. The glass walls are covered in mold. The floor is sticky.

Cuffaidumlamca is here.
To the west a narrow cave leads to the old barracks.
To the south a windy artery opens to the strange atrium.

the unexpected barracks

There is a trap here. When activated, a magical proximity detector will launch a poison dart. Red razorgrass is sprouting in broken urns.

To the south a dripping hallway leads to the ordinary chapel.

the rotten summoning room

There are twelve Satyrs here. The obsidion walls are caving in. The floor is glossy. One of the Satyrs is on watch, the rest are caring for babies.

To the north a hazy cave opens to the usual chapel.

the old barracks

The glass walls are scratched. The air smells like baked potato here.

There is an engraving on a monolith written in Satyrs Script.

A roof is a marsh

yet essential

All of us are joyful

fresh and blank

primary, dominant, continuous

To the east a narrow cave connects to the surprising privy.