The Expensive Press

Overview

The Expensive Press is constructed on a crystal tree. Some rooms of it are flooded. A lunar eclipse is happening outside. It is occupied by Orc. Joshua Ash The Self-Centred, an Assassin is here. The Orc are the slaves of Joshua Ash The Self-Centred. He is founding a new religion.

Artifact

Uaecdaeb Fuhh

Uaecdaeb Fuhh looks like a glassy monument. It smells like moss. Light bends near it. When eaten it burns the mind.

Locations

the pleasant stairwell

There is a trap here. When activated, a magical sound detector will shoot a lightning bolt. The air smells like rye bread here. There are a Giant Vulture, a Giant Poisonous Snake, a Mezzoloth, a Baboon, a Will-O’-Wisp, and a Half-Ogre here. The wooden walls are covered in mold.

the marine coliseum

The concrete walls are covered in mold.

There is an engraving on the ceiling written in common.

O dire you

even, appropriate, due

yet informal

all is true

the secure asylum

The floor is cluttered with bones. Yellow ferns are growing in a patch on the floor. The air tastes like pennyroyal here.

the hilarious bath

The floor is glossy. The concrete walls are scratched.

the stupid nursery

The air tastes like acetone here. There are a Grell and a Young Bronze Dragon here. White ferns are decaying in broken urns.

the presidential dormitory

There is a trap here. When activated, a magical rune will launch a swinging block. Blue lichens are swaying in cracks in the floor. There are a Winter Wolf, a Sahuagin Baron, a Bronze Dragon Wyrmling, and a Deer here.

the grand labyrinth

There are eighteen Orcs here. The air smells like orris here. One of the Orc is pointing a ballista at the entrance.

There are an Imp, a Quaggoth, a Kuo-Toa Archpriest, a Succubus, and a Flying Snake here. The floor is sticky. The air smells like herbs here. Red lichens are sprouting from the ceiling.

the visible chapel

There is a trap here. When activated, a magical proximity detector will open a large pit in the floor.

There is an engraving on a stone written in common.

I found The Expensive Press.

I could not try hiding.

the clean cloister

Green mushrooms are sprouting in a patch on the floor. There are eighteen Orcs here. One of the Orc is pointing a ballista at the entrance.

the amber well

The air tastes like cucumber skin here. There is a trap here. When activated, a tripwire will make the walls close in.

There is an engraving on a stone written in common.

They are maddened

but never tense

legislative and informal

always comprehensive

the frozen walkway

The floor is sticky. The wooden walls are bloodstained. The air smells like peach here.

the artificial courtyard

The air tastes like laundered cloth here. Green razorgrass is growing in a patch on the floor. The metallic walls are bloodstained.