Floodland

Area Designer:

Steppin Razor

Reset:

15 minutes, occupied

Directions:

To the Great Road Swamp Entrance:

s*s*s*s*w*w*w*w*w*w*nw*w*w*nw*w*nw*nw*w*w*sw*s*s*sw*sw*w*sw*nw*nw*w*sw (from Skara Brae Docks)

To the Idol:

w*sw*sw*e*e*sw*se*s*e*se*se*n (from Great Road Entrance)

To Arsenius:

s*ne*n*e*se*nw*nw*e*se*2e*nw (from Idol)

To the Imperial Citadel:

s*e*s*2e*n*e*2n*3w*nw*nw*w*nw*s*se*se*se (from Foot of the Empire Wharf, Sanctuary)

To NW Crystal Beach:

d*sw*w*sw*3e*s*se*se*se (from Deep in the Swamp)

To DOOM portal:

n*w*nw*e*nw*u (from NW Crystal Beach)

Story / History:

Once a stronghold of Imperial authority, this province has in recent times decayed into a state of semi-lawlessness. Its imperial governor, out of contact with the royal authorities for years, has been forced to usurp Imperial power for himself, hoping to preserve his ancestral territory along the shores of the Dragon Sea. Covering vast stretches of land between Skara Brae and the city of Sanctuary, the Floodland is home to many a merchant caravan on its way to vast riches, but is also the site of a strange collection of mystics, prophets, and wayward monks of all kinds.

Mobs of Note:

Governor Fzort - (Imperial purple robe), hidden guardian - (mithril sword), Y' Gael - (icon of Atrii, garnet-set leather shield), Arsenius - (coiling vine bracelet, thin tin bracelet), basalt idol - (crocodile tear), dumb troll - (sturdy boots), Prosper - (staff of guidance), swamp wraith - (misty potion), elven wanderer - (elven leather greaves), George - (dressmaker shears)

General Zone Strategies:

To get to the fortress, track to the hidden gate guardian. Work your way up the tower to Y'Gael and Fzort.

The entrance to DOOM is hidden deep in these swamps. The western shore of the Crystal Beach is the last room you can set a gate before you are prevented.

Potential assembly quest pertaining to George's dressmaker shears he drops on death that holds an interesting item description by someone who self-identifies as "Z" ..

Equipment:

ITEM	TYPE	MOB	DISPLAY
leather bracelet, thin	wrist	Arsenius	mL 5 !rests 5 mana
boots, sturdy	foot	dumb troll	mL 0 !g 3 ac 5 hp
dagger, blazing black	weapon component	rogue	mL 12 !wmcapjs 3D6 10.5 avg 2 dam 2 dex
dressmaker shears, a pair of	other	George (drop on death)	mL 0 !wield !wear value 999999
coiling vine bracelet	wrist	Arsenius	mL 13 !mcjb !n 1 ac 5% hpR 5% mvR
fleck of diamond dust	treasure	Prosper	mL 0 !rests
fragrant vial of frankincense	treasure	chest	mL 0 !rests
garnet-set leather shield	shield	Y' Gael	mL 0 !tn 4 ac 1 wis
leather greaves, elven	leg	elven wanderer	mL 20 !rests 12 ac 10% mvR
letter from Prosper	note	Prosper	mL 0 !rests
misty	potion	swamp wraith	mL 0 !rests protection from good
pile of fabrics	treasure	chest	mL 0 !rests
robe, imperial purple	about	Governor Fzort	mL 0 !rests 5 ac -1 dam 1 wis
robe, purple	about		mL 0 !rests 7 ac -1 ss
silk sheets	treasure	chest	mL 0 !rests
Staff of Guidance	weapon	Prosper	mL 15 mrb! 5D4 12.5 avg -1 con 10 mana
sword, mithril	weapon	hidden guardian	mL 0 !mc 3D6 10.5 avg 5 hp
the crocodile's tear	light	basalt idol	mL 15 !mcpa 10 mana 5% mnR
The Helm of Zork	head	Arsenius	mL 0 !rests missing vnum 9369 from .zon #93
the icon of atrii	hold	Y' Gael	mL 0 !w !n 2 str -2 ss

Maps:

Dank's minimalist attempt to map the Floodlands.

Michael French's Floodlands masterpiece with mob annotations.