The death of [34 Sorcerer] Vx (Grey Elf)

in A Painted Cavern

from the perspective of [38 Assassin] Fraglo *-* Warlords *-* (Troll)

<worn as a badge>    a symbol of a sword thrust through a cresent moon [superior] [68%]
<worn on head>       a crown of stars (glowing) (humming)
<worn on eyes>       a pair of blue-tinted gnomish eyeglasses
<worn in ear>        a dangling dematite earring [73%]
<worn in ear>        an aboleth's shrunken head
<worn on face>       a stony granite face [poor] (glowing)
<worn around neck>   the service tags of the squad [poor] (glowing)
<worn around neck>   an honor of guards medallion [78%]
<worn on body>       a ghostly shimmering set of armor (glowing) [67%]
<worn about body>    the masters cloak (glowing) [60%]
<worn as quiver>     a fringed quiver
<worn about waist>   a belt bearing the seal of Baal
<worn on belt buckle>an ankylosaur tail club of damage (glowing)
<worn on arms>       some gladiators vambraces [83%]
<worn around wrist>  a chain-linked raider's bracelet
<worn around wrist>  a chain-linked raider's bracelet of dexterity [87%]
<worn on hands>      some razor-knuckled blood crystal gloves
<worn on finger>     a band of fiery persistance [poor]
<worn on finger>     an obsidian circle of endurance
<primary weapon>     a slimy troglodyte claw [superior]
<secondary weapon>   a slimy troglodyte claw [superior]
<worn on legs>       a pair of celestial leg plates
<worn on feet>       the shoes of sprinting (glowing)

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The Searing Sands of the Calimshan Desert
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 277v/285V Pos: standing >
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The Searing Sands of the Calimshan Desert
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 277v/285V Pos: standing >
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Sand Dunes of the Calimshan Desert
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 276v/285V Pos: standing >
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The Searing Sands of the Calimshan Desert
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 276v/285V Pos: standing >
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The Searing Sands of the Calimshan Desert
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 275v/285V Pos: standing >
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The Searing Sands of the Calimshan Desert
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 274v/285V Pos: standing >
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The Searing Sands of the Calimshan Desert
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 274v/285V Pos: standing >
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The Searing Sands of the Calimshan Desert
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 273v/285V Pos: standing >
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The Searing Sands of the Calimshan Desert
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 272v/285V Pos: standing >
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Sand Dunes of the Calimshan Desert
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 272v/285V Pos: standing >
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Sand Dunes of the Calimshan Desert
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 271v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Along a Mountain Trail
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Along a Mountain Trail
</map>
Along a Mountain Trail
    The mountain trail continues along here.
At first, the trail is nothing more than a
small ledge above the valley, but then it turns
into a full path that leads towards the north
east. The trail looks rarely used.
Obvious exits: -East  -South
A lizardman huntress prepares her spears and nets.(Red Aura)
A burly wild-elf ranger patrols the jungle.

< 709h/709H 271v/285V Pos: standing >
Alas, you cannot go that way. . . .

< 709h/709H 272v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Along a Mountain Trail
</map>
Along a Mountain Trail
    The mountain trail continues along here.
At first, the trail is nothing more than a
small ledge above the valley, but then it turns
into a full path that leads towards the north
east. The trail looks rarely used.
Obvious exits: -North -Southwest
The corpse of a small alligator is lying here.

< 709h/709H 269v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Along a Mountain Trail
</map>
Along a Mountain Trail
    The mountain trail continues along here.
At first, the trail is nothing more than a
small ledge above the valley, but then it turns
into a full path that leads towards the north
east. The trail looks rarely used.
Obvious exits: -West  -Northeast
The corpse of an army ant scout is lying here.

< 709h/709H 267v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Along a Mountain Trail
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Along a Mountain Trail
</map>
Along a Mountain Trail
    The mountain trail continues along here.
At first, the trail is nothing more than a
small ledge above the valley, but then it turns
into a full path that leads towards the north
east. The trail looks rarely used.
Obvious exits: -East  -West 
An elder bullywug prepares for a hunting trip.(Red Aura)

< 709h/709H 265v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Above a Verdant Jungle
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Above a Verdant Jungle
</map>
Above a Verdant Jungle
   The deep Rift Valley Jungle lies far below, its deep green canopy
spotted with tiny spots of brilliant color.  There are hand-holds in the
face of the cliff that head downward out of sight and a narrow trail leads
off to the south.
Obvious exits: -East  -South -Down 
The corpse of a fuzzy spider is lying here.
A bright yellow millipede swirls about in a show of color.(Red Aura)
A young adult bullywug wanders the village.(Red Aura)

< 709h/709H 263v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
You see nothing.

< 709h/709H 267v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Slippery Cliff Face
</map>
A Slippery Cliff Face
   Cloying, warm, humid air rises up from below to cling to the sheer
stone of the cliff face.  The way down to the jungle is treacherous, but
the view is beautiful to behold.  The jungle canopy below stretches to the
north and west, dotted with flowers of all colors and varieties.  The
hand-holds continue both up and down, but the climb is one for fools.
Obvious exits: -Up    -Down 

< 709h/709H 269v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Slippery Cliff Face
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Slippery Cliff Face
</map>
A Slippery Cliff Face
   Cloying, warm, humid air rises up from below to cling to the sheer
stone of the cliff face.  The way down to the jungle is treacherous, but
the view is beautiful to behold.  The jungle canopy below stretches to the
north and west, dotted with flowers of all colors and varieties.  The
hand-holds continue both up and down, but the climb is one for fools.
Obvious exits: -Up    -Down 
A wild boar roots through the humus searching for food.
There are some tracks.

< 709h/709H 269v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Slippery Cliff Face
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Slippery Cliff Face
</map>
A Slippery Cliff Face
   Cloying, warm, humid air rises up from below to cling to the sheer
stone of the cliff face.  The way down to the jungle is treacherous, but
the view is beautiful to behold.  The jungle canopy below stretches to the
north and west, dotted with flowers of all colors and varieties.  The
hand-holds continue both up and down, but the climb is one for fools.
Obvious exits: -Up    -Down 
A bullywug shaman wanders the village.(Red Aura)
There are some tracks.

< 709h/709H 268v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Slippery Cliff Face
</map>
A Slippery Cliff Face
   Cloying, warm, humid air rises up from below to cling to the sheer
stone of the cliff face.  The way down to the jungle is treacherous, but
the view is beautiful to behold.  The jungle canopy below stretches to the
north and west, dotted with flowers of all colors and varieties.  The
hand-holds continue both up and down, but the climb is one for fools.
Obvious exits: -Up    -Down 

< 709h/709H 267v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Even With the Canopy
</map>
Even With the Canopy
   The slippery hand-holds meet the canopy here, exposed to the sunlight
and colors that are normally held in the darkness and gloom of the jungle.
Moisture clings to the sheer face of the cliff making climbing dangerous.
Birds and other creatures can be seen darting through the canopy, and the
echoing cries of both the hunted and the hunters can be heard slicing
through the moist air below.
Obvious exits: -Up    -Down 

< 709h/709H 267v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Steep Path
</map>
A Steep Path
   The narrow path is nothing more than a few hand and foot-holds spaced
on the sheer face of the cliff.  Vines reach up from the jungle below and
some even hang down from the canopy that is still just above.  The sounds
and smell of the humid jungle penetrate the air, and moisture clings to
the slippery stone face of the cliff making the climb treacherous.
Obvious exits: -Up    -Down 

< 709h/709H 266v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Deep in the Rift Valley Jungle
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Deep in the Rift Valley Jungle
</map>
Deep in the Rift Valley Jungle
   The jagged cliffs that enclose this strange valley run along the south and
west, closing off all passage.  Despite the gloom, a wide variety of plants and
fungi have found a way to grow down here on the jungle floor, most are small
though, and subsist on the life juices of the trees and vines that have found a
way to reach upward to the life-giving sunlight.  The small flowers and
mushrooms that dot the exposed roots and trunks of the trees here add bright
splashes of color to the otherwise colorless world beneath the jungle canopy
above.  Where there are plants there are animals, from tiny poisonous frogs to
massive tigers, and insects that vary from tiny gnats to unspeakable freaks of
nature and magic.  The jungle continues to the north and west.
Obvious exits: -North -West  -Up   
The corpse of a bullywug scout is lying here.
The corpse of a Centaur is lying here.
A bullywug waddles through town.(Red Aura)

< 709h/709H 265v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
A bullywug hunter who is a brief walk away to your west.
A senior shaman who is rather far off above you.

< 709h/709H 267v/285V Pos: standing >
Ye roll up yer sleeves, and examine the dead...
The corpse of Rhuarc is made of flesh and appears to be of average quality.
The corpse of Rhuarc has an item value of 1.
It appears to be the corpse of Rhuarc.
Nothing.

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
A halfling scout who is close by to your north.
The azurian who is close by to your north.
A brightly colored lizard who is close by to your west.
A bullywug hunter who is a brief walk away to your west.

< 709h/709H 285v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Deep in the Rift Valley Jungle
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Deep in the Rift Valley Jungle
</map>
Deep in the Rift Valley Jungle
   A dense canopy created by the treetops high above lets very little, if any
light down to the jungle floor, making it relatively easy to travel through.
Dense jungle growth described in bard's tales is really only at the edges of
the jungle, where light can pass through to the ground.  It is clear that the
fancy bards that sing such tales have never truly experienced the deep jungle.
Tree trunks stretch into the heavens, as do various lianas and vines that cling
to them as they make their own way upward.  Various parasitic flowers cling to
the lianas and tree trunks adding color for those actually able to see in this
paralyzing darkness.
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 
A bright red and yellow lizard basks here.

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Deep in the Rift Valley Jungle
</map>
Deep in the Rift Valley Jungle
   The simple word 'darkness' has a new meaning here.  Strange odors, mixtures
of the rot and decay of the jungle floor and the sweet smelling flowers that
dot even this gloomy area, add the scent and taste of mystery to the darkness.
Cries of animals seep through the humid air, some familiar, others so spine-
tingling that they reach down into one's soul and tickle at some primal,
unidentifiable fear.  Though some vague light does reach the down this far
when the sun is at its highest, it simply creates more shades of darkness to
cloak the creatures that travel here.  Bards sing tales of lost cities, and
great adventures in places like this, but the tales of this jungle are few, and
it is easy to see why, few are hearty enough to withstand a darkness such as
this.
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West 

< 709h/709H 281v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
A young tapir who is close by to your north.
An elderly woman who is close by to your north.
A bullywug hunter who is not far off to your north.
A pandinus scorpion who is a brief walk away to your north.
A striped tiger who is a brief walk away to your north.
An ophidian warrior who is in the distance to your north.
A brightly colored lizard who is not far off to your east.
A bullywug adult who is not far off to your east.
A bullywug hunter who is close by to your west.
An unassuming woodcarver who is close by to your west.
A bullywug hunter who is not far off to your west.

< 709h/709H 281v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Deep in the Rift Valley Jungle
</map>
Deep in the Rift Valley Jungle
   A thin mahogany stands here, its gnarled roots outsizing its trunk by at
least four times.  It, as well as the thin brown basarola near it, provides
support for several parasitic ferns and flowers that seem quite content to
survive here in the dank darkness.  The ferns and flowers add an acrid tang to
the air that only heightens the stench of the decaying humus that pads the
jungle floor.  The humus has been stirred up by some creature either digging
for food or creating a burrow, and the exposed dirt shows the wriggling tracks
of small maggots and millipedes.
Obvious exits: -North -East  -South -West  -Down 

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Along a Cliff in the Rift Valley Jungle
</map>
Along a Cliff in the Rift Valley Jungle
   Dense foliage clings to the steep cliffs that enclose this warm and humid
valley, tearing at their stony walls in some vain attempt to escape.  Warm,
humid breezes bounce off the steep walls to wind through the tall trees,
making the plants dance ever so slightly.  The breeze doesn't cool anything
down at all, but it does relieve a bit of the stench from the rotting
vegetation that supports the life in every jungle known.  As the jungle
stretches outward from here, one can sense a certain darkness, a darkness that
goes beyond simple lack of light.
Obvious exits: -North -South# -West 
A deep purple orchid hangs from a vine.

< 709h/709H 281v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
A young tapir who is a brief walk away to your north.
An elderly woman who is a brief walk away to your north.
A pandinus scorpion who is in the distance to your north.
A striped tiger who is in the distance to your north.
The bright quetzel who is close by to your west.
A shambling mound who is not far off to your west.
A brightly colored lizard who is a brief walk away to your west.

< 709h/709H 281v/285V Pos: standing >
Ok.

< 709h/709H 285v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Dark, Well-Traveled Cave
</map>
A Dark, Well-Traveled Cave
   Shuffling sounds and the constant drip of water echo from deeper within the
cave here.  The darkness is almost complete, even bright lights cast long
shadows on the jagged stone, shadows that could hide any manner of beasts.
There is no dust on the cave floor, and the stone has been worn smooth by the
passage of many feet, but the cave appears to end here, revealing no other
exits.
Obvious exits: -North -South

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >
Ok.

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >
A jungle squirrel enters from the south.

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
You see nothing.

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Entryway to the Lizardman Caves
</map>
Entryway to the Lizardman Caves
   A sign proclaiming "Clan Achelen's Domain, Invaders and Elves shall be
Slain".  It would seem that many of the lizardmen are confident in their
abilities and have no fear of visitors, others are somewhat less trusting.  A
foolhardy adventurer may get lucky though and find themselves treated as
friends.
Obvious exits: -North -East  -West 
[2] The corpse of a lizardman guard is lying here.

< 709h/709H 282v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
A jungle squirrel who is close by to your north.

< 709h/709H 282v/285V Pos: standing >
Ok.

< 709h/709H 285v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Guardsman's Cave
</map>
A Guardsman's Cave
   Stone benches stand against the walls ready for the guards that must stay
here to protect the entrance to the lizardman caves.  Marks on one of the walls
show that bored guards must engage in contests of spear and dagger throwing to
pass the time.  Racks line the walls, full of spears and thin javelins as well
as clubs and other weapons.  Despite the crude work on the benches and the
walls, it is clear that the lizardmen take special care of their weapons for
these are the tools of their survival.
Obvious exits: -South -West 
The corpse of the chieftain's aid is lying here.
[2] The corpse of a lizardman guard is lying here.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
You see nothing.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
You see nothing.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
You see nothing.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: Entryway to the Lizardman Caves
</map>
Entryway to the Lizardman Caves
   A sign proclaiming "Clan Achelen's Domain, Invaders and Elves shall be
Slain".  It would seem that many of the lizardmen are confident in their
abilities and have no fear of visitors, others are somewhat less trusting.  A
foolhardy adventurer may get lucky though and find themselves treated as
friends.
Obvious exits: -North# -East  -West 
[2] The corpse of a lizardman guard is lying here.

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Rocky Cave
</map>
A Rocky Cave
   The cave appears to come to a dead-end here, blocked by rubble and broken
stalactites.  At the same time it is evident that many people have passed by
here, perhaps the lizardman guards must patrol into this small area as well.  A
stone bench rests out of the way in a niche to the south, indicating that, if
nothing else, guards must pause here to rest.
Obvious exits: -East  -Down 
The corpse of a lizardman guard is lying here.

< 709h/709H 282v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
You see nothing.

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Steep Cave
</map>
A Steep Cave
   The cave is so steep here that it is hard to keep one's footing.  A slick
coating of water clinging to the walls and floor of the cave are of no
assistance either.  The rock is cooler than the air and draws the moisture out
of the humid air.  Easy to defend due to its steep grade and narrow confines,
it is easy to see why the lizardmen have made their homes here.  Only the
insane, or those with a death wish, would dare to make war upon them in these
caves and caverns.
This area seems to be exceptionally narrow!
Obvious exits: -Up    -Down 

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
You see nothing.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Twisted Juncture in the Caves
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Twisted Juncture in the Caves
</map>
A Twisted Juncture in the Caves
   Caves lead away into darkness to the north, east and upward.  Faint flashes
of light through the narrow entrance to the east signal that someone or
something may be there.  There is little movement of air through these caves,
leaving a stale, foul smell in the air.  It is interesting to note that all the
stalactites throughout these caves have been painstakingly broken down from the
ceiling, the reasons for this remain somewhat unclear.
Obvious exits: -North -East  -Up   
The corpse of a lizardman guard is lying here.
A Human (medium) stands in mid-air here.
A Halfling (small)  -=Celestial Sigil=- stands, floating here.
A Grey Elf (medium) stands, floating here.

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >
A Grey Elf leaves north.
A Human leaves north.
You quickly scan the area.
A Human who is close by to your north.
A Halfling who is close by to your north.
A Grey Elf who is close by to your north.
A lizardman guard who is close by to your north.
A lizardman child who is close by to your east.
A lizardman child who is close by to your east.
A lizardman child who is close by to your east.

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >
Hint: Try 'toggle battle' before your next fight.  It displays attacks a little more vividly.

< 709h/709H 285v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Three-Way Intersection
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Three-Way Intersection
</map>
A Three-Way Intersection
   Caves lead off to the north, south and west, but it is to dark in any of
these directions to know what is in them.  The floor of the cave has been worn
smooth by the passing of many feet, and clearly still sees heavy use.  Water is
present everywhere, not in pools but in the air and clinging to the walls in a
wet, glossy film.  Strange odors seem to ooze in through the cave entrance to
the west.
Obvious exits: -North -South -West 
An albino salamander moves about cautiously.
There are some tracks heading north.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
A lizardman guard who is close by to your west.
A lizardman shaman who is close by to your west.
The tribal shaman who is close by to your west.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Sharp Turn
</map>
A Sharp Turn
   The caves make a sharp turn from the south to the east here.  To the south
the cave is quite level but to the east there is a sharp slope downward.
Moisture clings to the rough stone, making it less painful to brush against but
by no means providing any comfort.  It is only slightly cooler here than in the
jungle above, but certainly just as humid and uncomfortable.
This area seems to be exceptionally narrow!
Obvious exits: -East  -South

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
An albino salamander who is close by to your south.

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Sloping Cave
</map>
A Sloping Cave
   A steep, well-traveled incline here leads into other caverns.  It is clear
that there must be a network of caverns hidden here inside the mountains,
though how many lizardmen might be hidden here is a mystery.  Rough stone lines
the walls but the steep floor has been worn smooth by the passage of many feet.
Water clings to the walls, though it is cooler than the jungle these caves are
hidden from, the humidity is thick and cloying, leaving moisture on the cool
stone walls as a sign of its presence.  The cave climbs up slightly to the west
and drops steeply downward to the east.
Obvious exits: -West  -Down 

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
You see nothing.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: An Intersection of Caves
</map>
An Intersection of Caves
   Several different caves meet here.  A large cavern can be seen through a
narrow opening to the east and a smaller cave continues to the south.  Yet
another different cave climbs almost straight upward from here with a slight
angle to the west.  The well-worn cave floor and broken stalactites are clear
signs that the lizardmen also make these caves their home.
Obvious exits: -East  -South -Up   

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >
You quickly scan the area.
A Human who is close by to your east.
A Grey Elf who is close by to your east.
The lizardman painter who is close by to your east.
A lizardman warrior who is not far off to your east.
A lizardman warrior who is not far off to your east.
A lizardman priestess who is not far off to your east.
A lizardman woman who is not far off to your east.
A lizardman child who is not far off to your east.
A lizardman child who is not far off to your east.
A giant beetle who is close by to your south.
The lizardman engineer who is not far off to your south.

< 709h/709H 283v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Painted Cavern
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Painted Cavern
</map>
A Painted Cavern
   Paintings adorn every face of the cavern, even the roughest parts of the
walls have been painted with extracts from various jungle flowers.  Most of the
artwork is abstract, made up of interlocked circles, squares, and triangles of
various colors.  Some parts of the walls show startlingly realistic portrayals
of lizardmen and elves at war, or lizardmen fighting some of the creatures of
the jungle.  It is clear that the artist has great skill and knowledge of just
which blends of colors to use.  Additional caverns extend to the north and east
and a small cave opening is to the west.
Obvious exits: -North -East  -West 
A Human (medium) stands in mid-air here.
A Halfling (small)  -=Celestial Sigil=- stands, floating here.
A Grey Elf (medium) stands, floating here.
(Q)A young lizardman is painting the walls.(Red Aura)

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >
You snap into visibility.
[Damage: 63 ] A Grey Elf makes a strange sound as you place a slimy troglodyte claw [superior] in his back.
[Damage: 62 ] A Grey Elf makes a strange sound as you place a slimy troglodyte claw [superior] in his back.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >
< T: Fraglo TP: sta TC:excellent E: A Grey Elf sta EP:  nasty wounds >
 A lizardman guard enters from the north.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >
< T: Fraglo TP: sta TC:excellent E: A Grey Elf sta EP:  nasty wounds >
 A Human starts casting an offensive spell.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >
< T: Fraglo TP: sta TC:excellent E: A Grey Elf sta EP:  nasty wounds >
 A Grey Elf misses you.
A Grey Elf misses you.

< 709h/709H 284v/285V Pos: standing >
< T: Fraglo TP: sta TC:excellent E: A Grey Elf sta EP:  nasty wounds >
 You attempt to flee...

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Large Lizardman Home
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Large Lizardman Home
</map>
A Large Lizardman Home
   Several lizardman fishermen must live here, carefully woven nets hang from
pegs an the walls and even the ceiling.  Posts in the center of the room have
been erected, extending up to the high ceiling in this cave.  It appears that
the posts serve more as a place to hang more nets and fishing gear rather than
in any supporting role for the ceiling, in fact one of the posts is leaning at
an odd angle, standing only because it is wedged between the ceiling and the
floor.  Blankets lie in a variety of different spots on the floor marking the
sleeping spots of the lizardmen that live here.
Obvious exits: -South
A carefully woven net has been left behind.
An elderly hunter rests here.(Red Aura)
A young lizardman woman is learning about nets and fishing.(Red Aura)
An elderly lizardman repairs his nets.(Red Aura)
A sturdy fisherman is stretched out, sound asleep.(Red Aura)
A sturdy fisherman is stretched out, sound asleep.(Red Aura)
You flee northward!

< 709h/709H 277v/285V Pos: standing >
Backstab who?

< 709h/709H 278v/285V Pos: standing >
Backstab who?

< 709h/709H 281v/285V Pos: standing >

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Painted Cavern
</map>

<map>
Zone: Rift Valley Jungle.
Room: A Painted Cavern
</map>
A Painted Cavern
   Paintings adorn every face of the cavern, even the roughest parts of the
walls have been painted with extracts from various jungle flowers.  Most of the
artwork is abstract, made up of interlocked circles, squares, and triangles of
various colors.  Some parts of the walls show startlingly realistic portrayals
of lizardmen and elves at war, or lizardmen fighting some of the creatures of
the jungle.  It is clear that the artist has great skill and knowledge of just
which blends of colors to use.  Additional caverns extend to the north and east
and a small cave opening is to the west.
Obvious exits: -North -East  -West 
A young lizardman patrols the caves.(Red Aura)
A Human (medium) stands in mid-air here. (Casting) 
A Halfling (small)  -=Celestial Sigil=- stands, floating here.
A Grey Elf (medium) stands, floating here.
(Q)A young lizardman is painting the walls.(Red Aura)

< 709h/709H 281v/285V Pos: standing >
[Damage: 62 ] A Grey Elf makes a strange sound as you place a slimy troglodyte claw [superior] in his back.
[Damage: 41 ] A Grey Elf makes a strange sound as you place a slimy troglodyte claw [superior] in his back.
A Grey Elf's long fur [superior] was completely destroyed by the massive blow!
A Grey Elf's drow-made ivory badge was completely destroyed by the massive blow!
A Grey Elf is dead! R.I.P.
You receive your share of experience.
The smell of fresh blood enters your body, infusing you with power!