The Resort of the Ancients
This is Arthur's sketch of the Ancient Artists' Resort with some details of each location. Updated 11/16/2006.
#1 Magically trapped floor; about six tables around a central stand; empty frames on the walls; Some suggested a children's museum, but is probably a gift shop.
#2 Storage shed for gardening supplies and some building materials and musical instrument parts; was closed; BLADES emptied
#3-#5 Three archways that can be closed; Musical instruments were here, but the hobgoblins looted them; Magical windchimes hanging that alert to "invaders?"
#6 Stairway platform to the upper walkway and the Artisans' Mall; currently controlled by the Insane Dwarf Posse by virtue of their front door opening onto this platform
#7 Artisans' Mall; Home of the Insane Dwarf Posse; Upper entrance to #6 with an add-on door; Lower entrance closed with an Ancient door; possible source of their insanity
#8 Plaza restaurant kitchen
#9 Structural Tower - no apparent entrance
#10 Stairway platform to the upper walkway and the plaza cafe
#11 Arthur's Ancient Artist's home; Painter who recreated his life's work with Arthur's help; AA had scared off the hobgoblins, but they still looted what they could
(#12 & #13) Stone worker's home; Hobgoblins looted except for extremely heavy stones
#14 Potter's Shed; Magic kickwheel intact; Golems destroyed by BLADES
#15 Sculptress' home; door was closed; Ruggers was guarding her still; remnants of her moving statues still exist inspite of The Nightmare of War's destruction
#16 Mathematician; Oxo's book
#17 Structural
#18 Unknown; Could be the elevator to The Director's compound
(#19 - #21) One building; former home of the Screaming Ghouls; Dowstairs there is a nave with 4 stores and two stairways; Upstairs is a common dining hall for two cafes; 50 sarcophagi surround the upper level with half honoring former residents of The Resort; Sputnik and Costigan were temporarily drained of a level; Fred was Death from Above to kill the Screaming Ghouls
#22 Stairway platform to the upper walkway and the Residential Quarter
#23 Stairway platform of the upper walkway that the BLADES use to jump to the secured area at the exit
#24 - #26 Might be The Director's home; The Director established The Resort as the pinnacle of Ancients' Culture
#27 Taxidermist's home; Killer Cutie Squirrels almost got Raybur and menaced Arthur; Almost Life-like was recovered from here (tweezers of undead creation)
#28 Structural tower
#29 Unknown
#30 Open; Looted by the hobgoblins; Several painters lived here; no golems left
#31 Metal workers; Emptied in an orderly fashion; only large items left including some stone blocks
#32 Chefs' Kitchen; Cabinets full of the most perfect food supplies; Home of the Killer Tastykake
#33 Crack House; Crystalline golem that used "strategy" rock below the hole in the ceiling; BAD multi-media art
#34 Previously opened; probably a base of operations for orcs or hobgoblins
#35 No golems; Has lacquered furniture; Embroiderer; Four foot square low magic tapestry of an aerial view of The Resort; Magical belt, sandals, needles, thread box and thimble
#36 No golems; Carpet maker's with two magical carpets
#37 Golem, but we deactivate; Four Glass cases of figurines carved from ceramics, stone or coral. Woodland creatures, sea creatures, Ancient and Walrusmen soldiers and dinosaurs
#38 Bellmaker;
(#39 & #40) Killer Whirligig;
#41 Plaza Cafe; automated voice welcomes guests and menus appear
#42 Teenage Poet; only haiku scrawled on the walls and the body of an Ancient who starved to death
#43 Theatre Office; Posters of shows on walls; Crystal Parrot left in place and Golems intact
#44 Dome
#45 Structural
#46 Structural
#47 Koi Lake; BLADES found the Puzzle Ring of Eternal Misery here