Rooms in Hellena

• A Dirt Path - This path doesn't look like it is travled often, for there are few sandal prints in the dust beside yours. Parts of the road are slowly being reclaimed by the brambles and foliage along the roadside. The weather is so pleasent here you feel as if you are truly in paradise.
• A Fork in the Road - The raod, if you can call it a road, forks here. One branch leads to the north while another keeps twisting off into the western horizon. Neither give a clue about where it leads.. so it seems to be up to you to decide. Choose wisely.
• A View Of the Palace - As you top a small rise on this the western branch of the path, you see a magnificent palace gleaming in the hot Meditereanean sun. A little bit further along the path are the gates to this stronghold. This section of the path looks well worn.
• Entrance to the Maze - You have stumbled in to the maze of the minotaur. Here, legend says, young captives from warring states would be cast into the turning, twisting maze to fall prey to the hideous beast. At first the maze does not appear intimidating, but beware, for this particular maze was crafted by one who has defeated every other maze known. It is rumoured the maze master did not even make it out alive...
• The Altar of the Vestal Virgins - You have ignored the warning of the altar screen and passed into this sacred place. The vestal virgins guarded the flame of the goddess of love, Aphrodite with their sanctity. To intrude upon their rituals is certain death.
• The Court - Now isn't this odd. You can HEAR hundreds of voices, and you can FEEL things surrounding you, but you can't SEE anything. Maybe you are blind? No? Well maybe that bright light is blocking your retinal nerves from receiving any other messages. (Which is kinda like being blind.) Whatever the cause, you are venturing further into the secret domain of the gods. They are sure to notice you anytime now.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends. There is the scent of manure to your east, spoiling the pleasant air.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends. There is the howling of dogs to your west. They sound almost feral.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends. There is a fountain to your north.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends. There is an engraving in a tree here.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends. The bubbling fountain is to your west. To the east there is an opening in the hedgerow.
• The Courtyard - You have come to the northernmost end of this seemingly endless courtyard. While around you are still the sights, sounds, and smells of the garden, before you stands the entrance to a gleeming temple.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends. There is a gate leading outside to your west.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends. The spray from the fountain to the east cools you.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends.
• The Courtyard - The scents and breezes of a Mediterranean paradise flow over you. The smell of ripened olive trees and the tangy sweetness of dates make your stomach growl. You feel calmed, but beware, for you have trespassed into the domain of legends. There is a fountain to your north.
• The Entryway - Blinding white light and searing heat sweep over you as you dare to trespass upon the holy ground of the gods. Being the palace of gods, the very walls can sense your presence and cry out aginst the intrusion. Best run before the gods notice the little fly who has wandered into their domain.
• The Fountain - Here in the center of the garden is a magnificent fountain. The statue in the middle is beautifully worked with gold and mother of pearl. Sprays of clear blue water splash into the deep pool of the fountain. As you look down into the water it seems to go on forever. Somone has left their lute here.
• The Gate - Here is the magnificent gateway to the Hellenic past. The columns-both ionic and corithian, make you feel out of place and time. Tread softly here, for this is the home of the most fickle gods man has ever known.
• The Inner Court - The splendor of previous rooms is no match for the opulence present in this room. The entire wealth of the world could not equal this. The very stones beneath your feet are gold, the window screens are spun silver, the chandlier is composed of diamonds. (Why do they need a chandelier when that blasted light is so BRIGHT?) Here the sense of being surrounded by mighty forces makes your head spin. Why you haven't been squashed like the ignorant interloper you are is beyond comprehension.
• The Minotaur's den - This is where the mighty minotaur lives when he is not hunting his latest victims. It is apprently also where he brings all of his kills, for there are bones scattered about the floor and blood stains in the dirt. The scent of the beast hangs heavy in the air and clogs your nostrils. It is very hot in here, and it ranks high on a list of the most dangerous places to be trapped in.
• The Minotaur's den - This is where the mighty minotaur lives when he is not hunting his latest victims. It is apprently also where he brings all of his kills, for there are bones scattered about the floor and blood stains in the dirt. The scent of the beast hangs heavy in the air and clogs your nostrils. It is very hot in here, and it ranks high on a list of the most dangerous places to be trapped in.
• The Mountainside - This path is even steeper than it appeared from the bottom. The twists and turns are both gut wrenching and terrifying. Each time that it appears you will soon reach the top, the air shifts and roils in massive thunderclaps. Ever heard those warnings about tresspassing into the realm of gods?
• The Nave - The nave is a side hallway similar to the apse, only different. Here the lesser gods await the pleasure (or wait out the displeasure) of Zeus. Zeus has a mighty temper, so some of these individuals have been waiting awhile. There is a strange grating on the floor here.
• The Northern Fork - This is the northern branch of the dusty path. Despite the fact that this trail is no more well traveled that that you have just left, the vegetation does not encroach upon the path. Seems as if even the grass respects this trail... perhaps it is protected by strong magic.
• The Outer Hall - This is the beginning of the grand processional hallway that leads to the throne of Zeus. Here lesser gods can put in their request to see the ruler of the world. Despite its purpose, this hall is empty. Yet you can hear voices that seem to be all about you.
• The Path - Outside the garden walls you are free to roam in the beautiful countryside of Hellena. The breezes keep the heat from being oppresive. You seem to all alone in thie gorgeous paradise. The well worn dirt path leads off into the western horizon, dipping slightly over a hill.
• The Path before the Mountain - Here the path ends before a winding trail up a steep mountainside. This trail is also not impeeded with overgrowth, but it still does not look welcoming. Even as you try to determine what is at the summit, far above, the very air shifts and everything becomes hazy and unclear. You can travel up this fey path, or go back the way you have come.
• The Portal to the Heavans - As you stumble into this portal the hair on the back of your neck stands on end. All around you the light bends and contorts, obliterating any view which might have existed of the mountain's summit. Your body feels weightless one moment, and heavey as granite the next. Vertigo sweeps over you in waves, and you are spinning so quickly it is quite literally possible to kiss your own butt good-bye. As you spin in one final rotation before you pass out, a dim light off to the left (or is it the right... you are SO disoriented!!) catches your eye.
• The Realm of the Keeper - The mugy heat of the upper rooms in this palace has turned to a scorching, searing heat the threatens to melt the flesh from your bones. Flames flick out from the walls burning your clothes from your body. The tangible feeling of doom combines with the musky scent of your sweat. All of your senses scream for retreat. Only now do you begin to hear the cackling laughter of the one who's domain this is.
• The Smithy of the Gods - Through a rising wave of steam and sparks you make out the blackened interior of the smithy of the gods. Here all the mighty armor and weapons and horseshoes are forged. The heat is oppressive and the vapour choking. Anyone who could work in this environment must be very stalwart.
• The Stables - Well, obviously since they are the stables of legends.. they are VERY big and VERY smelly! Manure is litterally knee deep. Whoever that stable hand is, he waited long enough to clear them out! Of course, he is rather large, maybe his master couldn't MAKE him clean....
• The Temple - The blindingly white marble and eery echoes make you feel cold. It is strange to feel so cold after the heat of the garden. Here every footstep echoes and every breath rings loud. You feel alien and as if you have intruded. Some instinct warns you that this is a holy place and that your presence here has awakened the guardians of the temple.
• The Temple - The blindingly white marble and eery echoes make you feel cold. It is strange to feel so cold after the heat of the garden. Here every footstep echoes and every breath rings loud. You feel alien and as if you have intruded. Some instinct warns you that this is a holy place and that your presence here has awakened the guardians of the temple.
• The Temple - The blindingly white marble and eery echoes make you feel cold. It is strange to feel so cold after the heat of the garden. Here every footstep echoes and every breath rings loud. You feel alien and as if you have intruded. Some instinct warns you that this is a holy place and that your presence here has awakened the guardians of the temple.
• The Temple Entrance - You have entered an elaborate temple. The white marble columns and floors have been worked with amazing intricacy. Statues stand in the naves. They depict graceful women in anceint hellenic dress. They affect of the cool air and the sterile interior should serve to calm you- but your finely honed instincts tell you that you have violated the sanctity of this place.
• The Throne of Zeus - BEHOLD! You, a mere mortal, have attained the throne of the King of the Gods. Zeus sits before you surrounded in such magnificence that your brain begins to throb. His feet are level with your eye, in an obvious ploy to demean those who appear before him. The stones before the throne are well worn from those who have knelt there. Surrounding the throne on all sides are the most intimate associates of Zeus' including his immediate family. All the members of the legends stand here. They were in conversation, but now...
• The Wealth of the World - All your wildest dreams have come true. You have defeated Zeus - INCONCEIVABLE! - and now have gained access to his treasure room. Aren't you the luckiest mortal the world has ever seen? You've forgotten one thing though. Like every man, God or mortal, Zeus had one person who controlled his purse strings- HIS WIFE!
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....
• The maze. - You peek south and see, Turning, twisting, clawing, sharp. Branches pull and tug, paths mislead and decieve. S W E A Trickles down your arm. Hot breath on your neck.. turn around....