General Layout
Level three of the original dungeon is a mine filled with sources of gold and riddled with collapsing ceilings that do a surprising amount of damage. There is little else here, but it is a natural step up in difficulty from previous levels. It's particularly noticable here that the antmen are tougher than previous floors.
Notable Treasures
Every treasure in level 3 is cold hard currency. There are dozens of rooms filled with gold nuggets and gems, but by this point in the game, you will have no use for this much silver.
The heaviest haul from this level is found in Room 35. Two hundred gold nuggets in a pile! The ten thousand silver this is worth is really only good for keeping score, however.
Room 60 contains the other notable treasure pile: nearly twelve thousand silver's worth of gemstones. It is guarded by wraiths which may permanently drain the player's strength.
Full Reference
Treasure Descriptions:
T01 - Two gold nuggets. [100sp]
T02 - Three gold nuggets. [150sp]
T03 - Four gold nuggets. [200sp]
T04 - Five gold nuggets. [250sp]
T05 - Six gold nuggets. [300sp]
T06 - Nothing of value.
T07 - Two small diamonds lay in the dust. [200sp]
T08 - One small ruby lays in the dirt. [400sp]
T09 - Resting in the earth is one small emerald. [200sp]
T10 - Laying in the dirt you find one sapphire [300sp].
T11 - One small diamond mingles with the earth. [100sp]
T12 - One small emerald and one small diamond gleam from the dirt. [300sp]
T13 - One small ruby and one small diamond lay in the earth. [500sp]
T14 - Inside the backpack you find three hundred gold pieces, a pearl ring, and emerald ring and a sapphire bracelet. In a pocket on the body you find a diamond ring. [5600sp]
T15 - Inside the sack you find three small diamonds, a small ruby, a ruby chalice, a silver chain and a pearl ring. [2900sp]
T16 - A small pouch containing two small diamonds and a small ruby. [600sp]
T17 - In the corner you find a small sack with two small diamonds, a small sapphire, a small ruby and a diamond goblet inside. [2900sp]
T18 - Behind the large web is a heap of two hundred gold nuggets. [10000sp]
T19 - A search of the chests and coffers reveals forty-five small diamonds, ten small emeralds, seven small sapphires and four small rubies. [11800sp]
T20 - Nothing of value.
Trap Descriptions:
CAVE IN TRAP - There are no traps per se in the Apshaian mines. One never knows, however, when a rock might loose itself and cause severe damage to those unfortunate enough to be standing below. For this reason it is highly recommended that all visitors wear helmets while wandering through the ancient caverns.
Room Descriptions:
Room One - is a natural passage with the floor carved level. Scattered bones litter the area and a forgotten backpack rests against the wall half way down the passage. The floor shows signs of frequent comings and goings and the odor of vanilla is strong in the air.
Room Two - is a natural cavern. The opening to the north has been carved through the rock. Bones litter the floor along the walls.
Room Three - is a natural cave. Many bones litter the floor along the walls. The opening to the east has been dug through the rock wall.
Room Four - is a large cavern. Human and animal tracks mark the dusty floor. A bright glint is visible near the top of a slide of rocks in the northwest corner.
Room Five - is a natural cave with a leveled floor. The body of a giant rat lies in the southeast corner. The dusty floor shows signs of disturbance.
Room Six - is a natural cavern. A pile of litter fills the southwest corner. Animal tracks can be seen on the dusty floor and the air smells of musk and decay. The opening to the north shows tool marks.
Room Seven - is a natural cave. An old boot lies near a mound of earth in the southwest corner. The dusty floor is undisturbed.
Room Eight - is also a natural cave. The opening to the west has been carved through solid granite. Small slides line the walls and a heap of bones fills the southwest corner.
Room Nine - is a natural gallery with a high vaulted ceiling and a rough stone floor. A heap of litter and bones fills the southeast corner and the floor shows the tracks of large animals. The air smells of musk and decay. The opening to the south has been widened with carving tools.
Room Ten - is a large natural cavern. Tracks lead into the chamber that suggest something heavy being dragged. The floor is covered with slimy red muck. A pile of body parts and gnawed bones occupies the northwest corner and the air reeks of decay and death.
Room Eleven - is cave with little evidence of use in the dust on the floor. A brilliant glint of light beckons from the dust of the southeast corner.
Room Twelve - is a small cave with leveled floor. The opening to the east has been carved through solid rock. The dusty floor is largely undisturbed save for a small slide of earth in the southwest corner.
Room Thirteen - is a small cave. The dirt floor shows the tracks of large animals. Bones litter the northwest and southwest corners.
Room Fourteen - is a wedge-shaped cavern with the ceiling sloping to meet the floor in the southwest corner. The dusty floor is much disturbed near the opening to the east. A smelly mound of trash fills the southwest corner.
Room Fifteen - is a natural cave. A large boulder fills the northwest corner. A bony hand protruding from beneath it still clutches a small ruby.
Room Sixteen - is a small cave. The opening to the west has been carved through the rock. The dusty floor if undisturbed. A pouch is visible on the belt of a corpse lying in the southwest corner.
Room Seventeen - is a narrow tunnel bored through native rock. The rough stone floor is littered with bones and a small skull rests in the north end of the passage. No tracks can be seen.
Room Eighteen - is a natural passage. A small sack rests against the south wall halfway down the passage. The air is filled with a musky odor. The earthen floor is covered with the tracks of small animals.
Room Nineteen - is a passage with the floor and walls of carved stone and a native stone ceiling. The opening to the east has been carved through the rock. The dusty floor shows signs of much activity. A discarded cloak lies against the west wall.
Room Twenty - is a narrow excavated passage. An abandoned backpack rests on the floor in the eastern end of the passage.
Room Twenty-one - is a narrow passage. Half of a giant rat lies in the southern end of the passage.
Room Twenty-two - is a narrow passage. The opening to the north has been carved through the stone wall. The dusty floor shows signs of some disturbance.
Room Twenty-three - is a narrow passage. The air smells faintly of vanilla. A rusty pick lies in the dirt at the western end of the passage.
Room Twenty-four - is a natural tunnel through the rock. Some signs of digging are evident at the southern end of the passage though no toolmarks can be discerned. The air is filled with the scent of vanilla and the floor shows the marks of frequent comings and goings. Scraping and clicking sounds are faintly audible from the north.
Room Twenty-five - is a small passage carved through the surrounding rock.
Room Twenty-six - is a well trafficked passage with carved rock walls, floor and ceiling. A broken shovel protrudes from a mound of earth near the north end of the passage.
Room Twenty-seven - is a narrow corridor that shows signs of frequent passage. A litter of small bones lines the walls and a well-preserved human skull grins from against the north wall halfway down the passage. The air smells faintly of vanilla.
Room Twenty-eight - is a rough, narrow tunnel. The floor is bare except for a skeleton near the opening to the south. Cobwebs hang in the passage and scraping and clicking sounds can be heard from the west. The air smells strongly of death and decay.
Room Twenty-nine - is a small cave with the floor carved level. The dusty floor shows some marks of disturbance toward the opening to the east. The opening to the north has been carved through the stone. A single emerald gleams from midway up the west wall of the cave.
Room Thirty - is a small, unoccupied cave except for a scattering of bones and a small heap of offal in the northeast corner.
Room Thirty-one - is a small excavated room. The room is coated with dust and the air is heavy with the odor of decaying flesh. An antman body lies half buried under a slide of earth in the southeast corner.
Room Thirty-two - is a small excavated room. A discarded basket lies in the southeast corner.
Room Thirty-three - is a huge vaulted cavern with a leveled floor. The walls show the marks of ancient mining operations and a heap of rusting tools sits in the northeast corner. The floor shows marks of occasional transit through the opening to the west, which has been widened with tools.
Room Thirty-four - is a natural cave. The cave is covered with dust and the air is foul. A human body lies in the southwest corner
Room Thirty-five - is a large natural cavern. The rough stone walls and vaulted ceiling are draped with filmy webs. The entire southeast corner is obscured by a huge web. The dusty floor is littered with a variety of bones and exoskeletons.
Room Thirty-six - is a smallish excavated chamber. A mound of freshly dug dirt in the northeast corner evidences a yellow glitter.
Room Thirty-seven - is a long cavern with bones littering the floor. A foot-worn path runs between the two openings. Off the path, travel is hindered by the many and bizarre rock formations. One of these resembles a giant hunting insect. A dead antman lies in the northwest corner.
Room Thirty-eight - is a large cavern with the floor carved level. A worn path runs between the two openings. A large wooden box is set against the wall in the southeast corner.
Room Thirty-nine - is a small natural cave. The dusty floor evidences much disturbance. Scattered bones litter the dust and a discarded backpack rests in the northeast corner. The air smells of ancient death.
Room Forty - is a natural cave with rough stone walls, floor and ceiling. The aroma of vanilla fills the air. The southeast corner holds a heap of fresh earth with the glint of gold visible.
Room Forty-one - is a natural cave. The opening to the west has been dug through the earth but shows no toolmarks. The floor is well trodden and the smell of vanilla fills the air. A pile of baskets leans against the wall in the northeast corner.
Room Forty-two - is a natural cave. The floor shows marks of frequent passage and the walls bear the marks of recent digging. A small basket in the northwest corner holds gold nuggets. The air is thick with the smell of vanilla.
Room Forty-three - is a natural cave. The openings to the south and east have been dug through the earth but show no toothmarks. The floor is much travelled and the walls show signs of recent digging. A small basket in the southwest corner holds a few gold nuggets. The air is thick with the smell of vanilla.
Room Forty-four - is a huge natural cavern with a leveled floor, although a few stalactites hang from the roof. The opening to the north has been dug through the rock. A heap of stones stands in the middle of the cavern. There is a faint draft of air blowing from north to south through the cavern.
Room Forty-five - is a small chamber with the walls, floor and ceiling chiseled smooth. The dust shows a heavily trafficked path through the opening to the west and a less clear trail through the opening to the east. The air smells faintly of vanilla.
Room Forty-six - is a cave. The dust shows a beaten path between the two openings. A pile of bones litters the southeast corner. A faint smell of vanilla is in the air.
Room Forty-seven - is a small cave with the floor carved level. The floor shows tracks from the southern opening to the center of the room where a small pile of gnawed bones rests.
Room Forty-eight - is a cavern. A path in the dust runs between the two openings.
Room Forty-nine - is a natural cave. A well trodden path in the dust runs between the two openings and the air smells faintly of vanilla. A small pile of rusty weapons litters the northwest corner.
Room Fifty - is a smallish cave with the floor carved level. A well worn path runs between the north and south openings. The air smells faintly of vanilla. A stack of rusty tools leans against the east wall.
Room Fifty-one - is a small excavated chamber. A well-worn path runs between the north and west openings with a fainter trail to the east. The air smells faintly of vanilla intermingled with the odor of decayed flesh. A newly slain antman lies in the southwest corner with a spilled basket of gold nuggets nearby.
Room Fifty-two - is a natural cave with fantastic stalactite and stalagmite formations. The air reeks with a pungent stench. a corpse lies just inside the opening. A tattered sack rests against the wall in the northeast corner.
Room Fifty-three - is a natural cave. An unbroken layer of dust covers the floor. A heap of stones fills the southwest corner of the room.
Room Fifty-four - is an excavated room. A well-worn path marks the floor between the two openings and the faint smell of vanilla is in the air. A pile of bones rests in the northeast corner of the cave.
Room Fifty-five - is a natural cave with the floor carved level. A well trodden path runs between the two openings and the air smells faintly of vanilla.
Room Fifty-six - is a natural cave. The opening to the north has been dug through the earth without the benefit of tools. The walls show the marks of recent digging. The air smells heavily of vanilla. A small basket holding a few gold nuggets sits on the floor in the southeast corner.
Room Fifty-seven - is a natural passage with the floor carved level. The dusty floor shows some signs of passage. A small mound of fresh earth occupies the middle of the corridor.
Room Fifty-eight - is a natural cavern with a rough stone floor. A skeleton in the southwest corner still wears the remains of a rotting backpack. Small bones litter the floor. Torchlight creates vague shadows that suggest beasts, or worse, lurking in the corners of the chamber.
Room Fifty-nine - is a narrow passage. The opening to the north has been dug through the earth but shows no toolmarks. A well-worn path runs from the opening in the west wall into the northern passage. The air smells faintly of vanilla.
Room Sixty - is a huge vault with stonework walls and floor and a native rock ceiling. rude statues and carved pillars picture men and half-men. As the figures become more bestial, the workmanship becomes more primitive. Ancient tools and artifacts lie all about the chamber. Small stone doors of cunning device line the east and south walls. Several of these are open, revealing three by three by six foot openings into the rock. A shroud hangs from one of the open cavities. Glyphs of unknown symbology cover the walls. The dust of the floor is thick and undisturbed. The air smells of musty antiquity and death. Several urns and coffers in the southeast corner gleam with jeweled brilliance.
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