Norse Cave: Special Explore A granite cave. A mostly natural cave with dark granite walls. You notice some marks on the walls from search for more valuable minerals, but they are very old and it's impossible to tell who made them. Could be gnomes, dwarves, orcs or whoever. The timber that were supposed to hold the vast weight of the mountain above are not that supportive anymore and seem to splinter away when touched. The ceiling is very low at some points and you need to crawl through the veins, but sometimes it's impressively high and you can't see the ceiling. Stalagmites hands from the ceiling and most of the stalagites have eroded away. The tunnels twist themself into the darkness and they are irregular in shape and size, but not totally unlogical. All tunnels seems to be on the same ground level. Deep green slimy moss covers the granite walls in some places. White fungi grows on the ground, but also on the walls here and there. There's no signs that the cave is inhabitated by any normal creatures. This room is round and the ceiling is very high. The room is vast and all the walls are covered with gems in different colors. Hovering magical light sources light up the place and make the gems sparkle. Obvious exit is: east. a brave but now dead elf with a crushed head This is the first time you've been here. You gain 35226 additional explore experience from finding this place! The monolith shatters to pieces and out of falls several equipment pieces that had been stored inside it. But the piece that catches your attention and forces you stand a gape is a beautiful blue gem hovering a few meters above the remains of the monolith. It's big as a human head and glows intensily.... Suddenly a red portal opens up and a beautiful and tall woman with pale golden hair steps out. She is pale as the moon and has the eyes of a dusky evening sky. She wears a leather armour and a deep crimson cloak. She smiles at you. The woman says 'Bravely fought young ones. I'm truly impressed, I've known that this stone existed in this cave for centuries. I haven't dared to challenge the raw force of the stone-trolls myself. But this stone is not for you. I'll take care of it, since it would probably destroy you lesser ones.' She steps forward, snatches the gem and leaps into the portal that disappears right after her. You gape still and you have no idea who she was or what that stone was. Well there's plenty to loot still. Congratulations! You have just completed The living cave! You receive 44048 gold as a reward for completing the quest. You receive 6 training points. Monolith staggers for a moment, then drops to the ground, lifeless. Monolith is DEAD, R.I.P.