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Subdungeons are smaller versions of a level dungeon. They usually contain some sort of power up hidden behind a puzzle or an enemy. Some subdungeons provide quest chain advancement instead of a powerup, these subdungeons will be not appear anymore once you have advanced the quest chain.

Non-repeatable Subdungeons

These subdungeons may appear instead of the regular Subdungeon. However, they each only do so until completed once. Completing these subdungeons normally unlocks some game element (Race, Altar, Class or other progression).

Name	Appears in	Explored?	Summary
Halfling	???	???	A Halfling in a subdungeon. Giving her a Health Potion unlocks the Halfling settlement that can be upgraded to unlock the Halfling race.
Gnome	???	???	A Gnome in a subdungeon. Giving her a Mana Potion unlocks the Gnome settlement that can be upgraded to unlock the Gnome race.
Orc	???	???	An Orc in a subdungeon. Offers some "Tea" to the player; accepting and drinking the Tea will unlock the Orc settlement that can be upgraded to unlock the Orc race.
Goblin	???	???	A Goblin in a subdungeon. Asks for 20 gold from the player; complying will unlock the Goblin settlement that can be upgraded to unlock the Goblin race.
Chemist	Demonic Library, possibly others.	No	Medium sized sub dungeon surrounded by lava. Contains a passive creature called "A What?" which when talked to, simply says it wants you to retrieve something. A meatman of your current level is in the subdungeon and a few walls. Breaking/Mining/Destroying the walls will uncover an unidentified rock item. Pick it up and return it to "A What?" to complete the subdungeon. As a reward, this subdungeon unlocks the Chemist class for future play.
Tinker	???	???	A sub enclosed by walls. Requires Alchemist unlocked. Can be used to unlock the Tinker explorer's guild class.
Crusader	???	???	A sub with a lone Crusader. Requires having unlocked all deities. If you TALK to the Crusader while having 100 piety, you unlock the Crusader explorer's guild class.
Transmuter	???	???	A sub with a lone Transmuter. Requirements unknown. TALK to her to unlock the Transmuter explorer's guild class.
Witch	Eastern Tundra	???	The Witch tasks you to gather 5 items from killing plants. Completing her chore unlocks her hut for your kingdom.
Glowing Guardian	East	???	Sub dungeon with path and 3 Zombies of increasing level. Usable to unlock the Glowing Guardian.
Dracul	East	???	Prerequisite: having unlocked the Glowing Guardian. Sub dungeon with your clone. You are locked in once you enter. Usable to unlock Dracul.
Mystera Annur	North	???	Sub dungeon with 999 hp dragon, creative use of magic will get you past him. Usable to unlock Mystera Annur.
Jehora Jeheyu	North	???	Prerequisite: having unlocked Mystera Annur. Sub dungeon has imps and an altar, you will need ENDISWAL or WEYTWUT to escape. Usable to unlock Jehora Jeheyu.
Taurog	West	???	Large subdungeon with an altar at the center. Usable to unlock Taurog.
Binlor Ironshield	West	???	Prerequisite: having unlocked Taurog. Subdungeon small room surrounded by walls, you need to smash the walls to find the altar. Usable to unlock Binlor Ironshield.
The Earthmother	South	???	A subdungeon filled with plants. Usable to unlock the Earthmother.
Tikki Tooki	South	???	Prerequisite: having unlocked the Earthmother. Subdungeon has a reviving enemy, you must kill all forms without taking a hit. Usable to unlock Tikki Tooki.
Pactmaker	Anywhere	???	Prerequisite: having unlocked any other deity. Subdungeon is a giant room with an altar in the middle; touch the altar after having unlocked all other deities to unlock the Pactmaker.

Repeatable Regular Subdungeons

These are the regular subdungeons that spawn on most maps. Most subdungeons are tied to a specific region (North/West/South/East/Central), and can only appear there. Some subdungeons seem to appear more often than others, which suggests that they also have a set rarity weight. Regular subdungeons always have their entrances spawn on accessible tiles (i.e. on corridors / in chambers).

Name	Appears in	Explored?	Summary
Graveyard	Center	Yes	5 gold piles, spawns a level 5 zombie that drops Elven Boots
Sir Thrawn	Center, East	No	Sir Thrawn ( Vampire) spawns in, seals the exit, and re-shrouds the dungeon, effectively allowing you to explore it twice.
Exploding Signpost	Center, North, East, South	No	Contains bloodstains, several Monster: Barbing bush Barbing bush, and an exploding signpost. The signpost reduces you to 1 HP and then drops a Compression Seal and a Schadenfreude Potion.
Hitball	Center, West	Partially	Enter a pit-fight against progressively more powerful opponents (scaled to your current level). The first opponent gives you 5 gold and a Health Potion, the second gives you 10 gold and a Mana Potion, and the third gives you 15 gold and a Reflex Potion.
Goo Potion	Center, North	No	A 5x5 area containing a level 5 Goo Blob who drops a Health Potion when killed.
Djinn Potion	Center, North	No	A 5x5 area containing a level 5 Djinn who drops a Mana Potion when killed.
Yin and Yang	Center	Yes	Contains Monster: Ying Ying and Monster: Yang Yang, level 8 monsters. If they are not killed in immediate succession they will respawn. When both are truly slain, they will drop Blade of Yin and Item: Yang's sword Yang's sword, each a small item granting +3 base attack that can be consumed for a single-use death protection (15 GP, 35 CP).
Dented Helmet	East	No	Contains 3 gold piles and the Dented Helm, which is a large item that grants +1 MP and +1 base attack (18 GP, 30 CP). The signpost reads: Horrible Fates: A Cautionary Almanac for Adventureres Entry: ANIMATED ARMOURS Although common necromancy allows the reanimation and binding of a corpse to the summoner's will, sometimes the physical body won't suffice. Knowledgeable priests can, with great difficulty, bind a soul instead. Ancient cult leaders would use the remains of former Heroes, valuing their prowess and the irony of their servitude. HORRIBLENESS: 8/10 - not as bad as being afflicted with CONSTANT GOATS (see pg 34) LIKELIHOOD: 1/10 - getting killed by such a spirit is always possible but it's believed no living being today remembers the ritual to create new ones.
Zombie Money	North, East	No	Contains a 9x16 area of dark tiles, a long 1 tile wide corridor and a large gold stack. Picking up the gold stack summons 5 zombies of your level into the 1 tile wide corridor, blocking your exit.
Sorcerer's Potion Trade	North	No	A 5x5 chamber containing a Sorcerer who will give you 2x Health Potion in exchange for one Mana Potion.
Teeth Teeth Teeth	North	No	A 5x5 room containing five gold piles and a Item: Strange Amulet Strange Amulet (15g, 35CP). When the amulet is picked up, the room changes and a level 9 and level 1 thrall appear. The level 9 Thrall drops a Item: Shadenfreude Potion Shadenfreude Potion. The signpost reads: At first there was confusion. Then there were TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH
Strange Amulet	South	No	A 5x5 room containing five gold piles and a Item: Strange Amulet Strange Amulet (15g, 35CP). When the amulet is picked up, the room changes and a level 9 and level 1 thrall appear. The level 9 Thrall drops a Item: Shadenfreude Potion Shadenfreude Potion. The signpost reads: Our enemies have unleashed a power too terrible to fight or control. We have no choice but to withdraw our forces and hope that the great darkness does not follow us further south.
Jadetooth	North	Partially	A large room containing Jadetooth the level 7 Berserker (42 damage, 90 HP, retaliates fireball, berserks at 50%, death protection). When killed, Jadetooth drops a powerful potion that increases and fully restores max health and max mana.
Serpent Dungeon	North	No	Contains five gold piles and a level 6 Serpent. When killed, the Serpent drops a Item: Fortitude tonic Fortitude tonic.
Shade Transformation	North	No	Contains five gold piles and a level 5 "shade" (looks like a palette swapped warlock; 25 damage, 54 HP, retaliates fireball, and revives). When killed, the shade transforms into a Djinn with identical abilities and stats. When that is killed, he drops a Mana Potion.
Foolish Imp	North	No	A 5x5 room containing five gold piles and a level 9 imp. When killed, the imp drops a Mana Potion. A sign briefly talks about the foolish decisions of the northern empire.
Blood Fountain	East	Yes	A fountain in the middle of a fully revealed 5X5 square. Gives 5% Sanguine. If you already have the Sanguine trait (this includes the Vampire monster class), the fountain will fully restore your HP and MP instead.
El Potion Loco	North	Yes	Contains 4 warlocks and a lvl1 goblin. You can kill the goblin immediately for one Keg of Health. You can talk to the Warlocks for the Wand of Splosion, which when activated, reduces your health to 1, kills the warlocks, leaves 2 Item: Health Potion Health Potion and 2 Item: Mana Potion Mana Potion in their respective places, and makes the Goblin unkillable. You can talk to the warlocks and use the wand even if you kill the goblin.
Paan's Labyrinth	East	Partially	A troll called Marwood which you can talk to, quite a bit of exploration in the form of a maze with 3 lvl 1 imps called Hellboi who have 99% lifesteal.
Undead Kennel	East	No	Contains a 3x8 area with a level 1 Zombie, a Slaying Wand and a Item: Zombie Dog Zombie Dog.
Mass09 Banking	East	No	A 6x6 sub that contains a lvl5 non-hostile vampire called Volschenk who hands you the Mass09 Ledger when you talk to him. The ledger is a (lockerable) small item which can be used for 1 gold per use to shuffle all existing monsters on the current map. The signpost reads: Mass09 Banking, Inc. Eastern Branch
Mad Whispers	North	No	Contains Item: Whispergem Whispergems and picking them up displays a Message. (4% Phys Resistance, not convertable).
Smackle Funky's	Center, South	No	A 5x5 room, contains a shop which spawns monsters of the same level for 3 gold.
Diary of a Goat	South	No	A 5x5 Room containing 5 of gold, a lv 9 Goat (drops Dairy Diary, worth 100 Cp.) and a signpost that reads: The hooded creature has approached me regularly, providing news of men and urging war. Our magi can smell the heavy stench of illusive magic, but the stranger's information still proves reliable and thus he remains welcome at court.
Vegetarian Vampire	South	Yes	Contains 25 Plants and a Lv1 Vampire Chef (Drops the Recipe Scroll). Killing the plants in a right order boosts your stats. You can look up the recipes with the Scroll.
Confession	South	No	A 5x5 room containing 5 piles of gold and a Sign Post talking about the discrepancies within the Naga Empire.
Wisp Gems	South	No	A 5x5 room containing 5x Erosive Eelroot which drop Item: Whisp Gem Whisp Gems (5% attack bonus, small item).
Sticky Stick	South	No	A 5x5 Room containing Corrosive Creepers. One of them drops the Sticky Stick (Corrosive Strike, large).
Metal Spider Temple	South	No	15x13 Room, uncovering tiles will afflict you with different debuffs. Contains a Health Potion, Mana Potion, Fortitude Tonic, Burn Salve, Compression Seal, Translocation Seal, Strength Potion, and Can of WHUPAZ. In the middle of the temple lies an Altar which gives you an Essence Potion, but drains your Health and Mana and hits you with Poison and Manaburn.(Heals both Health and Mana for the amount drained)
Spider Lore	West	No	A 5x5 room with 5 small gold piles and a Spider lore signpost.
The New World	West	Yes	Soko-Trolls puzzle, must spell out "The New World" in the lava rocks on the center to complete. Reward is Wisp Gem (small, 5% damage), Tokoloshe Charm (small, 5% magic resist), Sword, 2 large gold pile, 1 small gold pile, 1 Mana Potion, 1 Health Potion.
Lurnatrix	West	Yes	Lots of walls and a friendly Druid who offers you several experience bonuses. 35g gives you 50 experience immediately, 15g gives you +1 learning buff, 5g gives 50% exp boost to next kill. You may only buy one.
The Mighty Lost Lekon	West, East	No	A 5x5 dungeon with broken altar in the center. When touching the altar, you are surrounded by 8 goat (one each of levels 1-8) and granted the Lekon Devout buff (+2 piety per goat kill). Goats have typical goat stats, in addition to Mana Burn, First Strike and No Experience.
Draco's Heart	West	No	5x7 room with 1x7 walkable path up the middle, impassable rivers on each side of the path and breakable walls lining the room. Dragon Heart item at the end (large, 1g 5CP, grants +3 max health per level up when held) which spawns Draco when picked up. Draco is level 9, 167 health, 63 damage, Magical Attack, No Experience and blocks your exit. You may kill him, teleport him or PISORF him out of the way, ENDISWAL around the subdungeon's edge, or convert the Dragon Heart to kill him instantly.
I Wish I Could Read	East	No	A 5x5 dungeon, five gold piles, Fake Beard (+5XP when placed in inventory, unconvertible). The signpost reads: "I wish I knew how to read."
Cracked Soul Orb	East	No	A 5x5 dungeon, 5 gold piles, Cracked Soul Orb (provides one death protection when placed in inventory, then becomes inert). The sign reads: From the Book of Namtar: "...and then came his greatest achievement. He discovered true immortality, and rendered himself untouchable by the divines. It came at a great cost: whatever he'd discovered in the Pit had broken him, too."
Really Awesome Guitar	North	Yes	Quite a few walls which are immediately destroyed upon picking up the guitar. Titan Guitar is large, 11g 11CP, on use makes all enemies on map slowed and cowardly and is consumed (unsure if other dungeon levels are affected).
WIZARD.EXE	North	Yes	Friendly NPC Golem will allow you to trade certain glyphs for various effects or consumables. For example, LEMMISI will give you one of each Alchemy seal.
Avatar Statue	North	No	A 5v5 room with 5 small gold piles, an Avatar lore signpost and a level 1 Statue enemy. Physical immune, 3 damage, curse bearer, no experience. Drops Ritual Scroll when killed: large item, 13g 20CP, when consumed grants 5% resists 1 max mana and 3 layers of curse.
Gold & 3 Imps	East	No	A 5v5 room with 3 gold piles, 3 lvl1 blinking Imps and an eastern type signboard saying that "The Underworld is near." Crypt tileset.
Draining Blade	East	No	A 5x5 dungeon, 5 gold piles, Draining Blade (1 lifesteal for 9 layers of curse and 5 of corrosion). The signpost reads: From the Book of Namtar: "He came to us, armed with a sword of blood, a glyph of blood, and a god of blood. He slew half of us immediately, proof of worth to those who remained."
Depleted Glyph	East	No	A 5x5 room, containing a few piles of gold, a signpost, and a depleted glyph. (BLUDTUPOWA, 0 CP)
Brandonnn	South, East	Yes	NPC needs your piety to charge his Packmaster Mobile Altar, rewards you with potions and items.
Cha'Dylan	North, West	Partially	A massive 15x15 room. Contains an unreachable island with about 40 tiles of explorable blackspace, and a monster icon in the dark of the island. WONAFYT lets you summon it, it has 2 life, Death Protection(7), and does 50 damage base (decreases with death protection like animated armor). When killed he drops a Sensation Stone.
Contemplate the Waters	South	Partially	15x13 Room with a good amount of non accesible Blackspace (about 114). Contains a Monk who will sell you a LEMMISI Glyph for 25 G. If you already have LEMMISI or BLUDTUPOWA you can harvest the dark tiles without paying the monk.
Free Booster	East, ???	No	Contains a 9x9 area of dark tiles, a booster powerup of a random type and a level 5 enemy of random type blocking you from the booster.
History of the Northern Empire	???	No	Contains a 5x5 area of dark tiles, some piles of gold and a sign with some story information. The sign varies based on how many times you have encountered the dungeon.
Wand of Binding	East	No	Contains a 5x5 area of dark tiles, 5 gold piles, the Wand of Binding, and a signpost that reads: The sign is old and weathered, and it appears that someone left a note for themselves a long, long time ago: Aha! I've found the knight buried here. The artifacts are missing, but the remains will be of use.
Crumbling Ward	South	No	Contains a 5x5 area of dark tiles, 5 gold piles, the Item: Crumbling Ward Crumbling Ward, and a signpost.
Hacked Glyph	North	No	Contains a 5x5 area of dark tiles, 5 gold piles, and a hacked LEMMISI glyph. Activating the glyph will reveal the whole map, and grant regeneration bonuses / food consumption accordingly (which makes this glyph very dangerous, especially for a Goatperson).
Gorgon Den	South	No	Contains a 5x5 area of dark tiles, some gold piles, and 5 special Gorgon monsters. These Gorgons have 100% death gaze! The signpost reads: I pity our foes. They know not what they are doing. But they shall be destroyed regardless. I maintain command of the revenants.
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Repeatable Signpost Subdungeons

About 25% of the time, the subdungeon will be a "signpost" subdungeon. These are 5x5 unexplored subdungeons that have a signpost, at least 5 gold piles, and often monsters or items. The possible signpost text depends on the region that the main dungeon is in: center, north, east, south, or west. For a given signpost text, the same monsters or items will always spawn (although the reverse is not true: some monsters and items are shared between signposts). The positions of the signposts, monsters, items, and gold piles are all random. The tile color is fixed based on the region.

Name	Region	Summary	Signpost
Legend of the Signpost Gorgon	Center	5 gold piles, 4 signposts, and the Gorgward.	Legend of the Signboard Gorgon: In these lands, rumours persist of a particularly odd gorgon who turns adventurers into helpful dungeon signboards instead of stone. Though this gorgon has never been sighted, adventurers are advised to stay away from regions of densely-clustered signposts, especially if they happen to contain any warnings about gorgons.
Edible Adversaries	Center	5 gold piles, and a level 1 Meat Man who drops a Nom Nom.	The Adventurer's Cookbook Chapter 3: Edible Adversaries Meat Men: Due to their frequent appearance in most standard dungeons (and their inherently delicious-sounding names), Meat Men are common go-to beasts for any dungeoneer who wants to eat on the go. As with any meal that potentially fights back, it's best to try find one that you can easily kill. Even when a suitably weak Meat Man cannot be found, however, it's still possible for adventurers to exchange blows with a slightly stronger foe and win the battle if they take time halfway through to recover from some of their wounds. This is because Meat Men are extremely, well, MEATY, but don't generally put out enough damage to force enemies into a lengthy retreat.
Know Your Farm Animals	Center	5 gold piles, and a level 1 Goat who drops a Dairy Diary.	Know Your Farm Animals! A Guide for Children Entry #427: Common Farm Goat Four-legged, barely-domesticated animal occasionally bred for its milk and meat. Distinguishing traits include medium to long horns (both males and females), prominent 'beards' and short, upward-pointing tails. Entry #428: Common Dungeon Goat Four-legged, recently wild animal sought after as a trophy kill. Distinguishing traits include hatred-filled eyes, natural magic resistance and a tendency to seek out and murder adventurers.
Goblin Itch	Center	5 gold piles, and two level 2 Goblins.	Embarrassing Adventurer Problems #6: Goblin Itch Though not always as dangerous as some of the realm's more exotic creatures, goblins can still be a nuisance to any adventurer. We've all heard the reports of some poor schmuck clearing out a low-leveled nest of the creatures, only to accidentally stub their toe and meet an untimely end because they were too clumsy to notice their waning health. Nothing short of an assassin's blade can outdo the alacrity with which these creatures strike, but magically slowing them down before attacking can yield favourable results and a more valuable kill.
Misplaced Cutlery	Center	5 gold piles, and three Spoons.	The sign here is old and faded. You make out only a few words. "... speaks of a lost and ruined tower, known in ancient texts as "Gaan-Telet". The secret of its location is protected by powerful magical wards, and the Tower floors themselves regularly shift in and out of existence, ensuring that each new intruder meets a unique and terrifying challenge. No two Tower experiences are ever the same ..."
Cracked Orb	Center	5 gold piles, and a Cracked Orb.	"I've got 99 orbs, but a Zot ain't one."
Yendor Vendor	Center	5 gold piles, and a shop called "Yendor Vendor" selling a Cracked Amulet.	Experience Catapult: A common technique by which a hero may fully rejuvenate in mid-combat against a tougher opponent, using weaker enemies as fodder to facilitate a quick level-up.
	Center		Popcorn: A trivial / low-level monster killed in the late game for minor experience gain. Easily digestable in groups.
History of the Den of Danger	Center	5 gold piles, a Spoon, and a level 1 Bandit.	The Den of Danger, as it is known today, was a former prison outpost built for the great Northern Desert Empire by the grand architect Hobb. It fell into disuse after the empire's inexplicable collapse.
	Center	8 gold piles.	I know you're reading these. Stop it.
Sapphire Helmet	Center	6 gold piles, and a Dented Helm.	The noble profession of Hero stems back to the original Sapphire Knight, a celebrated figure whose deeds, prowess and origins are hotly contested by today's scholars. The Knight's legendary helm was said to be a gift from the gods.
History of Venture Cave	Center	5 gold piles, a Spoon, and a level 1 Bandit.	Venture Cave was the original base of operations for an unknown bandit king and his followers, who took advantage of the region's political instability to harass locals. The group collapsed after their leader was poisoned, and the remnants moved to Grimm's Grotto.
	North		I have gone mad. So has the rest of the council. So has the rest of our empire. Only afforded the briefest lucidity while this entire civilisation disappears.
	North		They were fools to listen! Foolish fooly fools! Temptation came to us with the cloak of a deceiver, the face of an animal and the eyes of a demon! Why did we listen? Foolish fooly fools! Biscuits.
	North		So. The council has me locked away in here. Treason? Hardly. They've agreed to do something terribly stupid on the advice of a hooded stranger. I don't care if it wins us the war - some threats are greater than mere snake men. I shall escape tomorrow, and make my way East.
	North		Tales of the Favoured, extract: "... and as she approached the great serpent, it raised itself from the floor and struck at her neck. The attack was brief and deadly - two puncture marks silently wept blood onto her collar. Yet even with the liquid anathema flowing through her veins, she raised her hammer and shattered the vile creature's skull, all the while praying to divines who may or may not have existed. The creature perished, and her body felt a sudden pureness again ..."
	North		They gathered in a circle to summon the Avatar. They thought that they could control it. But they were too feeble to even complete the ritual. Their minds clouded over and they cursed us all.
	North		I saw their bodies change. The five of them took terrible forms.
	North		At first there was only confusion. Then there were TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH
	North		Grand Architect Hobb began constructing the new Golden City with his hearts of Rock, Fire and Spirit. One was shattered by the Naga. The other two went missing.
	North		FOR THE RECORD OF THE ARCHIVES COUNCIL VOTES (ROUND 1): MP - In Favour MZ - Not In Favour PP - In Favour PZ - Abstained A - In Favour N - Not In Favour; Called For Veto
	North		The Bardic Collection, Book 3: "Creature of Sapphire, Helm bearing Ruby, Sword made of Emerald, And Heart of a Dragon" ... this poem isn't very good. Small wonder that the Kingdom never takes bards seriously.
	North		... Mystera found herself horrified at the behaviour of her followers, but she was always loathe to punish even the most evil among them. Jehora Jeheyu, however, often saw fit to intervene on her behalf.
	North		There's something scratched into the signpost here. "This has always been a Civilisation built on Magic and Chaos. It seems a fitting end.
	North		Two faces? Same being. - The Mad Heretic
	East		"I wish I knew how to read"
	East		Lusory, the jealous apprentice, sought Hobb's approval by constructing an Orb of his own. Sadness followed.
	East		This sign is old and weathered, and it appears that someone left a note for themselves a long, long time ago: Aha! I've found the knight buried here. The artifacts are missing, but the remains will be of use.
	East		This note looks to be fairly recent. "Associates, I am finding little information in this forsaken land concerning the lost arts of Golemancy and Spiritual Animation. The former appears to have been lost with time, but it seems that knowledge of the latter was deliberately destroyed."
	East		Horrible Fates: A Cautionary Almanac for Adventurers Entry: ANIMATED ARMOURS Although common necromancy allows the reanimation and binding of a corpse to the summoner's will, sometimes the physical body won't suffice. Knowledgeable priests can, with great difficulty, bind a soul instead. Ancient cult leaders would use the remains of former Heroes, valuing their prowess and the irony of their servitude. HORRIBLENESS: 8/10 - not as bad as being afflicted with CONSTANT GOATS (see pg 34) LIKELIHOOD: 1/10 - getting killed by such a spirit is always possible, but it's believed that no living being today remembers the ritual to create new ones.
	East		From the Book of Namtar: "He came to us, armed with a sword of blood, a glyph of blood and a god of blood. He slew half of us immediately, proof of worth to those who remained."
	East		From the Book of Namtar: "Dracul grew displeased with Namtar's behaviour and reclaimed his gifts. Our leader laughed - the baubles were no longer needed."
	East		From the Book of Namtar: "... and then came his greatest achievement. He discovered true immortality, and rendered himself untouchable by the divines. It came at a great cost: whatever he'd discovered in the Pit had broken him, too."
	East		The Underworld is near. Man or god, it lies beyond your comprehension.
	East		This sign is old and weathered, but the script is neat and precise. "The experience has changed me. I got what I wanted, but now I forget why I wanted it. I can sweep aside any foe, but which one was the enemy I wanted to destroy? I dream of a figure in a hood, but no more than that."
	South		How does one pronounce a triple 'S' anyway?
The Garden	South	5 gold piles, and one of each basic plant: Barbing Bush, Corrosive Creeper, Erosive Eelroot, Mysterious Murkshade, and Poisonous Pod. Each plant drops a Spoon.	"Gardening": The act of clearing out nuisances (usually plants) with harmful status effects that, for whatever reason, don't have an immediate impact on the player.
	South		Our priests have discovered much about these foreign religions. The Spider, the Snake and the Dragon have always been gods, strong and true and terrible. These aspects that the two-legged walkers have fashioned for themselves are vain, confusing and numerous, yet still seem to hold some power. Is this just a different view of the same gods? Or does some pretender hide in there, playing with their hearts and minds?
	South		The Sun-Touched Prince and the Light-Soaked Emperor shall never give up their fight against the North. May the foe's towers sink into the sand and their armies be crushed by the desert mountains! They do not deserve the warmth and light that the great sky orb has been gracious enough to provide them.
	South		Our enemies have unleashed a power too terrible to fight or control. We have no choice but to withdraw our forces and hope that the great darkness does not follow us further south.
	South		The hooded creature has approached me regularly, providing news of men and urging war. Our magi can smell the heavy stench of illusive magic, but the stranger's information still proves reliable and thus he remains welcome at court.
	South		It is said that the dragons have forgiven us, so why do they not come to our aid? Their two-legged children run rampant.
	South		From the Legendary Bestiary of Legends: CHAPTER 6 - IMPROBABLE BEASTS It is easy to assume that a story told is a story true, and while many fantastic creatures are known to have existed in ancient times, I have no reason to believe that the creatures known as "spiders" have ever been anything but a tale to frighten children. Old books refer to them as spindly horrors with eight legs and eight eyes, fangs that drip venom and a body that can produce fine, magical thread. Of all the fanciful stories I've heard in my time, this one certainly has to be the most exotic. The mere suggestion that such an abomination would exist seems absurd.
History of the Southern Empire	South	4 gold piles and a gold loot pile	The dark ones fled north after destroying the Dragon's Sapphire at Hexx. Their temples remain, but we dare not set foot inside. We'll surely be held responsible for this mess. May the great Sun Serpent guide us in these troubled times.
	South		I pity our foes. They know not what they are doing. But they shall be destroyed regardless. I maintain command of the revenants.
	South		I fear it would mean my death if the Emperor ever discovered my plans. But they have to understand what they are doing. I've been speaking with one of their leaders. He claims to be of high influence. I have told him of our secrets, our shame and the mistakes that do not bear repeating - this time, it could risk dooming us all.
	South		While I'm certain that our mysterious informer is a friend - a powerful one, at that - he often has more anger than sense. I hope the Emperor is careful with such counsel.
	West		The child who raises a hand against the parent is damned. Leave this place, adventurer. Our eyes keep watch against the sons and daughters of heathens.
	West		This ancient text is entitled "DRAGON LORE: THE COLLECTED UNDERSTANDINGS OF ARCHDRUID GIMMIFIX." Most of the writing has been rendered illegible, save for one barely readable entry. "Unlike their brothers, the Dragons have only one temple. This place of worship is rarely visited, as approaching it is often considered a show of arrogance.
	West		OUR SURROUNDING ENVIRONS by Maphax the Explorer WEST: Nothing but the Great Ocean. Those who have sought to explore it return with reports of nothing but endless blue ... or don't return at all. It is said that the Dragons know more, but they will not speak of it to us.
	West		OUR SURROUNDING ENVIRONS by Maphax the Explorer SOUTH: Skirting past the Spider Swamp (naturally), travellers will encounter a seemingly impassable mountain range. There is only one known way through - the Exile's Path. It was sealed up by Dragon magic after the heretic clans left for lands unknown. Tearing down the barrier has been forbidden.
	West		OUR SURROUNDING ENVIRONS by Maphax the Explorer NORTH: The Great Sand. There is little life amidst these rolling dunes aside from a few Spider colonies. They're as fiercely territorial as their southern cousins, and exploration opportunities are limited and dangerous.
	West		OUR SURROUNDING ENVIRONS by Maphax the Explorer EAST: Our sacred forests teem with life and warmth, but there is still much to be said for the beautiful, rolling grasslands of the East. The local Naga sages are always happy to teach me more about their rich and colourful history. Their empire, from what I understand, is almost impossibly large: the Light-Soaked Emperor rules from a seat of power far to the east.
	West		The Dragons eventually willed it that the remains of the Sapphire be buried in the East - at the border of the Great Cold - to serve as a ward against its encroaching evil.
	West		Their love is boundless, but their fury is implacable. They have instructed us to seek out the remaining Spiders, destroy them and build a new empire over their corpses.
	West		Fighting continues in the South. To end this madness, the Dragons will be sending our champion as an envoy.
	West		Our brothers in the North have forgotten about us ... or perhaps choose to forget. Even Hobarix has styled himself with a new name, as if to spit on our ancestry.
	West		Hello, I know we haven't always gotten along, but I thought I'd leave you a message to say that some of your really, really, really distant cousins have returned via the Exile's Path. Now, I don't hold any great love for your kind in general, so I naturally tried to wipe these ones out the moment I found them - which doesn't technically break any promises, so don't go whining to mommy. Unfortunately, it has been a less than completely effective measure (you're quite a tenacious bunch, I'll grant you that) and they've secretly re-established themselves in the midst of my complacency. My bad, I know! :) Now, I understand that there's some ancient feuds and oaths and whatnot blahblahblahdontcare, so basically I know YOU don't want these folks hanging around either. I just wanted to give you a heads-up. They've settled, they've grown and they're probably coming for you. I think it's in our best interests to co-operate, yeah? Temporary friendship? ;) -H

Secret (Repeatable) Subdungeons

A lot of maps have a second, hidden "secret" subdungeon. Accessing the stairs of these secret subdungeons requires breaking walls (sometimes only a single wall tile, but sometimes two or more wall tiles). Finding the location of these subs can also be difficult without LEMMISI or BLUDTUPOWA, and often involves systemic search with a careful eye out for telltale wall edges within otherwise contiguous walls.

Name	Appears in	Explored?	Summary
Good Glenrick	Anywhere	No	Secret subdungeon. A 7x5 dungeon with a warlord named Good Glenrick (lvl6, 9 dam, 10HP). He hopes you won't kill him for his awesome experience bonus.
Lots of Gold	North, East, South (tbc center/west)	No	A 5x5 room with 20 small gold piles.
Blacksmith	Center, North, East (tbc west/south)	No	Secret subdungeon. A 5x5 room that contains one each of the following Blacksmith Items: Perseverance Badge, Sword, Shield, Bear Mace.
Monster Den	Anywhere	No	Secret subdungeon. A 5x5 Room containing 8x Lv 1 Monsters.

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-== Repeatable Signpost Dungeons ==
+== Repeatable Signpost Subdungeons ==
-About 25% of the time, the dungeon will be a "signpost" dungeon. These are 5x5 unexplored dungeons that have a signpost, at least 5 gold piles, and often monsters or items. The possible signpost text depends on the region that the main dungeon is in: central, north, west, south, or east.  For a given signpost text, the same monsters or items will always spawn (although the reverse is not true: some monsters and items are shared between signposts). The positions of the signposts, monsters, items, and gold piles are all random. The tile color is fixed based on the region.
+About 25% of the time, the subdungeon will be a "signpost" subdungeon. These are 5x5 unexplored subdungeons that have a signpost, at least 5 gold piles, and often monsters or items. The possible signpost text depends on the region that the main dungeon is in: center, north, east, south, or west.  For a given signpost text, the same monsters or items will always spawn (although the reverse is not true: some monsters and items are shared between signposts). The positions of the signposts, monsters, items, and gold piles are all random. The tile color is fixed based on the region.
-=== Central Signpost Dungeons ===
-The central region consists of [[Venture Cave]], [[Den of Danger]], [[Grimm's Grotto]], and [[Doubledoom]].
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 |align="center"|Legend of the Signpost Gorgon
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 |5 gold piles, 4 signposts, and the {{i|Gorgward}}.
 |Legend of the Signboard Gorgon:
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 |align="center"|Edible Adversaries
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 |5 gold piles, and a level 1 {{m|Meat Man}} who drops a {{i|Nom Nom}}.
 |The Adventurer's Cookbook
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 |align="center"|Know Your Farm Animals
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 |5 gold piles, and a level 1 {{m|Goat}} who drops a {{i|Dairy Diary}}.
 |Know Your Farm Animals!
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 |align="center"|Goblin Itch
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 |5 gold piles, and two level 2 {{m|Goblin}}s.
 |Embarrassing Adventurer Problems #6: Goblin Itch
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 |align="center"|Misplaced Cutlery
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 |5 gold piles, and three {{i|Spoon}}s.
 |The sign here is old and faded. You make out only a few words.
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 |align="center"|Cracked Orb
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 |5 gold piles, and a {{i|Cracked Orb}}.
 |"I've got 99 orbs, but a Zot ain't one."
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 |align="center"|Yendor Vendor
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 |5 gold piles, and a shop called "Yendor Vendor" selling a {{i|Cracked Amulet}}.
 |Experience Catapult:
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 |[[File:Spoon_Entrance.png|center]]
 |align="center"|History of the Den of Danger
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 |5 gold piles, a {{i|Spoon}}, and a level 1 {{m|Bandit}}.
 |The Den of Danger, as it is known today, was a former prison outpost built for the great Northern Desert Empire by the grand architect Hobb. It fell into disuse after the empire's inexplicable collapse.
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 |8 gold piles.
 |I know you're reading these. Stop it.
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 |align="center"|Sapphire Helmet
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 |6 gold piles, and a {{i|Dented Helm}}.
 |The noble profession of Hero stems back to the original Sapphire Knight, a celebrated figure whose deeds, prowess and origins are hotly contested by today's scholars. The Knight's legendary helm was said to be a gift from the gods.
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 |[[File:Spoon_Entrance.png|center]]
 |align="center"|History of Venture Cave
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 |5 gold piles, a {{i|Spoon}}, and a level 1 {{m|Bandit}}.
 |Venture Cave was the original base of operations for an unknown bandit king and his followers, who took advantage of the region's political instability to harass locals. The group collapsed after their leader was poisoned, and the remnants moved to Grimm's Grotto.
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-|}
-=== Northern Signpost Dungeons ===
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
-|- style="background-color: #EEEEEE"
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 |I have gone mad.
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 |They were fools to listen! Foolish fooly fools! Temptation came to us with the cloak of a deceiver, the face of an animal and the eyes of a demon! Why did we listen?
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 |So. The council has me locked away in here. Treason? Hardly. They've agreed to do something terribly stupid on the advice of a hooded stranger. I don't care if it wins us the war - some threats are greater than mere snake men.
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 |Tales of the Favoured, extract:
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 |I saw their bodies change. The five of them took terrible forms.
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 |At first there was only confusion. Then there were TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH TEETH
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 |Grand Architect Hobb began constructing the new Golden City with his hearts of Rock, Fire and Spirit. One was shattered by the Naga. The other two went missing.
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 |FOR THE RECORD OF THE ARCHIVES
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 |The Bardic Collection, Book 3:
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 |... Mystera found herself horrified at the behaviour of her followers, but she was always loathe to punish even the most evil among them. Jehora Jeheyu, however, often saw fit to intervene on her behalf.
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 |There's something scratched into the signpost here.
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 |Two faces? Same being.
 - The Mad Heretic
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-=== Eastern Signpost Dungeons ===
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
-|- style="background-color: #EEEEEE"
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-!width=15% | Name
-!width=30% | Summary
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 |"I wish I knew how to read"
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 |Lusory, the jealous apprentice, sought Hobb's approval by constructing an Orb of his own. Sadness followed.
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 |This sign is old and weathered, and it appears that someone left a note for themselves a long, long time ago:
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 |This note looks to be fairly recent.
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 |Horrible Fates: A Cautionary Almanac for Adventurers
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 |From the Book of Namtar:
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 |From the Book of Namtar:
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 |The Underworld is near. Man or god, it lies beyond your comprehension.
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 |This sign is old and weathered, but the script is neat and precise.
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 I dream of a figure in a hood, but no more than that."
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-=== Southern Signpost Dungeons ===
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
-|- style="background-color: #EEEEEE"
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-!width=15% | Name
-!width=30% | Summary
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 |How does one pronounce a triple 'S' anyway?
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 |[[File:The_Garden_Entrance.png|center]]
 |align="center"|The Garden
+|South
 |5 gold piles, and one of each basic plant: {{ibox|Barbing Bush Monster Icon.png|Plant|Barbing Bush}}, {{ibox|Corrosive Creeper Monster Icon.png|Plant|Corrosive Creeper}}, Erosive Eelroot, {{ibox|Mysterious Murkshade Monster Icon.png|Plant|Mysterious Murkshade}}, and {{ibox|Poisonous Pod Monster Icon.png|Plant|Poisonous Pod}}. Each plant drops a {{i|Spoon}}.
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 |Our priests have discovered much about these foreign religions.
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 |The Sun-Touched Prince and the Light-Soaked Emperor shall never give up their fight against the North. May the foe's towers sink into the sand and their armies be crushed by the desert mountains! They do not deserve the warmth and light that the great sky orb has been gracious enough to provide them.
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 |Our enemies have unleashed a power too terrible to fight or control. We have no choice but to withdraw our forces and hope that the great darkness does not follow us further south.
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 |The hooded creature has approached me regularly, providing news of men and urging war. Our magi can smell the heavy stench of illusive magic, but the stranger's information still proves reliable and thus he remains welcome at court.
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 |It is said that the dragons have forgiven us, so why do they not come to our aid? Their two-legged children run rampant.
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 |From the Legendary Bestiary of Legends:
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 | [[File:Dark_Ones_Entrance.png|center]]
 | align="center"|[[History of the Southern Empire]]
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 | 4 gold piles and a gold loot pile
 |The dark ones fled north after destroying the Dragon's Sapphire at Hexx. Their temples remain, but we dare not set foot inside.
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 |I pity our foes. They know not what they are doing. But they shall be destroyed regardless. I maintain command of the revenants.
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 |I fear it would mean my death if the Emperor ever discovered my plans. But they have to understand what they are doing.
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 |While I'm certain that our mysterious informer is a friend - a powerful one, at that - he often has more anger than sense. I hope the Emperor is careful with such counsel.
-|}
-=== Western Signpost Dungeons ===
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
-|- style="background-color: #EEEEEE"
-!width=15% | Entrance View
-!width=15% | Name
-!width=30% | Summary
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 |The child who raises a hand against the parent is damned. Leave this place, adventurer. Our eyes keep watch against the sons and daughters of heathens.
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 |This ancient text is entitled "DRAGON LORE: THE COLLECTED UNDERSTANDINGS OF ARCHDRUID GIMMIFIX." Most of the writing has been rendered illegible, save for one barely readable entry.
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 |OUR SURROUNDING ENVIRONS
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 |The Dragons eventually willed it that the remains of the Sapphire be buried in the East - at the border of the Great Cold - to serve as a ward against its encroaching evil.
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 |Their love is boundless, but their fury is implacable. They have instructed us to seek out the remaining Spiders, destroy them and build a new empire over their corpses.
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 |Fighting continues in the South. To end this madness, the Dragons will be sending our champion as an envoy.
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 |Our brothers in the North have forgotten about us ... or perhaps choose to forget. Even Hobarix has styled himself with a new name, as if to spit on our ancestry.
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 |Hello,