Catacombs - Old Vashton

A vast network of underground tunnels, which stretch out under Old Vashton and beyond its walls, with multiple levels of twisting interlocking tunnels this is a labyrinth that can easily swallow the life of anyone who gets turned around in their many turns and natural obstacles. There are many traps and bizarre arcane phenomenon if these tunnels which add to the danger of venturing below the streets adding to this are the many creatures that live in these tunnels which are rarely friendly to those they meet. But Adventures continue to explore the depths hoping to fine valuable artefacts from ages past. Delving into well explored areas has the advantage of not being as dangerous but the disadvantage of being far harder to find anything of value that has not already been taken.

The catacombs have never fully been mapped and no one knows how deep or wide they really go, there have been a number of attempts to map the catacombs or clear them of monsters but this never seems to be very successful. Some say that the Catacombs themselves can spawn monsters and change configuration or create new Catacombs by itself but none of these theories have been proven.

The sort of monsters that inhabit the catacombs varies massively, there are a lot of goblinoid like creatures that inhabit the southern portions of the catacombs, undead of all types are common throughout, there are plenty of oozes down there as well as bigger creatures like ropers, minotaurs and ogres, and a healthy supply of giant animals. The really interesting thing that is unique to the catacombs here are the Warforged.

### Architecture

There are three classifications of tunnels within the catacombs, earth, stone, and silk. Those of Stone and Silk seem to have all be created Pre-Emergence while much of the earth ones are more recent additions or repairs to the damaged Silk and stone tunnels which seem to show damage were these two types of tunnel intersect.

The Earth are tunnels that were carved by human explorers or builders, or natural cavern systems, these can be anything from rough hewed earth works to fully paved tunnels with tiled ceilings and walls with places to hang artwork. Most of these man made tunnels were built intentionally below ground while others have windows which show only soil beyond and have found their way underground from the surface.

The Stone are tunnels not crafted by human hands all made of jet black stone that have jagged uneven walls, ceilings and floors, like the inside of a geode. There are also a number of green vein like structures which run along portions of this stone work holding it all together these veins can be as thick as a mans arm or no wider than a human hair. They all slowly pulse with some sort of green liquid which runs through them, when their thick waxy exterior is punctured, which is not easy, these veins pour forth an awful smelling green liquid which burns though pretty much anything, from stone and glass to human flesh.

The Silk are tunnels made of the same bizarre white substance which makes up the surface level Akarieans structures known as Akariean Silk, a nearly impossible to damage white fibre like material densely compressed an packed together. The walls of these tunnels are nearly completely smooth and circular in shape bar the floor which is flatland out to support movement, the tunnels stand around 16ft high. Light reflects well off and a long these tunnels which means that anything that gives off light can be seen for quite a distance.