Areas

## **Description**

Elephant MUD is huge, divided into 4 Realms called Drakenwood, Valena, Rosfarren and Aerdy. These vast collections of Areas were added in that order and filled over the years, which is why the Newbie Areas and majority of smallers ones are in Drakenwood, the earliest Realm. Each Realm is ruled by a Noble House, and "*help realms"* can provide more information on their structure, Citizenship within them or other political matters.

All Players begin their adventures in Drakenwood after the Tutorial, hanging around Newbie Land and its surroundings until Level 6, then slowly exploring the Realms at large. The *"areatips"* command shows a list of suggestions for Level-appropriate exploration, a fine addition for the constantly confused or cartographically challenged. This command also lets us see the Area names used by the Wizards, though many Players still use older, mistaken, or more familiar terms due to stubbornness, senility or ignorance.

Thus, in the Maps sections below, I have included in-game or habitual names in *italics*. The *"areatips"* names may seem odd or obscure from a Player perspective, although if you can't work 'em out there's little hope for ye anyway! In addition neither *"areatips"* nor this page list all the Areas that exist, and in-game names are used in the Kit Lists or below when necessary to fill in the blanks.

A word of caution! The command lets you know the minimum level you could potentially investigate an area at, and the level of some Mobs or Items within it. They are not "immediately go here to exp now" advice so please be careful! It also doesn't take into account Race, Class, experience or skill and you may find yourself doing better in very different places than it advises! A good tip is to try and carefully check out Areas that your maximum level of Kit is from, so a Level 7 Character could cautiously explore Areas with Armoury 35 items, using the Kit pages for reference.

## **Maps**

Below are some maps a bunch of different people made of parts of the Realms over the years, with the Areas known within them assigned by proximity to that Realms various Noble territories. Full credit goes of course to the original creators and these get outdated far too quickly, so bear that in mind when utilising them, but they have some use for the permanently baffled (Yes Maia, I mean you!).

## **Radiant Rosfarren**

**Areas of Caer Aesclinn:** Caer Aesclinn, Forest Orogs, Gnome Village, Upset Dryads

**Areas of Dun Glenderry:** Ankheg Attack (*Glenderry Farm*), Glenderry (Brehon, Broch, Houses, Market), Powries

**Areas of Rathwiel:** Rathwiel, Samurai Caves, Timmy Down The Well (*Rathwiel Farm*)

## **Virtuous Valena**

**Areas of Brenhaven:** Castle Ruins, Crusader Castle (*Silendria Keep lower levels*), Brenhaven (Manor, Market, Park, Riverside, Sewers, Square, Temples), Mudlympia Village, Palisade, The Overrun Tomb (*Katkunra's Tomb*), The Paladins Castle (*Silendria Keep upper levels*), Wrecked Caravan

**Areas of Thelsfield:** Saint Elan's Abbey (*Sumerhill abbey, cathedral and village*), Thelsfield

**Areas of Rathowen:** Barbarian Camp, Bearserkers, Ice Caves, Ice Keep, Ogre Raiders, Rathowen, Silver Mine, Snowplains, Snow Wolves

## **Derpy Drakenwood**

**Areas of Alforpia:** Alforpia, Alforpia Castle, Alforpia Poachers, Backwater Village, Centaur Camp

**Areas of Outlands:** Amazon Camp, Cannibal Jungle, Cannibal Village, Cult of Morrandir, Flame Mages, Fredegar's House, King Thebus' Tomb (*Gobbers*), Lizardman Swamp, Mawgo Swamp (*Slykks*), Nevyns House, Outlands Swamp, Outland Trolls, Rogues Abroad, Shipwreck Beach

**Areas of the Withered Peaks:** Balir's Tavern, Bugbear Cave, Drow Crypt (*everything from the entrance including Etheri-Cithan, the Drow City*), Drow Graveyard, Drow Temple, Dwarf Forge, Dwarf Outpost, Elwin's Brewery, Giant House, Haunted House, Hobgoblin Caves, Mirror Lake Fishing, Orc Fortress, Orc Massacre, Rocky Outcrop, Tower of Trials, Troll Caves

**NOTE:** Aside from those near the Dukes of Drakenwood's territories, this Realm hosts the majority of Areas due to age, so here they are in rough geographical chunks...

**Areas of Newbieland:** Ant Tunnels, Elf Training Grounds, Elven Camp, Gnoll Camp, Goblin Caves, Khalbarn Manor, Kobold Burials, Kobold Encampment, Lowland Meadow, Newbie Cemetary, Newbie Forest, Newbie Lake, Newbie Land, Newbieland Crypt, Nomad Campsite, Old House, Pixieland Village, Redeye's Kobolds, Snotlings, Three Bears House, Tree Sprite House, Young Witch Den

**Areas of Aldersford:** Aldersford Cellar, Aldersford Temple, Aldersford Wizard, Drakenwood Library (*Abishais*), Gnome House, Golem Mansion, Gremlins, Grik Forest, Hobbitsville, Miathorn (*Maze*), Miathorn Battlefield, Retired Ranger, Thornie Woodland, Treetops (*Zylisa*), Wandering Woods, Waterfall, Wuzzie Foragers, Wuzzie Town

**Areas of Drakenwood:** Animal Sanctuary, Chaos Worshippers, Drakenwood (Church Area, Docks Area, Dodgy Area, Monastery, Museum, Rooftops, Sewers, Walls), Monastery Ladder, More Mungos, Mungo Windmill, Pagoda, Sewerjacks, Wererat's Lair (*Were-Rat's Laboratory*)

**Areas of Sherwood:** Cardin's Caves, Druid Grove, Druid Grove Dream, Ghost Quest, Hoarwood, Nottingham Castle, Raven Hall, Sherwood Burial Chambers (*Undernotts*), Sherwood Forest, Sherwood Stables, Thomas Hood

**Areas of the Andurin Ocean:** Covah Island, Kidnapper's Cove (*Cutlass Island*), Heiparviga Island, Merfolk Isle, Sea Elves & the Hag, Wolumbo Island

**Areas of the Omanii Desert:** Buried Desert House, Lich Pyramid, Mephit Temple (*Volcano*), Nadir Pyramid, Nomad Camps, Necromancer Temple, Omanii Oasis, Warparty Beach (*Dwarf Caves*)

**Areas outside the Realms:** Addams Family House, Alluveai's Forest, Magic Roundabout, Smurf Stamping, The Fey King

## **Annoying Aerdy**

**Areas of Erindar:** Border Town (*High Pass*), Erindar (Cobbles, Conclave, Market, Riverside, Slums)

**Areas of Moratherin:** Grazendale, Moratherin Camp (*Cultists*), Moratherin Ruins, Moratherin Tower, Moratherin Treetops, Moratherin Vaults, Necro Caves (*Ushenim Caves*), Necro Keep, Necro Time Travel (*Lorangrim Village etc.*), Nenreph Fortress

**Areas of Sterford:** Myconids, Sterford

## ***"Areatips"* by Level**

Areas named in **bold** have been checked by me since the last major updates, and the items I could find confirmed and added to the Kit pages.