Dungeon Dives

Literature
" You come across the frame and torn skin of a drum lying on the Moor. Have you heard music before? Do you like it? And who would play music in a place like this?" ✦ Archimedes halted mid-step, his sharp gaze catching the glint of something unusual half-buried in the spongy, red-tinged earth. He approached cautiously, Cerridwen trailing behind him, her delicate steps far quieter than his. The object revealed itself as the remains of a drum—its w...
[DD3] The Siren's Song
By Banriion ・ 1 ・ 0
Literature
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[DD3] Iron Sentinels
By Banriion ・ 1 ・ 0
Literature
As he sat and watched the snake take its leave, he decided to go ahead and take a break, as he looked for a place that was less heated than the rest, eventually coming to a cavern that would be easy to defend. Snow instantly curled up and started to take a nap, as the courser sat, and started to think about how lucky he was to be as...
[DD2] saftey - edin
By xjustxryanx ・ 0 ・ 0
Literature
At the end of the cavern, it had opened up to a huge chamber with lava pools all around the ground. The heat was more intense than before as the rocks were now starting to glow themselves a bright red. Then the magma beneath him seemed to roil, causing tremors under his hooves. Suddenly the crust had burst, and a massive serpentine ...
[DD2] the snake - edin
By xjustxryanx ・ 0 ・ 0
Literature
After dealing with the floor that had vents of fire coming through the ground, more lava started to poor into the corridor from the sides as it started to flood the ground. Edin quickly used earth magic to raise up a platform off the ground and snow and him quickly jumped onto it as the lava rushed around it. He then started to make...
[DD2] lava - edin
By xjustxryanx ・ 0 ・ 0
Literature
Behind the door that was behind the throne, had a narrow corridor that was darker than the rest of the room, with barely a hint of glow along the walls. He cautioned Snow to hold back behind him as he wanted to make sure his companion stayed safe, and she slowly made her way to her position. Once snow was ready, he started to traver...
[DD2] trap - edin
By xjustxryanx ・ 0 ・ 0
Literature
" Unlike the levels above it, the floor of the Moor is spongy and wet. Your hooves sink down into it as you step – and come away red. How strange. What do you suppose is causing this pigment in some areas? It can’t possibly be blood… Right?" ✦ Archimedes stepped cautiously, the squelch of the Moor’s floor beneath his hooves grating on his nerves. Each step left a red stain on his fetlocks, the pigment seeping into his coat like ink on parc...
[DD3] Beneath the Surface
By Banriion ・ 1 ・ 0
Literature
After dispatching the hellhound, he was granted with a room that appeared to have a throne in the center. Snow quickly ran over and sat on the chair, and Edin laughed as he went over as well to inspect the chair as well. The chair was red and had sharp edges along the side. The rest of the room was cavernous with a hint of red glow ...
[DD2] the throne - Edin
By xjustxryanx ・ 0 ・ 0
Literature
After cleansing the area, the courser had come across a giant face in the wall. Its eyes glowed a hot red and its mouth was open in an eternal shout of rage, it appeared that it was a door. Snow started pawing at the door, and Edin nodded as he rummaged through his back in search of his journal. He had seen this door before, and had...
[DD2] the door - Edin
By xjustxryanx ・ 0 ・ 0
Literature
After waking up the next morning from his slumber, he could hear the guild was active and bustling with activity so early in the morning and he got him self ready for the day, while snow was still asleep on the bed. “...
[DD2] the circle - Edin
By xjustxryanx ・ 0 ・ 0
Literature
As edin and Snow came up from the dungeon, the fresh air felt nice and cool to their skin, as he started to make his way through the town, the cobbled roads clack as he walked, there were a few coursers out at this hour of the day as the sun was about to set, shadows and a hit of orange still on the tops of the roofs. Snow walked be...
[DD2] home - edin
By xjustxryanx ・ 0 ・ 0
Literature
" Mentorship is common between Coursers. Did someone aid you when you were just starting your dungeoning career?" ✦ Archimedes wasn’t one to dwell on the past, but as the pair made their way through the dim expanse of the Moor, the question Cerridwen posed lingered in the air like the mist around them. “Did anyone mentor you when you first started?” she asked, her voice light yet curious. Her gaze flitted between the skeletal remains half-bur...
[DD3] Here I Am
By Banriion ・ 1 ・ 0
Literature
Fynrael and Vraegar were exploring the caves, Vraegar looking for some good treasure and Fynrael hoping to find something interesting and new, perhaps even fun, if things went well. When they stepped into the cave with a gaping hole through the middle, Fynrael was initially sad, sighing softly and nudging the little slime that had been his new friend recently. "Let’s just go -” “Why? There’s a bridge here. Hur...
[DD1] Suspicious Bridges
By Dreamfoxii ・ 1 ・ 0
Literature
Star stepped gingerly into the chamber, her mismatched eyes adjusting to the dim glow of luminescent fungi clinging to the walls. Her heart, still racing from her last encounter, steadied as she took in the sight: clay pots, dozens of them, haphazardly stacked in a dusty heap. Disappointment tugged at her. No glittering treasures here, no rare herbs or magical artifacts—just the remnants of some long-forgotten kitchen. She sighed and turned to leave, but a sudden cacophony of voices ...
[DD1] New friends (pots!)
By hearteater ・ 1 ・ 0
Literature
The swarm erupted like a thunderclap, the air filling with a cacophony of wings and high-pitched buzzing that rattled Star’s nerves. She reared instinctively, her hooves flailing at the air as dozens—no, hundreds—of the little creatures darted around her. Their translucent wings glimmered faintly in the faint dungeon light, their segmented bodies like droplets of shadow swirling in a chaotic storm. Star had only meant to pluck the strange, luminous moss from the damp wall. It had...
[DD1] Bugs, Moss, oh my!
By hearteater ・ 1 ・ 0
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[DD1] I'll rest here
By desertfool ・ 1 ・ 0
Literature
She still didn't trust. The water was too clear, too enticing. Too... Colorful. Aithbhreac's whole life had been saturated in color. From the splendid hues of her parents to the coat of arms they wore, even to Aethon's shining coat. None of it had been kind to her. The only comfort she sought had been in the dark, the drab stone walls and dusty floor of the dungeons. Even now, the only gleam of color she carried was perched atop her head, comforting in her anxiety. ...
[DD1] Scintillate
By Juke ・ 1 ・ 0
Literature
The path curved and curved, looping in on itself enough times that if she were a lesser explorer, Yuzu would have found herself lost. Instead, she made sure to mark her path with shallow scratches in the wall. They were illuminated by the fungi that still glowed, though these ones didn't sing.A pity, she quite liked the musical ones.She paused as she rounded another corner. This one opened up into another wide cavern filled with bioluminescent creatures. Her skin didn'...
[DD1] Creepy Crawlies | Yuzu's Descent
By DiRoxy ・ 0 ・ 0
Literature
Cerridwen was a pop of colour in the vast gloominess of the sleepy mores. Her bright reddish-orange coat with white sabino was as vibrant as naked bones. And attentive eyes as dark as black earth, promising to swallow the sound of every step she made. She was looking for something. Something quite special. Or maybe for a special someone? Caw-caw-caw… Her head sneered up, and the ...
[DD3] A perfect gift.
By heatwave ・ 0 ・ 0
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[DD1] A friend in need
By Dee-Dee ・ 0 ・ 0