Located in Hex p28.49
Dwimmermount is the ACKS megadungeon, see PDFs.
Stairs can be seen ascending towards Dwimmermount's peak. At their base they
run in broad switchbacks through fortifications that have laid in ruin for ages.
Archways are frequently set into low walls along this section of the stairway,
including one called the Alchemist's Door for the arcane symbols engraved into
its archstones.
Emerging from the fortifications, the stairs become straight and then narrow as
they reach the Red Doors, so called because they are made from a reddish metal
known to sages as Areonite.
A third entrance to the dungeon is mostly a secret of the dwarves, passed down
since their ancestors helped to carve its halls. For centuries, a few dwarves
in each generation have followed a precarious trail along the windward side of
the mountain to join the dungeon's custodians. Only dwarves or those with a
similar eye for stonework will perceive the Stone-Wrought Stairs at the end of
this trail.
Typically quiet but not silent outside of inhabited areas. Pipes rattle,
machines make noise, drains and spigots drip.
Staircases are usually well-worn stone and travel between 50 and 100 feet before
reaching the next level. These stairs are generally narrow, requiring man-sized
creatures to walk single file along their length.
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Machinery - Page 81 discusses how to "assess" an encountered machine.
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Portals - Page 81 discusses portals and their use
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Dungeon Restock - Page 87 discusses rolling for restock and rival party activity
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Dwimmermount was created by the Tlatoani, ancestors of men and founders of the world's first civilization.
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Has been under control of many different empires over many millenia, good, evil, beast, men
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A man entered Dwimmermount and became a god.
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Dwarves were created post-cataclysm (since Mictlanites have been gone)
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Dwimmermount is revered by all dwaves because it was home to the Makers who created their race.
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Dwimmermount contains the cemetaries of the most venerated dwarven ancestors.
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For ages dwarves have been the custodians of Dwimmermount
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A few dwarves from each generation would join the custodians by climbing a path only passable by dwarves.
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The work of the custodians is too sacred to be spoken of, but recent disquiet among the elders suggests that something has gone wrong inside the mountain.
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A sage from Branborne has studied the histories and believes a map of the Exarchate of Theana can be found in Dwimmermount, and will pay for it's retrieval.
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A mage from Branborne belies that there is a source of "liquid lunar eminations" within Dwimmermount-a magic pool. She will pay well for a sample of the waters.
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If dwarves are encountered they may pay for information or maps
Dwimmermount (TODO)