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Level Classification

Difficulty 4/5 Miniscule damage inflicted upon wanderers within this level can kill with ease.
Entity Count 2/5 Entity count varies based on the section of the level.
Chaos Gradient 0/5 Very little liminal properties. Most dangers found within this level are physical.
Basset-Frazier Index 2/5 Level 26 contains many unique challenges. Be cautious and methodical, and make sure to keep track of your physical health.

Description

Level 26 refers to both a subterranean chamber and a collection of warehouse-like rooms above, both of which house an infinite collection of cheese wheels. In both storages, these wheels of cheese vary in type and are placed haphazardly or packed into the rooms tightly, leaving very little space.

The types of cheese present include gorgonzola, limburger, camembert, and neufchatel. On occasions, other cheeses can be found, such as brie and some swiss varieties. One particular trait shared by all cheeses found within the level is their abnormally low vitamin and nutritional content, making them barely enough sustenance to survive over long periods. Lastly, the cheese has antibiotic measures against particular bacteria which rot the cheese instead of “aging” it.

The Chamber

The chamber below is a dim concrete room held up by a series of arches and pillars. The collection is illuminated by an array of dusty sodium lamps strung from the ceiling. These lamps sway with the sputtering air condition, the creaking sound echoing throughout the vast concrete chamber. However, this area lacks proper ventilation which makes the ever-present cheese smell impossible to avoid and remarkably pungent.

The overall structure of the subterranean section is unstable. The weak pillars may crumble if disturbed making the area prone to cave-ins. On occasion, there will be isolated rooms featuring flights of stairs which lead upwards to the above-ground section of Level 26.

The Warehouse

This section houses tall shelves of cheese, sometimes bolted to the walls. The ceiling is made up of panels and florescent lighting fixtures. Humming and whirring permeates the level, emanating from the ventilation, fans, and florescent lights. Narrow pathways between the shelves leave minimal room for movement. It is advised to set up camp in the few wide hallways you can find.

An area above the ceiling paneling of the upper floor can be accessed by climbing the cheese shelves. This area can be used for easy travel across Level 26. It is claustrophobic and rat-infested; though, said rats can be dealt with easily. You must traverse lightly as the ceiling panels cannot support your weight.

Microorganisms

Permeating all floors of Level 26 are dormant microorganisms, buying their time for yet another unfortunate wanderer to slip up. These bacteria coat the outer edges of nearly every surface, excluding the cheese, as the cheese has antibiotic properties specialized towards the specific microbes found in Level 26. If you have any open wound, cut, or break in the skin, the bacteria will enter and likely cause a devastating infection. These bacteria feed on flesh, and you are able to witness your rot before your very eyes.

The lurking microbial threat found throughout the level is what makes these common collapse incidents so dangerous. Damage caused by falling supports, metal, cheese wheels, or other material can leave one bleeding, and therefore vulnerable.

Communities

Swiss Knights

The Swiss Knights are a group of humanoid entities that guard this level from outsiders. Any wanderer caught causing a disturbance will be hunted by them. They march throughout the level in an orderly manner. They do not speak, whether this is because they are unable to or out of necessity is unknown. Swiss Knights will not acknowledge wanderers until they are spotted taking from the collection.

Swiss Knights wear metallic armor — obscuring their face with a visor. Their actual appearance is unknown. The are tall in stature and brandish a long sword. You must never try fighting them; rather, you must avoid them by scouting ahead or accessing the ceiling to avoid them entirely. Exactly why they protect the collection is unknown, but they are vehemently opposed to anyone touching the cheese stored within this level.

The Rat Men

A group of nomadic people who live among the rats. They reside above the ceiling and sometimes leave to gather food to eat.

Access

Entrances

When entering from Level 24, the ladder you climb down will lead into the lower section of Level 25. This will always lead into the lower section through a vertical tunnel.

Exits

In the atticspace of Level 25, you may return to Level 24 via isolated trapdoors spaced throughout. Additionally, isolated windows can be found throughout the upper sector of the level, which allow you to climb out into Level 26, if you are able to scale the shelves.










Level Classification

Difficulty 1/5 How livable the level is.
Entity Count 0/5 Amount of entities in the level.
Chaos Gradient 1/5 The amount of chaos/changing things.
Basset-Frazier Index .667/5 Add together all and divide by 3. This is a measure of how anomalous the level is.

I recall the day: tumultuous seas of bitter ultramarine resisted against our three-masted barque. Lost upon the blackness of the vast Atlantic, we sailed into an unmapped region of the seas.

The island loomed in the distance, uncannily protruding through the foaming expanse.


Description

Arcadia is an island.

Location

Cartographers — even those most masterful of the craft — simply cannot place Arcadia on a map. It is said that our pre-Columbian forefathers described shifting, reality-defying folds in the foaming Atlantic. It is believed the entrance only opens every so often, so one will have to come upon them by chance. The precise location of these so-called folds hasn't been narrowed down. All that is concretely known location-wise is that the entrance is somewhere upon the Atlantic.

Geography

The interior of the island houses the Black Mountains — a dark belt of rock protruding through the loamy soil. Faults of grayscale strata and large deposits of coal can be found herein. Surrounding the range, the forest is…

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