New Warren

New Warren is an extention of the giant cavern that serves as home to many dragons, riders and odd creatures from around the realms. Though it has no gardens for other animals, more then 300 caverns have been carved out for the expanding list of riders. The hallways that snake through the interior of the mountain are complex and often misleading. Some claim that they change course every now and then. To aid visitors through this maze of rock and magic, signs have been carved over main entraces in the common tongue. Since this area is as new as Castle Drakmor and the Council Chamber, much of it is closed for renovations. Come back soon to see what paths open up.

You step around the flowering gardens outside Castle Drakmor, following a series of signs that lead to an opening in the mountain wall. Bits of moss and clinging vines decorate the low cavern entrance in a delicate arrangement. Two heavy, brass doors block your view into the pathway. Sunlight gleams off their polished fronts, turning the intricate drawings inlaid in the metal into dancing patterns. A large, flat space has been cleared into the stone directly above the doorway, etched with the words "New Warren."

Curious, you tug on the door handle and feel it give in to your command. Silent hinges swing forward until the brass panal reaches stone wall. You peer inside hesitantly, seeing the long, elegant interior lit with magical light and flaring torches.

A small noise is heard by your feet. Startled, you jump back and prepare to fight whatever thing has confronted you. You relax your tense stance as your opponent turns out to be a regular black cat.

The feline purrs and looks up at you with adoring, kitten eyes. A golden bell tied around its neck rings lightly with each movement of its throat. Tucked into the leather stap of the collar is a small, white note. *Meow* Speaks the cat, waiting patiently for your affection.

You kneel down and stroke the soft, silky fur of the cat's ears, earning a contented purr in reply. While one hand occupied the cat, the other slips the note out from its collar and unfolds it. The note reads as follows:

Hello.
My name is Toshi. I belong to Cortheus, dragon knight of the Warren and mate of red-gold Vestiso. I have been set here to guide you to the tunnel room where you may choose a path to follow. Return the note to me and we will begin.
~Toshi

You puzzle over the instructions for a minute then, with a light shrug, fold the note and return it to Toshi's collar. The black feline meows happily and bounds down the corridor. After a moment you follow.

Toshi turns this way and that, following some form of instructions her master has given her. She stops in a large, circular room and sits down expectantly, her luminous, orange eyes focused on you. You pause beside the cat, looking up at the scripture over the various corridors leading away from this central room.

Records Room
Dining Hall
Bathing Chamber
Games Room
Rider's Dens