The Dungeon

They say monsters come from the bottom of the dungeon. Are they creatures from the surface transformed by dark magic or are they from the bowels of hell? No one knows for sure. Either way, they look strange and attack without hesitation, pursuing and killing adventurers even at the cost of self-preservation, as if they were protecting something. If these monsters can exist deep below the dungeon floor, so too could the Golden Country.

Even in a dungeon, there are merchants in designated areas where there are lots of foot traffic. Their customers are adventurers and those who cannot return to the surface for... various reasons.

The dungeon also has a strong response to human's greed and desires. Fortune, knowledge, fame. It tends to be a lot more lenient toward those who don't ask anything of it. Once you want something from this place, it bares its fangs and becomes even more ruthless to you.

-Floor 1- The uppermost floor of the dungeon. It used to be the catacombs, where the villagers' ancestors were laid to rest. Six years ago, it was connected to the dungeon proper, and has become quite the busy location, always bustling with adventurers and merchants. There are sellers of manuscripts and incense, as well as an abundance of food stalls. There is also a demi-human slave market. Monsters known to inhabit this floor include: Walking Mushrooms, Huge Scorpions, and Slimes.

-Floor 2- The second floor, filled with tall trees and towers, linked by wooden bridges. Here, strange vistas stretch before you, unlike the village's musty catacombs on the first floor. Scholars say this is the top of the tallest tower of the Golden Castle, stretching up from deep below. Monsters known to inhabit this floor include: Big Bats, Giant Rats, Living Armor, Man-eating Plants, Basilisk, and Mandrakes

-Floor 3- The third floor of the dungeon. After you go through the graveyard and the tallest tower's forests, you'll arrive inside the Golden Castle. Once opulent, the interior is now covered in dust and mold, a shadow of its former glory. Deep within, footsteps echo through the halls; they could belong to another adventurer, or to a former resident, now undead. Most monsters on this floor are undead, rotting or skeletal. Monsters known to inhabit this floor include: Golems, Treasure Insects, Ghosts, Living Paintings, and Mimics

-Floor 4- The fourth floor. Underground water rushes out of holes in the bedrock, forming a large lack. The water is imbued with magic and glows faintly. At the bottom of the lack, you can see the castle town, rippling like a mirage. Monsters known to inhabit this floor include: Kelpies, Bladefish, Mermaids, Mermen, Kraken, Undine, Tentacles, Giant Frogs, and Sea Serpents

-Floor 5- The fifth floor. The exit the Golden Castle leading to the entrance of the castle town. The area has expanded and distorted due to magic, but you can still sense phantoms of its former glory. A person passing by just out of sight. The sound of someone whispering. These strange feelings linger like a dream. The ghosts that reside in this area are this town's residents. They are still sane, and only appear when they want to be seen. The paths that they travel are safe. The streets often magically rearrange themselves, moving and changing their shape, making navigation difficult. There is an overgrown graveyard attached to the town that is populated by Dryads and Mandrakes. Monsters known to inhabit this floor include: Wargs, Red Dragons, Dryads, Cockatrice, Dungeon Cleaners, and Harpies

-Floor 6- The sixth floor. Underground waterways that utilize tunnels dug by ancient dwarves. They appear to stretch out endlessly, laying themselves under the town like the roots of a tree. Besides the water, many things likely flowed through here. Humans and animals, conspiracies and rumors. Money and blood... This floor was once hot and humid, but is now cold and showy. Most of the monsters on this floor use mental attacks. Monsters known to inhabit this floor include: Shapeshifters, Nightmares, Dire Wolves, Barometz, Griffins, Hippogriffs, Changelings, and Gargoyles

-Deepest part of the dungeon- The deepest part of the dungeon is an old dwarven defensive site, located past a large door with no visible lock, and built back when the elves and dwarves were in a war, both sides battling in an arms race to make more advanced technology. The floor is fairly warm, and filled with pipes, machinery and mechanical contraptions. Further onward is an ancient dwarven city, hewn from the side of a cliff face, with giant fungi sprouting in some areas. Monsters known to inhabit this area are: Gargoyles, Changelings, Bicorns, Dullahan, and Succubi