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The {{name}} is | The {{name}} is an area of dangerous terrain in southeastern Qud — an abandoned arcology flooded by the waters of nearby {{favilink|Lake Hinnom}}, overgrown by coral and inhabited by strange lifeforms. On the surface, a tangle of {{favilink|palladium strut|plural}} occlude vision but do not directly block the movement of creatures or projectiles. These struts are overgrown by {{favilink|coral polyp|plural}} which are automatically plucked away as the player walks by; this act has a small chance of revealing a {{favilink|swollen bulb}} of {{favilink|sunslag}}. | ||
[[Svardym]] and {{favilink|junk dollar|plural}} are common here, as they are in Lake Hinnom, but are joined by many far greater threats such as the swift {{favilink|galgal|galgallim}}, the engulfing {{favilink|tongue tyrant|plural}}, the deadly {{favilink|plasma jelly|plural}}, the {{favilink|enigma snail|plural}} who can inflict [[confusion]], the {{favilink|sultan croc|plural}} who can dismember the player, and many other potentially dangerous foes. | |||
{{favilink|deep shaft| | On the other hand, {{favilink|reef hermit|plural}} and {{favilink|svardym scrounge|plural}} may be peaceful depending on the player's [[reputation]]. Both are willing to trade high-tier artifacts with the player when they are not hostile. | ||
{{favilink|deep shaft|Coral chutes}} descend to the inner reef, which extends for five levels beneath the surface before yielding to ordinary subterranean caves. | |||
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== Locations == | == Locations == | ||
Revision as of 19:46, 21 December 2021
An arcology of bright polyps arches across the soldered trellis of old, and a rich diversity of life peoples it.
The Palladium Reef is an area of dangerous terrain in southeastern Qud — an abandoned arcology flooded by the waters of nearby 
Lake Hinnom, overgrown by coral and inhabited by strange lifeforms. On the surface, a tangle of 
palladium struts occlude vision but do not directly block the movement of creatures or projectiles. These struts are overgrown by 
coral polyps which are automatically plucked away as the player walks by; this act has a small chance of revealing a 
swollen bulb of 
sunslag.
Svardym and 
junk dollars are common here, as they are in Lake Hinnom, but are joined by many far greater threats such as the swift 
galgallim, the engulfing 
tongue tyrants, the deadly 
plasma jellies, the 
enigma snails who can inflict confusion, the 
sultan crocs who can dismember the player, and many other potentially dangerous foes.
On the other hand, 
reef hermits and 
svardym scrounges may be peaceful depending on the player's reputation. Both are willing to trade high-tier artifacts with the player when they are not hostile.
Coral chutes descend to the inner reef, which extends for five levels beneath the surface before yielding to ordinary subterranean caves.
Palladium Reef Creatures
Locations
Excerpt from In Maqqom Yd
With my dreaminess rightfully shed, I eventually came to the Reef proper. What an enchanting place! The maze of polyps allowed me to slink along, mostly unnoticed, and take in the doings of its flora and fauna. A rich diversity of life radiates across Qud, but in the Reef, it flourishes on a new level. In but one hemmed in quarter I witnessed a tetrad of kaleidoslugs round the rune-cut cone of an enigma snail, a jelly huff a cloud of plasma onto a memory eater, and a polycule of tongue tyrants devour a squad of interdictors. At one point the Reef came alive and a polyp-jeweled hermit walked out of the lattice. He grinned at me and bartered a broken hand rail. When I turned my head to nod goodbye, he was gone. |