Area: Underground-1
Area Layout
Visit 1
The only thing here is a ladder leading down to the first level of this area.
At the bottom of the ladder you can head left or right. Heading left quickly ends with a door to the Hall of Talks.
After returning from the Hall of Talks, head to the right side of the tunnel where you will encounter another ladder heading deeper underground. At the bottom of this ladder the walls change from snow to ice. After reaching this second level, two NPC's Grinchum and a bird are waiting for you. Grinchum appears to have lost his mind.
Grinchum
😏 _My..._
_Preciousesss...._
_Don't worry, you are hidden. You are safe._
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The bird is a Canary (in a COAL mine?). Canary
_chirp_
I tot I taw a Grinchum...
I did, I did!
_chirp chirp_
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To the far right is a door leading into the Tolkien Ring area. Head into this area now.
Visit 2
Returning from the Tolkien Ring area, start heading to the left. Bypass Grinchum, he will only repeat the same dialog he just gave in the Tolkien Ring area. After reaching the second ladder head down to the third level where you will find another NPC, Morcel Nougat. Morcel Nougat
Hello, I'm Morcel Nougat, elf extraordinaire!
I was in the first group of elves that started digging into the snow.
Eventually, we burrowed deep enough that we came upon an already existing tunnel network.
As we explored it, we encountered a people that claimed to be the Flobbits.
We were all astonished, because we learn a little about the Flobbits in history class, but nobody's ever seen them.
They were part of the Great Schism hundreds of years ago that split the Munchkins and the Elves.
Not much else was known, until we met them in the tunnels! Turns out, their exodus took them to Middle Earth.
They only appear when the 5 Rings are in jeopardy. Though, the Rings weren't lost until after we started digging. Hmm...
Anyways, be careful as you venture down further. I hear something sinister is in the depths of these tunnels.
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Head to the left and enter the door leading to the Elfen Ring Area.
Visit 3
Head to the ladder on the far right. Morcel Nougat has no new dialog, you can pass him by as well. At the ladder, head down. The ice walls will change to granite, with veins of candy canes jutting out. The Canary is waiting on the third landing. Canary
_chirp_
Did you know us canaries have a very storied history?
We were once considered fashionable, and only owned by royalty who cherished us for our beautiful songs.
Oh, and have you ever heard the saying ["Canary in a coal mine"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_canary)?
_chirp chirp_
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Tangle Coalbox is waiting at the bottom of this set of ladders. Speak with him to get a bit more background on the Flobbits and Sporcs. Tangle Coalbox
Hey there, Gumshoe. Tangle Coalbox here again.
Morcel told you all about the Flobbits, right? Well, be careful ahead.
Once thought to be the stuff of myths, the Sporcs truly are real, and as mean as they are in the stories.
Once we gained the Flobbits' trust, they taught us all about the Sporcs. They, too, were part of the Great Schism.
They were another people who split off from the colony of Frostians in Oz, though, they're more closely related to the trolls.
The Flobbits, on the other hand, are more like the Munchkins. Like the Flobbits, the Sporcs appear when the rings are at risk.
Digging far down into the ground causes them to emerge, too. Seems we created a perfect storm. Whoops!
They're definitely up to no good, and trying to get the Rings for themselves. Tread lightly, friend, and good luck!
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Head past Tangle and through the door to the Web Ring Area on the right.
Visit 4
Head to the left past Tangle Coalbox, he has no new dialog, and pass over the ladder headed down. Next to the far left cave wall is a rope hanging from the ceiling. Climb up this rope, hitting the up arrow key 8 times. Move off the rope left six spaces to open the box, receiving 25 KringleCoins and a hint for the Smart Contract Objective task.
Head back down the rope, then head down the ladder to the right. As you move down, the granite walls change to clay. At the bottom of the ladder you will find the Cloud Ring door to the left, and the Canary along with two Sporcs to the right. The Canary seems to be running out of air. Canary
_cough_
ello poppet!
_cough cough_
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Brozeek
Cro! Slicmer got me on the BSRS pre-sale!
Now all we gotta do is swap outfits, then you can go back in there as me.
Tell Slicmer you lost your wallet key, so you made a new wallet and need to add it to the list.
Then give him your wallet address, and we'll both be able to buy an NFT!
Social engineering at its finest, Cro.
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Crozag
Bro, you usually have good ideas, but this one is really terrible.
Manipulating friends with social engineering isn't cool, Bro.
Let's do it!
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After speaking with the NPC characters, head left and through the door into the Cloud Ring Area.
Visit 5
Head to the right. Bypass the three NPC's, they have no new dialog. Head down the ladder at the end of the tunnel. You will pass a hidden chest on the way down, it is not accessible from the ladder. At the bottom of the ladder you will reach a cave with a door to the Burning Ring of Fire and what looks to be a dead Canary. Speak with the Canary to learn it's name is Jason and it's just "resting". Jason
Hey! It's me, Jason!
I'm not dead. I'm merely resting.
Look at my beautiful yellow plumage!
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Head to the right 12 paces into to wall. Head up 9 paces. Head left 2 paces. Head down 2 paces. Head left 2 paces. Head up 2 paces. Head left 2 paces. Head down 7 paces. Head left 2 paces. Head up 2 paces. Head left 2 paces. Head up 2 paces. Head right 2 paces. Head up 3 paces. Head left 2 paces. Upon reaching the chest, you are rewarded with 20 KringleCoins and a Special Hat. The Special Hat is pretty lit.
To exit, head right 2 paces, down 3, left 2, down 2, right 2, down 2, right 2, up 7, right 2, down 2, right 2, up 2, right 2, down 9, left 12.
If you get lost, jump into the browser dev tools and delete the entire <div class="floor"... line. It removes the entire overlay, including the fake black nothingness, so you will be able to see your blue movement arrow. Once out of the maze go through the door to enter the Burning Ring of Fire.
Visit 6
Head up the ladder. Brozeek and Crozag are very impressed with your newly minted NFT. Brozeek
Hey, Cro, check out what this human's got. It's a BSRS NFT.
I bet it took some master-level social engineering to pull that off.
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Crozag
That Chorizo guy, Bro...
What a snob. It makes sense he wasn't invited to the pre-sale.
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