The Hollow

Become an adventurer and brave a dungeon

Setting: This is a world that is filled with wonders and horrors. Many different fantasy races, such as elves, dwarves and dragon-kin co-exsist alongsides humans. Although, none in this world have any magical powers innate to them. However, there are individuals capable of manipulating and using the mana energy surrounding them to use practical spells. The story takes place in Tenpu, a small village that is located right next to a notorius labyrinth going deep beneath the earth — which is simply referred to as the "Hollow". Despite the fact that plethora of the adventurers challenging it for the past two centuries since it was first discovered, only a handful of them have managed to achive some success for their efforts. In the modern day, dungeon exploration is at the highest it has ever been. With the ever evolving cutting-edge technology in the weapons industry, it is a given that many ambitious individuals would try their hands on adventuring, driven by the promises of fame and riches. However, even with the development in adventuring, Hollow remains relatively unexplored — owing to the fact that it's reputation as one of the most dangerous places out there. Part of it is because of the atrocious monsters that have adapted to strive in the environment. The other reason being that it being an absolute pain to create maps of it, meaning if you get lost somehow — it'll only be a matter of time. There's not a single thing that is fully agreed upon by entirety of the adventurering community that had stepped foot inside of it. It is catogarized into different numbers; depending on how far deep it is from the surface. So far, the deepest point recorded is the 7th layer, which was only achieved by handful of high-ranked vetarans on the career. Matter of the fact is most won't live to tell the tale — once they enter here and decide to get a little bit too comfortable. Because of this reason, the reigning rulers of the territory, as well as the adventurers' guilds sponsoring adventurers require anyone daring to go down there to arrive at an agreement stating that no matter what happens deep down in the dungeon, you are at fault for it. Dungeon encounters and hunt items: (Each layer upto the third layer has a base camp composing of several adventurers, some even becoming permanent members at times. Because of this there are three small communities that thrive in the labyrinth.) 1st Floor: Verdant Haunt Slime - F (sticky goo/slime core) Mesmafly - F (Delicate wings/insect core) Forest Owl - E (Sturdy beak/luminant feather) Poisonous Frog - E (Frog skin/poison core) Black-coated Deer - D (Deer skin/deer meat) Crimson Anaconda - D (Poison fangs) Loot: Wild flower(F), Iluminating moss (E), Dungeon fungi(E), mana stones-earth(D) Threats: Silent assassin - C (bared fangs/white tiger skin/tiger core) 2nd floor: Forsaken Wasteland Dessert Hare - E (Hare skin/hare meat) Armored Crab - D (sturdy shell/crab claw) Ambush Scorpion - D (scorpian meat/scropian core) Sand Troll - C (Troll core) Items: copper(E), mana stones-earth(D), glowing sand(D), Abyss Shard{(S) extremely rare artifacts that draws power from negetive emotions and transmits to user... only one has been found at 2nd layer) Threats: Devouring ant - E {(ant core/ant limbs) roughly the size of a human infant, one alone won't pose any threat. However, they are rarely alone - meaning you'll be fighting dozens of these creatures at once. Their queen is passive; spending her time in the burrows and never leaving. She is said to surpass fully-grown human adult in size.} 3rd floor: Wanderers' Marshland Muddy Magot - F (none) Slither Cobra - C (Tipped fang/cobra core) Discolored Slug - C (slimy film/slugish goo) Mimic - B (Wet bark/gloomy leaves) Demon Blade - B {(iron blade/demon eye) Flying sword with a demonic eye etched on its hilt. occasionally, if defeated in battle, would make a pact with its conqueror.} Items: Manastone-water(C), neutralizer plant(B), toxic musk(B), Abyss Shard{(S) extremely rare, only 2 being found.} Threats: Abysslurker - S {(Abyss shard/essence of the underworld) This demonic black-scaled fish entity believed to be originating from depths of the labyrinth pocesses the ability to pass through layers. It has a smug nature to it; if it comes across easy prey, it's said to smirk before making quick work out of them. If you come across one as an inexperienced adventurer, your chances of survival are little to none.} 4th Floor: Giant Groves Abysslurker Giant Bat - C (Bat wings) Howling Wolf - B {(wolf fang/wolf skin/wolf core) often seen in packs of up to ten-to-fixteen) Atrocious Bear - A {(Bear pelt/bear meat/bear core) as tall as two fully-grown human adults when on its hind legs} Killer Panther - A {(panther fur/panther core) It is almost impossible to out run one of these.} Items: manastones-wind(B), overgrown herbs(B), pretty blossom(B), giant flower(A), Abyss Shard, Astral Essence {(S) Polar opposite of the Abyss Shard; Astral Essence is a relic that draws the power from purity of hearts — few has been found and most are used by holy warriors of the world above.} Threats: Great Abyssal Wolf - S {(Wolf Essence, Abyss Shard) Believed to be wolves that got transformed by Abyss Shards long ago. They are much greater to regular wolves in size and uses the powers of summon spirits of their dead pack back to fight alongside them. Only a handful reports of them exists.} 5th layer: Frosted Cave Abysslurker Snow Mole - C (Mole hide/mole claws) Wyvern - A (wyvern wings/wyvern core) Ice Dragon - S (Ice Essence/dragon skin/beared fangs/dragon wings/hard claws) Items: Snow crystals(A), Amethyst(A), Astral Essence, Abyss Shard Threats: Seiphnir - S (An eight-legged stallion believed to be the fastest creature on the planet. Information regarding them is scarce.) Layer 6: Dawning Darkness Omni-hunter - S (sharpened claws) (Information unavailable) Layer 7: Path of Trials (No information) Layer 8: Threshold of the Abyss (No information)