(Area Overview) Crystal Caves

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Crystal Caves. The name says almost all about it.

These caves have been subjected to an organized professional expedition organized by the big figures of Primp Town a long time ago to extract some magic crystals residing in them. However, said expedition ended in failure as the crystals were proven to be too strong to be extracted. Word of the results had spread far and wide and it still remains to this day, however, it hasn't stopped some freelancers from trying back then and right now.

Should one go beyond the main entrance and avoid being captivated by the glimmering crystals reflecting into the invading sunlight from the ceiling holes, they'd see that most of the expedition's remains are still intact, reeking of abandonment aside. Solid wooden beams over some shadowy gaps with questionable fall height, some old tools laying next to large chunks of magic crystals...and the best part is that there is an elevator that can take you deeper into the caves! It's...primitive, but it does the job.

Seeing as the expedition didn't go that far, the elevator doesn't go that deeper in, though there are natural ways to descend even further down.

Threat levels start out mild in the starting floors but gradually gets higher the deeper you go. Wild creatures residing deep within the caves are extremely territorial and will engage you if you take a step in the wrong direction.

Crystal Caves is house to a legendary rumor: In the darkest depths of the cave, at the absolute bottom of it, there's a gigantic magic crystal that courses with unimaginable power. Some even go further beyond and say that there's a staff inside the giant crystal, waiting for it's 'Chosen One' to wield it. Another (in)famous rumor is of a man walking around the depths of the first floor, seemingly with no direction. People who have claimed to see the figure usually described him as a 'sliver-haired man with a mysterious sword'.