-3 Kesmai
From Stormhalter
From the second level, the brave adventurer may take any of the several staircases to the third level. Many years ago, a river flowed from above, though the source of that river has been lost. What was left is now a vast underground lake. The lake itself is uninhabited, though one my occasionally find some monster or another on the island in the lake. Much of the rest of the level was used either as either residences for the higher sorcerers of the Brotherhood, or as cages for some of their more hideous experiments. In the South of the level is a strange room. It seems to open up to the sky, and is filled with trees. In the center of the room is a large patch of ice, in the center of which is a portal. This portal will lead to Axe Glacier. Here, some of the monsters begin to show some real toughness. No longer will you find Kobolds (unless they have wandered from the levels above). Mostly, you will find the tougher Orcs, goblins, Hobgoblins, Wights, and Wraiths. Salamanders that breathe FIREWALL wander here as well, requiring that adventurers have adequate protection from fire to survive. Seldom will a monster be found by itself, unless it is a spell caster.
