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Message: <blockquote data-quote="blackshirt5" data-source="post: 1221093" data-attributes="member: 7871">The nature of the castle is that it's very challenging; it's become a proving ground for rookie adventurers and a hunting ground for the more seasoned ones(and the less scrupulous hunt each other).  Legends abound about it, but most agree that the fallen angel Zelyon, when he was cast from Heaven, built this castle.  No one has ever catalogued it's depths, although rumors of their being possibly hundreds of layers, if you count the Graves of Soldiers dungeon(which is nearby; in fact, the Graves of Soldiers is right on the sprawling castle grounds) leaves ample room to imagine.  Treasures from this castle can make a man rich beyond his wildest imaginings.  The more altruistic(demon hunters, paladins, and their ilk, including the mysterious elven warriors known only as The Warders) come to stamp out the evil(and possibly make a quick gil for themselves and those they protect) that pervades the castle.The castle is very dangerous.  Bypassing the first few levels(and bringing proof back) is often enough to cause celebration in the local taverns and cause an old timer to slap the newbie on the back, buy him an ale and a barmaid, and "welcome him to the game"; the celebration is made all the more potent by the fact that many who go in never come back out again and are only seen again by the next poor souls who have to face their reanimated corpse.</blockquote>