Dungeons. Dungeons are mysterious structures which appeared seemingly at random all around the world. Providing us with money, materials, jobs, rare artifacts and many other things they were granted upon us by the gods. Because of the great value they hold people quickly tried to get hold of them. Today most dungeons are managed by either the guild or some kingdom.
Being of such huge importance for the economy of course people tried to get their hands on those dungeons. Clearing an entire dungeon automatically turns you into its owner giving you various rights the most important one being the right to control who is allowed to enter and who not. The guild for example only allows adventurers with an Adventurer Card to enter while some kingdoms only allow their soldiers to enter a dungeon for training purposes. Occasionally it happens that somebody beats a dungeon which is already in the possession of the guild in such a case he is forced upon leaving it to transcribe the ownership back to them. If he refuses to do so they place a huge bounty on his head leading to his demise sooner or later. For that reason some people tried locking themselves up inside of their dungeons until they died of age several years later. Either way upon death of the dungeon owner the dungeon resets to its original state and is open for everybody to conquer again.
Dungeons in general can take all sorts of forms. While some dungeons look like a beautiful rose garden are others looking like an icy hell, an old mine or a misty forest. Some dungeons might only be a single wide floor while others have over a hundred different floors with strong Floor Bosses to prevent adventurers from advancing further.
But as different as they may be they are all ranked by the same System. A dungeons rank can be one of the following 6: Novice, Knight, Baron, Marquis, King, God. The rankings are decided based on the strength required to conquer the dungeon. Getting through an entire knight dungeon for example puts you at a power level where nobles are actively trying to recruit you as a knight in their services. Clearing a king level dungeon however basically guarantees you that you have the strength and funds to create your own small kingdom. Mentioning a god level dungeon usually is not even worth it. There is only a single one out there and it was never and probably will never be cleared.
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