Dungeon Crawlers

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz
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In search of fame and fortune

They delve into the darkest holes

Magic torchlight licking skulls

Of those that failed to live

Dust and dirt stuck to the floor

Held fast by long-dried blood

Creatures scurry within the gloom

Harmless scavengers awaiting death

And fearsome beasts of hell

They rest and wait for greedy guests

Listening for the sounds of traps

Reset by the screams of death

All to find the ancient trove

Filled with coins and jewels

And magic tools long lost to man

These adventurers enter into darkness

To claim the blinding treasure

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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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19 Responses to Dungeon Crawlers

  1. S.K. Nicholls's avatar S.K. Nicholls says:
    April 4, 2016 at 12:43 pm

    The imagery from this is way cool. Reminds me of Tolkien.

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  2. John W. Howell's avatar John W. Howell says:
    April 4, 2016 at 6:42 pm

    Good one. There would not be enough money for me to go in there.

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  3. L. Marie's avatar L. Marie says:
    April 5, 2016 at 8:29 am

    Ha ha! The levels we love (or love to hate) in games! I had a Rune Factory flashback while reading that poem (and also D&D). 🙂

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    • Charles Yallowitz's avatar Charles Yallowitz says:
      April 5, 2016 at 9:05 am

      Dungeons really are a love/hate relationship with people. 😀

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      • L. Marie's avatar L. Marie says:
        April 5, 2016 at 9:28 am

        Well, they’re a great place to find treasure as you wrote above. But they can be sooo annoying with creatures that pop up. But the boss fights in dungeons are a good place to level up in some games.

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      • Charles Yallowitz's avatar Charles Yallowitz says:
        April 5, 2016 at 9:47 am

        Got thrown off by the boss fight thing because I was thinking D&D instead of video games. Not always a boss fight in there. Sometimes it’s just getting to the treasure and escaping. That’s if you’re the first one there. Always a chance the place was looted prior to your arrival.

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  4. davidprosser's avatar davidprosser says:
    April 5, 2016 at 9:01 am

    ‘Ere, you don’t happen to have a spare map handy do you Charles? I’ll split it with you.
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  6. noelleg44's avatar noelleg44 says:
    April 6, 2016 at 8:53 pm

    Fantastic image, Charles, and may I say just a bit freaky?

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