TREASURES OF ZORK

The Treasures of Zork are a well-known part of the story of Zork. In 948 GUE a brave adventurer traveled through the tunnels of the Eastland Underground, and on his way to becoming the second Dungeon Master, one of his tasks to prove his worth was to acquire the Twenty Treasures. It is not quite clear whether the treasures were created by the first Dungeon Master, were all relics of the Great Underground Empire, or the same items as were tossed in Megaboz's cauldron in Flatheadia. Most of these were placed in a trophy case in the White House, or given to the terrible demon of the Wizard of Frobozz. When Ellron returned to his home, he found the Twenty Treasures and  placed an add in the New Zork Times listing them for sale.

There are two lists of treasures that have been uncovered from sources. One list seems to have been a compilation of the treasures found in both the upper lever and middle level of the Dungeon (later given to a demon), while the others divide the two. Despite this, there are still reports of treasures found at different locations as well as some in one list and not the other. Historians have not been unable to satisfactorially reconcile these discrepencies:

	LIST 1			LIST 2		FOUND
01	jewel-encrusted egg		01	jewel-encrusted egg		bird's nest in tree near White House
02	clockwork canary		02	clockwork canary		inside jewel-encrusted egg
03	beautiful painting by Leonardo Flathead		03	beautiful painting		Gallery
04	beautiful brass bauble		04	beautiful brass bauble		dropped by a canary near the White House
05	pot of gold		05	pot of gold		Aragain Falls: at the end of a rainbow
06	platinum bar		06	platinum bar		Loud Room / Echo Room
07	ivory torch of the endless fire		07	ivory torch		Temple of Zork: Torch Room
08	gold coffin of Ramses II		08	gold coffin		Temple of Zork: Tomb
09	royal scepter of Wurb Flathead		--	-----		inside gold coffin of Ramses II
10	trunk of jewels		09	trunk of jewels		floor of FCD#3 reservoir
11	crystal trident of Poseiden		10	crystal trident of Poseiden		Atlantis Room
12	jade figurine		11	jade figurine		Coal Mine: Bat Room
13	sapphire bracelet		12	sapphire bracelet		Coal Mine: Gas Room
14	huge diamond		13	huge diamond		Coal Mine: made from Frobozz Magic Pressurizer
15	leather bag of coins		14	bag of coins		Maze
16	crystal skull of Yoruk		--	----		Hades
17	jeweled scarab		15	beautiful statue		Sandy Cave
18	large emerald		16	large emerald		Frigid River: inside a red buoy
19	silver chalice		17	silver chalice		Treasure Room of Lucien Kaine
20	ancient map		--	---		White House, after putting the other treasures into the trophy case.
01	excessively gaudy crown of Dimwit Flathead		18	gaudy crown		Volcano: Dusty Room
02	delicate gold key		--	-----		from Princess Meliithiel's were-unicorn
03	Stradivarius, a fancy violin		19	Stradivarius, a fancy violin		Carousel Room
04	portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead		20	portrait of J. Pierpont Flathead		Bank of Zork: Chairman's Office
05	pearl necklace with hundreds of large pearls		21	pearl necklace		Pearl Room
06	stack of 200 x 100 zorkmid bills		22	stack of zorkmid bills		Bank of Zork: Vault
07	10,000 zorkmid coin		23	10,000 zorkmid coin		Volcano: Narrow Ledge
08	Flathead Stamp		24	Flathead Stamp		Volcano: Library (inside purple book)
09	golden dragon statuette		--	-----		Dragon's Lair: inside wooden chest
10	moby ruby		25	moby ruby		Volcano: Lava Room
While both accounts mention the discovery of the three Palantirs, List 1 does not mention them as part of the Treasures of Zork (locations also vary)
--	blue crystal sphere		26	blue crystal sphere		Dreary Room
--	red crystal sphere		27	red crystal sphere		Dingy Closet / Sooty Room
--	clear crystal sphere		28	white crystal sphere		Aquarium Room / Dingy Closet
Treasures only accounted for in List 2
--	-----		29	tin of spices		Pool Room
--	-----		30	grail		Grail Room
--	-----		31	gold card		Royal Puzzle
--	-----		32	Don Woods stamp		in free brochure

DESCRIPTIONS OF ITEMS
The large egg encrusted with precious jewels, apparently scavenged somewhere by a childless songbird. The egg was covered with fine gold inlay, and ornamented in lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. Unlike most eggs, this one was hinged and was being held closed with a delicate looking clasp. The egg was extremely fragile. The clockwork canary, another Treasure of Zork, was within. The Second Dungeon Master was only able to open this relic with the help of Lucien Kaine.

The clockwork canary had ruby eyes and a silver beak. Through a crystal window below its left wing you can see intricate machinery inside. When wound, it chirped, slightly off-key, an aria from a forgotten opera. This melody allures living songbirds.

The beautiful painting, which depicted an orange-colored hot-air balloon sailing over a wooded area was probably one of the lost works of Leonardo Flathead.

The bag of coins were probably zorkmids.

The golden scepter, studded with huge jewels of every sort: emeralds, rubies, diamonds, sapphires, was discovered by Bivotar and Juranda in a hollow buoy at the base of the Aragain Falls. Later in 948, according to one account, it was found by the Second Dungeon Master in the gold coffin of Ramses II. When waved at the base of a rainbow, rainbows of color leapt from the scepter's point and solidified, making it become as though it were a bridge. Waving the scepter again would return the rainbow to its incorporeal state.