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<blockquote data-quote="chutup" data-source="post: 5887502" data-attributes="member: 6690844"><p><strong>The Ruins of Maddlow Castle</strong> <strong>(23.19)</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong>In a high valley at the centre of the Witch Clans' domain, there is a place that they call a ruin but is more accurately the opposite of a ruin - a castle that was only ever half built and then abandoned. Long ago, this place was the seat of power for the Maddlows, who ruled over all the Witch Clans. The Maddlows had the frightening power to place <em>geasa </em>at will, and they used this to control the other clans of the mountains. If all the Clans had been perfectly united, they likely could have conquered the Duchy of Thring, but fortunately the Maddlows' power was precarious. A <em>geas </em>can only ever force the victim to carry out one task, and it must have a time limit. Therefore, the Maddlows were constantly worried about the other clans turning on them, and the Maddlow patriarch was in turn worried that his own kin would turn upon him. This also explains why the castle was never fully built - each Maddlow suspected the others of inserting secret doors and traps into the design.</p><p></p><p>All this came to an end in the time of Ban the Clever, founder of the town of Banshot (26.20). While travelling over the mountains, Ban and his four companions were captured by the Maddlows and <em>geased </em>into service. However, Ban managed to play on the Maddlow King's paranoia and convinced him to <em>geas </em>all the other Maddlows to travel to the far borders of the Shrouded Lands so that they couldn't steal his throne. After the rest of the Maddlows were gone, Ban's party escaped while the Maddlow King was gassed to death by a disgruntled Dunger (25.17).</p><p></p><p>Hooks:</p><p>- Any treasure remaining in the ruins?</p><p>- Any truth to the Maddlows' fears about traps and secret passages?</p><p></p><p><strong>The Bureaucrat Descended From a King</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Additional information about hex 29.14</p><p></p><p>Humanoid races entering the City of Shuttered Windows are required to take a <em>geas </em>that enforces the limited duration of their stay. However, there are hardly a large number of high-level clerics hanging around the city with nothing better to do that <em>geas </em>kobolds all day. No, that task falls to Simon Maddlow, last scion of his house. Simon is descended from the Prince of the Maddlows, who was sent to the Shuttered City along with his wife and children "to see how they do things there" (the exact words of the <em>geas</em>). While the other Maddlow lines have mostly died out or at least lost their powers, the Shuttered City Maddlows managed to find a way of keeping their genetic stock pure despite the small breeding pool.</p><p></p><p>Today, Simon Maddlow sits in an office at the gates of the City, placing <em>geasa </em>on all the goblins and kobolds who pass by his desk.</p><p></p><p>Hooks:</p><p>- Did any of the other Maddlows survive their <em>geased </em>journeys and settle elsewhere in the world?</p><p>- How did the Shuttered City Maddlows hang on to their powers without becoming impossibly inbred?</p><p>- Does Simon Maddlow hold any dreams of reclaiming his ancestor's throne? Would the other Witch Clans recognize his claim?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chutup, post: 5887502, member: 6690844"] [B]The Ruins of Maddlow Castle[/B] [B](23.19) [/B]In a high valley at the centre of the Witch Clans' domain, there is a place that they call a ruin but is more accurately the opposite of a ruin - a castle that was only ever half built and then abandoned. Long ago, this place was the seat of power for the Maddlows, who ruled over all the Witch Clans. The Maddlows had the frightening power to place [I]geasa [/I]at will, and they used this to control the other clans of the mountains. If all the Clans had been perfectly united, they likely could have conquered the Duchy of Thring, but fortunately the Maddlows' power was precarious. A [I]geas [/I]can only ever force the victim to carry out one task, and it must have a time limit. Therefore, the Maddlows were constantly worried about the other clans turning on them, and the Maddlow patriarch was in turn worried that his own kin would turn upon him. This also explains why the castle was never fully built - each Maddlow suspected the others of inserting secret doors and traps into the design. All this came to an end in the time of Ban the Clever, founder of the town of Banshot (26.20). While travelling over the mountains, Ban and his four companions were captured by the Maddlows and [I]geased [/I]into service. However, Ban managed to play on the Maddlow King's paranoia and convinced him to [I]geas [/I]all the other Maddlows to travel to the far borders of the Shrouded Lands so that they couldn't steal his throne. After the rest of the Maddlows were gone, Ban's party escaped while the Maddlow King was gassed to death by a disgruntled Dunger (25.17). Hooks: - Any treasure remaining in the ruins? - Any truth to the Maddlows' fears about traps and secret passages? [B]The Bureaucrat Descended From a King [/B]Additional information about hex 29.14 Humanoid races entering the City of Shuttered Windows are required to take a [I]geas [/I]that enforces the limited duration of their stay. However, there are hardly a large number of high-level clerics hanging around the city with nothing better to do that [I]geas [/I]kobolds all day. No, that task falls to Simon Maddlow, last scion of his house. Simon is descended from the Prince of the Maddlows, who was sent to the Shuttered City along with his wife and children "to see how they do things there" (the exact words of the [I]geas[/I]). While the other Maddlow lines have mostly died out or at least lost their powers, the Shuttered City Maddlows managed to find a way of keeping their genetic stock pure despite the small breeding pool. Today, Simon Maddlow sits in an office at the gates of the City, placing [I]geasa [/I]on all the goblins and kobolds who pass by his desk. Hooks: - Did any of the other Maddlows survive their [I]geased [/I]journeys and settle elsewhere in the world? - How did the Shuttered City Maddlows hang on to their powers without becoming impossibly inbred? - Does Simon Maddlow hold any dreams of reclaiming his ancestor's throne? Would the other Witch Clans recognize his claim? [/QUOTE]
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