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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gray Shade" data-source="post: 2679763" data-attributes="member: 32340">The ArmoryI, myself, carried no weapon per se, as my role was strictly that of a butler and servent, not man-at-arms.  However, I did ensure that my buckles and waistcoat were tight and my cane in hand.Closer to the edifice, we could clearly see stumps of rotting wood where walls had once stood, connecting the three still-standing buildings to each other as well as the ghostly remains of other, wooden, structures, now gone.The doorway to the buiding was empty save for bent, desolate hinges hanging from one side of the archway.Through the doorway, plenty of light came in through open window sills, the shutters long gone.  Obviously, this wide, squat building used to be the armory.  Stones were set in the walls to brace heavy racks of weapons, but most of the racks were rotted and the only weapons left were rusted and any wooden handles decayed.  There were some suits of armor in here as well, scale and chain mail, but upon even cursory examination, we could tell they would take several days of work to clean, and even then would not be worth using.  Strewn about were bits of steel and plates of metal that used to be more armor and shields, as well.Two doors to one side of the room were open and literally rotting off their hinges.At the back of the room, there were traces of sawdust on the floor, and newly-cut boards covered what could clearly be seen to be a wide double doorway.</blockquote>

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