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<blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 6370664" data-attributes="member: 8243">Day Six, late morning, on the way to the Castle[sblock=OOC]If you wish to meet the caravaners you can, but in case you choose not to ...[/sblock]Leaving behind the caravan, you continue towards the castle. The castle is set in among the low rolling hills to the north of the steadings of Hengistead and Thornstead. For the last mile or so the ground slowly rises towards the castle sited on top of a small hill, giving it a commanding view of the surrounding area and the valley to the south. The area around the castle is lightly wooded, the trees mostly young. Its quiet. As you pass through you notice patches of old dusty cobwebs hanging between trees.&nbsp; A little further on, you spot a fresh web strung between two trees. Its thin stands are strong and sticky and easy to miss. Of the maker there is no sign.Eventually you come to the castle itself. It has clearly seen better days. Much of the castle is in disrepair and the outside walls have partially collapsed in one place that you can see. Over the years various vines and other climbing plants have taken hold in the rough and broken stonework of the walls. Some of the stonework appears to be covered by old dilapidated cobwebs of the usual size. The main entrance to the castle stands open, a dark gaping hole in the wall. The remains of the front gate hang rotting from rusted fittings. Through the gloomy entrance you can see the courtyard beyond, also overgrown with weeds and vines that hug the walls.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doghead, post: 6370664, member: 8243"] [b]Day Six, late morning, on the way to the Castle[/b] [sblock=OOC]If you wish to meet the caravaners you can, but in case you choose not to ...[/sblock] Leaving behind the caravan, you continue towards the castle. The castle is set in among the low rolling hills to the north of the steadings of Hengistead and Thornstead. For the last mile or so the ground slowly rises towards the castle sited on top of a small hill, giving it a commanding view of the surrounding area and the valley to the south. The area around the castle is lightly wooded, the trees mostly young. Its quiet. As you pass through you notice patches of old dusty cobwebs hanging between trees. A little further on, you spot a fresh web strung between two trees. Its thin stands are strong and sticky and easy to miss. Of the maker there is no sign. Eventually you come to the castle itself. It has clearly seen better days. Much of the castle is in disrepair and the outside walls have partially collapsed in one place that you can see. Over the years various vines and other climbing plants have taken hold in the rough and broken stonework of the walls. Some of the stonework appears to be covered by old dilapidated cobwebs of the usual size. The main entrance to the castle stands open, a dark gaping hole in the wall. The remains of the front gate hang rotting from rusted fittings. Through the gloomy entrance you can see the courtyard beyond, also overgrown with weeds and vines that hug the walls. [/QUOTE]

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