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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Jefe" data-source="post: 2714449" data-attributes="member: 19990">[PLAIN](Adventure) Rivenblight’s Castaway [Creamsteak Judging][/PLAIN]For an uncompleted adventure that ran for nearly a year, this had a surprising amount of geographical information.  Unfortunately, much of it is difficult to square with other material, but that's a subject for a different post.  Some of the items uncovered were:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The guard house at the corner of Livingstone and Broadstroke has a first story of stone and a second story of wood.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The guard house at the corner of Livingstone and Broadstroke has a sign out front that says, ORUSSUS CITY WATCH, Guardhouse 13, 67 Broadstroke Street</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The road north of Orussus crosses farms for 20 miles, then crosses a small forest that a wagon could cross in a day.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There are small inns along the road north from Orussus, but none within the little forest some 20 miles north of the city.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The little forest 20 miles north of Orussus is somewhat hilly, although the road to Rivenblight avoids the hilliest terrain.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The guardhouse at the corner of Livingstone and Broadstroke has large rough stones below and narrow, grilled windows above.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Potter’s Lane in Orussus branches at the end of North Potter’s Lane into East Potter’s Lane, South Potter’s Lane, and West Potter’s Lane.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">237 East Potter’s Lane resides in what could be called a "clerk’s district" of Orussus.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">237 East Potter’s Lane is a stone building in a sea of wooden buildings.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A large sign in dwarven runes atop 237 East Potter’s Lane reads, Voran, Valin, Vursur and Sons; And Associates; Clerks and Barristers; "Records as well kept as your Axe".  A smaller sign underneath repeats this in common.</li> </ul>Let us break here to get a description of Voran, Valin, Vursur and Sons:Opening the door sends a shaft of light into what is a fairly, if not entirely, well-lit room. The concessions to those unable to see perfectly well in the dark consist of a lantern hanging from the ceiling and a single neatly dripping candle on the desks of each of the three dwarves in the small room, who are all dressed in respectable, if exceedingly practical, clothing and sporting the beards common to their race.With that in mind, here are some more facts to give you some ideas. <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A hollow stone pillar in the center of Voran, Valin, Vursur and Sons serves as a speaking tube to those on other floors of the establishment.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There is a very well-made stone and wooden trapdoor in the floor at the back of the reception room at Voran, Valin, Vursur and Sons</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There is a place in EnWorld called Ustler.</li> </ul>And let's follow that up with a description of the basement of Voran, Valin, Vursur and Sons:"Heh. It’ll be crowded, but as ye wish," says Daggreth as you all volunteer to come with him. "Jest watch yer heads, okay?" He flips open the trap door and begins climbing down. As you enter, one by one, the trapdoor, you go on a short climb through a stone and wood tunnel down a rust free iron ladder, with the way lit by numerous small tapers which provide a flickering but sufficient light to get you safely on your way. You estimate that it’s only about seven feet from the floor of the level below to the ground- but as the taller of you discover with dismay, that means the ceiling is a little under six feet. The first one of you to come down sees Daggreth use flint and steel to light a simple oil lantern, which he hands to you. "Don’t need it, m’self." He waves at the sturdy-looking dwarf with scale mail and an axe. "Dinnae worry, Vlint, they’re with me. Baruk Kazad." The Dwarf- "Vlint"- nods and relaxes The ladder comes down in the middle of what appears to be a simple and small underground office, with wooden partitions raised on the flagstones. It creates a somewhat disconcerting mazelike effect. The atmosphere is dry and cool, warmed only by the bodies in it and the oil lantern. "Mostly storage," explains Daggreth. "Some desks. A mite bit cheaper t’ build underground, y’see. Property only a Dwarf could love. We’ve bought the basements on the adjacent buildings, too." Moving a little to look past a partition, you can indeed see that there’s a tunnel built between the basement of this building and the next. Daggreth leads you into a nearby partition, where there are shelves and shelves of ledgers. After a moment of searching done mostly before the lantern first casts light on the books, he pulls out a thick volume and opens it. It’s in Dwarven runes, but Daggreth translates the table. "Date. Merchant. Time o’ departure. Estimated value o’ cargo. ‘cetra." "Now lesse, you were looking for small and portable, but with a wagon ye kin hide yer numbers in…" he starts searching. It is, indeed, crowded in the small cubicle. "Anything else?" <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Winged Flute is an inn in Orussus at 54 Clipper Street, a 10 minute walk from 239 East Potter’s Lane.  It is marked by a sign with a painting of a…winged flute.  The inn is well maintained.  The common room is brightly lit, with a well-stocked bar and stairs leading to the second floor.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There are several inns about 16 miles north of Orussus on the road to Rivenblight.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There are several inns about 16 miles north of Orussus on the road to Rivenblight.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The little forest 20 miles north of Orussus is largely evergreens.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There is an inn just past the little forest about 20 miles north of Orussus.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The inn just past the little forest 20 miles north of Orussus sprawls to include several buildings, including an older three-storied one and a newer stone one across the road from the first.  There is a small cemetery with 9 graves nearby.</li> </ul>There is a description of a plaque near the entrance of the inn just beyond the little forest about 20 miles north of Orussus:There is no church, simply a graveyard. Judging my the size of the headstones, the six gravestones outside the plot are of halflings. No paticular diety is indicated in general, although individual headstones have markings (the halfling's of Yondolla, and the others of Heironius, Boccob, and Wee Jas). As he enters the old building, there is a small bronze plaque near the entrance. Welcome to Civilization, the proud hosts of the Jerrick's Crew Taraen Windraven Loric Knowles Mennick Brewer Ligin Bronzeaxe We will forever remember Jerrick Knowles Ulric Posk Liana Medalis</blockquote>

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