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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Jefe" data-source="post: 2814330" data-attributes="member: 19990">Adventure - M2: The Search for Goblin HQOur intrepid heroes return to Monemvasia to deal with those pesky ghouls...and goblins...and...Jezibel<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">About 20 feet past the avalanche site on the abandoned road leading north from Monemvasia lies what appears to be a game trail, which leads to a crudely dug cave.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Past the avalanche, the abandoned road leading north from Monemvasia leads through low hills and light forests, then downhill into a valley that contains a run-down moathouse.</li> </ul>We also have the following description of the lands surrounding the long-anticipated ruined moathouse:You are able to approach to a clump of trees about 100 feet East. You have noticed by now that a the river seems to flow right by the moathouse, forming a moat, at least on the South and East sides (the only sides you have been able to observe). There is a drawbridge on the South wall, which is in the down position, though you haven't been able to get an angle to see through to the inside. The SE corner of the structure has collapsed, and the rubble has spilled into the river/moat, though you'd still have to cross some river to get in that way. The rubble is about 10 foot high. The other walls appear to be in poor repair, crumbling and spotted with lichen. The structure is roughly a square, 100 feet on each side. The whole place seems deserted. No smoke rises from within. The land around the moathouse (on the South and East, anyway) seems uncultivated. It was perhaps farmland, however, as there are no large trees near the structure. There are some bushes and stumps. A stealthy person could quite possibly approach undetected, even if there were someone watching.Yet more description of the east side of the aforementioned moathouse:The cover leading up to it from the clump of trees where the party resides is scarce. Approaching the moathouse directly would lead Nurlan to the the river, about 15 feet wide at that point, across from a stone wall, about 20 feet high. There are two portions of the wall on the East which are crumbled. One at the SE corner, the other on the SE corner of a prominatory on the NE. Getting closer to these points might reveal whether the river is fordable there. The crumbled walls could probably be climbed, assuming the party could cross the river, though it would be slow and potentially dangerous. There is an open drawbridge on the South wall.And even more descripion of that moathouse:A well-traveled road leads to it, probably from the path from where the PCs came. It splits just before reaching the drawbridge. One road leading East, towards the Sea. The other mostly South, from whence the party has come. On the other side of the drawbridge, there appears to be an overturned wagon, and various sacks, crates and barrels, forming a crude baracade. A fortified tower rises next to the drawbridge on the west. Arrow slits point down at the approach, although the SW corner of the tower has crumbled. Other arrow slits have been visible on the parapet that Nurlan has passed. The river seems to form a moat around the entire fortress. The banging is irregular, but seems to be coming from the area around the tower and drawbridge.And a couple of moathouse tidbits:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The crumbled southeast corner of the moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia partially blocks the river that forms the moat. At its narrowest point, the water is only 5 feet wide.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At the crumbled southeast corner of the moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia, it is possible to climb the rubble and either gain entrance into the room on the southeast corner of the moathouse, or to continue climbing the rubble all the way to the parapets.</li> </ul>Another description, this one of the courtyard of the moathouse:The courtyard is about 60 foot square. From the vantage of the doorway, the party can see the entire clearing. The place looks deserted. There is a door into the tower next to the drawbridge. This door is closed. The overturned wagons and barrels make a barricade in front of the gate, but would not hinder the party much as long as no one was dropping burning oil on them. The West wall has been reduced to rubble in the middle. The clearing contains several garden plots, fairly well maintained, with crude wooden fencing protecting it from the small heard of goats which nibble the grass and take no notice of the party.Here's what lies under the moathouse:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the southwest corner of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia is a tower. The first floor is a single room some 20 feet in diameter.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The door to the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia is oak, bound with steel, and can be barred from the dungeon side.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The stairs leading to the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia are 5 feet wide and curve to the right.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The room at the bottom of the entrance stairs on the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia is about 25 by 35 feet, with doors in the east and west walls. A curtain shrouds the south wall and a passage leading off to the south in the southeast corner of the room.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">To the south of the room at the bottom of the stairs leading to the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia is a room wih a flagstone floor about 50 feet long, with 5 small cells on the west wall.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One of the flagstones on the floor of the room by the cells on the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia conceals an opening.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Under the flagstone in the room by the cells on the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia is a dirt tunnel about 5 feet in diameter that curves down and south.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The doors to the east and west of the room at the bottom of the stairs leading to the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia open up to storerooms. The one to the west is 10 feet square, and the one to the east 20 feet square.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The store room to the east of the room at the bottom of the stairs leading to the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia has a secret door leading to a 5-foot wide descending passage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The secret passage from the eastern store room in the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia extends for about 40 feet, then splits into south and east passages. There is a portcullis trap just before the split.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The south fork of the secret passage from the eastern store room in the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia continues for about 120 feet, then opens into a room with three oak doors on the south wall and a passage leading west for 20 feet to another door.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The door to the southeast in the south wall of the room at the end of the south fork of the secret passage from the eastern store room in the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia leads to a narrow corridor heading south.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The door at the end of the 20-foot passage to the west of the room at the end of the south fork of the secret passage from the eastern store room in the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia leads to a small, dirty room that can be used as a cell.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The passageway beyond the southeast door in the south wall or the room at the end of the secret passage from the eastern store room in the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia heads south for 20 feet before forking to the southeast and continuing due south.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The southeast fork of the passage beyond the southeast door in the room at the end of the secret passage from the eastern store room in the lower level of the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia continues for 60 feet and ends at a door. Beyond that door, the passage continues due east, sloping upward and illuminated by outdoor slight some 100-200 feet beyond. There is a door in the north wall of the passage, just to the exterior of the door where the passage bends.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The door in the north wall of the passage sloping up to the exterior under the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia leads to a long corridor heading north.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The corridor behind the door in the north wall of the passage sloping up to the exterior under the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia goes north for about 30 feet, then turns a corner into a 10 by 15 foot room.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Past the 10 by 15 foot room, the corridor behind the door in the north wall of the passage sloping up to the exterior under the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia turns another corner, then enters a 15 by 15 foot room from the east. A passage extends south from this room, blocked by a portcullis trap.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A door in the west wall of the 15 by 15 foot room in the passage behind the door in the north wall of the passage sloping up to the exterior under the ruined moathouse on the abandoned road north of Monemvasia leads to a study.</li> </ul>Here's a description of the study under the moathouse:The study is only about 10 foot square. It is thickly packed with shelves, a desk and a closet. The closet contains several sets of comfortable silk sets of clothes. The carpet on the floor is lavishly decorated, and of rich weave. There are several scroll cases on the shelves, contianing maps of the area. There are jars of perfume, silver tableware and some complex astronomical equipment. The items are diverse, and don't go together well, but would be of significant value if they could be safely taken back to a major trading center. Over 1000 gps. There is also a large heavy ironbound chest with an interesting locking mechanism. It looks like the key would be somewhat spherical in nature. There is also a fireplace, with a low fire smoldering. The chimney must go up through the moathouse above.Finally, some info on what lies beyond the moathouse:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The road leading west from the abandoned moathouse north of Monemvasia is smooth and easy to travel.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A day’s travel on the road west of the abandoned moathouse north of Monemvasia leads to a section that passes through a narrow gorge within sight of the ocean.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Just west of a large boulder obstructing part of the gorge that is a day’s march from the abandoned moathouse north of Monemvasia is a beautiful cove with a white, sandy beach and two huts. There is a cave on the north west edge of the cove.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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