| This L-shaped chamber
has pairs of narrow windows on the
north and west walls. The southern arm of the L is screened off with a barrier made of wood and canvas. The northern arm of
the L holds a long rack hung with suits
A pair of barrels
stands near the rack, along with a few 3-legged
|
The sergeant of the guard lives in the screened area to the south.
Sergeant
of the Guard (human fighter 2nd-level):
AC 2; MV
6”; HD 2; hp 15; #AT 1; D 2–9 (longsword
plus Strength) or 1–6
(shortbow).
<long sword specialist: 3/2, THACO
18, D d8+3>
The sergeant spends most of his time
here. He attacks anyone spotted
prowling around the guardhouse unaccompanied
by Brubgrok
or Glyrthiel.
In a fight, the sergeant concentrates on
the toughest-looking opponent
while bellowing for the guards in area
6, who arrive to assist
in 2 rounds. Likewise, the sergeant notices
any combat that takes
place in area 6 and
joins that battle in 2 rounds.
If the sergeant is allowed to continue bellowing
for 3 rounds or
more, his shouts alert the guards in area
17. Once alerted, 1/2 the
guards there descend the stairs at areas
7 and 9 and join the fray.
If an alarm is raised from area
1 or area 17, the sergeant
investigates.
The sergeant has a comfortable bed, a chest
of drawers, a writing
table with a hard chair, and an armchair.
He also has a brazier
similar to those in area
3, except a small charcoal fire
burns in this
one. A bucket of charcoal sits below the
brazier.
The chest of drawers contains personal items
and mundane
equipment. <personal items: basin, vial,
scraper, small silver mirror,
pickles, kettle>
<equipment: bronze
lamp, iron pot, sheet of vellum, bedroll,
manacles, bell>
A loose stone
under the bed (treat as a secret door)
contains the
guards’ pay chest. The <small
wooden> chest is locked (the sergeant has the key)
and contains 5,000
sp.
The weapons and armor on the rack are well
used but still serviceable.
If the characters examine the weapons and
armor, they discover
that about 1/2 the items are made for small
creatures. These
smaller weapons and armor are intended
for the quarry’s goblins.
<fauchard-fork,
bill-guisarme,
footman's
military pick, hand crossbow
(quiver with 20 quarrels), dagger
and scabbard>
<small
shield,
small padded
gambeson,
buckler, medium
full plate, medium shield,
medium
banded mail>
>>11.