53. Holding Area
 
Tiny alcoves that stink of blood and sickness line the corridors
here. Manacles ring the walls in the alcoves, forming curtains of
rusty metal. Soiled straw and a few buckets and urns cover the
alcove floors.

Most of the alcoves are empty because the bulk of Brubgrok’s slaves
are in the guardhouse or have been shipped to Highport (see the
Adventure Background). However, the 4 northernmost alcoves in
the eastern cellblock hold 27 human slaves. They are a mix of males
and females between the ages of 12 and 20. All are uncomfortably
cold, exhausted, and hungry, though not dangerously so (the slavers <cold, WSG> <exhaustion, WSG> <hungry, WSG>
keep the wares in decent condition so they will fetch a good price).
All slaves are manacled hand and foot to the walls of their alcoves.

Human  Slaves (27): AC 9; MV 12”; HD 1; hp 3 each; #AT 0;
D nil. <bassically, a bunch of 1st-level teenagers!> 
<2 cavalier> 
<1 paladin> 
<3 clerics> 
<1 druid> 
<1 mystic> 
<3 fighter> 
<1 barbarian> 
<1 hunter> 
<1 ranger> 
<3 magic-user> 
<1 elementalist> 
<1 illusionist> 
<3 thief> 
<1 assassin> 
<1 mountebank>
<1 monk> 
<1 bard> 
<1 jester>

Among this mass of human misery is the monk Kwon, who came
here to investigate the quarry for Darkshelf’s overlord. As noted in
the Adventure Background, Kwon slipped into a shipment of slaves
and has been posing as one. The monk has learned to pick his
manacles and has made several secret forays into the quarry, entering
and leaving the holding area through area 50; he’s been
careful to return to his alcove in time for each head count. See The
Mission (page 6) for more details on Kwon.

Kwon (2nd-level human  monk): AC 9; MV 16”; HD 2; hp 7 <9>; #AT
1; D 1–4 (unarmed strike).

One of the bugbears from area 52 patrols the 2 cellblocks
and keeps an eye on the slaves, though his attention lapses often
enough to allow Kwon to slip in and out.
 

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