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 Brubgroks 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 Darkshelfs
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; hes 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 14 (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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