A slightly torn hanging on the south wall
of area 240 conceals a door, which is pierced
by a small window closed with an
iron shutter. The door has no handle on the north
side, and is barred from the south. Behind
this door, watching the junk room from his
position on a stool, is a guard. While
observing the junk room through a tear in
the hanging, he keeps a firm grip on a piece
of twine, strung between his position and
that of 2 other guards currently resting in
the inner chamber (to the immediate west,
10' x 20'). The 10' square cubicle of the
watcher's position is separated from the
inner chamber by a large heavy drape.
If the watcher sees intruders, he pulls the
twine, which causes a billet of wood to
thump and alert them, its noise dampened
by the drape between the areas. If anyone
approaches the concealed entrance, the
guard fires a light crossbow through the
window (gaining a + 4 bonus to hit), slams
the shutter closed, and retreats to the inner
room. All 3 guards then prepare to fire
crossbows at intruders breaking through the
concealed door—but only after alerting the
other guards in area 242. A knock
spell
opens the bar and the door easily, but the
portal otherwise takes 50 points of damage
before collapsing.
Each guard wears chain mail armor and
shield, and carries a longsword as well as a
light crossbow with 30 bolts. Each has 2-8 gp.
<total: 12 gp>
If captured and questioned, the guards
admit to being part of a raiding force which
scouts for the Temple and generally
supplies
it, brings captives, and recruits others (both
human and humanoid) to serve.
Guards (3): AC 4 (chain & shield),
MV 9", <medium shield, small shield,
small
wooden shield>
Level 0, hp 6, 5, 4, #AT 1, THACO 20n, D 1-8 (longsword)
or 2-5 (light crossbow),
XP 20, 19, 18
<trusting, practical joker, warlike>
(Total guard XP: 57)
The guardpost contains only a stool. In
the AREA west of the drape are 2 chairs and a table, <round table>
a barrel with 48 extra crossbow bolts, and a cask of water.
2 torches burn
in wall sconces, and a hooded lantern
on the
table is lit. Beside the lantern are 3 mugs
and a jug of wine. <good wine>
<barrel: 26.25 gallons, 210#>
<cask: ?>
<A lit brazier is in the center of this room.>
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