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This is the first Good Party adventure with a backstory. All previous sessions had been stand-alone stories with no real point. This one started the party on the quest for the Ten Artifacts of Aurén Ilay – a quest which led them meet the great wizard Edric.

Two centuries Several decades ago a wizard named Melchar set up a stronghold from which he sent out his (eleven) ten super-powerful assistants. These followers combed the world for great artifacts of magic. which when combined, could be used to overthrow an entire city. These artifacts, once in Melchar's hands, were combined and augmented with his own magic. Unfortunately for him, someone King Lari Dahln infiltrated his encampment and exposed his plans. In a lightning-swift raid, Melchar's stronhold was ruined. In the interests of good, the artifacts were given to eleven ten very powerful minions of good each to be destroyed. Whether these people were corrupted or killed is not known, but only two one reported back successfully.

Now, Melchar's stronghold has once again become active. A lady by the name of Elárion (a descendant granddaughter of Melchar) has tried to finish up where her ancestor left off. She, however, has only found the location of the first of the eleven ten artifacts. To aid in her task it is possible that an evil deity has set up clues do that all eleven can be found. This, however, can be used to the party's advantage in that if Elárion is neutralized and the first clue found, all artifacts can be found and used or destroyed.

Elárion's castle is located on Dauthia Island off the NE coast of the island¹⁾. From the mainland, the castle can be seen clearly. Getting to the island can be accomplished quite easily and with no chance for water encounters. Once on the main island, however, there is a 1/6 chance per hex of having an encounter. These encounters are special and have nothing to do with the roster for this castle.

* Castle Descriptions:

Main Entrance – There are always 12 GOBLINS on guard on the wall (6 on either side of the door). 2 (guards) will always be Archers³⁾. There are two portcullis here (spaced 20 feet apart). The first is raised while the inner is not. If the party is foolish enough to enter these gates, the Goblins will lower the outer gate so as to trap them attack immediately in full force. At this point oil will be poured onto the party and all of the goblins will attack (throwing flaming torches first).

Along the the other walls there are 12 more goblins guards patrolling⁴⁾. (4 on each of the three other walls). In the moat around the castle there is one POISONOUS GIANT SNAKE who will attack anybody in the water (20% chance he will be near enough to notice. If so, each character has a chance [detect unusual] to see him).

Stables – There are 14 horses hre (3 are warhorses with Chain barding, the others are light riding) as well as 4 Goblins (unarmed) tending the horses.

Kitchen Area – See detail map 1⁵⁾. There are 20 KOBOLDS living and working here at all times. They are divided as follows: 10 in the kitchen area, 5 at the table north of the curtain, and 5 in the living area. In the living area is a sack with 200 cp in it. In the storage area nearest to the wall, all of the barrels are empty and the chest in the corner (unlocked) contains 1000 cp and 10 gems (10 gp each). The other storage area contains grains, salted meats, fresh (and not-so-fresh) fruits and vegetables, as well as seasonings.

Barn/Farmhouse – Here, there are 6 cows, 17 chickens, 6 pigs, and 5 goats as well as 4 GOBLINS. There is no treasure, yet there are 2 butchered pigs and a side of beef hanging nearby as well as several jugs of fresh milk and baskets of eggs. In the garden nearby are many vegetables and nothing of interest.

Stables

Guard Quarters East – See detail map 2. There are 16 GOBLINS in this building as well as the Red and Blue Orc Archer squadrons (5 each). The goblins are divided as follows: the leader behind the curtain in the corner (w/the treasure), 3 others around the fire pit and 21 in the Rec Area. The Orcs are all in their rooms except for 2 from each squadron that are on duty. There are also 6 Goblin wenches who will not fight. Section A contains Red squadron, Section B contains Blue squadron, and Sectionc C and D contain food and weapons for the archers. The other storage areas contain some food, quite a bit of ale, and an enormous amount of weapons.

Collapsed Building – This area is the only other entrance to the castle other than the main entrance. As a result, Elárion has tried to block it up as much as possible and has stationed 7 GOBLINS on guard here. These goblins are not alert and may be asleep (40% chance per goblin).

Main Castle – See detail map 3. Individual descriptions are on the next few pages.

Entry West

Entry East

Cell Block

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