Waysoftheearth's Hinterlands PBP
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The layout of this gatehouse appears much like that of Saxxon's keep -- across the ravine. There are four corner towers of dubious integrity. There are two door which enter the ruinous buildings -- one to the left and one to the right. The buildings themselves are not in sound condition. Knee high weeds grow up along the walls, and there are numerous holes in the shingle roof. The windows which look into the rooms are broken, and the space inside appears dark and ill used.mushgnome wrote:Highbough is exploring the Ogre's courtyard, looking specifically for a narrow passage (where the giant cannot follow) leading underground.
The portcullis facing the bridge (and Saxxon's keep) is fully closed. The portcullis leading out into the open realms to the south is half-open.mushgnome wrote:Highbough will attempt to find the gears that lower the half-closed portcullis. He reckons this gatehouse is mirror image to the other and looks in the same spot.
"Man I have short legs so lets go now! The rain will aid our escape also.", says Wibert.danhem wrote:"Let's keep moving," Ulric says to the others. "Let's get out of this deathtrap and on our way back to Ket as quickly as we can."
It rained most of the night, but cleared in the morning. The ground is muddy and there are puddles of water dotted about. But it is not raining right now.heartless wrote:OOC: It has been raining, is it still?
Highbough will not pull the lever to lower the portcullis at this time; he just wants to find it, in case we need it. He is skeptical about the proposal to abandon Olaf and Victor and attempt to outrun wolf-riders over the muddy ground. Better to play cat-and-mouse in the tunnels where the giant cannot follow, he thinks...waysoftheearth wrote:If the Ogre keep is a mirror image of Saxxon's keep, then Highbough would have to enter one of the buildings and find the winch mechanism in order to close the keep's front door as well. Doing so would more or less seal the company into the keep. Is this what Highbough intends?