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3 BRIGANDS OF MIRKWOOD GUIDELINES DEFINITIONS AND TERMS...

4 The cave-cut spires of the Shattered Step that surrounds Stray- Introduction

5 Definitions

7 Strayhold 3.0 STRAYHOLD Some miles to the south and east of the great forest of Mirkwood, just out from the East Bight, is situated a town of a most remarkable nature. It is called by many names, few of which are complimentary, and is home to the most unsavory lot of brigands and

8 3.1 THE CLAN OF STRAYS If there is any one thing on which the rogues of Strayhold will The Clan of Strays

9 The Rogue's Clan

10 3.4 THE NEW MARK The New Mark

11 The Market

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15 Nightsingers Way 13 as a fellow intellectual, rare in these parts, and will speak with him as he wanders the store. Midmin is willing to chat at length with his patron about

16 14 Layout of the Old Mark The little Northman is very stubborn and he will usually lose interest in trading with any customer who tries more than once to haggle with him. His position as the towns only herbseller affords him this luxury.

17 The Strays' Clan-hall 15

18 16 The Strayhouse 3.54 THE STRAYHOUSE This large structure is built of timber from Mirkwood and roofed with wooden shingles. It has large, double doors on all four of its faces and glassless windows with wooden shutters run all around it. In summer it is kept open and airy, but with winter the shutters are locked down and the doors are closed. The building acts as communal home to all of the strays

20 18 Encounters in Strayhold friendly. At present he is staying at Grillick's tavern but he wanders the city's streets through most of his waking hours as he

21 Encounters in Strayhold 19

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23 Adventure: Raid on the Clan-hall: Layouts 21

24 22 Adventure: Raid on the Clan-hall: Layouts CLANHALL OF ROGUES

25 Adventure: Raid on the Clan-hall: Layouts Clanhall. This large chamber serves several purposes. Day to day it serves as mess hall and sleeping quarters for a good number of the clansmen. On meeting days, once a month, the Rogues gather here to hear reports from the Council. On any given day there will be from 1 to 10 Rogues of about third level lounging about. Late at night there will be 23

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32 30 Adventure: The Castle of Leardinoth: Layouts 5. Anteroom. This is where the Mage's more respected guests wait to meet with him in his reception room. It is comfortably appointed, with

34 32 Adventure: The Castle of Leardinoth: Layouts 17. Telleman's Room. The Mage's apprentice is a man of ideals similar to his master's. His room reflects this in its rich and ostentatious decoration. Wall hangings of thick brocade cover the bare stones of the castle. Among them hang paintings that represent the glories of man, the power of Black Numenorean lords, the palaces of Far Harad, and the great ships of old Numenor. He has a small bed to the right of his door, and beside it is a night stand with a small lamp upon it. Also on the stand is a slate that matches that found in the room of Helbran, assistant to Mard Neffar, in the Rogues' clanhall. The Mage has delegated much of the responsibility of keeping track of his spies in the city below to Telleman and it is the apprentice who first reads the messages Helbran sends. A larger lamp stands to the left of the main door which is normally used to light the room. It is the work of Alfric the smith and is made all of brass and etched crystal, its value is over ten gold. In a small chest at its foot are the few possessions which Telleman claims for himself. It is locked with a brass lock, also made by Alfric which is hard to pick. The lock also has a trap built in which is very hard to detect and hard to disarm. If either roll fails and the chest is opened it will be Teleported (Mage, Lofty Bridge) to to Leardinoth's chamber above leaving a Fireball (+30) in its place. The chest contains Telleman's spell book and a ring. The book contains all of the Mage Only lists as well as those of Open Essence. The ring is magical and gives its wearer double his normal power points if he is a user of Essence. If Telleman sees the need, and has time to get to it he will be wearing this if the castle comes under attack. The door that leads to #18 and the balcony of the Great Hall is hidden behind one of the room's wall hangings. 18. Meditation Chamber. The walls of this room are plastered smooth and painted a uniform white. It is without furnishing and its purpose is not

35 Adventure: The Castle of Leardinoth: The Task 33

36 34 Alternate Adventures 6.44 REWARDS The destruction of Leardinoth will not go unrewarded. The loot of the castle represents a considerable fortune by itself but added to this can be the fort itself. Once the Mage is gone there will be nothing to prevent the PCs from taking it as their own.

37 Gamemaster Notes EMPLOYMENT IN THE STRAYHOLD

38 36 NPC Tables CODES The statistics given describe each NPC; a more detailed description of some of the more important NPC 's can be found in the main text. Some of the codes are self-explanatory Lvl (level) Hits, Sh (shield), and Mov M (movement and maneuver bonus). The more complex codes are listed below

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