The fortified manor of Grumbrek Three-Fingers Krelava stands in the middle of the old estate, a squat three-story stone affair that seems to glower menacingly at the well-appointed homes in the area.

Krelava Manor

Grumbrek Three-Fingers is a fairly well-known dwarf in town – one of the few who doesn’t spend most or even all their time with dwarven kinfolk. Instead Grumbrek kicked, defenestrated, and broke bones up through the criminal underground of the city and is now a feared, rich, and scarred.

Krelava Manor (no grid)

Krelava manor matches its owner’s disposition and is a small fortress impersonating a house, with windows only on the third floor, murder holes overlooking the front door, and all levels perforated with arrow slits. It contains no underground sections because Grumbrek doesn’t trust that other dwarves couldn’t use it to access the structure.

This map is a bit of an oddity. I drew…

Somewhere beneath the old ruins is the space where the angel Araqiel fell in combat with the feathered serpent demon Quxaccoaw. The dungeons here are scattered with the deadly toxic feathers of the demon and the mixed blood of the two combatants, making the very environment hostile to explorers.

The Poisoned Chambers

Even with only a half-dozen chambers in the dungeons, only one expedition to find the remnants of either of the combatants has returned. The dungeon walls and floor seem malevolent now with the ichor of the two foes upon them, and even brushing against one of Quxaccoaw’s feathers generally spells inevitable demise from one virulent toxin or another.

But of course, that is like candy to a master assassin and poisoner like Bourvek of Three Hills… and the added bonus of hopefully finding the actual body (or bodies) of the angel or demon with the artifacts that would entail?

So…

Priests of the Huntress in Umber maintain this stone church in the woods where the village of Spaldingfield once stood. Wandering through the woods around the church, one will find the few remnants of the old town – fireplaces and low stone walls where houses were before fire consumed the whole place.

Church of the Huntress in Umber

Tales (propagated by the priests) are that the Huntress in Umber pursued the invading forces that burned the place down and killed them one by one until none remained. A demon or goddess of vengeance (depending on who you ask), the Huntress is no friend to any save those who seek vengeance for wrongdoings actual or imagined.

Some believe the priests can summon the Huntress for those that demand her aid. Others claim the priests protect (or are members) of a secret order of assassins that purposefully misrepresent themselves as the Huntress…

Different cultures and faiths entomb their dead in different manners. One of the old faiths of the land made small shaft tombs with “cells” at the bottom where a number of coffins would be laid and once full the tomb would be capped with a small brick dome. It takes a certain amount of nerve to break into a sepulcher and then crack open one of these domes, rappel down the twelve foot shaft and then start breaking into the individual coffins at the bottom.

The Oubliette Crypts

In this case, the six domed “oubliette” crypts are part of a greater collection of crypts and tombs in the massive underground sepulcher. And more than likely the player characters are down here either to acquire a specific piece of ancient loot rumoured to have been buried here, or perhaps they have come equipped with the ability to speak with dead and…