CASTLE BLACK POSTERN CAVES



Hook: It's been years since the threat of Gŵron, the Black, possessed by the spirit of the Witch Lord, Azoraxis the Living Shadow, attempted to conquer the Misty Bay area. The region is quiet, now, but, there are murmurs of something stirring in The Dark Forest. The goblins there are unusually restless, and attacks on The Road and livestock and wildlife have begun to increase... It could be some troll leader or bandit lord behind them urging them on, or, it could be more...

Details: The postern caves are a series of natural caverns beneath the castle inside the lower regions of the rocky outcropping upon which it perches. Stairs were carved out of the limestone to give access to the upper areas and provide a point of egress in times of emergency. It's easily defensible and difficult to traverse. The ghûl cult cannot access the castle, using the higher stairs up to the prison, until the seal of Law is broken.

The caverns are huge, and well-supported by massive limestone pillars. The strix-bat, mount of Vorixus, lives on this level in the main cavern, sleeping hanging from the ceiling during the daylight hours, and, whenever Vorixus needs her, uses cave 'H' to exit by. She returns the same way. Mostly, the ghûl cult uses the lower entry from cave 'F', to bring supplies and prisoners up to the cult complex. It's a narrow climb, but, switches back on itself to make the climb possible.

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