Moathouse
This small ruined fortress is little more than a stone manor and a walled courtyard with a tower, now collapsed. The upper story of the manor has fallen in entirely. It was apparently made mostly of wood, and only smashed and charred timbers remain. The condition of the manor’s interior is questionable. All is quiet other than the buzzing of mosquitoes (which are thick), since little life makes its presence known around the moathouse.
Purpose / Function
This structure, known as a moathouse, was built on a naturally formed island where a river forks and eventually reconnects upstream. The moathouse was meant to be used by a garrisoned force, and was built with defense in mind.
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The moathouse has one main entrance, being the front gate.
c. 4101 a large hole in the wall adjacent to the tower was fixed by the residing adventuring party of Bahamutian Rhapsody. Evidence of this patch can be seen to this day.
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Alterations
Since the moathouse was abandoned many alterations have happened. The building has been claimed by nature, to be controlled by bandits, then nature, then bandits again, before finally falling into the control of the adventuring party known as Bahamutian Rhapsody. After this group the moathouse would once again fall to natures claim. Rumors in recent years claim that bandits have once again taken up residence in the keep, but only a select few know the old path to the keep, and they don't seem keen on telling everyone about it.
Architecture
Built by humans, this structure is made of 1' thick stone blocks, with many of the walls having arrow slits in them.
All rooms and hallways in the aboveground level of the moathouse have 10-foot ceilings unless otherwise noted. The walls are masonry stone, and the doors are wooden.
- Wall: 1-ft. thick; hardness 8; hp 90; AC 4; break DC 35.
- Doors: 1 1/2-in. thick; hardness 5; hp 15; AC 5; break DC 18 (locked).
History
When theTemple of Elemental Evil was built, this keep arose at the point where their evil influence reached farthest west. Building it was a great deal of work, because the area was wet and unstable. The builders had to drain the surrounding lands and dig down to the limestone to build a foundation (once they did, they allowed the water to return, channeling it into a moat around the fortress). The construction crews complained and whined, “Why here?”
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Founding Date
4031
Type
Keep
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