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N3B. PARLOR The mounted bear's head is meant to unnerve visitors. It
serves as a subtle warning not to antagonize the burgo
master, who spends most of his time in the library (area
l This parlor contains a fine array offurnishings and drap N31). Although the burgomaster claims that his father
eries, with an overall feminine touch. killed the bear, the head was actually a gift given to his
l family by the late Szoldar Grygorovich, father of the wolf
hunter Szoldar Szoldarovich (area N2).
The baroness sometimes entertains guests here.
N3F. SERVANTS' QUARTERS
N3c. DINING ROOM
Characters can hear the chatter of female voices as
they approach this room. The first time they peer in l This room contains four simple beds and an equal num I
side, read: ber of plain wooden trunks.
A chandelier of wrought iron fitted with wax candles The household staff consists of a maid (LG female
hangs above a polished wooden dining table. Around the human commoner) and a cook (LG male human com
table are seated eight women of various ages in comfort moner). The other two beds belonged to the butler and
able, high-backed chairs. They wear faded clothes, drink the baroness's lady-in-waiting, both of whom have gone
tea, and devour cake while a ninth woman, well dressed missing (see area N3t). The trunks contain the staff's
clothing and uniforms.
and very pleased with herself, circles the table and talks
excitedly about decorations for the impending festival. N3G. KITCHEN
The women seated at the table are eight Vallakian peas A cook wearing a white apron over a black smock busies
ants (LG female commoners) invited to spend time with himself in this warm, well-appointed kitchen. A staircase
the baroness, Lydia Petrovna, who is bribing them with in one corner climbs to the upper floor.
tea and cake. Lydia has assigned these women the task
of stitching children's costumes and weaving together a
wicker sun for the Festival of the Blazing Sun. The staircase leads to the upstairs gallery (area N3i). A
Lydia assumes that the characters are here at the in door in the west wall leads to a garden outside. The door
vitation of her husband, the burgomaster. She calls for is usually locked, and both the cook and the burgomas
the maid to take them to the den (area N3e) and then to ter carry keys to unlock it.
inform Baron Vallakovich (see area N21) that his guests
have arrived. N3H. PANTRY
A serving table stands in one corner of the dining hall.
N3n. PREPARATION ROOM This pantry contains shelves of foodstuffs, although half
of the shelves are bare. Two barrels of wine stand against
the east wall.
White sheets cover two plain wooden tables in the center
of this room. Neatly arranged atop one table is a com
plete set of polished silverware. The other table is cov The pantry has not been fully stocked for as long as
anyone can remember. The two barrels contain a fine
ered with wicker baskets containing turnips and beets.
wine called Red Dragon Crush, created by the Wizard of
Wines winery-facts burned into the .side of each barrel.
The beets and turnips are for the Festival of the Blaz
ing Sun (see the "Special Events" section at the end of N3I. UPSTAIRS GALLERY
this chapter). If the characters arrive here from the entranc� hall (area
Treasure. The silverware set ;s worth 150 gp. N3a), read:
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paintings line the walls, and red silk drapes cover a ten
Padded chairs and couches line the walls of this cozy, foot-tall arched window of leaded glass.
carpeted den. The room reeks of pipe smoke, and
mounted on the east wall is the head of an angry-looking
brown bear. If the characters c1rrive here from the kitchen (area
N3g), read:
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