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succeeding on a DC 15 Strength or Dexterity check. or 02. OFFICE
can be pulled free by another creature within 5 feet that
uses an action and succeeds on a DC 15 Strength check. •
If the warehouse catches fire, a huge crowd gathers This area appears to be the business office of the ware-
to help puc out the flames before they spread to nearby house, containing filing cabinets, a work desk, and a
buildings. This firefighting effort takes up to an hour, so large table, along with two sets of rickety bunk beds.
it won't help characters who were trapped in the blaze.
The crane holding Dory's home aloft is made mostly of
metal, so it doesn't collapse in the fire. Dory's minions If the characters arrive during business hours. they're
aboard the ship prevent the fire from spreading to it. directed to this office, where they are greeted by the
Then they spend the next several days repairing the warehouse manager. Birsk Chumwell (N female human
crane, clearing rubble. and installing rickety ladders to commoner) is a phlegmatic, no-nonsense woman with
replace the stairs, while Dory devotes himself to plotting a permanent look of frustration and a never-ending list
revenge on whoever he suspects of burning down his of tasks. If the characters ask to meet with Dory. she
warehouse. agrees to put the request in for his consideration. She
Treasure. A search of the crates reveals a wealth of warns that it might be several days before a meeting can
alchemical gear and supplies, including everything from be scheduled. and it's obvious she just wants to be rid of
acid and alchemist's fire to portable alchemy labs- a to- the party and get back to her work.
tal value of 2,500 gp. These items are next to impossible A search of this room turns up nothing suspicious. All
to fence in the Styes because they're all clearly labeled, the paperwork suggests that the warehouse and its ac-
and no one wants to cross the influential and vengeful tivities are perfectly legitimate.
Mr. Dory. (If the characters cut a deal with Grotten
Longftint, the gnome's assistance might make it easier 03. LOFT
to sell off the goods, as you determine.) All this treasure This area is used for long-term storage. Many of the
crates here are in a kind of legal limbo; their owners
is destroyed if the warehouse burns.
have ether forgotten about them, died. or for some other
reason never reclaimed their belongings.
The loft is also the lair of the three manticores and
the red slaad that guard the warehouse at night. The
manticores have no love for the slaad, but they follow its
commands because they are furiously loyal to Dory. The