Fantasy Ireland Adventure: Keeper Hill-Work Level

KEEPER HILL

A Fantasy Core and D&D 5^th Edition Fantasy Ireland Adventure

© Jerry Harris 2016

Published here as Open Game Content.

(This link will take you to the Fantasy Core Playtest Rules.)

Fantasy Ireland Index

Keeper Hill Index

Main Chamber Encounter
Recreation Alley/Market Alley
Workshop Alley
     Elvish Strike Force
     Elvish Strike Force Stats

WORK LEVEL “HEAVY METAL”

Originally this was a work area for materials found in the mine.  Here were forges and crafting shops.  Commerce was even conducted in stalls by the front gate.  During the siege, the main entrance was collapsed.

Just a few notes about the rest of the Keeper Hill levels.  Fresh air was pumped in through a large number small hidden airholes from the outside via magic, which still work.  So, it’s never terribly stuffy inside.  Rooms and corridors were well lit by magical glowing stones.  These are still working in most places, but are flickering or off altogether in others.  There was running water and a sewage system in the facility thanks to tanks of water stored above the top level.  The system was kept up by magic, which would still work, but the actual physical facilities are long ruined.  The Formorians here live in something of a squalor. 

Main Work Chamber Description

This area was the ore collection, sorting, and processing area when it was a mine.  During the siege, the main chamber was used for underground farming and water collection.  The Main Chamber is dimly lit by overhead magical light sources, which were installed during the war to help spur plant growth.  The other areas on this level are generally badly lit by failing magical light sources.  The party will likely want their own light sources when exploring any rooms. 

There are two farming plots and three water reservoirs in the main chamber that were installed during the war.  They provided some sustenance, waste material treatment, and water storage in a closed loop ecology.  It was a fairly desperate measure for food and fresh water.  It broke down immediately when the Dwarves were deposed.      

The Water Tanks

These three large pits were used to treat waste water to make it drinkable and to water the plants.  At the bottom and around the edges are mossy vines which were used to process and clean the water.  It’s barely drinkable, but is the main water supply for the two Formorian clans at Keeper Hill. 

The Farm Patches

These dirt plot pits grew all sorts of edible organic material during the war.  There was nowhere near enough food for everyone crowed inside in the last days and it was mostly cleaned out.  As the overhead lights have eventually dimmed, funguses and mushrooms have taken their place, which Billy and Sam have harvested to supplement the meager diet of their clans.