Basic Expert: The Observatorium of Urthr Hickly

 

Urthr Hickly build an Observatory on a hill on the edge of the village of Muckety, the Halfling deemed ecentric by the locals, and there he spent his time, having little to do with the locals except purchase fresh bacon, milk, eggs, bread, and a few vegetables on a daily basis.

He had indeed established an Observatory, though he wasnt watching the Stars. Rather he was with his scrying Telescope observing state officials in the Capital.

Urthr Hickly, a Gold Dragon, was gathering secrets, and then providing those secrets to others. After exposing corrupt officials, and embarasing a number of wealthy families they placed a bounty on the Spy's head. Powerful wizards were employed to seek the knowledge of his name and thereabouts  from other planar sources.

The Party, proving to be avid bounty hunters, were provided with amulets vs crystal balls allowing them to pursue their target without detection.

The Observatorium is a short 40' wide, 40' high stone tower with pointed roof and a single reinforced wooden door. 

1- The portico shades the reinforced wooden door (-2AC, 100hp) from sunlight and rain. There is a pullcable that rings a bell inside the door. Doing so alerts Urthr to any magical items in the Portico.

2- The Bailey inside the door is at the bottom of a spiral stone starecase ten feet wide. The steps of the stairs are warded with spells. The first a dimension door spell which employing a command known only to Urthr will dimension door him to the top of the Trapdoor in Area 3. The other thirteen steps have magic missile spells which inflict 1d6+1hp to everyone climbing the stairs. 

3- The living quarters here can only be accessed by the trapdoor which had a dimension door to the bottom step. This room has a central support pillar and wall concealing half of it from view. From the trapdoor a bed with a chest is visible (area a). The chest contains a collection of fresh bedding. There is a holy symbol under the bedding that turns any non lawful person as Undead on sight.

Beyond the concealing wall is a chair at a desk (area b), and a bookshelf with a selection of (20) magic Scrolls, and pen and ink.  

If Urthr is caught in here, he can transform into a gold Dragon and fight it out, leaving by crashing out through the roof if necessary. The Door in the wall to the left leads to Area 4.

4- A smoking chair and a Telescope (Telescope of Scrying) looking out a window occupy the room. If taken by surprise here, he dimension doors outside.

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