Guardpost (day 21)

The Tropic Thunder captured the taxidermist alive, who quickly turned on the Lotus Dragons and admitted that they have been paying him to act as their eyes and ears. He has been allowing their members to come and go from his guildhall as they need, and showed the heroes the secret door to the hidden hall. He's never been below, but he knows that the "boss lady" has a pet dragon (or something) that he'd dearly love the chance to stuff.

The taxidermist made a good living from his craft, but his real source of income was kickbacks from the Lotus Dragons. In a locked chest under his bed, he's stashed his savings - hundreds of gold coins, dozens of platinum coins, and a small pouch of garnets and bloodstones.

The Lotus Dragon Guildhall is located under Dead Dog Alley, a collection of buildings surrounding a triangular plaza. Most of these buildings are boarded up from the outside and apparently abandoned. An entrance leads down from the Taxidermist's Guildhall.

When the Tropic Thunder entered the taxidermy entrance they encountered a patrol of 3 Lotus Dragons thieves.

A wooden ladder leads down from a trap door through the roof of this natural passageway. Moisture drips from the walls to pool on the rough floor, draining in tiny rivulets to the east. A wooden door beckoned to the west.

The trapdoor in the ceiling here leads up to the hidden hall in the Taxidermist's Guildhall.

Inside, the guildhall itself consists of brick-lined tunnels and rooms; both feature numerous wooden ceiling supports. The exception to this rule is the taxidermy entrance; this area is of unworked stone. The entire place is quite damp, with moisture dripping down the walls to drain away through numerous lead pipes set into the floor. Air quality is serviceable but musty. Doors are made of wood reinforced with iron, and tend to stick. Closed doors required force to open.

The north door of the next room was closed and the south door was left open so the two thieves posted here could keep an eye on the door to the south for intruders. When they saw the Tropic Thunder, they raised a cry to alert the rest of the guild and attacked with arrows.

The following room feels a little drier than the others in the complex, and the air smells slightly less musty. The room itself is furnished as a lounge, complete with stuffed couch and low table.

When the Tropic Thunder broke down the door, this room was empty.

The next room contains two fairly comfortable-looking bunks. The sheets on them sport only a few spots of mildew.

A worg had been placed on the following room with orders to prevent any non-guild members from passing through. He howled loudly as he attacked, alerting the rest of the complex immediately.