7. Inner Courtyard

Interspersed with wooden posts holding weapons and shields. At the courtyard’s center, a 6’ copper bell hangs in a wooden frame; blood stains the ground beneath. Collapsed around the bell are 7 Crimson Initiates (hp: 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 5, 4— stats on p.35) battered and exhausted by endless training, and Sergeant Grimlocke, who berates them. Outer walls are 15’ high.

• Entering the courtyard: Sergeant stalls PCs with smarmy banter and dispatches 2 Initiates to “fetch some water for our guests.” They run to summon reinforcements from Area 4, who arrive in 3 rounds.
• Doors to Area 8: Tall iron doors, each engraved with processions of torch-bearing priests and monks.