4. Commander's Office

Girck and his lieutenants have made this room their command post. Since Girck has goblins in room 9 watching the hallway, there is no way to gain surprise; in fact Girck and his crew will get a +2 to initiative since they will know the party is coming. On the third round of combat, the goblins from Room #9 will join the fight via the secret door. This was the office of the keep steward, although all of the furnishings except the large rug in the middle of the floor have been removed. Two terrified prisoners huddle in the corner, their hands and feet bound in chains. The two prisoners are Arlen Rodemus, the last descendant of the Rodemus family, and his wife Sarah. If they are freed and questioned, read or paraphrase the following: When the keep was last overrun by orcs and goblins, the Rodemus family wasn't killed. Like their descendants, they escaped into the catacombs and took refuge among their dead. After a few weeks they found their way out via another entrance. When they investigated the keep there was no sign of the intruders, and the keep once again stood empty. Not wanting to risk being captured again, they stayed in a cave, only coming into the keep during the day to get supplies. A few nights ago their son Galen disappeared, and when they went into the keep to see if he was there, they were captured. They are hoping their son hid in the catacombs when the hobgoblins first showed up. The Rodemus family will beg the party to look for their young son down in the catac