D23: Room 4 - The Lobby Courtyard

The Lobby Courtyard

Description: A wide perfectly squared lawn surrounded on all sides by tall hedge rows. In the center, a triumphant ice sculpted elephant stands atop a marble fountain. A wildlife scene is posed near the hedge rows populated by topiary animals while a large pavilion rests atop a manmade hill secluded from the rest of the courtyard.

THE GLASS ELEPHANT / FOUNTAIN

The fountain is shrouded in mist emanating from the elephant sculpture but glimmering coins can be seen at the bottom. Once a day, a coin can be sacrificed to the wishing fountain to grant a boon of luck (Advantage or a fortuitous event as decided by the GM). If a coin is taken, a curse is laid upon the thief until the debt is returned to the fountain ten-fold. For the rest of the day, they become terribly unlucky suffering constant negative consequences when attempting even the most mundane actions. (Stubbing your finger when opening a door, arriving just a second too late to see something important, saying just the wrong thing to the wrong person, weapons breaking or misfiring even when having just been cleaned, etc.)

TOPIARY WILDLIFE

Several scenes of the nature crafted in topiary hedges:

A BEAR scratching itself on a large oak tree.

A PACK OF WOLVES arrayed around a large bull elk.

A GIANT PYTHON tracking a rabbit through long grass.

At night, the topiary’s come to life and hunt each other down destroying anything in their way until the sun rises and the gardeners put them back together.

THE PAVILION

A secluded rest area with tables and chairs currently occupied by starved corpses. The area is marked by a protection circle that no spirit can pass through.