Greetings again from the UK, what can you reveal about Mhair Szeltune, her tower and its layout? Many thanks as always ~GGSee p30 of Eric L Boyd's CITY OF SPLENDORS: WATERDEEP 3e hardcover tome. Mhair dwelt in a modest mansion in Castle Ward, not a tower. As..
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..head of the Watchful Order, she spent much of her time in the Tower of the Order; its layout is spell-warded and secret for security…
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…reasons (though a little has been published). Her home, like the Tower, had many cellar connections to other structures nearby, so she…
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…and other Order mages could enter and depart unseen (as they'd not have to use the visible doors). I can tell you that Mhair's home…
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…was narrow, rose four floors above the street (plus an attic) and 3 levels below, and had a "fireman's pole" descent in a hidden shaft…
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…for swift getaways from her bedchamber, the library beneath, the meeting room beneath that, and the dining room beneath that. Down…
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…into a cellar level. Mhair had modest tastes, and preferred solid hues and uncluttered rooms, not gaudy decor or knick-knacks.
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You will find mentions of Mhair's "tower," but that's due to a habit of the time: wizards of sufficient means had "decoy towers" foes and…
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…thieves could attack, and never find the wizard (or their valuables) there, just endless traps. Works for tax collectors, too…
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But a few have jerkdom thrust upon them.
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