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When the Men of Gondor held
Angrenost, nearly all the ring-wall
chambers were barracks for soldiers,
and quarters for the farmers, animalhandlers,
and servants who saw to the
warriors’ needs. The Dunlendings followed
a similar pattern, though they
had fewer craftsmen, and more slaves.
Saruman quartered no warriors at
first, but as his ambitions deepened,
he drew more armed men to his banner.
Likewise, though at first he had
no slaves, once he acquired a few, their
numbers swelled as his plans required
more and more labour.
Specific maps and details of each
portion are not presented. The chambers
are too many and varied for such
treatment. Instead, a general sense of
the inhabited spaces of each portion
is given, which, along with the general
descriptions above, can be easily used
to create detailed maps if needed.
first portion:
armouries
The First Portion contains two
great, curving armouries. Each was
originally a massive fissure in the
stone, long since widened and fitted
with great, deep shelves that reach
to the natural ceilings of these chambers,
which vary in height from fifteen
to forty feet above the flat floor.
Stairs and ladders connect wooden
catwalks that allow the quartermasters
who live here to access even
the highest stores. And what stores!
Somewhere within these armouries
lie collections of every weapon of
warfare ever conceived: swords, daggers,
axes, clubs, staves, bows, crossbows,
spears, slings, javelins, bolts,
arrows, and more can be found here.
Even siege weapons—most at least
partially disassembled—can be requisitioned
by Saruman’s armies.
When Saruman’s armies are not
on the move, the corps of servants and
craftsmen here spend their days making
sure each edge and point is sharp,
the better to harry the enemies of
the White Hand. Although detailed
records of each weapon stored here
are kept, Saruman’s system of accounting—in
which the quartermasters are
well schooled—is exceedingly cryptic.
Making sense of them in order to
find anything specific requires a TN
15 Wits or Lore/Realm: Isengard
check even for those familiar with the
administrative methods.
seCond portion:
barr aCks
The Second Portion provides barracks
for Saruman’s Mannish warriors.
In a traditional fortress, these
soldiers—the elite guard—would be
housed in the keep itself at their lord’s
side. As Orthanc lacks such quarters
(and as Saruman would not have it),
these warriors are quartered here.
In the days of Gondorian rule, the
Men stationed here took their meals
in Orthanc, with their lord. The
same was true for the Dunlendings.
Saruman, however, will not have
such uncouth and rough-spoken folk
traipsing in and out, so those of the
Second Portion cook and eat their
meals in great common rooms where
most also sleep and pass the hours
when they are not performing martial
duties. A number of smaller chambers
and suites, most located above the
common rooms and accessed by stairs
or ladders, house the lieutenants and
commanders of these soldiers. The
highest such suite is home and sanctum
of Dúach, Captain of Guards of
Isengard (see page 76).
Most of the chambers of the
Second Portion, whatever purpose
they serve, have been chiselled square
by the hands of Men, though the
occasional naturally occurring space
can also be found. Many of the warriors
housed here practise crafts, so
many implements, pieces of furniture,
and even walls have been carved, created,
or decorated over years of offhour
craftwork. Knotwork patterns
are the most common.
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third portion:
labourers
The Third Portion consists of
quarters for Mannish labourers and
servants. The men and women who
live here till land, care for animals,
and perform other menial tasks within
the basin. The chambers here are
generally smaller than the barracks
of the Second Portion. A typical
arrangement features a series of small
chambers housing an extended family.
These suites are often arranged vertically,
with individual chambers connected
by stairs, ladders, or steeply
sloped passages. Where larger chambers
exist, they are usually partitioned
off to serve several smaller groups.
Many rooms have hearths, but
some are without a direct source of
heat. Every chamber on the inside
edge of the ring-wall has at least
one window, and some deeper chambers
are lit—a bit, anyway—by
shafts. Although few labourers have
much energy when their work is
done, some families expend the extra
effort to whitewash the walls of their
chambers. Some walls even feature
murals—many harkening back to
less grim times in Isengard—painted
over generations. The servants of
the Third Portion have meagre possessions,
and most of the furniture
in these chambers is hand-made by
their occupants.
fourth portion:
sl aVes
The Fourth Portion is one of the
two that lies opposite the main gate,
and the comings and goings of those
who dwell within it are largely hidden
from casual visitors to Isengard (who,
themselves, are much fewer than they
once were). Because of this, the Fourth
Portion is where Saruman quarters
the slaves he has taken in raids and
acquired by other means. The slave
quarters are similar to the barracks of
the First Portion, in that they consist
of large rooms where many individu-
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