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ISENGARD brightfire ‘Dwarves can make a fire almost anywhere out of almost anything, wind or no wind… .’ — The Hobbit This thin, grainy mixture is combined with resin and applied to the end of brands. It ignites when struck forcefully or scraped on a rough surface, burning with an intense white sparking flame. An application of Brightfire burns about one minute, but neither rain nor immersion in water can quench it. Brightfire inflicts 2d6+2 damage at a touch, and ignites as a burning torch (see page 245 of the core rulebook). The Uruk berserker who ignited the Fire of Orthanc in The Two Towers film carried a Brightfire torch. (TN 5 to create one application from two ounces of Blasting Fire in four hours.) roCkets ‘The finest rockets ever seen: they burst in stars of blue and green… .’ — Samwise, The Fellowship of the Ring Similar to the Gandalf’s fireworks (described on page 92 of The Fellowship of the Ring Sourcebook), rockets are narrow tubes filled with small quantities of the Fire of Orthanc, lit by fuses. Rockets are fired using the Siegecraft (Rockets) skill, and their explosive power causes 1d6 Structure damage to fortifications. Rockets can be fired at individuals using the Ranged Combat skill, but are wildly inaccurate (–10 penalty to all shots). When used this way, rockets have range 1/15/80/200/+100 and inflict 2d6+6 points of damage to all within 3 yards of their impact, who must also make a TN 15 Swiftness test or be deafened for 1d6 rounds. A disastrous failure inflicts the victim permanently with the Dull-eared flaw. (TN 20 and Craft: Fireworks TN 5 to create one rocket from one ounce of the Fire of Orthanc in four hours.) thundershells ‘There was a roar and a blast of fire. The archway… . crumbled and crashed in smoke and dust. The barricade was scattered as if by a thunderbolt.’ — The Two Towers These fearsome weapons consist of a small quantity of Fire of Orthanc held within an iron globe, which is coated with Brightfire and lit just before being hurled from a catapult. Thundershells explode on impact, doing great damage to fortifications (+8 to the Structure damage done by the catapult). Characters standing within 3 yards of the impact suffer 3d6+6 points of damage and must make a TN 15 Swiftness test or be deafened for 1d6 rounds. A disastrous failure inflicts the victim permanently with the Dull-eared flaw. (TN 15 and Smithcraft TN 10 to create one shell from three ounces of the Fire of Orthanc and three Brightfire application in two days.) 2 bon olivier (order #42065) 8
set their payloads upon it, a task they loathe but dutifully carry out. Two Orcs always stand guard before the fire storage chamber, and the door here is made of wood and leather just as the mixing room doors are. The door has neither lock nor keyhole. No one except the Orc-mixers, Móg, and Saruman himself are allowed to pass the doors of this chamber (Khidiz was also permitted before he disappeared), and the guards have strict orders to kill anyone else who tries to pass them. The only other way into the fire storage chamber is through the underground water supply, and those channels are so narrow even small fish cannot slip through them. dungeons Near the mixing rooms stands a long hallway with many alcoves, each a small cell with thick iron bars and a sturdy iron door. The bars have enough space between them for food and cups of water to be shoved through, but are close enough to prevent even a Hobbit from wriggling free. These are the dungeons of Isengard, fashioned so upon Saruman’s command. The dungeons are relatively new, carved from the rock in fits and starts in the decades leading up to the War of the Ring. Most prisoners have been Men, Dunlendings and others who once served Saruman ,but could not abide his obvious and growing corruption. These Men were placed in the dungeons to keep their discontent from spreading, and tortured to death by the Orcs. Saruman has had no important prisoners save Gandalf the Grey, held atop Orthanc because of its magical protections. Apparently Saruman expects to have more in the future, however, and intends for them to be held by the Orcs, for he has ordered that the dungeons be cleaned of old bones and other debris, and that the Orcs refrain from killing their prisoners in the future. The Orcs have little use for the dungeons, with the last of their original captives dead, but are prepared to oversee any new prisoners their master sends to them. In the meantime, they occasionally use the cell alcoves to separate quarrelling Orcs who would fight if allowed back into the warrens together. As Saruman is a powerful Wizard, it may seem likely that his dungeons would be ensorcelled, but this is not the case. Thick bars and solid walls are the power behind these cells, and few can break free once locked within. treasury of isengard Saruman is not much enamoured with material wealth for its own sake, but he recognises its power over others, and so maintains much that is valuable. The Orcs who mine the mountains find not only iron, copper, and coal but also gold, silver, and precious gems. The gold and silver ore is brought to the forges and cast into coins and heavy bars, while the gems 3 The Fortress of Iron are cut by Orc-craftsmen. Despite their large size and crude manners, Orcs can be deft with their hands, and the gems they fashion are wellcut and polished until they reflect torchlight off every facet. The treasury is a small, circular chamber with a high arched ceiling, and a thick iron door. Two guards stand here at all times, allowing workers to deposit treasure, but only Saruman or one bearing a writ from him to remove anything. Within the room, the valuables are not kept in any order. Gold and silver are tossed onto the floor in great mounds. Bars are set to one side, but not neatly, resulting in a haphazard pile that slides into the coins, and has coins woven within it. Gems are kept in great tall barrels stood on one end. The Orcs do not sort the rocks, however, and the gems are mixed within the barrels—and many miss the barrels altogether. Much as Saruman loves order, he has never reprimanded the Orcs for keeping so untidy a treasury, nor attempted to organise the room’s contents. Most likely it amuses him to have so much wealth that it can be strewn so carelessly about, showing how little such things mean to him, when most would kill to possess even a portion of the room’s contents. pens Although the Orcs who originally migrated from beneath the Misty Mountains did not bring Wargs with them, once Saruman discovered them and began to hatch his plans, he parlayed with many packs of the highly intelligent wolf-creatures, enticing them to Isengard to play a role in his army. As Wargs are known creatures of darkness, they were brought to Isengard by underground ways. Most bon olivier (order #42065) 8
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