Grimbarith Keep

(Fortification 001)
Introduction
Main Keep areas (001 - 041)
South Tower areas (042 - 061)
East Catapult areas (062 - 064)
Gatehouse areas (065 - 071)
East Tower areas (072 - 089)
North Catapult areas (090 - 092)
North Tower areas (093 - 108)
Mill Tower areas (109 - 115)
Inner Bailey areas (116 - 130)

Mill Tower areas:

Area 109
location: Mill Tower U1 chamber.
designation: Interrogation room.
description: This small chamber houses all manner of unpleasantries designed to inflict pain upon their victim. The fireplace vents through an angled chimney shaft in the curtain wall.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 7' stone, vaulted.



Area 110
location: Mill Tower G1 chamber.
designation: Castle armory.
description: Located directly above the interrogation room but completely inaccessible from below, this chamber contains a large arsenal of spare weapons and armors for the castle garrison.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' stone, vaulted.



Area 111
location: Mill Tower G2 chamber.
designation: Mill Tower lower storage.
description: This storeroom contains the castle's reserve of firewood.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' stone, vaulted.



Area 112
location: Mill Tower G3 chamber.
designation: Mill Tower upper storage.
description: This storeroom contains additional tables and trappings for the great hall of the main keep.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' stone, vaulted.



Area 113
location: Mill Tower G4 roof.
designation: Mill Tower roof.
description: This is the crenellated top of the mill tower. The crenellations are 4' in height. The thin inner wall facing the bailey is only 2' in height. The center rectangular interior is covered with an A-frame adobe clay tile roof constructed over a flat, wood sub-roof. Constructed atop wooden support legs stands the castle's windmill.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.



Area 114
location: Wind Mill lower floor.
designation: Wind Mill lower roof.
description: Corn and grain poured into the mill stone basin are ground, and funnel through a chute into this room, where it is collected and stored in sacks.
floor: wood.
walls: thin wood.
ceiling: 7' wood, flat.

Area 115
location: Wind Mill upper floor.
designation: Wind Mill upper roof.
description: Wind currents turn the wind mill blades, spinning two gears which in turn spin the one-ton mill stone.
floor: wood.
walls: thin wood.
ceiling: 8' wood shingle, A-frame roof.



Darkfuries: Castles and Keeps Copyright © 2002 by Brian K. Moseley. All rights reserved.