Darkfuries: Castles and Keeps Floorplans (#5021ea)

Halestrom Castle

(Fortification 002)
Introduction
Main (south) Gatehouse areas (001 - 015)
Southeast Tower areas (016 - 025)
Southeast Compartment areas (026 - 032)
East Tower areas (033 - 036)
Northeast Tower areas (037 - 046)
Northeast Compartment areas (047 - 059)
Secondary (north) Gatehouse areas (060 - 067)
Northwest Compartment areas (068 - 076)
Northwest Tower areas (077 - 085)
West Tower areas (086 - 089)
Southwest Compartment areas (090 - 100)
Southwest Tower areas (101 - 109)
Inner Bailey areas (110 - 134)
Exterior Causeway areas (135 - 137)

Southeast Tower areas:

Area 016a
location: Southeast Tower G1 center chamber.
designation: Prison.
description: Seven small prison cells ring the center room of this enclosed tower floor. A narrow passage is the only access, ending in a stone staircase (staircase F) that spirals cw up to G2.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: room: 9' stone, vaulted. passage: 7' stone, vaulted. staircase: 7' stone, sloping.

Area 016b
location: Southeast Tower G1 outer chambers.
designation: Prison cells.
description: Each of these tiny rooms is a prison cell devoid of any windows, ventilation, sanitary facilities or pleasantries of any nature.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 7' stone, flat.

Area 017
location: Southeast Tower G2 east chamber.
designation: Interrogation chamber.
description: Torture instruments fill this unpleasant room. Two small winches compliment an especially nasty stretching rack, and a brazier and fireplace both illuminate and warm this room.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 12' stone, vaulted.

Area 018
location: Southeast Tower G2 west chamber.
designation: Holding room.
description: Shackle chains are mounted to the walls, and prisoners awaiting interrogation are sometimes kept here where they can hear sounds from the adjacent room.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 12' stone, vaulted.

Area 019
location: Southeast Tower G2 staircase and passage.
designation: Prison staircase.
description: This stone staircase (staircase F) spirals ccw down to G1, and is the only access to the prison. The passage opens into the southeast tower and into the southeast compartments.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: passage: 9' stone, vaulted. staircase: 7' stone, sloping.

Area 020
location: Southeast Tower G3 staircase gallery.
designation: Southeast tower staircase gallery.
description: This gallery encircles the inner rooms of the tower's third floor, accesses both staircases, and opens onto the curtain wall top. The main staircase (staircase E) spirals ccw down to G2, while the roof staircase (staircase G) spirals cw up to G4. The gallery is lined with arrow loop alcoves facing the south and east moat.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: gallery: 7' stone, vaulted. staircase: 7' stone, sloping. alcoves: 7' stone, flat.

Area 021
location: Southeast Tower G3 northwest chamber.
designation: Sergeants' quarters.
description: This small room quarters several of the garrison sergeants.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.

Area 022
location: Southeast Tower G3 northeast chamber.
designation: Lieutenants' quarters.
description: This small room quarters junior garrison officers.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.

Area 023
location: Southeast Tower G3 southwest chamber.
designation: Jailors' quarters.
description: This small room quarters the jailor and prison guards.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.

Area 024
location: Southeast Tower G3 southeast chamber.
designation: First Captain's quarters.
description: This is the bedchamber of the First Captain, the officer who commands the gatehouse, southeast tower and south curtain wall defense.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.

Area 025
location: Southeast Tower G4 roof.
designation: Southeast tower roof.
description: This is the crenellated top of the southeast tower. The crenellations are 4' in height. The stone staircase (staircase G) spirals ccw down to G3. The roof stands approximately ten feet above the curtain walls. The center octagonal interior is covered with a steeple frame adobe clay tile roof constructed over a flat, wood sub-roof.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.