Church of Huthunic (the Accursed)

(Church 002)
Introduction:

This hidden church of Huthunic consists of a collection of subterrannean rooms that span two levels and three connecting legitimate businesses that span two levels above ground. Nine priests and nearly double that number in novices serve at this church, but none live in the church itself.

The three businesses are a merchant's warehouse and office, a litigant's office and home, and a tavern. The litigant, master merchant and tavernkeeper all work in support of the church. The litigant is a senior priest of the church.

Floorplan Notes: U1 Areas:

Area 001
designation: Warehouse wagon pen.
description: Several of the warehouse wagons are kept in this fenced area.
floor: dirt.
walls: thick wood, fieldstone and mortar, and 5' wood board and post fence.

Area 002
designation: Warehouse ground floor.
description: This warehouse is a wooden structure rising two stories. Two wide double doors allow loading and unloading, and a west door connects to the adjacent merchant's office. Three ladders ascend through open accesses to the second floor. In the center of the building, a roof-mounted chain hoist hangs through a 10' square opening to move items to and from the second floor.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: thick wood.
ceiling: 14' wood, flat.

Area 003
designation: Warehouse merchant's office.
description: The warehouse merchant conducts daily business from this stoutly constructed little building. This main room contains a wooden counter, storage cabinets, chests and a writing desk. Two guards are stationed in this room when the office is open.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 8' wood, flat sub-roof.

Area 004
designation: Warehouse merchant's office.
description: This small room contains a stone staircase that descends to U1, and a locked door that opens to the wagon pen.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 8' wood, flat sub-roof.

Area 005
designation: Tavern.
description: This is a small drinkery, furnished with rough hewn tables and benches.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat sub-roof.

Area 006
designation: Tavern storage.
description: This area contains several kegs of beer and ale, and a stone staircase that descends to U1.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat sub-roof.

Area 007
designation: Litigant's office.
description: This small building is the home and office of a local litigant. This room is plainly furnished with a bookcase, desk, small table, and several chairs.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 8' wood, flat.

Area 008
designation: Litigant's kitchen.
description: This is a modest cooking area. A pair of staircases cover the east wall, one of wood (staircase A) ascending to G2 and one of stone (staircase B) descending to U1.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 8' wood, flat.

G2 Areas:

Area 009
designation: Warehouse second floor.
description: This is the second story of the warehouse. Two single-arm rope hoists allow items to be lifted through wide double doors in the north and south walls. Three ladders descend through open accesses to the first floor. In the center of the building, a roof-mounted chain hoist hangs through a 10' square opening to move items to and from the ground floor.
floor: wood.
walls: thick wood.
ceiling: 18' A-frame wood shingle roof.

Area 010
designation: Litigant's living room.
description: This is the litigant's modestly furnished common room.
floor: wood.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 8' wood, flat sub-roof.

Area 011
designation: Litigant's bedroom.
description: This room is plushly furnished with a four-poster bed, armoire, dresser, chest and small tables. Atop one of the small tables is a large tome that, while not immediately obvious, contains religious texts of Huthunic the Accursed.
floor: wood.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 8' wood, flat sub-roof.

U1 Areas:

Area 012
designation: Warehouse merchant office cellar.
description: The stone staircase descends to this narrow hallway lined with locked storage cells. Valuables are stored in locked chests within these locked cells. The southeast cell contains a secret door that opens into one of the church's four entry foyers.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 013
designation: Warehouse merchant office vault.
description: This small, locked room stores particularly valuable commodities. A secret door reserved for the head merchant's use allows access to the church's library. Potential followers are brought through the vault and into the library where they are evaluated for possible addition into the flock.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 014
designation: Church entry foyer.
description: This small room contains a stone pedestal holy symbol and an armoire. Followers and priests entering the church can change into religious attire here. A guard is constantly stationed in this room. If intruders enter, the guard will immediately sound a hunter's horn as an alarm and will then fight to the death. The guard has a key to the locked door that opens to a short staircase that descends 6' to the church's main floor.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 015
designation: Church main worship chamber.
description: This large room is filled with benches that face toward an altar against the east wall. Two statues of Huthunic, two holy water basins, and a large altar fill the east wall. The remaining walls are adorned with tapestries and murals. On the north and south walls are two doors that each open to the entry foyer staircases. Four stone staircases in the worship chamber (staircases E, F, G and H) descend to U2.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 15' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 016
designation: Church entry foyer.
description: This small room contains a stone pedestal holy symbol and an armoire. Followers and priests entering the church can change into religious attire here. A guard is constantly stationed in this room. If intruders enter, the guard will immediately sound a hunter's horn as an alarm and will then fight to the death. The guard has a key to the locked door that opens to a short staircase that descends 6' to the church's main floor.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 017
designation: Church library.
description: Potential followers are brought through the merchant office vault and into this library where they are evaluated for possible addition into the flock. The bookcases contain volumes brimming with propagandas targeting local bureaucracies, taxations, and other inflammatory topics.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 018
designation: Church entry foyer.
description: This small room contains a stone pedestal holy symbol and an armoire. Followers and priests entering the church can change into religious attire here. A guard is constantly stationed in this room. If intruders enter, the guard will immediately sound a hunter's horn as an alarm and will then fight to the death. The guard has a key to the locked door that opens to a short staircase that descends 6' to the church's main floor.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 019
designation: Church guard room.
description: Two additional guards are stationed in this room, to monitor access from the tavern cellar into the church.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 7' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 020
designation: Tavern cellar.
description: Most of the tavern patrons allowed into this drinking room are followers of the church. The secret door in the west wall gives inconspicuous access into the church. The church's sacrifices are sometimes obtained here in late-night drinking binges.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 021
designation: Tavern cellar.
description: This room contains a wine rack, crates and kegs of ale. A stone staircase ascends to G1.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 022
designation: Church entry foyer.
description: This small room contains a stone pedestal holy symbol and an armoire. Followers and priests entering the church can change into religious attire here. A guard is constantly stationed in this room. If intruders enter, the guard will immediately sound a hunter's horn as an alarm and will then fight to the death. The guard has a key to the locked door that opens to a short staircase that descends 6' to the church's main floor.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 023
designation: Litigant's records room.
description: This hidden chamber contains storage cabinets and chests filled with church records and religious accouterments.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 7' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 024
designation: Litigant's cellar.
description: Crates, casks and dry foodstuffs are stored here.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' fieldstone and mortar, flat.

Area 025
designation: Litigant's cellar.
description: This room is the litigant's study. Bookcases lining the walls are filled with volumes of legal records.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 9' fieldstone and mortar, flat.

U2 Areas:

Area 026
designation: Church laboratory.
description: This is a small but functional alchemical laboratory. The twin bookcases contain a sufficient quantity of research texts to allow a good number of experiments to be conducted, but the laboratory currently lacks basic materials.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 12' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 027
designation: Church storage.
description: This room contains crates, barrels, casks and kegs of tools, equipment, religious accouterments and dry provisions.
floor: fieldstone and mortar.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 12' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.

Area 028
designation: Church summoning chamber.
description: A large, ominous pentagram is carved into the granite block floor, and dominates this room. Tapestries and murals cover the walls. Twin alcoves to north and south house statues and holy symbols of Huthunic, and are decorated with censers, tapestries and shields. The summoning chamber contains two holy water basins, several chairs and a number of shelves and small tables.
floor: cut granite stone.
walls: fieldstone and mortar.
ceiling: 12' fieldstone and mortar, vaulted.



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