Run date: 02/21/87

The Castle of Nestor is located on the northern side of the mountains that divide the two halves of Lendore Island. While it is not far from the valley where such villages as Shalarkallal are, it is rarely visited by strangers due to the course terrain it resides in. Six centuries ago, the castle belonged to a moderately powerful mage named Nestor. Nestor was a man who rarely went out of his way to help others, but could never allow suffering to go on if he was made aware of it. Thus, in his life, he did several brave acts which gave him a reputation of a kindly wizard.

In December of the year 517, Nestor found a fragment of a crystal used to imprison a powerful evil being. Recognizing it for what it was, Nestor summoned forth a good spirit to guard the crystal rather than destroy it, for he knew that to destroy one crystal simply made it easier to assemble the others together and release the great evil. The spirit was placed in a cave a few miles from the castle and has remained ever since, becoming a part of the local folklore.

Now, in January, 1107, the castle of Nestor is occupied by a group of five magic-using self-proclaimed guardians of the islands. The five were all brave and good souls wrongly imprisoned in the hells by the ruling devils. In 1105, the devils allowed them to be rescued by the Good Party so that they could be used incite trouble on the prime world. They were imbued with terrible power that would only trigger upon return to the material world. When this happened, though, Sorgul used a one-time power granted him by his goddess Bast to free the five of their curse. This had the lucky side-effect of restoring the five's senses, without robbing them of their supernatural powers.

Thus, today, the five are using their powers for good in defiance of the devils who tormented them for so long. The five are as follows:

A more detailed listing of the five's powers and skills follows later.

When the party arrives at the castle, the five guardians are not home. They left a few days previous to go on an expedition to the continent. They will return on the day after the party arrives.

The only people home at this time are Ennes, a caretaker, and his wife Marotta, a cook. The castle is also guarded by two captive Hell Hounds. These beasts appear as large guard dogs with red-glowing eyes (barely visible during the day) and a gleaming glack coat. They have the same stats as the Alsations listed in the Bestiary (page 21) plus the following additions:

• Armor - PD2, ED4
• +6 ED (Normal) - total 8
• Fire Breath: 1d6 Killing Blast - Fast, Easy, NMR (END 5)

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