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The Tower of Janazar

Written by Tim Hitchcock

Graphic Design by O’Bully

Cartography by Guido Barbati

Artwork by Raffaele Marinetti

Software Authoring by Anna Fava

Front text editing by Scott Haring

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15 COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Skip Williams, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

Blueprints Backdrops and The Tower of Janazar © by Øone Roleplaying Games

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Note: The original map of the Tower of Janazar appears in Øone’s Blueprints: The Great

City, Residence Ward

S ummary

Overview

Cumak Gardner

GroundFloor

Cinnamon Gardner

FirstFloor

AdventureSeeds

SecondFloor

Designer’sNotes

NPCs,Villains,andMonsters

Author’sBio

Janazar Krumm

NPCsStatblocks

Geneyse Krumm

Towermap

Fespod Gardner

T he T ower of

J anazar

Tim Hitchcock

o verview

On the north side of Lord’s Prom-

enade, positioned arrogantly behind a

massive iron gate monogrammed with

an oversized gilded “J” stands Janzar’s

Tower. The diam e ter of a small house,

it clears a full t h ree-stories, with a taller

spi r e that dwarfs the surrounding court-

yard trees. The carved quartzite facade

depicts thick serpentine coils in braided

patterns that helix along its perimeter.

Flakes of minerals deposited in the stone

make the tower glisten during the day,

and at night, they catch light from lan-

terns and streetlamps bathing the tower

in an eerie yellow glow. In stark contrast

to the glittering tower, the building serv-

ing as its foundation seems strangely out

of place. A large austere structure, its

rough gray granite walls supported by

heavy luted columns giv e it a somb er

appearance, not unlike a ma u soleum.

T OWER OF J ANAZAR

L ORDS ’ P ROMENADE

illegitimat e child while others accuse

him of lasciviously taking the girl as his

lover. A n umber of Janazar ’s harsh-

est adversaries cogitate that the wizard

conqu ered death by she d ding his aging

lesh and placing his soul within the

young girls body.

In truth, age and acclaim have made

Janaza r weary and the sagely wizard

has simply delegated his social respon-

s ibilities to his daughter and apprentice

G en eyse. While his arcane pursuits

remain as ambitious as ever, he has

become increasingly reclusive in their

execution. As for the accusations and

speculations of townsfolk, neither

Janazar nor Geneyse care enough to

pay them any heed.

For the most part, the tower itself

draws more attention than its occu-

pants. The structure’s most impressive

and identiiable feature is ability to ro-

tate. Massive gears and arcane infused

machinery allows Janazar to manipulate

the inner structure of the tower situat-

ing it in either of two opposing posi-

tions. The current map represents Posi-

tion A. In Position B, the waiting room

rotates 180-degrees. Janazar controls

the mechanism using the control table

in his personal lab located on the sec-

ond loor. A trap door beneath a desk

in the Parlour leads to the serviceable

machinery and rotating gears beneath

the tower.

Janazar’s Tower has lo n g been a

source of interest to sightseers passing

through the resident district. Dozens of

local tal es specu late the alien origins of

the elaborate spire jutting from behind

the high cobbled walls that run length

of the northern bend of Lords’ Prom-

enade, separating it from the Temple

District. Some claim that t h e tower

was once an o ld temple, others claim

Janazar himself built it to rival and

antagonize the ostentatious displays of

the nearby priests.

While most locals speculate that

Janazar still lives, very few claim to

have seen him in a number of years.

Instead, they deal largely with his young

appre n tice Geneyse, who aptly over-

se e s both the impressive tower and the

grounds. Rumors abound concerning

the half-elven girl. Some say she his

G round f loor

1. Entrance

Hanging on thick hinges chiseled into

the cobbled ward wall, a massive iron

gate, twenty-feet-wide and ten-feet-tall

bars a graveled pathway leading through

the wooded courtyard where Janazar’s

Tower rests. The gate’s centerpiece is a

weathered iron plate in the shape of a

shield embossed with three columns.

Mounted to the plate is a large gilded

letter J.

Janazar keeps his front gate closed at

all times, and anyone meddling with

equals 5 ft

2 - Tower of Janazar, ground floor

the locked iron-gate triggers the

alarm system. The alarm magically

draws the attention of both Janazar

and Geneyse. Typically, Geneyse sends

her familiar to inspect such situations

and either sends Fespod and Cumak to

shoo them away or takes a more ap-

propriate action.

During all times, both Janazar and his

daughter let their crow familiars run the

yard. The intelligent birds spend their

time playing in the high branches of

ancient oaks where the spectacular view

permits them to watch the gardens and

report any unusual activities.

Conversations going beyond garden-

ing or obvious attempts to probe for

information about Janazar or the tower

piques their suspicions and they imme-

diately report all such activities to one

of the wizards’ familiars.

3. Stables

The faint smell of horse dung tinges the

sizeable six-horse stables built along the

west wall.

Individual stalls face the courtyard wall

cobbles, while the front section’s open-

faced three-quarter timber walls allow

fresh air and sunlight into the stables

while keeping them dry. Everything in

the stable appears well-maintained and

the stalls look better cleaned than most.

2. Garden

The courtyard is equally impres-

sive, with a spotlessly clean gravel path

circling the complex, highlighted by

a single row of neatly spaced alders.

Propped against the western courtyard

wall stands a large stable. To the east,

two ancient silver oaks shade the tower

from the early morning sun.

During daylight hours, a mute

half-orc named Fespod , and his son

Cumak tend to the gardens.

For the most part, the groundskeep-

ers keep to themselves and their work,

though they treat invited guests with

cordiality if approached. Fespod reads

lips well, and cautiously watches all

conversations while Cumak does the

honor of speaking for both of them.

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