bars.Thepiratesneveropenthesegateswithouttheapproval
ofwhichevercaptainiscurrentlyinchargeoftheanchorage.
2 .Pier
Whicheverpirateshipisinportistiedupatthispier.Cargois
offloadedusingthecraneatthewarehouse(area 4 ).Thepier
iscoveredinslickmossandperpetuallyinneedofrepair.
Twosmallboatsarekepthere.Oneisasimpledinghyused
mainlyforcarryingfoodandwatertoprisonersinarea 5 .The
otherisasmallcutterwithsixoarsandasinglemast,usedfor
towingshipsintoandoutoftheanchorage.Anysailor
recognizesthattherowboatwouldquicklybeswampedby
wavesifitwastakenoutofthesafeharbor,butthecutter
couldberowedandsailedontheopenseainanemergency.It
hasatopspeedof 5 mphundersailorhalfthatwhenrowed,
anditcanholduptotenMediumoccupants.
AshortpierallowsaccesstoSharkbaitRock.Prisoners
withnovalueorwhohaveinformationtheyrefusetogiveup,
orpirateswho’veseriouslybrokenthebuccaneer’scode,can
belashedtotherock.Therethey’lleitherdrownathightideor
benibbledonbysharksandotherpredatorsuntiltheir
punishmentiscompleteortheirtonguesaresufficientlyloose.
3 .Officers’QuartersAshore
Eachofthethreecaptainshasoneofthesechambersfor
hisprivateuse.Inpractice,thecaptainsseldomusethem,
preferringthecomfortandsafetyofthecabinsaboardtheir
ownships.Instead,theuseoftheseprivatequartersismeted
outasarewardtocrewmemberswhodistinguished
themselvesonthelatestvoyage,andasaresult,theytendto
besqualidandsmelly.
4 .Warehouse
Allthreecaptainsstoretheirbootyinthiscommon
warehouse.Thedoubledoorissealedwithanironpadlockto
whichonlythecaptainshavekeys.Itcanbepickedwith
thieves’toolsandasuccessfulDC 20 Dexteritycheck.
Afortifiedbalustradeoverlookstheanchoragetothe
south.Thewoodenplatformextendsoverthewateron
pilings,andacraneontheplatformservestoliftcargo
uptothewarehouse.Thrustintotherough-hewnback
wallofthewarehousearescoresofrustyblades—old
longswords,shortswords,rapiers,scimitars,and
daggers.Amongtherustybladesstuckinthewallsaretenflying
swordsthatpullthemselvesfreeandattackwhenthetreasure
intheroom(see“Treasure”below)isdisturbed.Theanimated
bladesdon’tattackanycreaturewearinganeyepatch,nordo
theyanimatewhenaneyepatch-wearingcreaturedisturbsthe
treasure.
Treasure.Thewarehouse’streasureiscontainedin
numerousunlockedchests,sacks,sealedcrates,andcasks.The
troveconsistsof 6 , 400 cp, 2 , 500 sp, 300 gp, 60 pp,tengold
bracelets( 25 gpeach),anelectrumgoblet( 25 gp),andtwo
spellscrolls(knockandLeomund’stinyhut)incorkedwooden
tubes.
5 .TheCage
Prisonersareheldinthislargebutfilthycelluntilthey’re
ransomedorsoldintoslavery.Highwavessometimeswash
intothechamber,soakingeveryoneandleavingpuddleson
thefloor.Palmlogsformthebarsacrossthefrontofthecage;