@Bavlorna Blightstraw's cottage is heavily obscured by thick fog to anyone 20 or more feet away from it. Clotheslines hang from the cottage’s four corners and stretch across Murky Lake to their anchor points at areas D4, D11, D13, and D19. Each line can support 200 pounds of added weight before snapping.
The cottage is a massive wooden edifice built on stilts, its floor 35 feet above the lake. It sits atop an well that extends up through the floor into area B1. A rickety wooden staircase with no railing rises from the lake, wrapping around the well as it climbs to a wooden trapdoor in the floor of area B1.
The cottage’s physical features are as follows:
Ceilings and Rooftops. Unless otherwise noted, ceilings are 10 feet high on the lower levels and 20 feet high on the uppermost floor. The shingled rooftop is high-pitched, covered with moss, and too slippery to climb without magic or climbing gear.
Doors and Trapdoors. All doors in the cottage are closed but unlocked, except for the door to area B19. The cottage’s doors and trapdoors are made of moldy wooden planks, many of which are swollen and warped; consequently, they often get stuck in their frames or refuse to close properly, though this has no effect on game play.
Floors and Stairs. Floors and staircases are made of mossy wooden planks that creak, groan, and bend underfoot. Crossing a floor or using a staircase without making noise requires a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Stealth) check.
Light. If a location has light sources, the text says so. Otherwise, the area is unlit.
Walls and Windows. The cottage’s walls are made of soft, mossy wood and don’t burn easily due to the moisture trapped in them. Windows are hinged to be openable but are latched shut from the inside and covered with enough grime to render them opaque. A character can use an action to try to force open a latched window, doing so with a successful DC 8 Strength check. A character can use an action and thieves’ tools to try to unlock a latched window from the outside, doing so with a successful DC 13 Dexterity check.
Bavlorna’s paranoia leads her to rely primarily on servants that she creates herself. The most common among them are her lornlings (use the quickling stat block). These tiny creatures look like miniature versions of Bavlorna. They are quick and flit about the cottage at her bidding.
Cottage Locations
B1. Preservation Pool
B2. Taxidermy Workshop
B3. Fabric Storage Room
B4. Rickety Stairs
B5. Trove of Lesser Goodies
B6. Balcony
B7. Hallway
B8. Guest Room
B9. Secret Passage
B10. Study
B11. Aviary
B12. Meat Locker
B13. Kitchen
B14. Cages
B15. Pantry
B16. Dining Room
B17. Hooch Distillery
B18. Bavlorna’s Bedroom
B19. Bavlorna’s Hoard