Eagleheart

The wargs greet you quite casually. "Hi."

"Where are your friends? Y'know, the elf and the human ladies?"

"If they died, can we eat them?"

...they haven't changed much.

As you spend some time with them, (presumably) trying to teach them right and wrong, you learn that they have no names - their father always just called them 'whelps' and other insulting things.

Rorsk Axebane seems dour at first, but when you tell him about the job, his face lights up. "You serious? ...No lie, ma'am, that citadel was the whole reason I moved here. Granted, I jus' wanted to study it, but you want to restore it? I'm your man. You can have me and my boys on retainer for 100 gold per month."

You tell him you don't have that much, and he says "Ah, well, I'm gettin' ahead of myself anyway. If it's just these 'gates' you need fixed, we can do that for 20 gold."

You kill the spiders with relative ease. Shortly afterward, Alak Stagram approaches you.

"If you recall, I was searching for Voz Lirayne - or rather, I was searching for an item that was in her possession. I've just learned that she sold it... to you. It's a book, written in Infernal. Do you have it?"

You tell him that you don't have the book - Arionne does.

"...Ah. I'll need to speak with her, then."

"You want me... to lead?" Tarn seems to be in disbelief. "Well, if you are sure... then I will lead by your example."
 

Later, as you finish 'repairing' Huntergate's magic, you sense a dreadful presence. Whatever it is, it seems to be inside the portal network, and entering the portal will likely awaken it - best not to go through, then, until you've fully prepared.

You gather most of the Bumblebrashers (and both kobolds) to give them the news. Fortunately, they're not a hard sell - all you really needed to say was "we're not kicking you out".

"No questions," says Helba. "My Bumblebrashers will gladly help you defend the citadel."

"And if there's any magicky stuff you need help with, let us know," the kobolds add.

Alak Stagram wants the Infernal book - he says it should not be in non-Hellknight hands. He is even offering to pay you 20 gold for it. Arionne has the book, but she can hand it off to someone else and have them give it to Alak... or you can try to convince him to let you keep it.

Alak also wants to search the Citadel for some items that were left behind by his family. One of you should probably go with him to make sure he doesn't kill any of the goblins or kobolds.

Rorsk Axebane has offered to repair Huntergate for 20 gp. You can attempt a DC 20 Diplomacy check to talk him down to 15 gp. In either case, deduct the gold and he'll have it done by Day 2.

To begin work on Citadel Altaerein, you must first deal with the creatures that have been squatting here in the Hellknights' absence. You can attempt to deal with one of these creatures by rolling a skill check or an attack roll against its DC. You can try a peaceful solution (Nature for unintelligent animals, Diplomacy or Intimidation for anything else) or you can use force (Athletics or an attack roll). I will also consider any alternative solutions you might propose. The creatures and their DCs are listed below:

Spider Swarm (DC 14) - Taken care of by Matilde

Goblin Dog (DC 15) - Taken care of by the Bumblebrashers

Imp (DC 15) - The Hellknights would often summon devils and fight them just to keep themselves sharp. This imp must have escaped and remained in hiding until the Hellknights left.

Graveshell (DC 15) - This is the "giant turtle" you avoided last time. It's actually capable of speaking Common, but it's unlikely to be interested in talking.

Giant Opossum (DC 16) - A big guy with a big appetite.

Giant Bat (DC 16) - Territorial, but mostly harmless.

Ghost (DC 18) - When the Hellknights abandoned the citadel, they left a prisoner behind. He died hungry, confused, and angry. His spirit lingers here, attacking anyone who enters.

Papa Warg (DC 18) - His daughters want you to kill him. They claim he killed their mother for failing to give him male offspring.

Among the citadel's current 'residents' are a pair of 1-month-old warg puppies. Their father has taught them that might makes right, and that lives do not have value - not even their own - but they're young enough that perhaps you can help them see things differently.

To influence the young wargs, you must make a DC 16 Diplomacy check. You need 4 more successes (a critical success counts as 2) before they will fully trust you. If you deal with their father (see above) that counts as 2 successes in this event.

Note: only one PC per day can participate in this event. Other PCs can still visit the puppies, but they might get irritated if you bother them too much.

A hearing will be held on Day 4 to discuss the actions of Voz and Calmont. In the meantime, you can gather evidence and speak to people involved in the case. Skill checks will vary depending on what you're doing or to whom you're speaking.

Before you can use Huntergate, you must repair it, both physically and magically. The magical part is just an Arcana check, but for the physical part, you'll need a stonemason. There are two stonemasons in Breachill:

Rorsk Axebane of Tuskhead Stoneworking - reputation unknown. He is relatively new to town.

Amera Lang of Posandi Bros. - they have a generally good reputation, but the Posandi family and their associates are known to have strong ties with Cheliax.

Decide which one to hire, then roll a skill check to influence them. I would suggest Diplomacy, Society, or an applicable Lore (Loremaster Lore is not applicable here, sorry) but I'm willing to accept other ideas.

To begin work on Citadel Altaerein, you must first deal with the creatures that have been squatting here in the Hellknights' absence. You can attempt to deal with one of these creatures by rolling a skill check or an attack roll against its DC. You can try a peaceful solution (Nature for unintelligent animals, Diplomacy or Intimidation for anything else) or you can use force (Athletics or an attack roll). I will also consider any alternative solutions you might propose. The creatures and their DCs are listed below:

Spider Swarm (DC 14) - Dozens upon dozens of spiders have claimed a room as their lair, and will attack anyone who intrudes.

Goblin Dog (DC 15) - One of the Bumblebrashers' pets has gone stray. Goblin dogs hate anyone who isn't a goblin, but this one is extremely hungry and could probably be pacified with food.

Imp (DC 15) - The Hellknights would often summon devils and fight them just to keep themselves sharp. This imp must have escaped and remained in hiding until the Hellknights left.

Graveshell (DC 15) - This is the "giant turtle" you avoided last time. It's actually capable of speaking Common, but it's unlikely to be interested in talking.

Giant Opossum (DC 16) - A big guy with a big appetite.

Giant Bat (DC 16) - Territorial, but mostly harmless.

Ghost (DC 18) - When the Hellknights abandoned the citadel, they left a prisoner behind. He died hungry, confused, and angry. His spirit lingers here, attacking anyone who enters.

Papa Warg (DC 18) - His daughters want you to kill him. They claim he killed their mother for failing to give him male offspring.

Among the citadel's current 'residents' are a pair of 1-month-old warg puppies. Their father has taught them that might makes right, and that lives do not have value - not even their own - but they're young enough that perhaps you can help them see things differently.

To influence the young wargs, you must make a DC 16 Diplomacy check. You need 5 successes (a critical success counts as 2) before they will fully trust you. If you deal with their father (see above) that counts as 2 successes in this event.

Note: only one PC per day can participate in this event. Other PCs can still visit the puppies, but they might get irritated if you bother them too much.

The Bumblebrasher goblins and the kobolds, Pib and Zarf, have offered themselves to your cause, so long as you let them stay in the Citadel. You can roll Diplomacy to assure them that they'll still be welcome. Or, if you're a jerk, you can just evict them. :p

Armiger Alak Stagram wants to search the Citadel for some items that were left behind by his family. One of you should probably go with him to make sure he doesn't kill any of the goblins or kobolds. No skill roll is needed here, but you can roll Diplomacy if you want to influence Alak.

A hearing will be held on Day 4 to discuss the actions of Voz and Calmont. In the meantime, you can gather evidence and speak to people involved in the case. Skill checks will vary depending on what you're doing or to whom you're speaking.