Heralds' Hideout

The Heralds' Hideout is a special location located beneath Avallon's third layer. It used to belong to the Darkson Organization, but after the group disbanded, the Heralds of Retha claimed it as their main base of operations on Retha.

## Location

This base is located on the continent of Retha, specifically in the castle Avallon. On the third layer there is a subtle crack in a wall. This crack opens to a hidden tunnel that leads into a huge cave. On the side of this cave there is an illusion in place that hides the entrance to the base. Only specific people, like the Heralds of Retha, can bypass the illusion.

## History

This base used was originally created and used by the Darkson Organization. Eventually the Heralds of Retha followed one of their operatives into the base, revealing its location. The Heralds managed to enter the base undetected and tried to find the boss. When he was found, he was killed by Pappen Vafaran as a way for paying for his crimes. The rest of the base was burnt up by Maurus Melgoron, killing every assassin in the organization.

From that point on the Heralds claimed this as their new base of operations and named it the "Heralds' Hideout." They spared the Darkson bartender, Joe Shovels, and allowed him to work and live at the base. For some time the Heralds relied on this base to spend their nights and store their equipment. They later defeated the vampire Victor Jack, and freed his vampiric kin. With their home destroyed in the battle, the Heralds allowed them to move into and live in the base.

Once the Heralds begun sailing on their boat they started using this base less and less. They moved their important items onto the boat and started to spend less and less time on Retha. Even Joe Shovels left the base and disappeared. To this day the base is still used by the Vampire Trio, but rarely used by the Heralds.

## Landscape

This hideout is made out of series of tunnels and various rooms. The tunnels aren't crafted perfectly, but enough to sustain the base. There are lit torches throughout the base providing it with light and certain areas that have access to dirt and soil.

## Notable Locations

This base has a variety or rooms and special places used by the Heralds of Retha. Most rooms have a specific purpose designated by the team.

* **Dormatory-** This large room is used by the Heralds to safely sleep. This keeps them from having to spend gold to pay for a room at the Inn or sleeping somewhere unsafe.
* **Cafeteria-** This room isn't used as much due to the Heralds not caring about where they eat.
* **Food Storage-** This storage room is used to store all food kept on the base. This was mostly managed by Joe Shovels but has barely been attended to due to his leaving.
* **Vault-** This vault is protected by a large impenetrable door. The only way to open it is to insert the proper passcode on a trio of knobs. Within the vault there are various common weapons such as swords, shields, and knifes. There is also a memorial for Marcelo Lagoles along with his Oathbow.
* **Alchemy Room-** This room is where Daniel Skrimir formerly kept his Starforge and potion ingredients. Since then he has moved them to their boat where they are more accessible to the team.
* **Furnace Room-** This room is where Maurus Melgoron keeps his furnace in the wall, anvil, and materials. He occasionally uses these things to create his own weapons or upgrade his gear.
* **Oil-Tree Farm-** This small passageway in the base is where Maurus has grown his own oil trees. The seeds were provided by Retha's Gnomes. Mau has been attending these trees to produce his own supply of oil. This passageway has access to dirt and could possibly be used for other purposes.
* **Kiln Corner-** This corner of the base is where the Heralds have decided to place their Heavenly Kiln provided by the Great Ocean Guardian. After placing the kiln it cannot be removed. The Heralds use Phantom Fragments with the kiln to enchant special types of weapons.

## Trivia

* The base was originally going to be called "Heralds' Headquarters" if Patrick did not think that it sounded too futuristic.