The Bridge of Death

The Bridge of Death is a bridge that crosses The Gorge of Eternal Peril. It is guarded by The Troll. It is a blatant ripoff of the Bridge of Death from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

## Location

It is located towards the North East of the empire, close to the primary materials collecting area. It is close to the mountains being used as a stone quarry and the mine, a large hole in the ground for extraction of all metals. It is surrounded by flat grassland with no boundaries to speak of other than the Inner Border Fence.

## Upgrade

During the construction of The Second PC Guy Castle, the PC Guys discovered they did not have enough slate within the empire itself and would instead have to quarry enough slate for the massive roof of the castle from Sunrise Mountains. The first cart of slate that was brought along the bridge broke the bridge and the slate fell in The Gorge. This greatly angered The Troll. This lead to the construction of a replacement bridge whilst the PC Guys would roof the towers and currents in flat reinforced concrete roofs. It was done by Earls as they wouldn't be immediately cast into The Gorge by The Troll. It was completed ready for the roofing of the primary building within the castle.

## Age

The Original Bridge of Death was older than the PC Guys, the Mac Guys, the Border Fences and the empire. It was likely constructed by The Witch for convenience when she lived alone in The Witch's Cottage and needed to travel to The Falkirk Portal. The Witch is the oldest character in the series, possibly giving an age of this bridge of 700-300 years at destruction.

The Current Bridge of Death is around 2 years old, being constructed at the same time the most recent castle was roofed.

## Construction

The Original Bridge of Death had a very unstable and awful construction. It was constructed from wooden logs, thin wooden planks and rope. It often swayed in the wind. The ends had a wooden frame which supported a rope and plank mess that spanned The Gorge. It weighed around 2000kg. If it ever caught fire, there would be no way into or out of into the empire.

The Current Bridge of Death is constructed from galvanised steel trusses, it is much sturdier and stronger.

## Crossing

Crossing The Bridge of Death is an incredibly difficult and deadly task as the bridge is guarded by The Troll. This character asks any would be crosser three foolish questions no matter which side of the gorge they are on and what their alliance is. The first two questions are predictable, however the last question can prove deadly as an incorrect answer will lead a mystical force throwing the character into The Gorge of Eternal Peril.

## Importance

The Bridge of Death is the only way of getting across The Gorge of Eternal Peril without suffering a certain death. Crossing this gorge is important as the only way through the Inner Border Fence is cut off by The Gorge on both sides. Getting out of the empire is required frequently as The Falkirk Portal, other castles and The Robbie Rotten Fortress are all located outside the empire. This has remained this way as the PC Guys want absolutely no uninvited invaders and the Inner Border Fence does a good job at keeping these out. This means the PC Guys have blasted no additional holes in the fence as they would make it easy to invade The PC Guy Empire. This means that anyone who enters the PC Guy empire must cross this bridge. The disadvantage to not having more entrances is that PC guys themselves are at risk leaving or entering The Empire as The Troll is neutral.