Overview
The roofs of Castle Ravenloft: the south tower's battlements, a walkway to the slate roof of the keep, and a narrow bridge across the drop to the north tower peak, where stone guardians crouch on the parapet.
Wind, and nothing between you and the valley but a parapet. Slate roofs fall away on every side, and beyond them a long, long drop.
Resting: no The wind up here would take a blanket and the sleeper in it.
Getting here
Ways in
- From Castle Ravenloft, the Tower Rooms: Up to the roofs
- From Castle Ravenloft, the Ravens' Roost: Up to the roofs
Ways out
| # | Exit | Leads to | Only when |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A hatch down to the tower rooms |  Castle Ravenloft, the Tower Rooms | |
| 2 | A hatch down to the ravens' roost |  Castle Ravenloft, the Ravens' Roost |
Map
Key: gold, people; red, containers; purple, hidden finds; teal, skill checks; white, exits; orange, traps. The numbers match the lists on this page.
Close up
a guardian that never moved
Ravens on the ridge
People
Who turns up at points in the story (1)
- Escher, The south tower roof (#3): when night and (quest escher petition at asked or quest escher petition at held)
What to find
| # | Where | What | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | a guardian that never moved | 60 gp | open it |
Tarokka treasure spots. If the reading hid one of the treasures here, it's in: Castle Ravenloft North Tower Peak (spires_hollow_guardian)
The containers here also get random magic items and potions, rolled for a party of level 10 the first time you come (Random Treasure). Hidden finds need a Search (F) nearby; the party's best roll counts.
Skill checks
| # | Where | Check | Try | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ravens on the ridge | Acrobatics 14 | Walk the roof ridge | reveals spires_slick_slates; on a failure: 2d6 bludgeoning damage |
Traps
| # | Trap | Find DC | Disarm DC | Save | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | slick slates | 13 | 20 | DEX 14 | 3d6 bludgeoning |
Fights
- The carvings on the parapet turn their heads. Stone grinds on stone as wings unfold that were never meant to…, in Castle Ravenloft, the Roofs: Gargoyle. Scales with your level.
By party level (the first line your party fits is the fight you get)
- Castle Ravenloft, the Roofs, when not peak guardians cleared and level ≥ 11: 8 × Stone Guardian (Gargoyle) (3600 XP)
- Castle Ravenloft, the Roofs, when not peak guardians cleared and level ≥ 10: 6 × Stone Guardian (Gargoyle) (2700 XP)
- Castle Ravenloft, the Roofs, when not peak guardians cleared: 4 × Stone Guardian (Gargoyle) (1800 XP)
- Querreth comes down onto the tower roof on red wings, and its chains come with it, full of grey shapes that…, in Castle Ravenloft, the Roofs: Querreth, Wraith. Scales with your level. Part of Escher's Petition.
By party level (the first line your party fits is the fight you get)
- Castle Ravenloft, the Roofs, when not escher note read: Querreth, 2 × One Who Asked (Wraith) (10800 XP; surprise: party)
- Castle Ravenloft, the Roofs: Querreth, 2 × One Who Asked (Wraith) (10800 XP)
Quests and lore
- Escher's Petition: Every night for nine years Escher has slid the same petition under the count's door: let me see the sun. Now an answer has come back.