Overview
Low rafters, warm air rising from the oven below, and the great wooden gear of the sails overhead, locked still. It smells of straw, sugar and something kept too long.
Resting: no Not up here, under the cages, with the chair still rocking.
Getting here
Ways in
- From Old Bonegrinder: Stairs up to the loft
Ways out
| # | Exit | Leads to | Only when |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stairs down to the bakery |  Old Bonegrinder |
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 chest under the straw
People
Who turns up at points in the story (4)
- Morgantha, Morgantha's corner (#2): when not morgantha slain
- Bella Sunbane, The nest, Morgantha's corner (#3, #2): when not morgantha slain and not bella pact and not bella fled and not bella slain; or when morgantha slain and bella pact and not bella slain and not bella fled
- Ilka Sarnov, The cages (#4): when not morgantha slain and not children rescued; or when morgantha slain and not children rescued
- Toma Sarnov, The cages (#5): when not children rescued
What to find
| # | Where | What | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | a chest under the straw | Perfume ×2, Fine Clothes, Spell Scroll (Level 1), 140 gp | lock DC 15 |
| 7 | Bella's jewel box | Mirror, Perfume, 35 gp | open it |
| 8 | a broom up in the rafters (hidden) | Broom of Flying | Search: Perception DC 15 |
| 9 | a black cloth among the little bags (hidden) | Portable Hole | Search: Perception DC 15 |
The containers here also get random magic items and potions, rolled for a party of level 6 the first time you come (Random Treasure). Hidden finds need a Search (F) nearby; the party's best roll counts.
Traps
| # | Trap | Find DC | Disarm DC | Save | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | A loose hatch over the chute | 13 | 12 | DEX 13 | 2d6 bludgeoning |
Fights
- Morgantha stands, and keeps standing, taller than the rafters should allow. In the corner Bella lays down her…, in Old Bonegrinder, the Loft: Night Hag, Swarm of Rats. Scales with your level. Part of The Children in the Mill.
By party level (the first line your party fits is the fight you get)
- Old Bonegrinder, the Loft, when offalia in last stand and bella in last stand: Morgantha (Night Hag), Bella Sunbane (Night Hag), Offalia Wormwiggle (Night Hag) (5400 XP)
- Old Bonegrinder, the Loft, when offalia in last stand: Morgantha (Night Hag), Offalia Wormwiggle (Night Hag) (3600 XP)
- Old Bonegrinder, the Loft, when bella in last stand: Morgantha (Night Hag), Bella Sunbane (Night Hag) (3600 XP)
- Old Bonegrinder, the Loft, when level ≥ 6: Morgantha (Night Hag), 3 × Rats from the grain bins (Swarm of Rats) (1950 XP)
- Old Bonegrinder, the Loft, when level ≥ 5: Morgantha (Night Hag), 2 × Rats from the grain bins (Swarm of Rats) (1900 XP)
- Old Bonegrinder, the Loft: Morgantha (Night Hag), Rats from the grain bins (Swarm of Rats) (1850 XP)
- Bella's laugh comes out of a mouth that is suddenly far too wide. The rocking chair goes over., in Old Bonegrinder, the Loft: Night Hag. Scales with your level.
By party level (the first line your party fits is the fight you get)
- Old Bonegrinder, the Loft, when level ≥ 6: Bella Sunbane (Night Hag) (1800 XP)
- Old Bonegrinder, the Loft: Bella Sunbane (Night Hag) (1800 XP)
Quests and lore
- The Children in the Mill: Two children from the village under the castle are caged in the loft of Old Bonegrinder, the windmill where Morgantha and her daughters…