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Connects to: 16.17, 38.28, 45.24 and 50.03.
The Collector keeps his collections here, including his one constant collection, the first collection, which is the Hall of Skulls. In this hall, thrice expanded by masons since its original construction, there are a total of seventy-nine Tarrasque skulls. Some are small enough to lift in one hand, while others are enormous enough that whole banquets can be held inside them. Many of these have come from Thring, whose knights have several times managed to behead the immortal beast.
Connections:
- One of the largest skulls yet to be collected is sunk in the River Hyad (at 45.24).
- The Tender Hunt occurs here.
Hooks:
- What other collections are housed in the castle?
- A benefactor is offering a handsome reward to anyone willing to break into the Collector’s castle and steal a certain tome from the discredited agricultural theories section. Now, why on earth would such a book be valuable?
