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Watchtower
What the Last Lookout Saw
The watchtower rises above the northeast palisade, giving a clear view of the central yard, the river bluff, and the forest approaches. A weather-stained logbook lies beneath the narrow window slit.
The early entries are routine: barges, work crews, animals at the tree line, weather. During the final week they become shorter and less regular.
Perception or Society DC 15: The lookout repeatedly notes faint crimson lights below the bluff after midnight, always on nights when no scheduled river traffic was expected.
Critical Success: The last complete entry also notes that the camp cookfire had gone dark while movement continued near the hoist. This confirms that some activity outlasted the camp's normal operations.
If Garrick Vance asked the party to look for Joran, a practiced scout mark is scratched beneath the tower rail where casual observers would miss it. Characters shown Garrick's old Blackjacket signs recognize it automatically; otherwise Survival DC 15 identifies it as a directional trail mark.
The mark points toward the North Track. Joran reached the camp alive after it had already gone silent.