Dungeon23: the Bandits Corral

The Corral

The bandits improvised a corral here inside the ruins of a large building.  

• Strong smell of horse and oats.

• Repaired ruin walls.

• Wooden fences to mark the edges of the corral.

• An undyed canvas tarp stretched out over the corral to give the animals shade.

• Inside the corral are:

• 2 warhorses.

• Outside the corral and in front of the ziggurat, hobbled, are:

• 16 riding horses.

• 21 mules.

• The animals are well taken care of (peasants know a thing or two about caring for animals) but are also worked hard.  

• The barrels hold oats and water.  The hay pile is on the other side of the wall from the barrels. 

• There are always at least 2 bandits here during the day standing guard, and 3 at night with the campfire out front lit up, if the horses are here.  If the horses are out on a raid, there might be only 1 guard here if some horses or mules got left behind, or no guards at all if the beasts are all out.  

• The tack for the horses is piled up near the wall and includes blankets, halters, and saddles for the horses, and halters, blankets, and pack saddles for the mules.  

• Early in the morning, just after dawn, one of the youngest of the bandits will be in here mucking out the corral.  In the early afternoon, three or more bandits will be here caring for the tack.

• The dung from the horses and mules is allowed to dry and then used in the bandits’ campfires.

Map made with Inkarnate and GIMP.  Each square is 5’ across.