Castle Whitestone

Castle Whitestone is a small castle built on a hill to the north of the city-state of Whitestone. Originally owned by the de Rolo family, the Briarwoods claimed the castle for themselves once the city fell under their rule. After the success of the Whitestone Rebellion, Cassandra de Rolo and (in absentia) Percival de Rolo regained ownership.

Description
Prior to the Briarwoods' occupation, there was a circle of teleportation in the castle; however, it appeared to have been destroyed as part of the Briarwoods' efforts to further isolate Whitestone from the rest of the world. Another circle was created during Vox Machina's year-long break from adventuring.

The castle has at least two libraries: Vex's personal library and vast, family library. Since 812 PD and by 836 PD, JB Trickfoot served as the head librarian.

The castle has four rooms that contains baths.

First floor

 * Grand entry hall: A pair of massive, 8-foot wide double doors opens to the castle's entry hall. Hallways to the right and left lead to further rooms in the castle. At the back is a grand staircase that leads 15 feet up before splitting to the left and right in a curve that comes to a landing on the second floor.
 * Music room: Located on the southwestern side, this room has seating and instruments to entertain guests, as well as a fireplace. A window here overlooks the city.
 * Dining hall: A large dining room with a table that seats at least a dozen.

Second floor
The eastern wing has several guest rooms, a reading room, and a few studies. Frederick de Rolo's was on the eastern wall of the castle, and Byron Anders' was facing the north side. The western wing has the bedrooms of the de Rolo family. During the Chroma Crisis, Vox Machina stayed in a set of bedrooms on the eastern wing.

Third floor

 * West tower: Accessed from a flight of spiral stairs on the second floor, the 80 foot tall tower has a wide balcony that overlooks the castle and grounds.

Basement floors

 * Dungeon: Located down the stairs from the first floor western hallway, the dungeon has several cells. A large statue hides the entrance to a secret escape tunnel that exits at the western base of the hill the castle is built upon. Cassandra and Percy de Rolo notably went through the tunnel to attempt their escape from the Briarwood's assault.
 * Crypt: A set of wooden stairs led to an undercroft where the bodies of previous rulers were entombed. A more recent long tunnel was dug through the back wall of the mausoleum leading outside the castle toward beneath the Sun Tree to an ancient subterranean ziggurat, formerly a temple to Ioun.

Grounds

 * Courtyard: Home to several private gardens, the plants of the courtyard were exposed to acidic fumes vented from the subterranean facility by Anna Ripley and the Briarwoods, which caused them to wither. Keyleth and the castle's groundskeepers helped it begin to recover by early 811 PD.
 * Widow's Garden: A poisonous plant garden was planted around 730 PD by Lady Melanie de Rolo to covertly poison her husband. Like the other gardens, it was left untended and withered during the Briarwoods' rule. By 836 PD, the garden, now renamed the Widow's Garden, has been reestablished and maintained in part by Keyleth.
 * Barracks and training yard: The barracks for the Pale Guard and Whitestone Rifle Corps are located on the castle grounds. Outside is a training yard and a shooting gallery.