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The storm rages on, and the forest canopy breaks open enough to see the cloudy sky. No more light shines through, save infrequent faraway lightning flashes. You shine your flashlight at the rocky, drenched ground and take great care in walking the path.

You walk for another hour, all the while stopping to check your surroundings for any dangers lurking in the darkness. The rain pulses down. Thunder rolls over the clouds in sudden, jarring claps that shake your eardrums. All through the forest, you keep vigilant guard for at any turn, a zombie, a bandit, or some other danger may be lurking. Your body fights to stay awake as the course is tiring both mentally and physically. You long for the safety of the Cathedral. But this mission is vital, and the thought of learning about this camp is a clear goal that keeps you pressing forward.

Finally in the distance, you spot a break in the forest through which an outer, stone wall appears a few dozen feet past. You quicken your pace to the edge of the last tree.

The wall is roughly ten feet high, at least a foot thick, and extends both ways for nearly a hundred feet. To the north, the wall heads into a visitor's gate. To the south, the wall is built to the edge of a two-story, well-constructed building. Being that this is an old summer camp, the size and placement of the building suggests it is a maintenance building most likely housing generators, equipment, and storage. Such a building, if still being utilized, would probably be well guarded. Given the limited info you have and your mission only to scout the area, you…