(Sorry, I completely forgot about the mirror action above.)
You select a long shard of mirror from the frame and wrap cloth around one end over and over to make a handle. Then you wrap the whole thing up in another shirt so it doesn't cut anything ...
accidentally.
"How recent does this damage look to you, compared to the decay?"
Pearl replies, "It's hard to say. Ruins from the Fair era were sometimes held by humans, and sometimes later held by goblins or trolls, who sometimes kept them up. Also sometimes you find ancient ruins from a lot longer ago that are better-quality construction and have outlived even the Fair ruins. I'd say this was Fair era, but some things like the bridge outside and the forge in the smithy seem Ancient."
You continue through the broken sturdy door into the tall square building. The second-story room you're in has a floor level that's a single big step down from the store's second story. The room takes up the whole footprint of the building. Windows at the south and east, and the north (facing outwards from the compound) are
long, narrow slits. There are 20 bunks in the room, stacked two high, built to fit around the room's support pillars perfectly (there are notches where the bunks would fit right up against the pillar) but the beds have been moved all over the place. The bedding has been torn apart.
Very narrow stairs lead up and down, and there's the door you came through to the west back into the shop's second floor.
There's a tall black metal cabinet with a single large door, 1' deep, 3' wide, 6' tall. It looks very sturdy and it's been battered and thrown down onto the ground in the middle of the room. There's no rust but it looks dirty and old. There is a lock built into the front with two keyholes side by side.
The compound is arranged like this, with descriptions you can tell from the outside, or a more detailed italicized description if you've explored it:
[North, overlooks bridge]
Store Guard Tower Open Space
[West, overlooks cliff] Stable Well Entrance Gate [East, down to road]
Smithy Shed Lodge Cottage
[South]
You're in the guard tower, upper floor. There's a door to the west back to the shop, and narrow stairs up and down.
The area is quiet.
Claire, Charlotte, and Pearl are here. Everyone is completely covered in blood, and Pearl is also caked with black coal dust.
Equipment
Clothes: Fur Cloak, Faded Green Shirt, Trousers, Belt with Dagger Sheath and Pouch, Floppy Boot Hat, Cloth-Wrapped Sandals
Armor: None
Jewelry: Ceramic Ocarina Necklace (0 ENC)
In Hand: Rusty Axe, Lame Torch (Lit, almost consumed)
Satchel [10/10]:a Big Heavy Book [Unlocked] (10 ENC), Densely-Written Love Letter (0 ENC)
Dagger (Belt Sheath)
Bottle [1/1]: 2 Pints of Unknown Liquid
Mirror Shiv with Shirt Wrapped Handle
Torch
Sausages x2 (1 ENC)
Bread Loaf
Jug [1/4]: 2 Pints Hard Cider
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Compass
Pocketknife
Engraved Lighter
Pack of Cards
Handful of Bugs
Engraved Gold Engagement Ring
Equipment
Clothes: Black Cloth Pants, Black Cloth Shirt, Black Hooded Cloak, Black Leather Gloves, Black Leather Boots, Belt with Axe Loop and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: None
In Hand: Bow
Sturdy Backpack [7/20]: Hardtack x10 (1 ENC), Salamander Hide x3 (3 ENC), Salamander Head (3 ENC)
Hand Axe (Belt Loop)
Quiver [1/1]: Arrows x39
Bota Bag [4/4]: 8 Pints Water
50' Rope (2 ENC)
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Tinderbox
Chunk of Soap
(Unknown)
Equipment
Clothes: Black Cloth Pants with Two Dagger Sheaths, Black Cloth Shirt, Black Hooded Cloak, Black Leather Gloves, Black Leather Boots, Bandolier with Six Dagger Sheaths, Belt with Sword Sheath and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: None
In Hand: Short Sword
Cute Square Backpack [4/10]: Mixed Nuts x3 (1 ENC), Dried Meat x4 (1 ENC), Rolled Blanket, Brick of Soap
7 Daggers (Belt Sheaths)
1 Melty Dagger (Belt Sheath)
Bota Bag [4/4]: 8 Pints Water
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Tinderbox
(Unknown)
Equipment
Clothes: Dark Purple Fur-Lined Pants, Grey Cloth Shirt, Brown Leather Vest, Deep Green Hooded Cloak, Brown Leather Gloves, Brown Leather Boots, Belt with Dagger Sheath and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: Silver Bracelets x5 (0 ENC)
In Hand: Dagger
Satchel [10/10]: Dried Fruit x5 (1 ENC), Dried Meat x4 (1 ENC), Pearl's Spellbook {Pyrotechnics, Whispered Message} (5 ENC), Coffer [Locked] [2/3]: 75 oz Gold, 100 oz. Silver (3 ENC)
Bota Bag [4/4]: 8 Pints Water
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Hollow Reeds and Cobweb x35 (Whispered Message)
Guano and Sulfur Balls x22 (Pyrotechnics)
Lockpick Kit (1 ENC)
Chunk of Soap
(Unknown)
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