You signal for a small cadre of warriors to accompany you, and together you make your way toward the ruined tower. It quickly becomes apparent that the tower is deserted, and you signal for the rest of the caravan to proceed into the relative sanctuary of its walls.
Once you're inside the tower's perimeter, you're surprised to see it is rather less ruined than it appeared from the outside. Although the walls are crumbling, there are still remnants of what would once have stood here. Low walls denote where rooms might once have been, while the occasional staircase winds its way up the exterior walls before, usually, ending in midair and leaving you to guess as to its original destination.
The tower, as you hoped, provides a decent amount of shelter from the blizzard, which now roars around the exterior of the structure. The Tribe of the Red Bear has almost finished setting up camp among the ruins when one of your warriors comes before you.
"Basileios," he says. "We've found someone. A body, frozen in the snow. We think you should take a look."
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