CYOA: The Orc and the Tower (Patreon)

You are an orc in a loincloth

The moon is rising as you leave the wharf. Wandering through the cobbled streets you hear talk of an evil wizard’s tower, perched atop a cliff at the very edge of the seaside town. The riches of a king and the dastardly guardians are said to inhabit the tower in equal measure, but you find yourself losing interest and head toward the tower before you hear any real specifics.

Upon reaching the outer gardens surrounding the tower you are faced with the tower’s imposing shape in the moonlight. Rough cut stones make up its surface with balconies jutting out from the higher levels, it looks climbable. Golden light pours through the cracks in a heavy wooden door at the front of the tower. 

You stand in the shadows of a pine tree outside listening to the frogs sing in the pond at the foot of the tower. The pond is fed by a spring contained within the base of the tower. It trickles out through a small tunnel with a grated entrance below you.

It’s time to see what's inside, after considerable internal debate you: