Area S - The Forest Path

You slowly approach the tower, using the cover provided by the wilting trees to conceal yourself. There is no telling who - or what - might be nearby, so it would be prudent to stay out of sight as much as possible.

The tower looms above you as you draw nearer to it; it was difficult to really appreciate the scale of this place until you could get up close. The tower sits within a large circular courtyard, surrounded by a wall of dark stone bricks. You can make out a rusty bell through an opening at the top of the tower, as well as a balcony just beneath it. From your thorough research of succubi - efficiently crammed into two days' time - they love stowing away in towers like these. She's almost certainly holed up at the top, but how you'll get there is the real question.

At a glance it seems entry will not be as easy as you expected. A thick, bubbling bog has formed in front of the outer wall where a moat used to sit. A drawbridge lies open before you, but it's partially rotted away into the murky waters beneath. You definitely don't want to find out what's in that water.

You also recall seeing a garden along the side of the tower. Although the plants could prove just as treacherous as the water, the garden has filled in the moat on that side. An odd design choice... maybe this tower used to be a dryad's haven? Either way, it is a viable option you should consider.