This gate is occupied by a dozen trolls. Three trolls wait outside the gate to collect the toll. %% Two stay inside to work the winch, and two stand atop each tower to use the ballista. Three more wander the walls and surrounding area. The Troll King and his loyal captain are inside the left tower on the second level where they hold court over this new kingdom the Troll King has claimed. - The Troll King, Zaffod, a huge troll with two heads and three arms, sits in his makeshift throne room on the second level of the north tower. One of his heads goes by “Zaf ” the other goes by “Fod,” and they are constantly arguing over who gets to wear the crown. He has a hard time fitting through the doors so he rarely leaves the room. He has a large belly that hangs over his knees, and wears a necklace of human skulls. Those who do not pay the toll, or are otherwise problematic for the trolls, are brought before the king where he decides their fate. Their fate is almost always to be “boiled in a large pot and fed to the troops.” - Zaffod wears a circlet crown that is a headband of intellect. - The Trolls of the gate are somewhat intellectual and although gruff, still present themselves as a jovial and agreeable group. - The three trolls at the gate demand a Troll Toll from anyone who hopes to enter Drakkenheim. It’s reasonable — it will only cost you an arm and a leg! The trolls first bargain that others may pass as long as they give up one of them to be eaten. They beg for whoever is the biggest and meatiest of the group. They can be bargained with and are relatively easily persuaded, however they are indignant if offered livestock or animals, they respond “You are what you eat! Do you think us animals? We are civilized folk and so only dine on civilized folk!” - If characters are reduced to 0 hit points they are knocked unconscious by the trolls, brought before the king tied up and bound, and presented as a feast. - They have a makeshift prison on the lowest level of the gatehouse where they keep prisoners that are next up to be cooked and eaten. They take the characters one at a time to a massive cauldron they keep over a burning fire and prepare to cook and eat them. - The trolls occupying the gate must squeeze to use the stairs and doors, so they rarely use the interior spaces except to sleep. %%