Upon approaching the ruined walls, Findarion, Morg, and Zora can see the ground falls away sharply on the far side. The shallow pit is ringed with cut stones, as if it were once the basement of another structure.
Within the pit, two large hounds roam around a singular figure dressed in a dirty, dark breastplate. The man seems to be playing games with the beasts, which are recognizable as hellhounds. Wrestling a large stick out of their mouths, he throws it a few feet away. Instead of fetching the stick, one of the beasts belches forth a blast of flame that scorches the wood and incinerates it in an instant. Guffawing, the man steps back to drag another branch from a small pile behind him.
The hellhounds glance up at the new arrivals at the ruined rock wall, though they don't otherwise react to Morg, Findarion, and Zora's appearance - yet.
Map updated. Be advised there's a steep 7' drop beyond the wall here into the pit with the guard & hellhounds.