A large Orcish Fort that sits on a A narrow path of hard-packed earth winds up the
hillside approaching the Stag Lord’s fort—this path is
30 feet wide, 300 feet long, and provides no cover. The
remaining hillside surrounding the fort is a swath of
hill devoid of shrubbery save for isolated thorny vines,
but periodic large boulders provide better cover.

The Palisade
The palisade itself is 15 feet high, consisting of logs which
are set no further apart than 6 inches. A 30-foot-wide safe
zone around the outer perimeter of the palisade is beyond
the reach of the haunted hillside, although already active
zombies can certainly pursue PCs into this area. It’s a DC
15 Climb check to scale the palisade, and clambering over
the top requires a DC 12 Acrobatics check to avoid taking
1d4 points of damage from the numerous splinters and
sharpened branches there.
To the southeast of the fort, a slightly sunken section of
ground covers a forgotten trap door. A DC 22 Perception
check reveals the presence of this door, which can be
cleared of earth with 5 minutes of work. Opening the
stone trap door is difficult to do quietly, as the ancient
stone hinge grinds, imparting a –2 penalty on Stealth
checks. Once the door is opened, a 10-foot-deep shaft is
revealed, leading down to a 5-foot-wide tunnel supported
by ancient timbers. This tunnel leads to a second door
that opens inside the palisade, directly under the wooden
steps at area Z2c.