A Menagerie is a spacious facility designed to house various creatures in secure enclosures. Creatures that typically coexist peacefully may share the same enclosure, creating a vibrant ecosystem within your Bastion.
When you issue a Recruit order to this facility, you commission the facility’s hirelings to add a creature from the Menagerie Creatures table to your Menagerie. This recruitment takes 7 days and incurs the cost listed in the table. The hirelings ensure that the creature is properly cared for during this time.
The Menagerie can contain up to four Large creatures or four Small or Medium creatures occupying the same space as one Large creature.
Item Type: Facility Permit
Level: 13 Bastion Facility
Prerequisite: None
Space: Vast
Hirelings Required: 2
Order Type: Recruit (1d8 BP)
Creature Management:
Keep track of the creatures housed in your Menagerie, as they count as Bastion Defenders. Deduct any creatures you lose from your Bastion Defenders roster. You may choose not to count some of these creatures as Bastion Defenders; in this case, they cannot be called upon for defense and will act according to their nature, using their stat blocks from the Monster Manual.
MENAGERIE CREATURES:
| Creature | Size | Cost |
| Ape | Medium | 500 gp |
| Black Bear | Medium | 500 gp |
| Brown Bear | Large | 1000 gp |
| Constrictor Snake | Large | 250 gp |
| Crocodile | Large | 500 gp |
| Dire Wolf | Large | 1000 gp |
| Giant Scorpion | Large | 3500 gp |
| Giant Vulture | Large | 1000 gp |
| Hyena | Medium | 50 gp |
| Jackal | Large | 50 gp |
| Lion | Large | 1000 gp |
| Owlbear | Large | 3500 gp |
| Panther | Medium | 250 gp |
| Tiger | Large | 1000 gp |
Challenge Rating and Cost:
At the DM’s discretion, you can include creatures not listed in the table. The cost of a creature is determined by its Challenge Rating (CR), as shown below:
| Challenge Rating | Cost |
| 0 | 50 gp |
| 1/4 | 250 gp |
| 1/2 | 500 gp |
| 1 | 1000 gp |
| 2 | 2000 gp |
| 3 | 3500 gp |
Only Beasts and some Monstrosities (with DM approval) can be kept in a Menagerie.
Usage:
This permit allows you to establish a Menagerie in your Bastion, providing a unique opportunity to recruit and house various creatures. It also enhances your Bastion's defense capabilities through the creatures it houses.