Clunkspindle’s Clockwork Conundrum

Anchorstone is a prosperous city on the shores of the Twisted Sea. About a century ago, it was home to a gnome called Willima Clunkspindle, reputed to be the greatest ar-tificer of the age, and certainly the most eccentric. Willima built an imposing stronghold in the middle of town, called the Bastion of Oil and Brass.Willima took offense to something the burgomaster said and responded by stealing the Mace of Ostarius, a ceremonial item borne by the mayor since time immemo-rial. It is greatly valued by the townsfolk, as tradition says that Anchorstone can only prosper when the burgomaster possesses the mace.Willima left a message stating that the item could be found somewhere in the Bastion of Oil and Brass, which only opens its doors once every 25 years, and then for a mere 25 hours. She then disappeared and was never seen in the town again.