Shen Family Vault

The Shen Family Vault is a secure underground repository beneath the ancestral estate of the Shen family in Green Water Village. For generations, it has served as both a treasury and an archive, safeguarding wealth, heirlooms, rare artifacts, and martial secrets. Access is restricted to direct members of the Shen bloodline, and even then, only those who have passed rigorous family trials.

Its reputation is well known among martial circles — the vault’s contents are said to include weapons of great renown, ancient treatises, and relics from the Golden Age.

This vault is so attuned to treasures and rarities that unattended items that pass it's exacting standards are known to very rarely magically relocate to it.

Structure

Entrance Hall – Guarded by carved stone lions and a layered locking mechanism requiring both a physical key and a passphrase.

Main Treasury – Racks and pedestals display arms, armor, and artifacts.

Archives – Sealed scroll cases containing martial treatises, battle records, and genealogies.

Hidden Chamber – A secret section only known to the head of the family, rumored to hold an item capable of altering the outcome of any duel.

Defenses

Traps triggered by unauthorized entry, ranging from simple mechanical snares to pressure-activated spear walls.

A system of enchanted locks that respond only to recognized family bloodlines.

Martial guardians — either living retainers or bound spirits — ensure no intruder leaves unchallenged.