Some of the locals are more than willing to give him directions; most directions include 'if you don't want to pass through the portal, go here, but if you do, go here or here'. There's a few larger towns, within a few dozen miles of this city, but it's clear they're out in relatively sparsely-populated countryside. The construct will also note a surprising lack of non-humans amongst the population; only one half-elf was spotted, and no other races that could be identified.<br/><br/>At night, the building looked as solid and unassailable as it did by day. Curiously, it had never seen the door used, at all, and, predictably, it's locked.