Seeing no point in messing around with kitchen appliances Elran returned to the main hall but not before noticing that the panelling in this area also had sinister designs concealed within the more obvious ones. Hans tested a 'dumb waiter' in one corner to see if it was operational and much to his allies annoyance used a large ham that he'd been about to consume. Sven tested several of the pantries food items and seemed none the worse for the experience though he did complain that the taste was somewhat bland before extolling the virtues of his homelands own various foodstuffs. The barbarians interest of course turned to the kitchen pantry.Įditors Note - Yep.we broke D&D rule one and split up.

The rest of this floor seemed to consist merely of a kitchen and dining area so Kole moved to the stairs leading to the second floor while Alec seemed content to wait in the main hall area while the others explored as they wished. None of the weapons within were any better than the ones they already possessed though several of the party helped themselves to some spare crossbow bolts.Īfter it became evident that the wolves weren't about to come to life and that this seemed like a very unlikely place for a cellar entrance to be located the group moved on.

Several weapons were in a locked cabinet against one wall and the lock was far to sturdy for Elran to force open with his dagger though Kole managed the task fairly simply with his sword. While Elran liberated a black cloak and atop hat from the cloakroom the rest of the adventurers began to search the other first floor rooms for the cellar entrance.Īnother of this floors rooms was a hunters den containing three large stuffed wolves, a fireplace with a stags head above it and chairs draped with animal furs. Evidently the owners of this place had some interesting ideas about what passed for tasteful decoration. He did however notice that within the images of vines and flowers on the wooden panelling there were also various serpents and a lot of skulls. Elran began a fairly systematic search of the room as his experiences of such luxurious homes was that they were usually riddled with secret passageways but disappointingly found none. The main hall appeared to run the width of the house and had a large marble fireplace at one end and a sweeping staircase of red marble at the other. The area also contained a coat of arms, several portraits and a set of double doors led into a main hall area. The area was lit by oil lamps hanging from chains on the ceiling which flanked a set of heavy wooden doors. The entrance-way had a hinged iron gate with a lock upon one side but was unlocked though creaked alarmingly when opened. The fact that the fog was once again closing in was also a deciding factor. Elran could discern no falsehood from the children's account and as the choice was either to follow the rest of his group inside or remain outside alone he decided to enter also after ushering the children towards the village. It was immediately obvious that neither Hans or Sven could be dissuaded from searching for this basement dwelling horror and the mention of a trapped infant had convinced the others also. The children were understandably too terrified to return inside the house but seemed willing to seek safety in the village while the party of adventurers investigated the building. They were however quite concerned about their baby brother Walter who was apparently in his nursery on the third floor. The elder girl (Rosavalda) and the young boy (Thornboldt) had no idea what the 'monster' looked like as they claimed that their parents had managed to keep it trapped in the basement from which they had heard it's 'terrible howls' but of their parents current whereabouts they had no idea.

Dark crypt stairwells dnd