Death House

[Ken of Ghastria]

Vorj says, "I'll cover the rear, then." He bids Burdur and Kimber to follow Van, and then he heads up the stairs as well.

[alhoon]

Balcony:
The third floor is nothing like the first two. Dust. Cobwebs. Peeled tapestry. Signs of age and abandonment. This place looks completely different than the first two "doll house" floors.

As the group climbs the red marble staircase to its full height, they come to a dusty balcony with a suit of black plate armor standing against one wall, draped in cobwebs.
Oil lamps are mounted on the oak-paneled walls, which are carved with woodland scenes of trees, falling leaves, and tiny critters.

There are several doors leading out of this room. A double door to the North of the stairs, one on the other side of the double doors across a small corridor and a third one to the south of the stairs.

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[Ken of Ghastria]

Vorj walks carefully over to the double doors and listens for any sounds.

[VAN]

"It seems to be in a totaly different house...like nobody cared to clean it."

Van points at the black plate armor.

"Better not touch this in case it is as the one bellow."

[alhoon]

The double doors to what appears to be the Master Bedroom, have dusty panes of stained glass set into them. Designs in the glass resemble windmills.

[Ken of Ghastria]

Vorj holds out a hand. "Wait a moment, please," he says. "There's a lot of dust in here. Look carefully at the floors and rugs. If anyone else moved through here recently, they may have disturbed the dust. See if you spot a footprint."

If Vorj doesn't see any signs of recent disturbance, he moves into the bedroom.

[kintire]

Kimber nods and examines the floor carefully.

"I wonder if the house is all like this, and is under some sort of glamour..."

If she sees no tracks she returns to watching and listening!

[alhoon]

There seem to be no tracks in the dust that Vorj can find. Kimber also doesn't seem to locate anything.

The dusty, cobweb-filled master bedroom has burgundy drapes covering the windows. Furnishings include a four-poster bed with embroidered curtains and tattered gossamer veils, a matching pair of empty wardrobes, a vanity with a wood-framed mirror and jewelry box (see “Treasure”), and a padded chair. A rotting tiger-skin rug lies on the floor in front of the fireplace, which has a dust-covered portrait of Gustav and Elisabeth Durst hanging above it. A web-filled parlor in the southwest corner contains a table and two chairs. Resting on the dusty tablecloth is an empty porcelain bowl and a matching jug.

[VAN]

"Good idea Vorj! And Kimber you might be right as well."

Pointing at the jewerly box Van adds:

"I bet this is trapped, so better not open it yet. We can continue our search and return later."

[Ken of Ghastria]

Vorj takes a look behind the portrait of Gustav and Elisabeth Durst.

[alhoon]

Vorj finds only dust and cobwebs.

[Ken of Ghastria]

"I don't see anything useful here," says Vorj, "unless Kimber finds something in the jewelry box. Shall we check the door to the south next?"

Vorj exits the room and returns to the landing.

[VAN]

Van chuckles.

"Unless Kimber wants to try to open this quite for sure trapped jewerly box I would say go to the south door."

Getting serious he adds:

"Joking apart, if you do want to try to open it Kimber feel free, but you need to be very careful, we cannot check it for traps and we have no way to disable them. The other chest had darts with I guess leathal poison that we have no way to counter...I like some treasure as you do, but I would rather prefer taking it with us closed and open it later, when we are in a safe place and with someone that can actually check it for traps and disable them."

[alhoon]

A view from the Balcony proves that the whole house is still surrounded by these strange magical mists, completely cut off from the rest of the world.

Vorj opens the door for what appears to be the bathroom.
This dark room contains a wooden tub with clawed feet, a small iron stove with a kettle resting atop it, and a barrel under a spigot in the east wall. A cistern on the roof used to collect rainwater, which was borne down a pipe to the spigot; however, the plumbing no longer works.

[alhoon]

If she sees no tracks she returns to watching and listening!

While outside the bedroom waiting for the two humans... Kimber's sensitive ears pick up... something.