Duncan swings his glaive and it whistles past Jack's ear to bite into the wooden door.

As far as Jack can tell the doors are free of traps.

While Jack is looking at the door to see if it’s safe to open, he feels something whiz by his ear and hears the thud of the glaive strike the floor. He jumps back looking at the crazed look in Duncan’s eyes. He looks at the floor trying to see what Duncan was aiming for, then realizing he too is not himself. “We survive these horrors only to kill each other” Jack thinks to himself.

With his hands in the air, Jack says  frantically ”I’m your friend...friend! Guard the hallway Duncan, in case anything tries to escape” He holds his finger up to make the shhhh sign and walks him gently away from the door and to the top of the stairs, putting some distance between them. His greed will get him killed some day, hopefully this is not that day.

He opens the door with his hand on his blade trying to watch his back to ensure Duncan doesn’t move towards him. Perception: 14

The door swings inward into a sparse bedroom, containing a wooden cot, a dresser missing a leg, and a small nightstand upon which rests a candle stub and a piece of decaying cheese. A window beside the cot overlooks the dump.

Jack will search the room for anything of value or importance. Investigation 10

Insight: 6

Landrae reacted badly to Kai and Elber's conversation, but finding herself curled up in a corner having understood Kai's words through the delusion. She covers her ears and closes her eyes, not fully realising that the condition is worsened by spoken words, just that as she seems to be fading in and out of this feeling. She will follow the lead of her party, understanding they are acting comparatively normal compared to herself. 

Rifling through the drawers of the wooden dresser Jack retrieves a wooden cup engraved with faces of people who bear a remarkable resemblance to the alchemist in the basement and a pewter oil lamp engraved with dozens of eyes.

Jack will take both items as he thinks the lamp may be useful later. The cup leads him to think he may have had family members living with him. Were his ‘children’ downstairs truly his own children that he transformed? 

Jack puts that in the back of his head for now and goes into the second room to look around for more clues or valuables. Investigation: 10

Seeing that he just attacked a door, Duncan will step back, clearly confused and say, half to himself "What is happening? I know this was a monster." 

WIS: 18 - yay~ a save~

"I must be ever vigilant of my senses... things here are not what they seem."

((not sure how helpful Duncan is being, @Criss, Duncan wants to help Jack. So you should be able to have advantage on your search rolls)) ((also, I'm going to say for now that Duncan knows something is ****ed, but not what. He may think it has to do with the house more than himself))

((I totally understand, just going w Jack’s cautious nature. Do what you feel Duncan would do as well))

The second room is much like the first, but there is no window and the cot is bereft of sheets. A thin layer of dust coats the floor. On the bedstand is a portrait of a little girl with curly black hair, no older than 10. Closer inspection reveals her to be very similar in appearance to the alchemist.

Elber brushes away Kai's concerned hands and points instead to Landrae. "There be no comfort found in this ritual chamber. Help her up from the cellar to fresh air, while I fetch the law." That said, he heads up the ladder and shouts to the other two as he passes through the hallway to the exit. "Stay out of trouble, I will be back with the city watch!" The fresh air and some distance from the memories will do him good too.

 ((on snap. Elber is going out on the streets alone trippin' balls~ Though I'm certainly not opposed to some professional help here...))

Kai worries about bringing in the authorities.  The party's entrance into the house was not lawful, regardless of the results, especially without the Bard to be her charming self.

Kai gathers up his and Landrae's belongings, helps her to her feet and to put her hood over her head and  takes her outside.  His scans the surroundings for a quiet, safe place.  A monastery, a temple or a park, he thinks, would be great at this point.  Anything covered and secluded.

Elber tries to find a member of the city watch, while doing his best to ignore the occasional glimpse of mangled corpses in the street. (Perception: 16)

Duncan knows something is ****ed here. But doesn't know what. He also knows that Jack asked not talk to him, so will remain quiet if possible, though will continue to follow as Jack investigates the house. Both because he doesn't want to be left alone, and because he doesn't want to leave Jack alone.

WIS SAVE: 20 ...fail. Following behind Jack he sees the pictures that Jack has found, and put back down on the table. Picking one of them up he sees the similarities with the mad scientist downstairs. Suddenly the image morphs into the scientist who is looking straight at him and laughing. Duncan lets out a gasp and throws the picture against a wall. He will also wipe off his glaive with some sheets or curtains, or anything around. The site of the gore on it is not helping his senses...

(The madness roleplaying is top notch, guys.)

Elber is well clear of the slums by the time he identifies a man as a member of the Thithladroth Watch by his red and blue checkered garb. 

The most secure and abandoned location, as far as Kai can see, would be the dump.

Elber hails the guard and approaches them without any weapons drawn.
"I be here about a threat to the city. There's were monsters most foul hidden in the slums, over by the alchemist Fosa." (Persuasion 11)

Jack done with his searching is startled by Duncan throwing the picture. He takes a step back making sure that the glaive is not being used against him. He puts his hand on his shoulder, looks at him in the eyes and says “Come on big guy, let’s go find the others” and heads back downstairs. Just don’t speak to me, I’ve been hearing...things”

Landrae places her hand on Kai's shoulder, the hood hiding the smile on her face. In the quiet she feels better in herself and  follows his lead.

((Sorry for the lack of follow through, been crazy busy today))

The guard sighs. "Listen mate, if I were to leave my post every time I got a distress call from the lums, I'd have to take up permanent residence down there. Can't ' elp you."