Going back to the hallway, there are two doors, one to the west and one to the east, which have yet to be examined - both outside of the alcove in the main hallway of the attic. The door to the east was the door that was originally locked, the padlock now opened.
Roselina was disgusted as the contents of the chest was just bloody tattered bedsheets covering skeletal remains. She follows the others back to the hallway, seeing Vrakvroth open one door and Jinhazar open another before going with Vrakvroth.
Opening the western door, it leads into a dust-choked room. It contains a slender bed, a nightstand, a small iron stove, a writing desk with a stool, a wardrobe that stands ajar and is empty and a rocking chair. There's also a window box on the northern wall of this room, that overlooks into fog.
Sitting in the window box is a doll wearing a lacy yellow dress that smiles as it sits there, covered in cobwebs making it appear like the doll is wearing a wedding veil.
Meanwhile, as Jinhazer opens the Eastern door, which was locked, there is a bricked-up window flanked by two dusty, wood-framed beds sized for children. Closer to the door is a chest with windmills painted on its sides and a dollhouse that is a perfect replica of the house you are currently searching. All of these furnishings are draped in cobwebs. In the middle of the room, lying on the floor, are two small skeletons wearing tattered clothing, that looks familiar. The smaller of the two also cradles a stuffed doll that you also recognise.
Jinhazar speaks matter-of-factly into Vrak's head, "Looks like the skeletal remains of two children. Oh and a dollhouse that looks like this one we're in."
Vrak looks into the room. "I recognize those clothes and that doll. The children we met outside and asked for our help were wearing them. That's weird. "
He then goes over and looks at the dollhouse and sees that it does resemble the house.
"I wonder how accurate this is. It looks pretty accurate. "
Opening the chest, inside is an assortment of various stuffed animals and toys, all with a thin layer of dust. You then hear a voice behind you, and looking into the middle of the room are two spectral figures of children's height. A small girl's voice echoes out and says "hey, those are ours, it's all we have left!" you hear her say.
Looking at the spectral figures they resemble the same two children you saw outside the house.
The spirit resembling the girl says "Mother and father kept us up here, away from the monster in the basement, they never returned and we died hungry."
Roselina looked into the room, seeing the doll sitting in the window box and how beautiful but sad this was. Then Vrakvroth went over to the other room Jinhazer was in, following them to see the dollhouse that matched this house before noticing the small skeletons wearing familiar clothes and hold a familiar stuffed doll. Her thoughts were confirmed when Vrakvroth said that he recognized the clothes as the ones the children they had met were wearing. Suddenly she heard the voice and looked back to see two spectral children, hearing the small girl as the two resembled the children they met outside. Jinhazer must have asked them what happened because the girl said that their parents kept them up here away from the monster, but they never returned and the children died hungry. "How do we get into the basement where the monster is at? Where exactly is your little brother's room?" Roselina had then asked the children directly.
Echoing, the spirits turned towards Roselina and the girl answered "The stairs that spiral down, you can see it in our house," Rose says pointing towards the dollhouse. We shared this room in life, and have been so alone since we have been here, so... alone" Rose continues sadly, as you notice the room contains two beds, on opposite sides of the room.
Looking into the house, you find a number of secret doors.
One of the secret doors is located in the library, which would correspond with where you found the note.
There is another secret door in the third floor balcony that also leads to the stairs up to the attic level, similar to the door in the suite you entered the staircase from.
The final secret door is the door that stood ajar in the room on the attic floor, just to the north of here - which has a staircase that goes deeper than the basement level, but no information beyond that.
Going back to the hallway, there are two doors, one to the west and one to the east, which have yet to be examined - both outside of the alcove in the main hallway of the attic. The door to the east was the door that was originally locked, the padlock now opened.
Vrak opens the door to the west, the door that did not have a lock.
JInhazar opens the east door and just looks inside the room without entering it.
Roselina was disgusted as the contents of the chest was just bloody tattered bedsheets covering skeletal remains. She follows the others back to the hallway, seeing Vrakvroth open one door and Jinhazar open another before going with Vrakvroth.
Opening the western door, it leads into a dust-choked room. It contains a slender bed, a nightstand, a small iron stove, a writing desk with a stool, a wardrobe that stands ajar and is empty and a rocking chair. There's also a window box on the northern wall of this room, that overlooks into fog.
Sitting in the window box is a doll wearing a lacy yellow dress that smiles as it sits there, covered in cobwebs making it appear like the doll is wearing a wedding veil.
Meanwhile, as Jinhazer opens the Eastern door, which was locked, there is a bricked-up window flanked by two dusty, wood-framed beds sized for children. Closer to the door is a chest with windmills painted on its sides and a dollhouse that is a perfect replica of the house you are currently searching. All of these furnishings are draped in cobwebs. In the middle of the room, lying on the floor, are two small skeletons wearing tattered clothing, that looks familiar. The smaller of the two also cradles a stuffed doll that you also recognise.
Vrak steps out of the room and goes across to the room Jinhazer was in.
"Nothing in the other room. What have you found here?"
Jinhazar speaks matter-of-factly into Vrak's head, "Looks like the skeletal remains of two children. Oh and a dollhouse that looks like this one we're in."
Vrak looks into the room. "I recognize those clothes and that doll. The children we met outside and asked for our help were wearing them. That's weird. "
He then goes over and looks at the dollhouse and sees that it does resemble the house.
"I wonder how accurate this is. It looks pretty accurate. "
Jinhazar opens the chest
Opening the chest, inside is an assortment of various stuffed animals and toys, all with a thin layer of dust. You then hear a voice behind you, and looking into the middle of the room are two spectral figures of children's height. A small girl's voice echoes out and says "hey, those are ours, it's all we have left!" you hear her say.
Looking at the spectral figures they resemble the same two children you saw outside the house.
Jinhazar attempts to telepathically speak to the children, asking them what happened here in this room.
The spirit resembling the girl says "Mother and father kept us up here, away from the monster in the basement, they never returned and we died hungry."
Roselina looked into the room, seeing the doll sitting in the window box and how beautiful but sad this was. Then Vrakvroth went over to the other room Jinhazer was in, following them to see the dollhouse that matched this house before noticing the small skeletons wearing familiar clothes and hold a familiar stuffed doll. Her thoughts were confirmed when Vrakvroth said that he recognized the clothes as the ones the children they had met were wearing. Suddenly she heard the voice and looked back to see two spectral children, hearing the small girl as the two resembled the children they met outside. Jinhazer must have asked them what happened because the girl said that their parents kept them up here away from the monster, but they never returned and the children died hungry. "How do we get into the basement where the monster is at? Where exactly is your little brother's room?" Roselina had then asked the children directly.
Echoing, the spirits turned towards Roselina and the girl answered "The stairs that spiral down, you can see it in our house," Rose says pointing towards the dollhouse. We shared this room in life, and have been so alone since we have been here, so... alone" Rose continues sadly, as you notice the room contains two beds, on opposite sides of the room.
Jinhazar writes down notes on where the spiral staricase would be in the actual house.
Looking at the house, you look over to see where the staircase is, as the girl points you in that direction.
[OOC: Make a perception check, and you have advantage]
Perception:15
Looking into the house, you find a number of secret doors.
One of the secret doors is located in the library, which would correspond with where you found the note.
There is another secret door in the third floor balcony that also leads to the stairs up to the attic level, similar to the door in the suite you entered the staircase from.
The final secret door is the door that stood ajar in the room on the attic floor, just to the north of here - which has a staircase that goes deeper than the basement level, but no information beyond that.
Vark studies the doll house to note where all of the rooms and stairs are.
"Is there anything we can do for you?" He asks the spirits.
"Stay with us," the girl says sadly. "We've been alone for so long..."