Cleaning his blade and sheathing it Esano looks at the face of the scarecrow wondering what force animated it. Knowing that the answers will lie elsewhere, he follows the others keeping an eye out for danger and clues, whilst try to move as quietly as Penumbra.

Stealth 11

Perception 11 

You barely rustle the corn stalks as you make your way towards the barn, which stands like a grim sentinel atop a small hillock. A small path leads to the great barn doors, bolted from the outside. The hillock is covered in dead yellow grass, and no green plant grows in the vicinity. 

Tis the hour when grim things walk and mortals feel the fear of darkness, the hour when all that is good is asleep and all that is evil awakes.

And even heroes feel fear.

Are there any openings on the barn besides the main door? Side doors, windows, hayloft access, anything like that?

Penumbra pauses at the edge of the corn and waits for the others to catch up. "Door is barred from the outside, could just be to keep the cattle in during the storm right?" Penumbra says sounding a bit unsure. 

Feeling a bit spooked and anticipating close quarters in the barn Penumbra will stow her bow and get her shortsword and daggers at the ready. She takes a deep breath to try and calm her nerves and says, "How do you think we should approach? I could try and sneak forward and see if I can get a look inside while the two of you watch my back from here."

There is a small window above the main doors, about twenty feet off the ground. This is the only other entry into the barn.

The bolt securing the barn door is rusted from disuse, and requires a strength check to slide.

"I could levitate up and get in the window, see what I can, drop a rope down if you need to join me?" Esano offers. "That bolt doesn't look like it gets used regularly, maybe we are wasting our time but just in case..."

OOC: does Levitate require Esano to expend a spell slot? If so Penumbra can just fly up there saving your spell slot.

OOC racial ability, I do t have any spells. Once per long rest. 

"Be my guest." Penumbra says, "We will keep an eye out down here."

Esano levitates to the narrow opening, just large enough to admit a humanoid. All is dark inside the barn, and a sickening smell as of rotting flesh assaults your nose. One thing is certain: nothing living resides in this barn.

"Well it is clear they don't use this place and something has died in her, I can smell the rotting flesh" Esano is still hovering by the window and lights a torch from his pack to see better inside.

OOC the levitation lasts 10 minutes so I'm maintaining it in case I have to run! 

Duly noted, Phadeout. ;)

"What can you see in there, Esano?" Penumbra asks as Esano peers into the barn.

Using the torch to light the way Esano peers into the barn, looking for the source of the smell and anything else either threat or object of interest.

Perception 11

Illuminated by the flickering yellow light of his torch, Esano glimpses the putrifying remains of a cow. No distinguishing details can be made out amidst the heap of rotting flesh and yellowed bone, but hunks of the hide are torn away and the horns and hooves have been carefully removed. Off to one side lie a ragged blanket, a water damaged book, and a straw doll.

The rest of the barn contains nothing but rusted farm equipment and moldering bales of hay

"Somebody or something really took a dislike to a cow." Unwilling to go on on his own Esano fishes out a rope and looks for somgething to tie it to to give the others help in getting up. 

Penumbra will wait for Nillis to climb up before she flies up bringing the rope with to prevent anything following them and to drop it down on the inside so Nillis can climb back out.

Nillis climbs. I think that's Athletics: 15

Esano sees Nillis struggling to climb up and floats down to help him.

OOC hopefully you can reroll as if Esano helped you.