The door is sealed, no matter how hard you pull. Saxis unleashes furious blows against it, but the wood doesn't even dent.

The foyer looks exactly as Nebin saw it, but the light throws everything into stark relief. The eyes on the painting bore into yours.

The double mahogany doors loom before you.

"We are in it now."  Lavena says with a near growl in her voice.  She stalks back towards the double doors and, with a severe kick, sends them flying open, moving further into the house.  The phoenix-style mask she wears catches the severe lighting of the room as she moves forward.

The doors fly showing a wide hall that runs the width of the house, with a black marble fireplace at one end and a sweeping, red marble staircase at the other. Mounted on the wall above the fireplace is a longsword with a windmill cameo worked into the hilt. The wood-paneled walls are ornately sculpted with images of vines, flowers, nymphs, and satyrs. The decorative paneling follows the staircase as it circles upward to the second floor.

You see 4 doors on the opposite wall from you.

With an effort Lavena gets her temper under control.  She looks over the room and then nods to the four doors.  "Do we check those or go for the stairs?" she asks.  "Not sure if this is all a trap, or if whatever monster those kids were speaking of is somehow doing this."

Guenhyvar will quietly move up to the doors and check them out.

Stealth: 11
Perception: 14
Investigation: 8

After hearing Lavena's question Elias will say as he draws his longsword: "I think we need to check the rooms before barging up the stairs. We don't want something sneaking up on us from behind" 

I agree, one level at a time. I'll check for magic Rontevich starts the ritual Detect Magic, then check the fireplace area, sword, ornate walls, and each door in turn.

Are there any sounds that aren't us coming from inside the house?

14

Nebin draws his bow and moves into the shadows, keeping an eye out for danger.

Stealth, 24
Perception, 10

As he leans against the dark wall something in it seems to catch Nebin's eye. He looks more closely, then peers around the rest of the room. Then he'll catch Guenhyvar's attention, looking at him but silent.

Guenhyvar:

Guenhyvar nods to Nebun and starts to gently poke the walls with the tip of his rapier.

Rontevich, you don't detect any magic, and Saxis, all you hear are your fellow party members. Guenhyvar, you don't hear anything more at the doors.

With the all-clear, Lavena will move up and open which ever door is closest.

Rontevich follows towards the door she's opening

Elias is waiting with his sword at the ready, letting the stealthy members investigate. He doesn't want to clank around and alert something to their presence,

Saxis will push up to a door as well.

Lavena opens The leftmost door, and steps into a large dining room. The centerpiece of this wood-paneled dining room is a carved mahogany table surrounded by eight high-backed chairs with sculpted armrests and cushioned seats. A crystal chandelier hangs above the table, which is covered with resplendent silverware and crystalware polished to a dazzling shine. Mounted above the marble fireplace is a mahogany-framed painting of an alpine vale.

The wall paneling is carved with elegant images of deer among the trees. Red silk drapes cover the windows, and a tapestry depicting hunting dogs and horse-mounted aristocrats chasing after a wolf hangs from an iron rod bolted to the right wall. On the same wall you came in is another door leading back to the main hall.

Continuing to detect some of that magic, Rontevich comments Seems odd, all this shiny untouched

Looking about the room prodding stuff with his maul "It does... And this place is so quiet... If there's a terrible monster in here shouldn't it be making some sound?"

Looking back towards the entrance "How do we get out? Something in here is making me feel uneasy."

Elias looks at Saxis and says: "Aye, you are right. Something is 'off' here. Should we call out for the parents and see if they answer?"