Through the light from Bob's Palm of Flames (LOL), everyone is able to see in the room.
Toi goes to the door on the north wall and after hearing nothing opens it. The light from Bob's flame pours into the room. As the party peers inside, they find a 10 ft. by 10 ft. room. The only thing in the room is along the north wall, what appears to be a bassinette covered in a black lace shroud.
The party also notices in the northwest corner of the nursemaid's quarters a set of glass double doors. Looking out the party can see part of the village they had entered earlier but, this time it is covered in shadow and darkness with only a few lamps lit here and there. (Investigations check DC 12). One of you do try to open these door but as before they seem unnaturally sealed.
Gillain wants to check the bassinette, but can’t bring herself to look... For now she just seems to freeze up, just inside the small room, beside the doorway. She feels for the wall behind her, to steady herself.
She tries to remember her mentor’s oath. She’s not sure she has the strength-of-character to swear the same oath now. She hopes it’s maybe just this house, or the circumstances, or the prospect of finding an innocent that she can’t protect or save. Maybe this is her test...
Moving the shroud away you find a cloth bundle paying inside. The bundle is roughly the shape of an infant and seems tightly wound about what ever is inside.
James will unwrap it plainly for everyone to see and note.
The cloth is wrapped tight but after some effort, James finds a way to untighten the cloth and open the bundle. Once he does, the bundle falls away rapidly. After two unfoldings, the party discovers the cloth is actually empty.
(OCC: not me screwing with you, that is what is said to happen in the module.)
Once the cloth is revealed to be empty the faint, muffled sound of an infant crying can be heard by the party. You are unable to pinpoint the origin of the sound as it ends too quickly. (OCC: OK...now this last part is me :P)
Gillain breathes a sigh of relief when the cloth bundle is empty. She eventually manages to smile up at Tio too, saying, “I think this house is just giving me the creeps!... Let’s sweep this room and then carry on moving upstairs”.
Gillain moves back into the main room, around the bed, and checks out the southernmost end table (that had the glint of gold and silver), lighting her torch or calling for light if she needs it.
Ermren shakes his head, “Unless you’ve figured a way to force those doors open downstairs, we’re here until the house finishes playing around and shows us its secrets.”
Bob bubbles over with warm laughter at the revelation, cut short by the phantom cries of an infant. He looks around wildly for a moment, nodding slowly at Tio.
"The fancy lass is right about that much! I doubt there's any infant here at all, just as I doubt there were ever any children outside." With that he follows Gillain while he holds his hand aloft to provide her with ample light.
The party moves from the small room to the main area of the nursemaid's bedroom. Gillain, with Bob lighting the way, goes to the end table and finds a gold necklace with a small pendant, a small silver ring, and a small book. Opening the book, you find it has only a few pages but they are all blank. While looking through the book, a small piece of folded parchment falls to the floor. One of you retrieves the parchment and opens it to reveal what can only be decided are runes and mystical markings, the formula for some spell.
After looking over the rest of the room nothing else of value appears to be here.
For now, Gillain will pocket the necklace, ring, and blank book((to share with the party (along with the cloak from earlier) during downtime)). And will let someone more versed in the arcane take the scroll.
After the party checks over the rest of the place, she’ll ask, “So, is the secret passage the last part of this godsforsaken house left to explore?...”.
((Gillain is happy to head that way with the rest of the group))
Bob toddles happily after Gillain, pleased with the discovery of treasure and the promise that they would soon be done with this wretched house of horrors. "Onward, friends! P'raps after we're done searching this place top to bottom we can see if this town has a nice, cozy pub? Surely even a ghost town like this has a pub and frothy beer!"
“I think a cosy pub definitely sounds in order!!” Gillain says to Bob, nodding sympathetically. “Some food, a good chat, a drink or three!! And a bed! Oh I will sleep tonight! That’s for sure!!...”.
Gillain is across the far side of the room from the door. She’ll start towards the door. If anyone starts with her, or ahead of her, she’ll gladly hold back and let them go first (not wanting to always barge in everywhere first, if someone else wanted to), but she’s also very conscious that she maybe has the toughest armour, and a shield... And she’s not one to shirk her duty to protect! So unless anyone heads out first, or is super keen to, she will stride on out, past everyone, to lead the way through the secret passage...
Through the light from Bob's Palm of Flames (LOL), everyone is able to see in the room.
Toi goes to the door on the north wall and after hearing nothing opens it. The light from Bob's flame pours into the room. As the party peers inside, they find a 10 ft. by 10 ft. room. The only thing in the room is along the north wall, what appears to be a bassinette covered in a black lace shroud.
The party also notices in the northwest corner of the nursemaid's quarters a set of glass double doors. Looking out the party can see part of the village they had entered earlier but, this time it is covered in shadow and darkness with only a few lamps lit here and there. (Investigations check DC 12).
One of you do try to open these door but as before they seem unnaturally sealed.
Gillain wants to check the bassinette, but can’t bring herself to look... For now she just seems to freeze up, just inside the small room, beside the doorway. She feels for the wall behind her, to steady herself.
She tries to remember her mentor’s oath. She’s not sure she has the strength-of-character to swear the same oath now. She hopes it’s maybe just this house, or the circumstances, or the prospect of finding an innocent that she can’t protect or save. Maybe this is her test...
She just stands there, frozen...
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Firstly Bob strides over to the window, lifting his flame high, to look over the town outside.
Investigation: 20
Regardless of what he sees he then turns toward the bassinet and with his unlit hand draws back the lace shroud.
Ermren continues to stay back and wait and watch.
James will move forward to examine what’s in the bassinet
Paladin - warforged - orange
Moving the shroud away you find a cloth bundle paying inside. The bundle is roughly the shape of an infant and seems tightly wound about what ever is inside.
James will unwrap it plainly for everyone to see and note.
Paladin - warforged - orange
The cloth is wrapped tight but after some effort, James finds a way to untighten the cloth and open the bundle. Once he does, the bundle falls away rapidly. After two unfoldings, the party discovers the cloth is actually empty.
(OCC: not me screwing with you, that is what is said to happen in the module.)
Once the cloth is revealed to be empty the faint, muffled sound of an infant crying can be heard by the party. You are unable to pinpoint the origin of the sound as it ends too quickly.
(OCC: OK...now this last part is me :P)
“What a queer place, perhaps we should continue to move on.” Tio will look to Gillain “Are you okay? You seem a bit pale?”
Felix Windfall(Human-V Lv.7 Rogue) killed in ToA, Vallan Houndstrider (Halfling Ghostwise Lv.1 Fighter) in DiAGillain breathes a sigh of relief when the cloth bundle is empty. She eventually manages to smile up at Tio too, saying, “I think this house is just giving me the creeps!... Let’s sweep this room and then carry on moving upstairs”.
Gillain moves back into the main room, around the bed, and checks out the southernmost end table (that had the glint of gold and silver), lighting her torch or calling for light if she needs it.
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
“Perhaps the house is holding in echoes of things that are now gone.” James looks around. “We should simply leave. There’s nothing here anymore.”
Paladin - warforged - orange
Ermren shakes his head, “Unless you’ve figured a way to force those doors open downstairs, we’re here until the house finishes playing around and shows us its secrets.”
Bob bubbles over with warm laughter at the revelation, cut short by the phantom cries of an infant. He looks around wildly for a moment, nodding slowly at Tio.
"The fancy lass is right about that much! I doubt there's any infant here at all, just as I doubt there were ever any children outside." With that he follows Gillain while he holds his hand aloft to provide her with ample light.
The party moves from the small room to the main area of the nursemaid's bedroom. Gillain, with Bob lighting the way, goes to the end table and finds a gold necklace with a small pendant, a small silver ring, and a small book. Opening the book, you find it has only a few pages but they are all blank. While looking through the book, a small piece of folded parchment falls to the floor. One of you retrieves the parchment and opens it to reveal what can only be decided are runes and mystical markings, the formula for some spell.
After looking over the rest of the room nothing else of value appears to be here.
Party's next moves?
For now, Gillain will pocket the necklace, ring, and blank book ((to share with the party (along with the cloak from earlier) during downtime)). And will let someone more versed in the arcane take the scroll.
After the party checks over the rest of the place, she’ll ask, “So, is the secret passage the last part of this godsforsaken house left to explore?...”.
((Gillain is happy to head that way with the rest of the group))
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Ermren picks up the scroll for now, to try and make sense of it before following along to the secret passage.
James tries to get his light spell working again on the way to follow the others.
Paladin - warforged - orange
Bob toddles happily after Gillain, pleased with the discovery of treasure and the promise that they would soon be done with this wretched house of horrors. "Onward, friends! P'raps after we're done searching this place top to bottom we can see if this town has a nice, cozy pub? Surely even a ghost town like this has a pub and frothy beer!"
“I think a cosy pub definitely sounds in order!!” Gillain says to Bob, nodding sympathetically. “Some food, a good chat, a drink or three!! And a bed! Oh I will sleep tonight! That’s for sure!!...”.
Gillain is across the far side of the room from the door. She’ll start towards the door. If anyone starts with her, or ahead of her, she’ll gladly hold back and let them go first (not wanting to always barge in everywhere first, if someone else wanted to), but she’s also very conscious that she maybe has the toughest armour, and a shield... And she’s not one to shirk her duty to protect! So unless anyone heads out first, or is super keen to, she will stride on out, past everyone, to lead the way through the secret passage...
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Ermren continues to follow at the end of the group, anchoring them so nothing comes up behind without getting past him first.