The Haunt

OK you guys have been trolling about on your way and you stopped in a town over. You all have heard rumors about this Manor there about the riches that might lie in or the evil that exudes from it. Most of all the stories you heard all have a common element. It's Haunted.

You've banded together and decided that riches could be worth it or the fame of those who prove the stories about the house. Either way you make your way. About a day's travel out you make your way to the ghost town. As expected there is nothing here but rundown buildings and some tumbleweed battles that have taken place in the absence of life.
To the north of the town you see up the a hill of deadend trees is a manor. This must be the manor the stories were about you think to your selfs

It is said that a brilliant green emerald, imbued with a great and ancient power, lies at the heart of Montarthas Manor; this is rumored to be the source of the manor’s evil.
Is one of the things you recall from each of the stories. Weather the emerald is worth many golds or its the evil that is causing the house to make people disappear. You don't know.

You make your way up the path past the dead branches and debris from the trees. You can sense that the trees in this area have been dead for quite a bit of time. Shortly the path turns from a dirt path to stones, then cobble stones.
As you approach the mansion you notice that the blackness of the stone is unnatural and almost tainted. The air grows thick, and what little light that the night gives somehow becomes duller and duller the closer that you get to the evil dwelling.

"I don't know, guys! I still think it's a really bad idea! If it's all the same to you, we'd would like to stay clear of haunted mansions, thank you very much! Right, Scoob?" Shaggy says, knees shaking. Scooby whimpers, and hides his head with his big paws.

Griol sighs. "Oh come on, Shaggy, this again? You agreed on coming here!" She glares at the great dane next to him. "And you did, too. We have to find out what's happening here. So get your nerves together, we didn't even see anything scary yet."

"Agreed. If there are any ghosts, I can take care of them" She taps her holy symbol. The light od the moon will protect us"

"Honestly, what kind of fool tries to protect their wealth with rumours of ghosts? Invest in some dogs and a proper lock."

Scooby woofs and nods enthusiastically. "Scoob agrees with you, Melissa!" Shaggy chuckles, "Dogs are the best!"

"Well I don't think a dog of Scooby's mental fortitude would be the ideal guard dog" Griol chuckles.

This gets a flicker of a smile

"If you are all done with your chatter let us proceed" Dargon says bluntly

You stand in near darkness. Before you are a set of steps that lead to the high archways that govern the entryway into the mansion proper. A large set of dark oak double doors sit patiently closed awaiting your advance. You notice small crystal blue eyes peering at you from behind a dark window beside the doorway.

Deathly afraid, Scooby huddles up against Shaggy, who tries to calm the dog down though his voice is trembling as well. "Don't worry, Scoob, we're all gonna be fine as long as we all stick together. Right, guys?"

"Uh...anybody got a light?"

Snatches up a pebble and casts light on it

Griol nods. "Shaggy, you can calm down, those are probably just some weird reflections." she says, then turns rapidly around towards the two "Or was it a ghost?"
"Anyways, we should go in to find out." She says and starts heading for the mansion.

Dargon pulls out his Mace and Cast light on the head of it, holding it up like a torch. "Do not worry Shaggy, Helm watches over us this day". Dargon then proceeds to the mansion door

Can miss sneaky be sure there are no...surprises