Gameplay 1a - The Dark Side Of Love

You carry the empty coffin for a few hundred yards. The sacrifice then points out when he should get in, just out of sight of the Hapgood residence. He climbs in, his breath racing with panic as the lid closes, but he manages to stay put.

You carry the coffin under cover of fairly complete darkness down the road and into their property, around the back and to the door. Save for a sliver of light peeking through curtains at the back of the house, the place is in darkness.

Knocking elicits no response.

Ataan has them put down the coffin as he goes to try the door handle himself in an attempt to try and open it and looking around to see if anyone's close by to the door as he does so.

The door is locked but not very solid. You appear to be unobserved.

Lets try one more time. If no one answers, we break in!

Gerald pounds on the door loudly and waits, hand by his wheelock just in case.

There is still no response.

You could brute force the door, or try Lockpicking if anyone is so skilled.

"Did you all hear someone call for help or moan?" Ataan states backing up unbuttoning his jacket before attempting to literally kick down the door.

Here let me try!

The door snashes open after the second kick.

On entering, you are immediately assaulted by the powerful stench of death and rose water perfume mixed together in some unholy union of life masking death. Suddenly, the wooden door to the back room crashes open and a crazed middle-aged man staggers through, a look of maniacal joy across his face. "They thought me mad!" he cries. "They said I was mad to try and heal her after her accident, but I proved them wrong! The book, the book holds the key! I have conquered death! My wife has returned to me!"

Hapgood’s speech is cut short as an arm, living yet putrid and decayed, reaches from the back room and grabs Hapgood, dragging him off his feet. The door to the room slams closed, and from within the heroes hear Hapgood’s anguished cries."My darling wife!" he cries. "It is I, John. I have brought you back, back to my side. What are you doing? No, no! Arrrrgh!"

Everything goes silent.

What depraved lunacy is afoot here? Gerald cries after seeing Hapgood dragged into the other room.
Shall we follow? I suppose we should let our casket prisoner out before we do so.

"Right well time to go smack apossessed body around... Grave Robbers I suggest you go back and let the grave diggers and local authorities know of these acts." Ataan states with a curt nod pulling out his weaponry

Praise God slides his rapier and main gauche from their sheaths and mutters to himself, "Spread your protection over us, oh Lord, that those who love your name may rejoice in you." He tightens his grip on his hilt and steps toward the door.

No Ataan, I think they should stay and help fight whatever it is we may find behind that door!

Gerald draws his weapon.

Cecily is simply dumbfounded by what she just witnessed, repeatedly thinking this must be some sort of lucid dream. Alas she cannot wake up, and must decide on a course of action. "...I almost want to wait a minute, just to observe what happens. But fine."

You hear a thump from the back room.

Ataan attempts to kick another door open.

Inside the room, John Hapgood is dead, his neck broken, with a look of stunned disbelief forever etched on his pale face. A monster is standing there, turns at the sound of the door crashing open, and prepares to attack with mindless resolve.

The monster is an abomination, made from parts of different female corpses crudely stitched together. Its eyes, though human, burn with an infernal radiance.

Everybody not named Cecily acts before the monster

Gerald takes a minute to take in the disgusting scene, the poor doctor, and the mish-mash of body parts in the form of something approximating a human. Thinking his life might be in danger, he shoots at the thing, glad that he had the foresight to draw his pistol at the door.

The abomination takes the bullet shot stoicly but it does no real harm to it.