The Manor

Walking down whatwas likely a magnificent lawn but is now just a large field you make you way towards the field house, the closest of the structures. You find yourselfes following one of the pathways but are forced to skirt it much of the time as the plants tha likely bordered it havelong since grown to form thick brambles making it more of a barrier than a path.

Around the field are a wide veriety of plants, many that flower in glroius color while others have grown to form small thickets or clumps of brush. A small stream cuts through a corner of the field and head between the fieldhouse and mew. After several minutes of walking you reach the fieldhouse.

The long low building is about 30 feet tall and you can tell from the windows that sections of it are a single large room that stretched up to the ceiling while other sections are spit into two floors. Most of the windows have shutters on the outside that have been closed but there are a few on the gorund floor next to some of the doors that remain open. There are several doors into the building with the paith leading up to what was would have been an elegent pair of wood and glass doors. The doors have been shattered and as you get closer you can tell they were broken out from the inside. Looking into the entryway you see a marble fllored room with several display cases and toppled tables and shattered chairs. This building is in start contrast to the carriage house where though things were old they were mostly maintained. This place seems to be worse than neglected, looking more like someone intentionally destoyed what you can see of it.

As you stand there a slight noise causes you to turn. About 20 feet form you stands a large hound. Its head is as high as Ealdwig's and its long legs and big chest make you think of it as a hunting hound, maybe for chasing down giants, trolls, or other "large prey". It stares at you a moment, sniffs, then emits a low growl before trning to leave. Only as it turns is seems to twist into space and vanishes from the spot appearing tens of feeet from where it stood moments before. As it twists back into reality it breaks into a runn with an occasional bould that flickers with it moving tens of feet again.

The large hound is now far off and runs behind a bush out of sight. Looking around the building is normal save the destroyed lobby entry room being smashed up. There are three doors, left, right, strait ahead, leading from the room but all are closed. The amount of dirt, leaves, and other bits of nature indicate the room was smashed up a long time ago. You move to look into the other glass windows down by a far door and see a similar but simpler room with stone benches inside. It has a single door leading strait ahead into the center of the building.

Ealdwig picks up a chair (or bench) and tries to put it right. He'll play with it a little if one leg is shorter than the other teetering it back and forth. Man this place is a mess. What happened here? And why does that one room seem undisturbed when this one is a wreck? Doesn't make sense.

Ealdwig upon entering looks through the rubble a moment but after noticing no one else enter wanders back out. You move down the building and down the way to the other door. The door proves to be unlocked and opens to a simple room a few stone benches and with many cubbies cut into the north wall. The walls are of superior masonry and the floors are flagstone. The air inside is cool and the room is dimly lit by light from outside through the windows and open door.

You look around the room and inside the cubbies and under a bench or two you find items that have been left here a long time