Chapter 1: Into the Mists

Wil: Wil walks alone through a dusty, cold stairway and opens an old oak door at the top to reveal an attic, even more rife with dust and webs. There is a door near to you on the north wall that has a lock fastening it to the frame. There are two other doors to the west on either side of a dead end hall and another on the south wall.

Baroth: Facing the double doors, Baroth sees nothing amiss. However, he does notice a rhythmic creaking ruminating from beyond the wall to his right, the structure of the house suggesting that, whatever it is, it can be accessed through the doors he's facing.

Your armor rattles but the sound doesn't cease when you approach the door.

Ryn, while trying to be stealthy, kicks a piece of armor down the stairs. It seems like it takes forever to finally stop falling and clattering over everything it comes in contact with. He reaches the door easily.

The door is unlocked.

This dust-choked room contains a slender bed, a night-stand, a small iron stove, a writing desk with a stool, a wardrobe, and a rocking chair. A smiling doll in a lacy yellow dress sits in the northern window box, cob-webs draping it like a wedding veil.

While looking in the room, you hear a the sound tiny footfalls and quiet tapping and scratching from the locked room on the other end of the hallway.

Once you search the room, it becomes obvious that it wasn't in use. The wardrobe and desk are empty and you find nothing.

Ryn grimaced as each clang reverberated up the stairs. "Oops, sorry about that. I’ll ah, let you take the lead."