Carrion Crown AP (The Deadwatchers) - IC

[Fangor the Fierce]

Bella moves along, nodding in agreement to the front door. Ven moves alongside her, checking the ground to verify nothing is moving their way.

 

[HolyMan]

[sblock=OOC] I have marching order as

Valanar
Piedra
Elthos
Szare
Triessa
Bella & Ven[/sblock]

The columns holding up the balcony above the entrance way sag dramatically but the group enters Harrowstone without much incident.

They enter a foyer streaked with mold and carpeted by a grey growth of fungus. Doors are set into each wall, with the ones to the north being a set of double doors. Valanar decides to head for these as they look the way into the heart of Harrowestone.

He carefully opens them and sees nothing in the darkness ahead. "Going to need some light, unless someone else wishes to lead."

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

"All I have are candles, if that is ok?" She procures one of her candles, this one being a bright green one. Waiting to see if anyone else has anything better to offer, she then ignites it with a flick of her wrist, as a simple cantrip ignites the wick.

 

[HolyMan]

A tiny park catches the candle wick and creates a soft glow. As the group turns to look down the hallway the light shows a array of horrible faces ghastly and transparent standing in the hall before them.

Most look burnt and are whole, while others are burnt and horrible disfigured. The ghostly images move towards everyone quickly and the light shows bodies that everyone can see through with burnt clothing and broken manacles around most of the apparition's wrists.

As a group they surge forward toward the light screaming and moaning. Then the doors to the east and west open slightly and just as the ghostly horde nears the northern doors, all of them slam shut as one.

The breeze from the slamming portals snuffs out the candle leaving the group alone in the dark.

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

Her vision still intact, Bella looks about. Her link to Ven is tested, as she wonders if he was able to discern anything about this little haunting that she could not. "Uh, what was that?" she asks, looking about behind her, just in case.

 

[jackslate45]

"That was....creepy as the Nine Hells." Elthos said. He gripped his sword that much tighter and said. "Anyway we can restore that light? I now a few of us can't see well right now."

 

[Shayuri]

Triessa picked herself up off the floor, where she'd tripped and fallen flat on her behind as she'd stumbled back in horror from the apparition.

"Was that a haunting? she asked with a quaver in her voice. "Or real ghosts? Or...what was that?"

Seemingly unaffected by the darkness, Szare leaned down to help Triessa back to her feet.

"Sorry, I don't have any light...I see pretty well in the dark, so I never think about it..."

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

Bella flicks a nonchalant gesture and the candle comes back to life. Giving Elthos time to get his bearings again, she asks, "So, what's behind door number two?"

 

[ghostcat]

While Piedra has encountered undead before, this is something new and scary. Probably one of the haunts that people have been talking about. "So that a Haunt is it. Right scary if you ask me. No wonder people don't come here."

Piedra move over to the door that Bella indicted and checks that the wall is safe but otherwise waits for Elthos.

 

[HolyMan]

Elhos gives the doors a look but sees no traps so Piedra checks the western door. "Locked? But it was just open?"

Elthos checks the door and then tries the lock. "It's not locked normally," the half elf says in awe. "The lock is broken as far as I can tell."

"Then these are haunts and slamming portals none the less." the dwarf answers. He then explains what the group will need to do to put these haunts to rest. "And there may be more haunts. Different ones be on your guard everyone."