Session 3: The Doll House

As told by Helios Winston

The group makes their way up the stairs, single file. (Utztec – Helios – Tadg)
Utztec clearing out cobwebs with his weapon
The space is very constricting, which isn’t great for Utztec.
Helios and Tadg are getting mouthfuls of webs and dust along the way.
We come to a door and Utztec opens it.
The room is stark white with no furniture
Utztec checks the window across from him. He continues to the first door and opens it. The room contains a bed, stove, empty wardrobe, writing desk, window box, and a small doll. The whole room is covered in cobwebs and dust.
The doll’s head seems to move as if watching anyone that is looking at it. Scared, Helios, shoots Eldritch Blast at the doll, knocking it out of the window, which makes way for branches to burst through the window barely missing Utzteck and startles Tadg.
Tensions rise and Helios casts Eldritch Blast at Utzteck, hitting him. Utztec and Tadg calm down the situation.
Utztec tries the door across the hall. It is locked.
Utztec breaks down the door. We immediately recognize it as a children’s room. Then we notice 2 skeletons and an all too familiar doll. The skeletons are wearing the same clothes as Rose and Thorn. The children from outside that wanted us to defeat the monster in the basement. Also, in the room, is a doll house that is an exact copy of Durst Manor.
As Utztec starts to examine the doll house, Rose and Thorn appear in the room and ask him not to mess with it.
The group takes a short rest (1-hour).
The children try to convince the group to stay with them, forever. They don’t want them to go to the basement to defeat the monster, they can just stay with them and protect them. They end up splitting from the children, who were not happy with the decision, and head to the room with the hidden passage to the basement.
Through the basement, as they are exploring, the group hears whispers through the maze like tunnels.
Utztec notices footprints going both directions and looks both ways to reveal more hallways.
We find some catacombs and turn to head down more stairs.
- The next room has a table and 4 chairs. The sides are lined with alcoves with straw pallets.
The group continues to navigate the hallways and rooms of the basement.
Utztec finds 3 Moss Agate and gives them to Tadg. Along with an Eye Patch with Carnelian Gem, an Ivory Brush with Silver Bristles, an elaborate looking shortsword etched with a raven at the hilt. Need to appraise.
Helios tries the weather from one room and vomits.
As the group continues exploring, the chanting gets louder and there are more footsteps.
Utztec falls in a spike pit and goes unconscious Tadg threads a rope around a pillar and ties the end to Helios’ waist. Then Tadg carefully jumps into the pit to tie the rope to Utztec. They successfully get Utztec up and revive him.