"My guess is that whoever animated the Professor has some use for his daughter. I wonder if the Whispering way is really behind it since they supposedly left weeks ago."
Or perhaps her blood...
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You spend an uneasy night resting and caring for Kendra. In the morning, the dawn opens on overcast skies and a dreary fog. After breakfast Kendra is looking much better, but is still somewhat depressed over the affair. You musrt decide if you are going to spend the day in town and then go to the townhall meeting this evening or if you wish to go back to Harrowstone to explore some more.
I think that we should continue our exploration of Harrowstone during the daylight. We are fully healed and ready to go. No reason to just sit here wondering if something is going to happen. If we finish up early, we can check out the cemetery again.
"No matter what, we should leave in time to bathe and then attend the town meeting."
He looks around at everyone.
"They're more likely to listen if we aren't covered with dirt, cobwebs and blood."
Who knows, if we tell them that we have been battling undead so that they do not, perhaps being covered in dirt, cobwebs and blood might not be a bad thing.
"As long as we're back in time for the meeting, I suppose there's no harm in going back to Harrowstone." Aerys considers this for a moment, then lets out a nervous chuckle. "In retrospect, I suppose a ruined prison haunted by murderous inmates is actually full of harm..."
"Ha ha good one! Let's go back to the prison then, but can we finish breakfast first?"
"To be honest with you all, how I appear to the other townsfolk is of no concern to me. I do agree we should finish our exploration of Harrowstone today."
"To Harrowstone, it is. But I second the motion on finishing breakfast."
Ricven's stomach growls at the mention of food.
"Sounds good to me."
"As long as Ms. Kendra is alright to be alone, back to the prison it is!" Corey says, standing up to look for suitable food to make breakfast in the kitchen or pantry.
Perception
Shol'a'saul looks about her at the forbidding structure. "We should finish exploring the ground level, though I suspect there is little more to be discovered, it is wise to make sure of that."
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The door opens onto a corridor with several small offices on its North side. These small offices were each dedicated to handling one of several key aspects of the prison’s operations, such as prisoner files, income, supplies, scheduling, repair requests, and so on. There are papers scattered on the floors of these offices and dust everywhere. They have been well protected from the elements and the dust looks undisturbed except by small vermin.
Shol'a'saul starts moving through each office looking for any documents related to the five prisoners. "Perhaps we can learn some additional information..."
Perception:
Aeleanor tiptoes through the dust.
Aerys likewise scans through the documents.
Perception:
Brushing the dust from his hands, Aerys nods towards the doors to the west. "Perhaps the one on the left?"
"Yep, left, then right"
Abe keeps concentrating, trying to detect evil things before they become a problem.
Venedictos readies his glaive and points it at the door in question.
Aeleanor opens the door and walks inside.
Perception:
Goes in behind her, weapon out and eyes open.
Perception
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This spacious room smells of mildew and rot. A long desk and chair sit to the south, while to the northwest a narrow alcove contains a closed safe. Thick layers of dust cover everything in sight. The first thing everyone notices is a sudden feeling of relief. Apparently the rest of the prison has an oppressive aura that none of you recognized until the sudden absence of it. The aura seems to fade slightly with distance from Harrowstone, but it still persists to some degree even in Ravengro. It is only because of the sudden disappearance of the aura that you finally realize it even existed.
Shol'a'saul looks about her and notices the aura vanishing, along with the lack of any activity in the room. She turns to the others, "Perhaps there is a spirit watching over this room which has kept the evil spirits at bay?"
"Perhaps this was the warden's office?"
It is as though something good is protecting this room. The question is why this room?
Ricven will examine the room to see if this is indeed the warden's office or if there is anything else of note here.
"Does anyone think they could open the safe?"
"I could try to bash it open, but we should try less destructive means first." As Abe hefts his warhammer.
Lets let Aeleanor see if she can open it before we begin destroying things. If there is something fragile in there, your hammer will not help it any.
Aeleanor goes to work on the safe, first checking for traps.
Perception:
Disable Device:
Disable Device:
Disable Device:
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On the third attempt Aeleanor successfully opens the safe. Inside you find a variety of legal documents (all out of date also), along with 500 gp (the prison’s payroll and petty cash fund) and a wooden rack on which sit emergency supplies (four potions of cure moderate wounds, three potions of lesser restoration, and two potions of remove disease).
Once we finish up in the warden's office, Ricven will suggest we finish exploring the rooms on the first floor starting with the nearest one.
Aerys nods at Ricven's suggestion. "Perhaps we'll find something even more interesting to share at the town meeting..."