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Nectanebo comes up with a few possibilities on why the voice stopped. It could indeed be a haunt, or the connection was weak and was lost after a duration of time, or the voice was not finding what it required and cut off communication.
With little else and little found on the main floor the group heads on up to the second floor foyer where 5 sets of doors are found leading in all manner or directions and rooms.
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The large windows of this bedroom offer a magnificent view of the hills to the northeast. The Sarinis used this room as a guest room. There is nothing of value in this room, but from this unique vantage point, the PCs can see a metallic glint on the roof of the gazebo in the garden.
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Gerrin finds that the floorboards all seem to be quite secure. Belkar continues on to the next set of doors in his attempt to completely secure the second floor.
A large, red four-poster bed sits in the northeast corner of this grand bedroom. Many pieces of dusty jewelry lie on a round table beside a fireplace on the west wall. A large glass double door leads to a balcony with a view over hills and valleys to the south. This was the baron and baroness’s bedroom. The door to the east is found to be locked.
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Seeing the floorboards are secure, Gerrin simply shrugs and moves on with the party to the next room. Upon seeing the jewelry, Gerrin's interest picks up again.
Hmm, perhaps the jewelry is valuable for a collection of some sort. We should take it with us. Gerrin will try to select the pieces that look to be of some value.
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Shreya finds no magic though Gerrin finds all manner of items on the table, there is a signet ring worth 25 gp and an assortment of jewelry worth 125 gp on the table. However, the signet ring is a Sarini heirloom and has the family’s symbol on it prominently.
As Gerrin begins to fiddle and grab at items on the table the snake shaped necklace unfurls and snaps out at him.
+ Poison
The creature resembles a small, metallic cobra. It's body made of overlapping iron plates, and its eyes are pinpoints of red light. The sharp metal fangs sink into Gerrin's skin on his hand, injecting its poison into his body.
Kulga (11/13)
Shreya
Nectanebo
Belkar
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Snake
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Gerrin (8/15)
Kardess
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The tattered tails of Nectanebo's coat seem to writhe like beckoning fingers as he calls out, "Secrets of this storied house, mightn't you like to answer a call to a bit of vengeance?" Sure enough, the skeleton of some long-forgotten heinous deed punches its way out of the wall and assaults the metal menace!
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Kulga slams her Morningstar into the iron cobra, though it clangs against the metal it doesn't do nearly as much damage as she thought it would have.
Shreya begins to inspire the group as the snake sways violently in place.
Nectanebo calls forth another servant to aid in their endeavor, though it's sharp claws drag fruitlessly against the smooth metal. Belkar draws his blades as the snake bites at Gerrin once again.
+ Poison
Gerrin moves into a better position as he strikes back at the iron snake, finding a weak plate and begins to pry it off the snake. The snake shudders and falls back to the table as a useless necklace once again.
Kulga (13/13)
Shreya
Nectanebo
Belkar
Gerrin (3/15)
Kardess
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Rushing through the manor as fast as he can, Belkar definitely doesn't stop to smell the poisonous roses.
Dozens of once-fashionable outfits hang in three large closets set against the north wall. Two red folding screens covered in dark stains partially hide a lavish bathtub of gilded porcelain. The Sarinis used this chamber for bathing and as a dressing room.
Most of the clothes in the closets are smelly and moth-eaten. However, Marcius Sarini treated the closet in the middle with an alchemical substance that has kept pests away, and consequently, the contents of the closet—a cloak of resistance +1 and four noble’s outfits worth 75 gp each—are still in pristine condition. Also, behind the clothes are Marcius’s small personal weapon stash, consisting of a cold iron morningstar and a cold iron dagger, both wrapped in luxurious cloth and tied with a red silken sash.
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This dormitory-style bedroom looks tidier than other rooms in the building. A hunched figure wearing a maid’s uniform is sitting on a small bed in the northwest corner of the room. Many servants died at the hands of the baroness in this room and the adjacent bathroom.
“I don’t know you. Why are you here?” The main snips a pair of scissors into the air. This maid has oddly segmented limbs, waxen skin, and doll-like eyes.
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Kulga carefully avoids speaking in absolutes not yet proven, but bluntly states her suspicions, "Luca was likely Baron Marcius's bastard, and likely poisoned by his wife Sadira. Many rituals, likely diabolical were performed here until the town rose up and lynched the Sarinis before illegally taking power from the local nobility, if I guess correctly."
As Kulga speaks she watches this... maid carefully for her reactions.
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Nectanebo recognizes the fey for what it is. A Nukkefeen. Nectanebo knows that they are mostly blind but relishes in the fact of stealing someone else's eyesight for a short duration.
Many scholars posit that nukkefeens originated as experiments of a powerful First World creature or creatures, and perhaps were intended to serve as assistants or researchers. Some have even tied these creatures to norns’ workshop-like lairs, positing that they may have originally acted as servants of those prescient beings. Nukkefeens’ eyes are glazed and unnatural, and though they are quite limber, their knocked knees make their gait seem uneven and stiff. Most nukkefeens resemble human men or women, though many appear androgynous. Nukkefeens have a peculiar sense of morality. For example, most of them loathe weapons and violence, but think that harming unpleasant people or animals with scissors or similar objects is a way to “fix” them. They
are not inherently malicious, though they are obsessed with old, abandoned buildings where great tragedies have occurred. They are likely to settle in abandoned homes, which they take care of in their own peculiar way.
She turns and looks at Nectanebo and continues to smile in jerky motions. “Your eyes are pretty. Could I borrow them briefly?"
From what Kulga can tell the Nukkefeen just seems to be overly curious.