Session Report 2

General Summary

The ruffians discussed their next move after felling two of the five dire wolves who attacked. They decided to head left on the trail with some of the party traveling among the brush while others walked along the dirt road. As they were walking, some individuals in full dark green stained leather armor eased from the shadows of the woods and approached the ruffians.
The dark green individuals held crossbows in their hands and questioned the party on whether they saw any naked mud men. Supposedly, a child from the nearby village had been kidnapped by said men. The ruffians offered to help find the child but the men in green refused the offer and went on their way, deeper into the forest.
The party walked for another hour on and eventually came to a clearing with a village in the distance straight and a river that ran alongside the clearing. Carlos wished to fish and was successful in grabbing some dinner for him and his dark elf brother.
After a pleasant cloud covered afternoon of fishing, the party heads into the village to check what is up. As the party enters the village many of the houses look dilapidated and abandoned. The windows are boarded on almost all houses and the streets are bare and silent besides the wailing coming from a distinctly nice house a block down from the party.
The party decides to investigate the noise and before trying the front door, Carlos scales the building in to the third floor where a balcony overlooks the village. Carlos decides to sneak inside and investigate and is able to stay hidden as he sees a phantasmal creature that looks to resemble a wet-nurse. Carlos decides not to investigate further and takes a catnap under the bed.
Five minutes pass and the party waiting below for Carlos to return gets antsy and decides to head in through the front door to investigate the whereabouts of Pablo's brother, Carlos. 
As the party searches the first floor, they find a pantry stocked with food, a dining room filled with rats, and a sitting area with stuffed wolves inside. Before the party ascends further, Russel the Crow uses his divine sense and is able to sense three various types of creatures above, all on the third floor where Carlos had last been seen.
The party ascends the stairs to the third floor while stopping at the second to inspect some pieces of armor. As the party reached the third floor and were readying themselves to fight for the life of Carlos, Russel accidentally bumped a set of armor against the wall which immediately bumped him back.
A battle ensued which saw the party tussled thoroughly as a few bumps were delivered here or there yet non as deadly as the one delivered to Russel, which sent him flying through a wooden door. The world went black for Russel as he saw a massive wooden spike sticking through his chest.
Unluckily, the door which Russel exploded through was none other than the room holding the spirit of this wet-nurse who at once attacked. Luckily, Carlos was safe and hidden under the bed. The party was quick to launch spells at this etheral creature yet they were not quick enough as the spirit vanished into the floor beneath them.
The party searched the area and eventually found a hidden door leading up to an attic. All of the party searched the attaic rooms as Gunter Hash Horn equipped his newly gained steel plate and waited for the spirit to come back for a round two. The round two never came and Gunter soon joined the party after they stomped for him to join up above.
Up above the party unlocked a room and found inside the bones of two small creatures, most likely humans. As they searched the place, moving the dollhouse and toy box around, two spirits of children appeared, identifying themselves as Rose and Thorn.
Supposedly this is the house of the Durst family and these spirits are the children of the remains on the floor. Though their bodies sit in front of their eyes, the children seem to have no recollection of their death or ever dying. When asked where their parents are, they state in the basement. The party asks the children what is in the basement and they answer with "a monster".
Before descending back down the stairs, the spirits of the children show the party a secret spiral staircase that will take them straight down to the basement. The party takes the staircase and ends up in the basement. 
The party slowly ventures out as Carlos takes the lead yet things do not end well for Carlos as he rounds the corner and is ambushed by a massive creature of slick slime. The tentacles extending from the beak of the creature lash out at Carlos, slamming into his fragile body. While Carlos is knocked off balance by the tentacles, the beak is able to peck at the dark elf's hand and take the sucker off. The party rushes to Carlos aid and are able to fight off the mighty beast.

Report Date

16 May 2021