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He remained motionless as Niamh hid behind him, shifting into a more defensive position as he put a hand back towards her protectively, using the other to threaten Rutta with a fist. Not that it was probably visible in the darkness.

"HEY! Leave her alone Rutta. You wanna pick a fight, we can settle it the usual way. Once we're outside." He shifted backwards slightly, until he could feel Niamh brushing against his back, looking over his shoulder as he spoke a little softer. "You alright Niamh?"

He carefully reached behind him until he felt her arm, gently holding onto it so that he'd at least know where she was.

Ruttaga

Ruttaga's smile returned at the baphomet's words. “What? You afraid you can't take me in the dark?” he teased, as he continued on ahead. Their previous trek through the hallway left him emboldened, and he moved at a brisk pace. As far as he could tell, they were not at risk of tripping over anything, and the end of the hall was a long ways off. If there was an end.

He hopped into the air, gliding further down the passage. Behind him, he heard Sathe and Niamh slogging along the hard way. The slow way. He stopped to wait for them to catch up, counting their footsteps. “Anyway,” he continued, indignant. “What kind of chimera can't take a hit?” He meant it sincerely, but his usual arrogant tone betrayed him.

The lighting is dim, almost romantic. Classical music plays on an abandoned harpsichord. An elegant dining table fills most the room, holding a gorgeous looking spread lit by candelabras. A second glance however reveals some peculiarities… The meatloaf contains large, almost identifiable chunks, the frosting on the cake seems to be wiggling, and the wine is far, far too red.

SEARCH [1d6]

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1: You find a key!
2: With a sudden woosh, all the lights go out. When they return a few seconds later the feast has vanished, save for a few scattered bones.
3: You feel as though you’re being watched. Looking up, you see an enormous eye following your movements from the ceiling.
4: In the distance you hear the chime of the grandfather clock. The walls begin to bulge as blood seeps down from the ceiling.
5: Flies buzz around your face. A tickling sensation begins around your ankles, your hands, and the back of your neck, and you find yourself covered with wriggling maggots, worms, and beetles.
6: You find a key!


North: The way is blocked.
East: An ominous door.
South: An ominous door.
West: The way is blocked.

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- Mynsed -

Porcelain Pinch

The cutesy, quaint decor of the life-sized dollhouse provides a welcome relief from the rest of the manor. However the longer you stay the less at ease you feel… The rooms and their furnishment seem a touch too big, too clean, too plastic, and the dolls on display nothing short of uncanny.

SEARCH [1d8]

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1: Key
2: You find a table with an ordinary sized dollhouse. As you peer inside, you see a smaller version of yourself next to a table.
3: A doll hunches over the kitchen table, posed as though she were knitting. She turns to face you, revealing buttons for eyes.
4: A shadow passes over you, and you look up to see an enormous, outstretched hand reaching towards you.
5: You hear a series of thumps. A doll head bounces down the stairs and lands at your feet. The body comes crawling after it.
6: Walking past a television set, you hear the screen suddenly ring with static. A face flashes across it and then disappears.
7: The room begins to grow around you… that or you begin to shrink! An ant marches across the carpet towards you, roughly the size of a horse and just as menacing.
8: Key


North: The way is blocked.
East: An ominous door.
South: The way is blocked.
West: Continue.

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Smerdle

Dazzling lights and mirrors confound you from every side. You can see your reflection a hundred, no, a thousand times over as well as that of a door. Even as you move through the hall, not all of your reflections seem to move at the same time as you… or even quite in the same way.

"Lost, are we?" a voice asks, words like cool rain dripping down your spine. There is no one in the hall but you and your thousand reflections. "I'm surprised at you... playing fair." The voice reverberates within your mind, ringing with amusement.

STRUGGLE [1d4]

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1: You bump into a wall!
2: You continue East.
3: You continue West.
4: You continue West.

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grandma duck

The Nightmares squinted against the light as they entered the room, but they weren't squinting hard enough to miss the odd furnishings.

"This is... very strange."

"Yeah. Duh."

"This way." The grimm took a step, pausing as zer foot slid against a little, jagged piece of metal. Another key. Ze bent to pick it up. "In case we lose one of the others?" With a faint shrug, Ayuu led them on past the dolls, the shadows, and the uncanny decor. Ze tried not to look at any of it.

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A long dark hallway stretched before him, nothing can be see except a few small spots of what appears to be light on the walls? Considering what can be lurking in this hallway, Zelig takes his time using his senses and his gut to feel his way through this pitch black darnkess that seems to never end.

A small light is getting a bit brighter the farther he walks, he uses his hand to feel along the wall and is surprised when his hand brushes up against what feels like a door frame. "Hmm first door I encountered is this to easy or shall I continue?" rubbing a hand down his face he pondered his choices and decided he would move on til the next small light there a door should be and he would take it.

Sure enough about 50 steps down the light flickered and he put his left hand out and there was the door. He found the door knob turned and.......

Kavi continued along the hallway for a while before finally spotting the door at the end through the darkness. Thank goodness, he was finally going to be out of this gloomy hall. He wondered what would be next after he finished his backtracking.