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Alzar decides to head back and try the other wing. There is a door in front, and one on each side. They start with the left door. This opens into a room that was once a library. There are a few bookshelves here and there, but they are mostly broken. There is a pile of 14 books in a corner. Alzar orders a search. Notjhing else is here, but he found these texts:
The Magical Properties of Gemstones
The Magical Properties of Herbs and Flowers
The Metaphysics of Mathematics
150 gold each, and all by major named mages that Alzar can identify.
They try the right door and enter a large study or writing room with a desk, broken windows, and damp rot in several places. There is a pedestal desk and broken chair. A search turns up a central drawer on the desk still locked. Just a bit of acid does the trick, since it is already damaged through disuse . There are documents, very old, that appears to be receipts and accounts. There is a vial in here as well with a rose coloured liquid.
They head back and open the door at the end of the corridor and reveal a very large living space, larger than any other room they’ve yet to see. There are old shredded carpets, a few broken shelves, a fireplace that appears to still be operational, and a door to the north that leads to a small paved patio, long since broken. They search and find a trap door under a rug. As they lift he trap door, they hear a voice from above telling them “Welcome fools, Welcome to your death!” and then some laughing. They shut the door and explore the rest of the first level. They take the last corridor
It has a door on the left, which is an old dining room with nothing much here but a rusted candelabra, and beaten chairs and a table. A search finds nothing, and they hear a few rats in the walls, but nothing else. The right door just after it has a stuffed and faded pair of armchairs, but torn or cut with the stuffing pulled out, and largely intact frames. There is also a shattered table. The dampness is less here – the windows are still intact, but show age. A search finds a large spider in the chimney, easily killed by weapons. In the chimney is a ring. There is a room at the end of the corridor and it leads to a kitchen area. It is dirty and damp, with patches of grey mould and a few cobwebs around. A few rusted iron utensils and a pot are found when the place is searched. Out of the sink come a few giant centipedes, but they are not attacking, just fleeing.
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