scope out the manor.

you spend some more time with Dorian, discussing your plans, before setting out for the Abandoned manor that is to be your new base of operations.

along the way you stop at your home to pick up your sword, hiding it beneath a heavy cloak you throw around your massive shoulders.

The trip to the manor is uneventful, though hot and uncomfortable, as the weather is too warm for a cloak so thick.

The manor is a grotesque thing, made of rot and growth equally. The front gate hangs from it's hinges, it's purpose long since fulfilled. you move forward, towards the rising spires of the ancient building.

as you enter the front door to the mansion, you find yourself in a large entrance hall. twin staircases run from an upper floor to the ground, and between them hangs a larger-than-life portrait of, you assume, the former owner of this palatial home; Lady Liadrin Duskwood.

She is pretty, but there is a coldness to her expression that makes her seem dangerous. her blonde hair is done up in a complex braid, and her black eyes seem to harbor dark intent.

Not surprising, you suppose, all accounts say she was a cruel, brutal woman.

Your thoughts are interrupted by a great roar to your right.

You spin to face the source of the sound, throwing your cloak back and drawing your sword as you do so.