Recap
The estate confrontation escalated from haunt manifestations into lethal movement between floors and basement combat. The party verified the Benefactor’s body and associated evidence chain, but also triggered an additional haunt/trap condition during examination.
Major Events
- Defeated the haunt of Iron Taviah attacking the Benefactor at the dining table.
- Sabong picked up herbs and okra from the kitchen.
- Found the secret door leading downstairs.
- Witnessed another haunt of The Benefactor retreating downstairs while clutching a wound.
- Attempted to run past.
- Most of the party made it past, but Hobgrim died upstairs.
- In the basement, the party was attacked by vampires.
- Defeated the vampires and held one captive.
- Found a body in the corner with a table leg in its chest and the head removed.
- Identified the body as The Benefactor.
- Noted the chair leg in the chest matched the upstairs table-attack scene.
- Investigated the body and triggered a haunt/trap.
- Established operational caution: do not touch the body again without a plan.
NPCs and Factions Mentioned
- The Benefactor - Confirmed dead body in the basement; haunt imagery linked to upstairs table attack.
- Iron Taviah - Haunt presentation in the dining-room attack scene matched Taviah form.
Important Context
- Physical evidence in the basement aligned with earlier haunt imagery, reinforcing continuity between scenes.
- The estate remained hazardous after combat due to trap/haunt triggers tied to evidence interaction.
Unresolved Threads
- Determine the identity, motives, and intelligence value of the captured vampire.
- Determine how the Benefactor’s missing head and chest impalement connect to broader estate events.
- Determine safe handling procedure for the body and associated trap-haunt conditions.
- Resolve party recovery and operational continuity after Hobgrim’s death upstairs.