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Posted: **Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:15 am**

McMorn Manor, Strathmorn, Inverness-shire
Saturday 21 March 1931. 7.15am

The day dawned clear, but cool. A yawning Mrs MacPherson had served them an early breakfast before they set out, and they found the village to be quiet. Not many people were about, although a few could be seen trudging away to work in the surrounding fields or heading down to the distillery.

It had rained in the night and rivulets of muddy water ran down the track as they made their way up to the Manor House. The wood that surrounded the house was quiet and it wasn’t until they passed out from under its canopy that they could see the house properly for the first time.

Truth be told, although it was called a Manor House it had far more in common with a peel tower or even a small castle. It had obviously been built with defence in mind, with thick stone walls and a tower overlooking the front door.

The grounds were overgrown with weeds but two buildings could be seen. One looked like a stable but the other looked very much like the family crypt…

Posted: **Tue Dec 13, 2022 3:51 am**

Ascot is looking about very keenly, in the trees, at the manor as they approach, and on the ground.

"Everyone, keep an eye out for animal tracks or traces." He is, himself, keenly looking for tracks of his hypothetical exotic pets or their descendants.

Posted: **Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:22 am**

Bonnie doesn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

Posted: **Tue Dec 13, 2022 6:37 am**

Posted: **Tue Dec 13, 2022 6:37 am**

OOC: success
Extreme succes spot hidden

Posted: **Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:46 am**

Up in one of the trees off to the right, Ascot and Dr Douglas spotted the carcass of a sheep, its white wool streaked with dried blood. To Ascot’s mind, it reminded him of the way that leopard would stash its kill, keeping it off the ground so it was safe from other predators.

As they looked on, it was also apparent that there was something different about some of the trees. The majority were evergreens, pines and firs, but spaced between them were tall, thin, bare-branched deciduous trees, dark brown in colour, as if burnt by the African sun.

Posted: **Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:29 pm**

"Well that's not good."

Ascot unslings the soft rifle case that was over one shoulder. He takes out a clean but battered looking, war-era Lee-Enfield rifle, leaving the case on the ground.

Careful to keep the rifle safely pointed towards the ground, Ascot takes no further step but pauses to look around a full 360°.

"I believe we are close to finding the mystery animal. Be very careful."

Posted: **Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:45 pm**

Long moments passed but there was no movement to be seen, other than the faint stirring of the treetops in the light breeze.

Posted: **Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:28 pm**

Bonnie readies her rifle and lends her shotgun to Dr. Douglas. "Shall we walk around the exterior and see what else we can see?" she suggests.

Posted: **Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:02 am**

Dr Douglas gratefully accepts the shotgun from Bonnie his face ashen white he silently fills both Chambers and pockets more of the ammo. He has transferred his medical supplies into a rucksack as he knew he couldn't possibly carry his medical bag and shotgun at the same time, also attached to the ruck sack is his lantern. " What do make of that Ascot? It does lend creedance to you imported creature theory I do say,
but how can i creatute large enough to do that (gestures to the animal remains) not be spotted by the locals? Also do any of you have any theories on the trees, could it be an effect the creature has? Possibly a trail to follow?"

Posted: **Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:22 am**

Posted: **Wed Dec 14, 2022 2:34 am**

The Father Ó Shaban seemingly having little abilities considerable for this circunstance uncomfortably and silently thanked being surrounded by armed british.

"As exbected, ze old lord brought ze zings from ze south, and such ze hunter animal, a demon water of ze men, yes."

With that the Coptic priest answered back to the De Douglas.

"Ze trees arre clear, ze plants brought frrom ze south, maybe zere is more of ze animals. Two brredators and. small group of herbivores, yes. Ze animals could live in ze basement, if big enough, and stay secrret for generations."

Posted: **Thu Dec 15, 2022 12:36 am**

Satisfied the party was not under immediate attack, Ascot slings the rifle over his shoulder. His newly purchased Zeiss binoculars are hanging around his neck and he uses them to study the sheep and the odd trees. Pointing to the sheep, he says to Dr Douglas: "That is the hunter's larder. So where is the hunter? Many animals hunt at night and hole up in a lair during the day. The house maybe?"

Posted: **Thu Dec 15, 2022 12:56 am**

Posted: **Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:11 am**

Ascot studied the trees but they meant little to him. There was not a lot of botany to be learnt from Blyton, Conan Doyle, or Buchan. "I have no idea what those trees are but that's not saying much. I'm no tree expert.
Father Shaban, you don't recognise them, I don't suppose?"

Posted: **Thu Dec 15, 2022 4:56 am**

"All I know is they're nae from around here," says Bonnie. "The laird could have had them transplanted from Africa."

Posted: **Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:12 pm**

Joajackson wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 2:34 am The Father Ó Shaban seemingly having little abilities considerable for this circunstance uncomfortably and silently thanked being surrounded by armed british.

"As exbected, ze old lord brought ze zings from ze south, and such ze hunter animal, a demon water of ze men, yes."

With that the Coptic priest answered back to the De Douglas.

"Ze trees arre clear, ze plants brought frrom ze south, maybe zere is more of ze animals. Two brredators and. small group of herbivores, yes. Ze animals could live in ze basement, if big enough, and stay secrret for generations."

" I understand what you mean Father there are examples in the natural world of predators and prey having a kind of symbiotic relationship, i just cant see how a creature capable of evicarating a large animal and leaving the remains high up in a tree not being spotted by anyone over the past one hundred years. Poachers are active in this area and theres no even any pub tales of a creature prowling the land or stalking the skies. But im starting to think you maybe on the right lines with something not known of in these lands or indeed world."

Posted: **Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:59 pm**

"Just remember, that Price fellow has sent us here to prove this is all natural or man-made causes, not ghosts. And I still think this could be the grandchildren of someone's ill-chosen pet from foreign parts. The only thing I know about ghosts is they don't really need to eat."

"On the topic of which, the predator brought the sheep here, climbed the tree, left the sheep, and headed off again, maybe to its lair? Which means there's some chance there might be tracks around the tree, if they haven't been washed away. Let's have a look."

Ascot heads over towards the tree with the sheep. "Can I ask everyone just to stay back 20 feet while I search. But keep your eyes peeled for tracks and traces, first person to spot something wins a drink at the bar tonight."

Ascot starts at the tree's base and slowly spirals outwards, looking for tracks.

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Posted: **Fri Dec 16, 2022 12:43 am**

Posted: **Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:03 am**

Ascot prowls carefully about the tree and near vicinity.

Posted: **Fri Dec 16, 2022 6:08 pm**

Although the tracks are more than 24 hours old, Ascot can see signs that something has moved to and from the tree. He can’t however determine what type of creature left the tracks.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2022 2:53 am**

"Let's follow the tracks back to the beastie's lair," says Bonnie.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2022 4:57 am**

" Everyone on their guard, we have no idea what this creature maybe. Speak up if you notice anything that strikes you as 'off' no matter how insignificant it may seem."

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2022 8:12 am**

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Posted: **Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:00 am**

Spoiler:

Ascot studies the tracks, scratching his head. "Well, I've got no idea what made those tracks."

"Let's see if we can follow them, ja?" Ascot attempts to follow the tracks...

Posted: **Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:45 am**

The tracks lead in the direction of the house but were then lost on the hard surfaces like the paving slabs that surrounded it. Ascot picked up the trail again on the other side but then lost it as it disappeared into the trees that sat between the house and the village.

Posted: **Sun Dec 18, 2022 12:40 pm**

Ascot looks at the manor with evident distaste. He is happier outside. "Shall we circle the manor from the outside, looking inwards? We might see some indications of what this animal is. If we have no luck there, I suppose we should think about looking around inside, ja?"

Posted: **Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:58 pm**

" I think thats a sound idea, getting a better understanding of our surroundings as well as looking for any signs of this creature is a good plan Ascot. Shall we split up to.cover the ground quicker?"

Posted: **Sun Dec 18, 2022 5:36 pm**

BoyBlunder78 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:58 pm " I think thats a sound idea, getting a better understanding of our surroundings as well as looking for any signs of this creature is a good plan Ascot. Shall we split up to.cover the ground quicker?"

Fatther Ó Shaban was considerably negative of the declared idea.

"But sir, if we sebarrate, ze creature could attack us by sebarate. A grreat ze zat is, yes? Inshallah, but we shall walk togezer. If ze plan to catch ze eater beast, we will use ze mezods to find a bait, but until zen, being eaten by ze african prredator, is not ze plan, yes?"

Posted: **Mon Dec 19, 2022 3:41 am**

"I agree," Bonnie says to Ascot. "Let's all stay together. We might regret it if the beastie attacks just two of us."

Posted: **Mon Dec 19, 2022 2:48 pm**

Ascot looks apologetically at Doctor Douglas. "Sorry, Doc, the majority have requested we stay together. Safety first."

Ascot will lead the way towards the front of the manor, intending to circle clockwise around it from the outside, looking inwards.

Posted: **Mon Dec 19, 2022 6:19 pm**

Befitting the original purpose of the building, the windows were narrow, akin to arrow slots seen on castles. Moving around, anyone attempting to look inside could see very little because of the darkness inside. It wasn’t a particularly large building so it wasn’t long before they came across an old-fashioned wooden door that appeared to have broken drown some time ago.

Posted: **Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:33 pm**

Dr Douglas shrugs, cradles the shotgun and follows the others. He takes a close look at the door, to see if there are any signs of disturbance, and also see if there is any change to the plant life around the area.

OOC: Fail Spot hidden. Hard success Natural World.

Posted: **Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:28 pm**

The weathering on the door suggested that it had been broken in some years before. There was nothing out of the ordinary about the weeds that grew through the cobbles around the entrance, except that one of two looked like they had been broken off recently, most likely caught by someone walking past.

Posted: **Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:36 pm**

" Look here Ascot." Pointing to the broken weeds, " Do you think these were broken recently or possibly by the deceased or the accused?"

Posted: **Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:27 am**

Ascot nods in interest. "Well spotted. Now, I believe it was seven days ago that the murder was discovered. I imagine the police would have come and gone a bit the next day, last Sunday. My only question is could this be more recent?"

"Shall we finish the full lap of the house then come back to here?"

Posted: **Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:47 am**

"Aye, let's," says Bonnie.

Posted: **Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:25 am**

A quick circuit of the house revealed a few more of the arrow-slit windows but no other ways inside.

Returning to the doorway and looking more closely at the weeds, it seems that whatever disturbed them, it wasn’t that recent as the breaks to the stems had had time to dry out.

Posted: **Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:12 pm**

Father Ó Shaban seemed to think for a moment and spoke while looking at the weeds and the talk about someone passing by recently.

"Gud fellows. Ze man brisoner forr ze murder slept in ze house. Ze brobability for zat man leaving his trrace is quite ze reasonable conclusion, yes?"

Posted: **Wed Dec 21, 2022 1:16 am**

Ascot slings the rifle and draws a big, battered, old war-vintage revolver, pointing it at the sky for safety. He heads for the broken door.

"Was that lad accused of the murder sleeping here? I had the impression he was exploring the place. Unless he told you all different when you spoke with him of course."

"Does anyone have a flashlight or lantern, by any chance?"

Posted: **Wed Dec 21, 2022 3:37 am**

"Right here," says Bonnie, taking out her electric torch and lending it to Ascot.

Posted: **Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:18 am**

Dr Douglas takes his lantern and ignites it, bathing the rest of the party in a soft glow as they follow Ascot.

Posted: **Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:41 pm**

"Marvelous. You put me to shame with your excellent preparation. Very well, let's have a look inside. I don't think there's any hope that the whole group of us can move through this old place without making any noise, so I'm not going to try."

Ascot heads in through the broken door.

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:07 am**

Stepping through the main doorway, they found themselves in a small entrance lobby, just about big enough for them all to crowd into. Ahead, there were two more doorways, with another passage leading off to their right.

The floor was thick with dust and it was clear that people had been in here, with footprints criss-crossing the floor. Through the rightmost of the two doorways, the beam of the torch lit up some angular shapes. To the investigators, they looked like coffins…

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:04 am**

"Let's check in there first," says Bonnie, pointing at the shapes.

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:24 am**

Raising his lantern Dr Douglas walks slowly towards them.

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:04 pm**

While the other were slowly looking to the shapes, the Father observed the footprints on the floor, for if there was one not belonging to a human.

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:14 pm**

Illuminated by torchlight, it was clear that the coffins had relatively recently been opened but (thankfully) all were empty.

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2022 5:46 am**

Ascot stalks cautiously over to the coffins.

"What in God's name are those doing here? We are in the house, aren't we? This isn't the family crypt?"

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:04 am**

"Aye, this is the hoose," says Bonnie. "Someone's looked through them before us."

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:22 am**

Dr Douglas holds the lamps closer, kneeling down for a closer inspection.

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:03 am**

The coffins must have been stored in the crypt as they showed none of the signs of decay that would have resulted had they been buried underground. They were musty but there was no scent of rot, that might suggest they had been used recently.

The timber was old but it was clear that it had been broken into recently as the breaks hadn’t weathered and the edges were still sharp. Of the contents of the coffins, there was no clue as to where they had gone.

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:09 am**

OOC: How many coffins are they?

" Can anyone see any drag lines that may see where these were dragged from?"

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Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2022 2:20 am**

"Let's make a note of the names," says Bonnie. "If we get a look at the MacMorn family tree, we could identify them."

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2022 2:56 am**

Ascot looks shocked. "Who would think to do such a thing?"

He pulls himself together. "Well, whatever madness this is, empty coffins are no threat to us, I guess. I suggest we check the rest of this house for real dangers."

"If we find nothing else, we better have a look in the family crypt too, if it's not locked or sealed shut." This is clearly not a prospect that thrills Ascot.

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2022 3:05 am**

"Right," says Bonnie. "Although if it is, I may be able to do something aboot it."

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2022 3:41 pm**

The two legible names were Agnes and Bridget but there were no dates of birth or death…

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2022 6:40 pm**

"Shall we check the other door on this side?" asks Bonnie.

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2022 6:56 pm**

Dr Douglas walks towards the door, holding the lantern up reaches out and turns the door handle.

Posted: **Sun Dec 25, 2022 12:53 am**

The room to the left had some shelves built into the walls which suggested it was a storeroom but it obviously hadn’t been used in some time as all the shelves were bare. In the far left corner was an archway leading to the turret room, with what looked like the start of a spiral staircase.

Posted: **Sun Dec 25, 2022 11:47 pm**

"Before we head upstairs, shall we check every room on the ground floor? That seems more methodical." Ascot indicates back towards the lobby.

As he heads back, Ascot is trying to make sense of the scene. "Is there some archaic Scottish tradition where at some point you remove people's bones from their coffins and store them in catacombs or something? I've been to Paris, I know they have lots of bones in catacombs. Ugh."

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 12:26 am**

To the right from the lobby was a spiral staircase leading upwards. There were footprints in the dust on the stairs heading in both directions.

Beyond the stairs was a kitchen. A heavy wooden table looked to have been dragged into the middle of the room, leaving drag marks in the dust, suggesting that the room had also been searched recently.

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 12:33 am**

"True, dont want to miss any sort of evidence."

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 12:39 am**

"Not that I ken," says Bonnie. "Once someone's buried, they're supposed to stay buried. Of course, Alex MacMorn had some strange ideas, and his descendants may share them."

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 1:51 am**

Ascot looks about the kitchen for anything strange, aside from the table being moved. The manor has been abandoned so long, he would be surprised to find anything in the kitchen at all.

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:04 am**

Other than the table, the only furniture in the room was a large wooden dresser. All the doors were open and nothing was inside. In the sizeable fireplace, there was a large stove. Again, its door stood open and there was nothing inside.

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:40 am**

"strikes me as odd that everything is all ooen, looters nustve had a dield day over the years," observes Dr Douglas.

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 1:14 pm**

"It's as if somebody else was searching this room desperately for something. What would you hope to find in a manor abandoned for over a century?"

"Well, let's keep going. I'd be happy just to satisfy myself if there's a family of leopards or pythons or the like living here."

"And let's not forget Mr Price, who's paying our bills, and wants us to disprove the rumours of the other-worldly. Although I'm pretty happy that ghosts don't kill sheep and store them in trees to eat later."

Ascot will continue the search of the ground floor.

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 9:05 pm**

Snapper wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 1:14 pm

"It's as if somebody else was searching this room desperately for something. What would you hope to find in a manor abandoned for over a century?"

"Well, let's keep going. I'd be happy just to satisfy myself if there's a family of leopards or pythons or the like living here."

"And let's not forget Mr Price, who's paying our bills, and wants us to disprove the rumours of the other-worldly. Although I'm pretty happy that ghosts don't kill sheep and store them in trees to eat later."

Ascot will continue the search of the ground floor.

The Father Ó Shaban following the group with certain nervousness spoke some strange ideas.

"Forgiveness for ze strrange zeory, sir Ascot, but ze sarcopaghi have made me rremember ze famous book, yes? Ze Bram Strocker book, zree women of ze eating demon kind, yes. Eaters of blood, and capable to make a men sleep with only zeory eyes."

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:29 pm**

"Ah, ye mean vampires," says Bonnie. "I enjoyed Bram Stoker's Dracula, but I ken it isna real. Anyway, those coffins dinna contain their native soil."

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:57 pm**

Dr Douglas follows Ascot holding the lantern up.lets stick together winking at Bonnie "Theres no garlic in here."

Posted: **Tue Dec 27, 2022 12:11 am**

Bonnie nods and follows as well.

Posted: **Tue Dec 27, 2022 6:11 am**

Ascot looks fractionally uncomfortable. "That's going to be your battle, Father, if we find something out of a Bram Stoker novel. Have the cross and bible and holy water ready."

"To be honest though, I've yet to meet anything that walks on two legs or four, crawls or slithers that can't be shot and killed."

"I have to add, if we do find vampires, Mr Price will be most displeased."

Resolutely, Ascot keeps searching.

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:45 am**

With just three rooms on the ground floor, the search did not take long. They found nothing of interest, apart from the two spiral staircases that lead to the upper floors. The first was just off the small entrance hall with footprints in the dust on the steps, and the second was in the far corner of the storeroom, which appeared undisturbed.

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:43 am**

"Let's try the stairs to the turret first," says Bonnie.

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:32 pm**

"Sounds as good a plan as any, ja? The turret it is." Ascot heads back to the storeroom with the staircase leading upwards.

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2022 9:18 pm**

Snapper wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:32 pm

"Sounds as good a plan as any, ja? The turret it is." Ascot heads back to the storeroom with the staircase leading upwards.

"Forgiveness Sir Ascot, but if we arre doing ze hunting of a family of bumas as we arre bresuming, shouldnt we try to speak up our presence going upwards, yes? Ze debredator kind could ambush ze man going up, but a strong noise make keep zem retreated."

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2022 9:15 am**

"With all this stoor about any large animal prints will be clearly seen, plus at the moment we've yet to seen any faeces."[/b] Dr Douglas mentions, blushing slightly at Bonnie mumbling an apology at the vulgarity of the end of his comment.

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:43 pm**

Joajackson wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 9:18 pm "Forgiveness Sir Ascot, but if we arre doing ze hunting of a family of bumas as we arre bresuming, shouldnt we try to speak up our presence going upwards, yes? Ze debredator kind could ambush ze man going up, but a strong noise make keep zem retreated."

"Well, Father, my feeling is any predator worthy of the name would already have heard us and has already decided whether they are going to retreat or attack. But don't let me stop you making all the noise you like."

BoyBlunder78 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 9:15 am "With all this stoor about any large animal prints will be clearly seen, plus at the moment we've yet to seen any faeces."

Ascot snorts in amusement. "In the expeditioning business, we call that 'tracks and traces' to be polite, but I take your point. Let's see what's up here." He heads up the stairs, revolver still carefully pointed straight up.

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2022 8:56 pm**

Bonnie follows, her rifle also pointed safely upward, not too bothered by the explicit description.

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Posted: **Fri Dec 30, 2022 1:33 pm**

At the top of the spiral staircase, illuminated by the light from a arrowslit window, was a pile of broken bones…

Posted: **Fri Dec 30, 2022 2:50 pm**

"Bones. No obvious leopards. Doc, I'm thinking this is your specialty." Ascot shines a light on the bones but gets out of the way.

Posted: **Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:23 pm**

"I hope those aren't human," says Bonnie nervously as she steps aside.

Posted: **Sat Dec 31, 2022 2:12 am**

OOC: Is there an obvious skull or part of a skull in the pile? That would be a give-away.

Posted: **Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:18 pm**

Posted: **Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:28 pm**

OOC: would it be a biology role to check the bones? Determine age and sex?

Posted: **Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:32 pm**

Posted: **Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:37 pm**

Phew, that could've been awkward.....

Posted: **Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:06 pm**

Posted: **Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:24 pm**

Philulhu wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:06 pm
Definitely human, most likely male, given the shape of the pelvis. By the size, they’re from an adult and they lack signs of wear/arthritis which would suggest old age.

The larger bones do look as if something has gnawed at them to get at the bone marrow so can I have a SAN check, please…

‘What are they Doc?! Are they human?!’

‘I haven’t a clue, frankly! They could be halibut for all I know…!’

Posted: **Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:27 pm**

HARD SUCCESS!!!

Dr Douglas his eyebrows raised turning over each bone in his hand looks to the group. They are all male bones, all in their prime judging by the condition of them. Although they have all been drained of their bone marrow!!"
""Ascot what do you make of these teeth marks? Do they look familiar to you?" I hand him a femur bone.

" They dont strike a chord with me."

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Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2023 12:33 am**

"Well, at least it wasna a vampire that did this," says Bonnie.

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:26 am**

Ascot takes the proffered femur gingerly, between two fingers, looking slightly appalled. "Charming."

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Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:14 am**

"I can't tell what did that, but you're right, Doc, something has gnawed them open and eaten the marrow out. Ugh."

"Considering the coffins downstairs, this is making me feel very uneasy. Somebody or some animal has very strange tastes. I wonder if Mr Price will want his money back?"

Ascot rather carefully puts the bone back with the collection.

"Next staircase? Did anyone see an entrance to a cellar of any description, by the way?"

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:20 am**

"Not that I saw," says Bonnie, "but the other staircase is the most likely place to find it, so let's go there. I think we should look upstairs first before we venture down to the cellar, though."

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2023 6:09 am**

"Yes, I think you're right. Nice and methodical. Also, it would be nice not to have anything creep up behind us while we're heading down into a cellar."

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Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2023 6:36 pm**

"Lets see whats in this room to the left." Dr Douglas holds up the lantern and slowly enters the room.

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2023 1:48 am**

"Well spotted, Doc, I think I was distracted by the bones. Let's have a look about the upper floor. I feel like we're getting closer to the mystery."

Ascot cocks the hammer on his revolver.

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2023 5:29 am**

Bonnie keeps her rifle ready.

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2023 6:34 pm**

The room appeared to have been used as a drawing room at one time, with now moth-eaten comfortable chairs and a settee in front of the fireplace. On the stone walls were hide shields and weapons which Alex McMorn had presumably brought back from Africa.

The only other furniture was an empty dresser and a small bookcase. Diagonally opposite where they came in, an archway lead through to the next room.

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:19 pm**

Dr Douglas walks around the room to see if there are any signs of anything having been I the room.
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Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2023 4:57 am**

Bonnie looks at the bookshelves, curious to see what kinds of books are there.

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2023 6:34 am**

Ascot looks over to Bonnie. "I'm partial to Conan Doyle, Blyton and Buchan, myself."

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:40 am**

Clearly, no-one had been in this room for many years as the dust on the floor was untouched.

The books on the bookcase we’re a selection of rather dry tomes on a variety of subjects; geography, history, flora and fauna.

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2023 4:47 pm**

"Looks like the only '39 Steps' your getting are these stair cases Ascot" Says Dr Douglas as walks slowly to the archway.

Posted: **Fri Jan 06, 2023 5:40 am**

"I like those authors too," says Bonnie, "but I'm partial to Popular Mechanics myself. Shall we proceed through the archway?"

Posted: **Fri Jan 06, 2023 8:27 am**

"A hundred and twenty years and no-one could be bothered to steal those books. Riveting reading, I'm sure."

Ascot heads in the direction not yet explored on the upper level, occasionally testing the floor for good measure. He is somewhat untrusting of the stability of this building.

Posted: **Fri Jan 06, 2023 7:01 pm**

Philulhu wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:40 am Clearly, no-one had been in this room for many years as the dust on the floor was untouched.

The books on the bookcase we’re a selection of rather dry tomes on a variety of subjects; geography, history, flora and fauna.

Father Ó Shaban decided to check the flora and fauna books, to see if they had any references to Africa, that could be relevant.

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2023 5:56 pm**

While Father Ó Shaban perused the books on the shelves, the others made their way across the room towards the archway. It was created by a wooden screen that bisected the room, created two separate spaces.

As they looked through the arch, shadowed by the light from the nearby arrow slot, a large creature loomed out of the darkness, higher than human height, with sharp claws and vicious-looking teeth in an long, inhuman face…

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:05 pm**

Bonnie instinctively points her rifle at the thing and fires, hitting it right between the eyes!

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:44 pm**

Dr Douglas staggers back holding the lantern up, Staring in horror at the Creature.

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:55 pm**

The shot crashed out, ringing off the stone walls! The bullet ricocheted off the creature’s face and flew out of the window with a crash!

There was a moment’s silence (not that anyone would know it from the ringing in their ears) before there was a ‘crack’ and the bottom half of the creature’s face broke off, fell down and rolled across the floor…

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2023 7:12 pm**

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:52 pm**

Ascot is still pointing his revolver at the ceiling. "Ah, that's not what normally happens when we shoot live animals. Or people even."

He shines his torch on the thing, wondering if it's a taxidermed animal or something similar.

"Very good shooting, by the way."

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 12:09 am**

"Thank ye," says Bonnie. "I may be a wee slip of a lass, but I'm nae so helpless as a sheep."

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 1:31 am**

Terrifying it certainly appeared but alive it had never been, as Ascot’s torch revealed a stone statue of some ungodly creature. It stood seven feet tall with a sharp, pointed head, elongated limbs with vicious claws at the end of its fingers and a mouthful of serrated teeth (albeit that part was rolling around the floor as the lower part of the face had been broken off by Bonnie’s shot).

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 1:52 am**

Sanity 40%
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Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 2:08 am**

Bonnie calmly reloads her rifle and chambers a fresh round, comforted by the fact that had this thing actually been alive, she would have killed it with that shot.

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 5:00 am**

"Who on earth would put a statue like that in their house? Who would make a statue like that?"

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 5:05 am**

"Alex MacMorn," says Bonnie.

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 6:10 am**

Snapper wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 5:00 am

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OOC: Pass.

"Who on earth would put a statue like that in their house? Who would make a statue like that?"

Mr. Handy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 5:05 am

"Alex MacMorn," says Bonnie.

Father Ó Shaban had taken cover behind the scottish laddie he had paid to follow him, and behind a fauna book, as he was too occupied to have entered in the statue room. After a moment of pause, he spoke to the statue room. Not leaving his human shield.

"Inshallah! Forgivances, ze emglish shotterrs, but arre you safe or in ze mortal danger? Zis old man cannut survive against ze evil prredators, yes?"

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 11:21 am**

It was hard to tell what looked worse, the statue with the lower part of its face intact or without. At least it was just a statue and didn’t pose any further threat.

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 11:31 am**

"Well if it were to come to life it woukd be at a disadvantage. Does anyone recognise this beast?" Dr Douglas asks, vidibly still shaken by the shock.

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 11:39 am**

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 12:27 pm**

"It's just a, ah, statue of a monster, Father. And Bonnie shot it for good measure too. No particular cause for alarm."

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2023 3:25 pm**

With a slow walk, the Father entered the statue room, looking with quiet attention to the stone being.

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:50 am**

"Dinna fash, Father," says Bonnie. "Had it been a real beastie, it would have been dead after that shot."

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:39 am**

Far more interested in flesh and blood, real animals than statues of make-believe ones, Ascot continues exploring the upper floor.

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:12 pm**

This level was set out very much like the ground floor, although given over to living quarters rather than storage.

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:26 am**

Bonnie searches the room where the statue was found, looking for anything else of interest.

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:24 am**

Ascot heads for the far opposite room, past the other set of stairs.

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:26 am**

Dr Douglas goes to the room next to the statue in the right hand corner.

Still visibly shaken by the encounter with the statue Dr Douglas quickly scans the room before hurrying back to the centre of the main room, not really taking anything in.

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2023 12:26 am**

Neither Bonnie nor Dr Douglas could see anything else of note in the statue room. Father Ó Shaban approached the statue and studied it carefully.

As they looked about, Ascot crossed over to the spiral staircase in the other corner of the room. Looking down, it appeared that the steps lead back down to the entrance hall. Looking up, it appeared there was another floor above.

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:41 am**

Bonnie heads for the largest chamber and looks around.

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:59 am**

Philulhu wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 12:26 am Neither Bonnie nor Dr Douglas could see anything else of note in the statue room. Father Ó Shaban approached the statue and studied it carefully.

As they looked about, Ascot crossed over to the spiral staircase in the other corner of the room. Looking down, it appeared that the steps lead back down to the entrance hall. Looking up, it appeared there was another floor above.

Lore - Egyptology (70%) 1d100 Having been pre-warned about the statue, there’s no SAN loss. It clearly isn’t Egyptian in design but it does remind Eamon of some of the African carvings of elongated figures he had seen for sale in some of the souks and bazaars.

Father Ó Shaban was quite interested in the statue, finally speaking towards the rest.

"Inshallah! I rrecognize ze creaturre. While you, my combanions, may not know, zis one knows a lot of afrrican creatures, yes. Zis beast is... Definitely not from Egipt! But surely afrrican, yes. I believe it quite brobable, quite brobable for zis beast be what we look forr in zis house."

After thinking to the statue beast for a moment, he tried to find a pen in his things, if he did, he would get one of the old books and start to draw the statue in one of the empty initial pages. If he didn't have a pen he would ask for it.

"Forgiveness, ze combanions, anyone has a pen? I shall draw zis statue, forr if we need to show ze shape of ze beast to someone."

The Father wasn't an artist, and he was truly not trying to draw something good, just the minimun recognizable.

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:30 am**

Ascot produces a new pencil from his jacket pocket and hands it to Father Shaban. "There's another flight of stairs heading upwards this side. Shall we finish looking around here then head up?"

He goes back to poking about the unexplored areas of this floor.

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:01 am**

"Aye, a good plan," says Bonnie. "We should finish searching this floor first, then head upstairs."

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:48 am**

Beyond the spiral staircase was another corner room which appeared to have been used for storage as it was full of packing crates. At least, they had been packing crates at one time, as they now mostly resembled splintered firewood, with the room having been comprehensively trashed.

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:05 pm**

Once the drawing of the statue was good enough, he stopped to think for a moment, and then talked to Hamish, the scottish lad he was travelling with.

"Hamish, take ze brroken face of ze statue and trow it outside, yes? Trust me, inshallah, zis is a good idea."

After that was done the priest returned with the rest.

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:38 pm**

OOC: Are there any labels on the crates?

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:07 pm**

Gingerly, Hamish picked up the broken-off part of the statue and, holding it at arms’ length with a look of deep apprehension screwing up his face, headed off down the stairs…

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 5:26 am**

Bonnie inspects the wreckage of the crates, trying to determine if any of them could have been large enough to have contained the statue.

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:34 am**

Ascot stands still at the stairs, keen to get upstairs to make sure nothing teethy is up there, but anxious to wait until Hamish is safely back with them.

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:36 pm**

Most of the crate fragments were no longer than foot so Bonnie couldn’t tell definitively, but it was certainly a possibility.

Hamish trudged back up the stairs. ”I chucked it oot intae the grass,” he said.

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:25 pm**

Spoiler:

"Well, shall we have a look upstairs, just so I know there's not a leopard family waiting up above?" Ascot makes a start up the next flight of stairs.

Posted: **Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:40 pm**

Dr Douglas keeping close to the middle of the group, holding the lantern high trying to illuminate as much of the stairs and surrounding area as possible.

Posted: **Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:55 am**

Bonnie is second in line behind Ascot, in case her marksmanship is needed.

Posted: **Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:21 pm**

Emerging onto the second floor, they found themselves in what looked to be a study. Wooden shelves lined the walls and a large writing desk sat in front of the window, although light through the narrow slit was limited. The room had been comprehensively taken apart, with books torn to shreds and scattered across the floor.

Of more pressing concern was the skeletal remains that were scattered across the floor, with the bones cracked open and gnawed like those they had seen downstairs…

Posted: **Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:31 am**

"Well, still no wild animals." Ascot sounds somewhat disappointed. "Doc, your expertise is called for again." He gestures at the bones.

Ascot squints at the shredded books, looking for a title in the mess.

Posted: **Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:49 am**

Bonnie examines the writing desk, looking for hidden compartments or anything that the intruder might have missed.

Posted: **Sun Jan 15, 2023 1:22 am**

Dr Douglas walks over to the bones and picks one up to examine it.

OOC: Would i need to do a another roll to examine these bones since i already passed one on the previous bones?

Posted: **Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:35 pm**

Father Ó Shaban went up the stairs at the end of the group, looking arround the place with certain confusion he talked to Hamish.

"Hammish, forrgiveness, could you oben ze window more? My sight is not what it was."

With that done, he joined Bonnie to try to find something of interest, looking arround the wooden shelves.

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:41 am**

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2023 1:03 pm**

After gently uncocking his revolver with a distinct "click - click", Ascot squats down on his haunches and pokes around the mess with renewed interest.

Posted: **Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:10 pm**

Turning to Ascit Dr Douglas says The bones are human, look the same as before."

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2023 12:12 am**

The books and papers had been well and truly shredded, barely a sentence could be read from any of them, and the wind from the freshly opened window stirred them on the floor and threatened to send a few sailing down the stairs.

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:46 am**

Bonnie finds something, but she figures it can wait as she scrambles to retrieve the papers.

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2023 1:01 am**

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:02 am**

Ascot points the piece of paper out tho the others. "I don't know what that means but it gives me the willies, like the witch doctors back home. Father Shaban, you're our expert, does that mean anything to you?"

"Now, obviously we need to alert the local constabulary to the fact that people's remains have been disturbed. But I want to solve this now, discover who or what is responsible. If everyone agrees. I imagine Mr Price would like a solution from us too, preferably one without the supernatural."

"If we're all agreed, I suspect we should have a look in the old family tomb or crypt or whatever it is, next to this manor. Much as I hate to say that. Those bones must have come from somewhere though, eh? Not to mention the coffins."

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:15 am**

Snapper wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:02 am

Ascot points the piece of paper out tho the others. "I don't know what that means but it gives me the willies, like the witch doctors back home. Father Shaban, you're our expert, does that mean anything to you?"

"Now, obviously we need to alert the local constabulary to the fact that people's remains have been disturbed. But I want to solve this now, discover who or what is responsible. If everyone agrees. I imagine Mr Price would like a solution from us too, preferably one without the supernatural."

"If we're all agreed, I suspect we should have a look in the old family tomb or crypt or whatever it is, next to this manor. Much as I hate to say that. Those bones must have come from somewhere though, eh? Not to mention the coffins."

Father Ó Shaban looked at the paper Sir Ascot refered to. With considerable attention.

"Well... Yes, Sir Ascot. Myself is ze exbert in ze african languages, and religion... And arrchitecture. I am ze exbert in ze many zings. Forr starters, inshallah, ze lebbers aren't hieroglyphs, I zink..."

The religious men and expert studied the script, almost sure he wouldnt know what it meant. He was an expert in many things, but he knew little about african languages that arent Arabic, Ancient Egiptian, and Coptic.

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:56 pm**

There was nothing in the text that Father Ó Shaban recognised, despite his extensive studies. The words looked completely alien to all of them.

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:35 pm**

Oblivious to all this Dr Douglas says, "Well there seems to be one more floor at least. I can't see the local polis being interested in a load of old bones. They'd probaly blame it on the local wildlife and lay even more woe on that poor lad in custody and add desecration and grave robbing to the murder charge."

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:56 pm**

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:45 am**

OOC: Hard!

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:07 am**

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:25 am**

"Perhaps we should finish exploring the hoose before we report our findings," says Bonnie.

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:31 am**

"Well, I think everyone is agreed we keep exploring before we contact the authorities. Which suits me, I'm curious now."

"Depending on what we find upstairs, I'm still keen to double check there's not a cellar. Surely, some old Scottish laird would want a bolt hole to hide himself and his gold in when the redcoats were about?"

Ascot carefully cocks the revolver again and heads up the stairs. "How high can this places go?"

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:38 pm**

"Everyone be on there guard, all these bones can't have been from the crypt on account of the fact that there would've been no marrow left in the ancient bones. Like i said before, these bones are from fit and healthy folk." Ruairi says as he holds his lantern high and heads towards the stairs. Shotgun cocked.

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:02 pm**

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:05 pm**

Father Ó Shaban finally spoke about the strange writing they asked him to check.

"As expected, combanions. Yes, zis wrritings are nonsense. Or maybe a tybe of malasian cuneiform, yes? They mean nozing in any language I know of."

Relevant to the bone situation.

"No gud follower of our Lord would let bones of zeir fellow man to rot, yes? Ze old bones deserve the same resbect as ze new ones. But lets all be careful. Zis house looks exactly like de last visit I did to ze sahara, yes. Depresators dens, zem are always filled wiz bones."

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:30 pm**

BoyBlunder78 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:38 pm "Everyone be on there guard, all these bones can't have been from the crypt on account of the fact that there would've been no marrow left in the ancient bones. Like i said before, these bones are from fit and healthy folk." Ruairi says as he holds his lantern high and heads towards the stairs. Shotgun cocked.

Shaking his head at his own ramblings, Dr Douglas reflects that maybe he's still a little bit shaken from the statue encounter. "Sorry, I know what I said was bloody obvious, just trying to fill the silence."

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:30 pm**

Philulhu wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:02 pm
Sorry, me again! For clarity, all of the bones are old, not fresh. Dr. Douglas would be able to tell that from a quick examination as any tendons, muscles, etc. are long gone.

At the time they were gnawed, however, the previous owners were likely to have been freshly deceased, otherwise there would be little point in chewing them open.

Hope this helps

Posted: **Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:16 am**

"Good point, Doc, I did not realise these bones were, ah, more recent. Where did they come from then, I wonder? It makes me question how many people have actually been buried, or stayed buried, in recent years in the local cemetery. But how would the local people not know?"

"And there's still the question of what is doing this. Also, and I cannot stress this enough, this is making my skin crawl."

Trying to focus on the task in hand, Ascot prowls up the stairs.

Posted: **Sat Jan 21, 2023 6:36 am**

Bonnie follows them upstairs, her rifle at the ready in case the model for that statue appears.

Posted: **Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:49 am**

The spiral staircase lead up to the final floor. Unlike the floors below, this wasn’t partitioned but instead was one large rectangular room. Immediately to the right at the top of the stairs there was a barred wooden door, with another door further along the same wall. On the left hand wall, there were two further doors, although the furthest one was barely hanging from its hinges.

Posted: **Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:50 am**

"I think we should check this open door before we check the others." mentions Ruairi as he walks slowly into the room. Noting the lack of bones. " Seems to be no bones here, either the creature hasnt been here, or" Looking at the door on its hinges, "may have its 'nest' here."

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:51 am**

"That sounds like a plan. Let's have a look." Ascot heads for the door barely hanging.

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:04 am**

Bonnie nods, standing directly across from and training her rifle on the open door.

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:30 pm**

The small room behind the broken door contained ragged African clothing and decorations around the walls. Noticeably, the trail of bones that they had seen on the second spiral staircase seemed to lead here, and there were a couple of larger bones that had been gnawed through in search of the marrow inside.

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:06 pm**

"Looks like we may have found the beasts lair." Everyone be on their guard!"/color] Dr Douglas holding the lantern high walks slowly to the door next to the broken door. And listens to see of he can hear anything.
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OOC: pass

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2023 5:43 am**

Bonnie trains her rifle on this door and stands ready.

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:15 am**

The second door was of more solid construction, with a heavy lock and key in situ.

Listening at the door, Dr Douglas could hear pigeons cooing.

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:41 pm**

"Doc, if you can open the door, I'll be ready to see what's behind it."

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2023 6:41 pm**

Reaching out for the handle, Dr Douglas turns to Ascit and Bonnie " On three, ready? 1......
2... ..
3....!!"
The Doctor turns the handle quickly and pushes the door open, jumping back in expectation .

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:43 am**

The door swung about halfway before it got stuck on the floor. Simultaneously, there was a sudden burst of movement and a rapid fluttering noise and if took a moment for them to realise that the door had opened onto a small balcony and they had disturbed a pigeon which had made its nest there…

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:53 am**

Father Ó Shaban, that had stayed behind them all for security spoke, incapable of seeing beyond the group to the balcony.

"Based in yourr silence, I can do ze subbosition zat ze group has found no beast, yes? Zat of the beast was a medusa, and now you are all of ze stone."

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:36 am**

"Just a wee pigeon," says Bonnie.

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:38 pm**

"I remember reading about the Medusa when I was a boy! Can't remember much else about the story except it was beheaded by King Arthur with Excalibur, and then the three hundred Spartans are killed."

"Right, next door if you please, Doc."

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:28 pm**

Nodding somely the doctor moves to the next door. Grabbing the handle, turning his head to face Ascot and Bonnie. Once more into the breach my friends......
1.......
2......
3.......!
Once again he flings the door open, stepping back onto of the way.

Posted: **Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:30 am**

As the other stood ready, Dr Douglas pulled hard at the handle but the door didn’t move. It was stuck fast.

Posted: **Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:02 am**

OOC: so is this the barred door? Or would the be the last door top right?

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