Blackwood Manor
A sturdy two-story estate built from dark granite and ironwood, standing amidst a grove of twisted oaks. The exterior remains pristine despite the damp climate, with freshly painted black shutters and a heavy oak front door that features a brass knocker shaped like a weeping eye.
Blackwood Manor
Tense and unnervingly silent: the air carries a faint scent of lavender and ozone. Every footstep echoes with unnatural clarity on the polished floorboards, and the temperature drops noticeably when crossing the thresholds of the main rooms.
A sturdy two-story estate built from dark granite and ironwood, standing amidst a grove of twisted oaks. The exterior remains pristine despite the damp climate, with freshly painted black shutters and a heavy oak front door that features a brass knocker shaped like a weeping eye.
Exceedingly formal but visibly trembling when discussing the manor's previous owners: he has a nervous habit of checking his pocket watch every few minutes.
History
The Five Chambers
The ground floor is divided into functional mystery hubs: the Kitchen is oddly clinical and stocked with rare spices: the Dining Room features a table permanently set for twelve: the Library holds thousands of books with blank spines: the Solarium is filled with pale, translucent flora: and the Main Hall serves as the nexus of the house's strange acoustics.
Upper Floor Guest Rooms
The second floor contains five bedrooms. Each room is decorated in a different primary color and contains a journal that ends abruptly on the same calendar date, despite the journals being written decades apart. The master suite features a vanity mirror that does not show the reflection of the person standing directly in front of it.
Security and Hazards
For a level 5 party, the mansion is guarded by two Rugs of Smothering in the library and three suits of Animated Armor in the main hall. A Glyph of Warding is hidden on the basement trapdoor that, when triggered, casts a Cloudkill spell within the confined space of the library.
Denizens
Exceedingly formal but visibly trembling when discussing the manor's previous owners: he has a nervous habit of checking his pocket watch every few minutes.
A stern woman with keys perpetually rattling at her belt who refuses to enter the library after sunset and carries a pouch of salt at all times.
A pale man who communicates only through gestures and always keeps his left hand gloved: he moves with a fluid, almost boneless grace.
Rumors & Plot Hooks
- 1.Local villagers claim the lights in the solarium glow a faint purple at midnight
- 2.The food prepared in the kitchen never seems to go cold or spoil regardless of the room temperature
- 3.Shadows in the dining room sometimes move a second after the people casting them
Classified Entry
A trapdoor hidden beneath the heavy rug in the library leads to a reinforced stone basement containing a silver mirror that shows the mansion as it appeared one hundred years ago.
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