Madbrook Manor Notes

The Wanderers and Loras go into Madbrook Manor

* Large stone statue
* Ornate dining room
* They meet Lord Madbrook in the Dining Room
	+ Has glasses
	+ Frustrated to have to deal with all the Wanderers
	+ Wants them to fix an injustice
* Loras gives them a tour
	+ Kitchen
		- Ovens, Stoves, Pots, Pans
		- A scowling male Elf named Cyril, the cook
			* Says if you go looking for secrets you will be killed
			* He only cooks and sleeps
	+ Wine Cellar
		- Down stairwell, repurposed as a dungeon
		- Halfling named Deck is tied up there, gagged
			* She had a hand crossbow
			* Attempted a robbery
				+ Didn't have a set prize in mind
			* Will be let out in a few days
			* Visibly pissed
	+ Lounge
		- Has Gregorios, a goliath maid, nailing a painting into the wall
			* She turns to talk to us and breaks a glass statue
			* Aggarash finds which pieces fit together but can't stick them together
			* She can provide no useful information
	+ Study
		- Monocle wearing Dwarf named Parssel
			* Knows about the Wanderers
		- Has bookshelves, glass cupboards, desks
	+ Greenhouse
		- Tiefling named Taggeldorp, watering the plants
			* She is very spacey
			* Working there for eight years, enjoys the quiet
			* Has no idea who the Wanderers are
	+ Loras reveals that Lord Madbrook is periodically visited by a bald woman in his bedroom, they talk for hours and afterward Lord Madbrook has lots of plans
		- Last visit was a week ago
	+ Dorms
		- The staff usually sleeps in here, but they were given up for the Wanderers
		- 4 bunk beds with footlockers, nothing super nice but livable
		- Painting of girl in fancy dress with hand out
			* no visible nails
	+ Master Bedroom
		- Very nice door, large glass windows, tapestries all around, one bed, one desk, one dresser
		- Human man named Isthmus
			* Is the son of Lord Madbrook
			* working on letters for his father at his desk
	+ Lots of crow statues, these are in every single room
	+ Library
		- Might have answers
		- FULL OF BOOKS OH MY GOOD SO MANY BOOKS FLOOR TO CEILING
		- Not much space to read
		- Fancy bookends
		- Half Orc Librarian named Atticus
			* Doing research, knows about Serriss Caivan
			* Exchanges letters with people in Selse, Illeyre, and Wander
			* Knows Lord Madbrook wants Wanderers to serve justice, unclear for what
			* Aggarash tasks him with finding the sequel to feather leather
	+ Lord Madbrook has gone to bed!
	+ Dorms
		- Aggarash and Warrior McFighter take first shift
		- Lightening strikes and a woman shrieks
	+ The Study door is open
		- Lord Madbrook is dead and Loris is freaking (it was her scream)
		- Blood pooling around him
		- ALL HEAR A VOICE
			* Lord Madbrook consulted with Derrigan, a powerful wizard, and asked her if he would die
			* This week she told him he would die and that the Wanderers would arrive with two nobles
			* She said that the Wanderers would carry out justice
		- The Eyes of The Raven are magically glowing
		- Kaedra orders everyone stay in the Madbrook Manor, Clover blocks the door
		- They realize a crossbow bolt is in his neck, a recent kill, he now looks recently drained
			* Found out later he was poisoned via an apple
		- Toven talks to Loras
			* Loras relays that Isthmus said no one would get to sleep in the study, Loras was outside when she found him dead.
			* Loras joins the party to open doors.
	+ The Wanderers go to the cellar
		- Deck is ungagged but still tied
		- Says her crossbow was taken by Loris when she was arrested
		- The Wanderers find that her crossbow is gone, the bolts match up with the ones in Lord Madbrook's neck
		- Deck is actually holding the ropes, makes a run for it but Loras locks the door
			* Deck is genuinely surprised by the missing crossbow though
			* Loras notes that a crank is missing, found under Deck's chairs
		- Deck notes that she has generally has three visitors
			* Cyril to feed
			* Gregorios to clean
			* Loras for security
			* Loras says she has the only keys, and didn't let anyone in after the Wanderers
	+ Sleeping arangements
		- Loras - main hall
		- Isthmus - balcony, doesn't seem emotionally distraught, more angry
		- Cyril - kitchen
		- Atticus - library
		- Gregorios - lounge
		- Parssel - other side of balcony
		- Taggeldorp - garden
	+ Study
		- Lord Madbrook was likely killed by posion
		- Hand-crossbow tossed through the window
		- Warrior McFighter tried to get it but gets frozen
		- Kelta find his key
		- Kaedra determines that poison, fenbreyer, killed him first
	+ Master Bedroom
		- Warrior McFighter find letter showing concern about Wander
		- Finds reading book and that the crow has glowing eyes, and locked desk
			* In locked desk finds two letters, neither addressed to particular person
				+ "Stay loyal and you shall get what you deserve"
				+ "I know what your family did"
	+ Garden
		- Fennbriar found
		- Taggeldorp talks to them about it and confirms it could be poisonous
	+ INTERROGATION TIME - Lounge
		- Cyril
			* Did have Fennbriar but that is used in high elf cooking
			* Seemed to demonstrate innocence under zone of truth
			* Gregorios was being blackmailed
		- Gregorios
			* We figure out that it is her through zone of truth because she was being blackmailed
		- Atticus
			* Wanderers find out Madbrooks expanded into goliath territory, they fought back, led by the Melbourne family. Goliaths lost.
		- Loris
			* Says Lord Madbrook was in the wrong
			* Asks for Gregorios' protection
	+ TRIAL
		- Wanderers have to compete with Lord Madbrook to make arguments to convince all the people of the manor to oppose Lord Madbrook.
			* They persuade everyone!
			* AND LORIS POSSESES STATUE TO SMASH LORD MADBROOKS CROW STATUES
			* Lord Madbrook loses, Gregorios is free