A Few Chintz Curtains, Some Throw Pillows...
You glance around the dusty, cobweb-strewn hallway, deciding where next to explore. A heavy oaken door looms before you, and stairs wind their way upwards into the gloom, and downwards into darkness.
None of these three choices appear likely to lead you somewhere nice, but then it's a haunted mansion. You're not particularly expecting to stumble on a hidden entrance to FAO Schwartz.
| Descend |
You walk down a dingy, dimly-lit hallway to the communal bathroom at the end. The facilities are coated in various colors and textures of mold, slime, and unidentifiable gick -- you certainly wouldn't want to either number 1, 2, or 3 in here. Fortunately, since you've never done any of these things in the Kingdom, you're not about to start now.
You see the Voyeuristic Artist zipping up at one of the urinals. He sees you and beckons you over. Since he's too short to reach the sink, you decline his proffered handshake. He motions for you to bend down so he can whisper in your ear.
"Hey," he says, "you look like a nice kid. Maybe you can help me out, and help yourself out a little in the process."
"Uh, what do you need?"
"The hottest -- I mean, sweetest and most Bohemian -- courtesan in the whole Rogue Windmill is getting ready to give herself to our arch-nemesis, the Rat-Faced Duke. He won't finance our new musical until she gives it up to him, but we can't let her do it. I mean, that guy's the antithesis of our whole movement! I think with my artist's skills, I can disguise you to look like him."
"Oh," you say, "so you want me to woo the courtesan, become her one true love, and live happily for a few weeks before she dies of consumption?"
"Well, we hadn't really thought that out," he says, "but at the very least, you could get some action."
You're not sure how much action you want from someone who's constantly coughing up blood, but you sit back, relax for a while, and let the Artist disguise you, just to get him off your back.
 | You gain ??~80~?? hit points. |
 | You acquire an effect: Rat-Faced (duration: 5 Adventures) |
| Open the door |
| Ascend |
Occurs at The Mouldering Mansion.
