The Split Party

The party wakes up in one of the following three rooms, in any combination. They can hear each other through the rooms and should be able to link back up quickly.

The party has their weapons and magical items (such as spellbooks) returned to them, but their backpacks have been stolen with all of their other supplies in it!

They are also missing the keepsake they have kept to remind them of their family.

Master Suite beautiful curtained beds

rain still pounding outside, running fanciful patterns across the glass windows

the smell of cat piss wafts through the floorboards

shouting and clanking from the parlor

Master Bathroom slick linoleum bathtub half-filled with dirty water

a closet filled with ugly moth-eaten dresses and a few noble gowns worn with age

a dead cat underneath the bathtub, eaten by flies and ants; very recently killed

shouting and clanking from the door out to the hall, leading to the parlor

Parlor cold marbled floors

beautiful chandeliers and candelabras along the walls

a cat , perched on a cabinet of wine glasses, hissing at a hulking piece of animated armor

, perched on a cabinet of wine glasses, hissing at a hulking piece of the animated armor is strangling Polly, hoisting her up against the wall. She croaks out for help! Dramatic Question Can the party regroup and save Polly from the animated armor? Combat the animated armor is made of solid gold, and each hit carves grooves and recesses that don't go away; by the end of the fight it is dulled and covered with holes

is made of solid gold, and each hit carves grooves and recesses that don't go away; by the end of the fight it is dulled and covered with holes when the animated armor dies, its illusion strips away: it's actually made of low-quality rusted iron

the animated armor hits Polly automatically with two slam attacks each round until it's pulled away from her or killed. If it deals her more than 11 damage before then, it kills her. If Polly survives, her voice is hoarse and she's severely weakened. She asks the party to leave her here, and maybe look for her shield and spear and return it to her so she can defend herself next time.