An ancient shrunken old man
He grabbed me and started to drag me toward the torture rack. "it's been ages, since I practiced with the rack!". Barbara and Dave pushed the old man, hard against the door frame. As he lost his balance, you break free. All three of you run out to the landing. At the far end of the dim upstairs hallway, you see dark and much narrower stairway leading up. Do you run for your life, downstairs the way you came? Or do you climb the stairway and explore?
"What are you kids doing here?", he wheezed. His hair was thin and a wispy blue. Several strands where standing straight up.
