TOOL SHED
You open the door into the tool shed. The shed is dusty and barely standing. Rusted tools hang on pegs. A brass lantern rests on a shelf.
A hunched figure startles as you enter — an old groundskeeper wrapped in patched coats.
Character: Old Groundskeeper
Dialogue (on first encounter):
“Ah! Thought the woods had finally claimed me. You’re heading down there, aren’t you?”
“Take the lantern. Darkness below doesn’t forgive.”
Dialogue (if asked about cave):
“Stairs spiral where stone remembers feet. Don’t trust echoes — they lie.”
Items:
Lantern (unlit)