Ghosts of Richten House
Hook
Several spirits haunt Richten House, many apparently searching for Van Richten or reliving moments of fear and loss.
Known manifestations
- A woman in a torn nightgown applying makeup asked whether the party were Van Richten and wailed when they were not.
- An old woman cried, “Baron, no,” and begged to be spared.
- A smiling woman in the upper parlor welcomed the party and asked where Van Richten was before vanishing.
- A little girl’s ghost clutched a doll in a cobwebbed bedroom.
- Erasmus van Richten silently communicated through conjured memories and guided the party through the house.
- An angry cook endlessly peeled potatoes in the pantry.
- A red-haired, violet-eyed hunter danced alone with two bleeding bite marks on her neck.
- A housekeeper hung from a noose in the maid’s room.
Related clues
- An ivory urn bears the name Ingrid van Richten.
- Erasmus was confirmed as Van Richten’s son.
- Erasmus revealed that the red-haired hunter sacrificed herself to save Van Richten.
- Much of the house remains immaculate despite abandoned upper rooms.
- Erasmus later revealed that he became a vampire and was killed by his father.
- Van Richten appeared tormented by dreams and hauntings in his library.
Open questions
- Who is each ghost?
- Is the torn-nightgown woman Ingrid?
- Which Baron was the old woman addressing?
- What binds Erasmus to the house and the party after his death as a vampire?
- Who was the red-haired hunter?
- What binds the spirits to the house?