NAME heard a deep throaty laugh echoing through an otherwise deserted hall. In the third room he/she checked, NAME was startled to see a giant visage floating above the dining room table. It laughed again and said "Puny human, you have angered the spirits of this castle. Begone!"
NAME joined the short line of adventurers taking their turn to enter the castle and search for the cause of the problem.
NAME took a shortcut through Hornfang Forest to save some time.