REFUGEVILLE

Once in the art of domination adventure, there was an isolated sign in the middle of a snow field. The sign said 'If you can read this, you aren't supposed to be here, so there's a mine field around this sign"...
I'll admit I'm sort of getting the same vibes from about half the objects here.

One interesting thing tho, way back Kori said

- Brain Box: East. Aello tells your people there is a very large tent that smells of rotten eggs on the way there. The Brain Box itself is a gigantic brain-looking thing made of steel.

This is quite different of what we're seeing. And no trae of that tent. Id o wonder if Kori info was wrong then or things just changed in the meantime.

>Wlly also failed to mention any of those, which is weird given how close the factory and forest are from the river but then again we didn't ask directly and he likely keep mostly underwater for safety reasons so...

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>Okay first thing first, do NOT step on the signet circle or too close around no matter what.
If our explorators re interested in anything from the circle (and the book might be interesting, even if just to check the title, same for the brain, even if jsut to smash it and make sure it'll never bepart of any monster..) they should use a long branch (hell a litteral ten foot pole would be great here) to fish them and push them out of the circle.
Might be a good idea to do this when we're comming back fromt he epedition

>Given the fact the factory been already looted means it's likely not dangerous anymore,on the other hand it's still afiliated with the Signet, rght in front of the forest who is likely a Signet folower refuge ad probaly doesn't conain anything vauable anymore.
It could be a good spot to keep tabs on the forest tho.

Worth getting a look in even if jsut to see if we can get spy at the center of the forest from it's windows

>Forest isbad news all over. Even if our protection against mind control could protect us from a potential mind control,th trees moving by themselves are unerving and given the proimity to the circle, signet worshipers are likey close. Don't go in there, don't go too close.
What is interesting about ti is that it could be a source of wood (and god know our three/four trees at home will be a source of sticks for only so long) but the trees moving by themselves is.. nope.

>A dead body lying apparently in the middle of nowhere seriously look like shmuck bait...
The only thing that make me slightly hesistate in declaring it a trap is the apparent nakedness,which would mean it was effectively looted after death. But then why are the bag and scroll still there ifit belonged to them ? Maybe they werewothless to whoever did this, maybe they were left after, maybe they're a trap, no way to know jsut like that.

Use extreme caution to investigate. If the horse smell something bad, abor. If you see something aproahing, abort, even if it looks human, especial f it look human.

>Once again, multiple bodies around that bridge are a red flag but it could be explained in many ways.

Tempted to investigate it notheless.

>Walking skinn:
... er, no bloody idea. But given it's proximity to the brain box and the general signet imagery all along, I'd rather gettng too close to disembodied body parts avoid it for

>Brain Box
.... Likely dangerous but it might be a good idea to check the entrance as well as lookng if we can see what lies futher East behind it.

TL.DR
-Don't get in the circle. Only interact with the object in it with a long stick or pole. Try to push the book and brain out.
-Don't go into the forest for now, don' even get too close.
-If they check the corpse, use extreme prudence. If they see a single trace of movment, of the horse hesitating oreel jsut littletoo much heat, abort iediatly.
-Avoid the skinn for now
-Might as well check the bridge
-Check the factory, see if they can see ore about the forest from it.
-check the brain box closer but don't penetrate into it.