You look around for a plank you can light. There's plenty of twigs, but the chunks from the well cover are too chunky. You could peel a board from one of the buildings and try to break it along its length.
You grab a bunch of twigs and twist them together into a little twig-cage-torch, stuff the inside with dry grasses and leaves, light it with your Engraved Lighter, and toss it into the well.
The wavering circle of light falls past the well's rugged stone walls. With all the shadows, smoke, quick descent, and the bad viewing angle, you can't tell much about the walls. The brand falls about 30' and lands on some leaves, which begin to burn and smoke. The smoke begins to rise slowly out of the well. The well is about 4' across.
You check out the shed in the SW. It has a stone rear wall with some kind of forge or furnace built into it. The roof and side walls are wood timbers with vertical planks on the walls and horizontal planks on the roof, holding up the slate tiles. The front is open. Very rusted forge implements hang on the walls and are laying on the ground, sometimes embedded in the dirt and leaves.
The forge itself is clearly of much higher quality than the stone wall behind it. It looks like it was made out of a single huge stone.
Between the barn and the shed there's a roof extension that collapsed onto a bin of coal.
The compound is arranged like this, with descriptions you can tell from the outside, or a more detailed italicized description if you've explored it:
[North, overlooks bridge]
Two-Storey Tall Square Building Open Space
[West, overlooks cliff] Barn Well Entrance Gate [East, down to road]
Smithy Shed Lodge Cottage
[South]
You're at the shed.
The area is quiet.
Claire, Charlotte, and Pearl are here. Everyone is completely covered in blood.
Equipment
Clothes: Fur Cloak, Trousers, Belt with Dagger Sheath and Pouch, Floppy Boot Hat, Cloth-Wrapped Sandals
Armor: None
Jewelry: Ceramic Ocarina Necklace (0 ENC)
In Hand: Flimsy Goblin Spear, Lame Torch (Lit)
Satchel [10/10]:a Big Heavy Book [Unlocked] (10 ENC), Densely-Written Love Letter (0 ENC)
Dagger (Belt Sheath)
Bottle [1/1]: 2 Pints of Unknown Liquid
Torch
Sausages x2 (1 ENC)
Bread Loaf
Jug [1/4]: 2 Pints Hard Cider
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Compass
Pocketknife
Engraved Lighter
Pack of Cards
Handful of Bugs
Engraved Gold Engagement Ring
Equipment
Clothes: Black Cloth Pants, Black Cloth Shirt, Black Hooded Cloak, Black Leather Gloves, Black Leather Boots, Belt with Axe Loop and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: None
In Hand: Bow
Sturdy Backpack [7/20]: Hardtack x10 (1 ENC), Salamander Hide x3 (3 ENC), Salamander Head (3 ENC)
Hand Axe (Belt Loop)
Quiver [1/1]: Arrows x39
Bota Bag [4/4]: 8 Pints Water
50' Rope (2 ENC)
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Tinderbox
(Unknown)
Equipment
Clothes: Black Cloth Pants with Two Dagger Sheaths, Black Cloth Shirt, Black Hooded Cloak, Black Leather Gloves, Black Leather Boots, Bandolier with Six Dagger Sheaths, Belt with Sword Sheath and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: None
In Hand: Short Sword
Cute Square Backpack [3/10]: Mixed Nuts x3 (1 ENC), Dried Meat x4 (1 ENC), Rolled Blanket
7 Daggers (Belt Sheaths)
1 Melty Dagger (Belt Sheath)
Bota Bag [4/4]: 8 Pints Water
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Tinderbox
(Unknown)
Equipment
Clothes: Dark Purple Fur-Lined Pants, Grey Cloth Shirt, Brown Leather Vest, Deep Green Hooded Cloak, Brown Leather Gloves, Brown Leather Boots, Belt with Dagger Sheath and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: Silver Bracelets x5 (0 ENC)
In Hand: Dagger
Satchel [10/10]: Dried Fruit x5 (1 ENC), Dried Meat x4 (1 ENC), Pearl's Spellbook {Pyrotechnics, Whispered Message} (5 ENC), Coffer [Locked] [2/3]: 75 oz Gold, 100 oz. Silver (3 ENC)
Bota Bag [4/4]: 8 Pints Water
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Hollow Reeds and Cobweb x35 (Whispered Message)
Guano and Sulfur Balls x22 (Pyrotechnics)
Lockpick Kit (1 ENC)
(Unknown)
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