Continued.
>Observing from outside, it is revealed that they have exited a pyramid.
In all cases, anyone stepping beyond the threshold of the doors and fully entering the rooms finds themselves trapped with no way back.
2.) A stinking thing squishes and oozes its way through the darkest alleys in the evening. No one leaves their homes at night for fear of it, as people and pets who are caught outdoors are found as skeletons come morn.
3.) A seasonal storm has flooded the city, and its streets are now three feet underwater save for the tallest hills. Foul fish attack anyone foolish enough to wade in the fetid waters, and strange croaking speech can be heard at midnight.
4.) A circus has arrived, filled with all manner of strange freaks, as is their menagerie. Their performances last all night, and some wayward souls never find their way back. The mayor never attends the circus, but has ordered the constabulary to leave them alone. Pleas from those who have lost family members in recent days fall on deaf ears.
5.) The mayor (or lord) has gained a new vizier. A strange man who works no magic, carries no weapons, but is strangely persuasive, and seems to know what others will say before they say it. Various factions have already tried to assassinate him, but his luck is unbelievable - he spills a poisoned goblet, changes direction and is missed by a poignard, or sneezes of avoids the quarrel of a crossbow. It is rumored that no one is beyond his charms, and he has bedded and discarded several well-bred ladies (and men) in the weeks since he has come to court.
6.) Millions of moths come to the city each year on the night of the summer solstice. It is considered good luck, and people buy, rent, or build extra lanterns to attract the moths. The city is bathed in light broken by the fluttering of the furry creatures.
This summer solstice however, the moths do not come.