Roster

• Shaun
• Terry
• Dan
• Phobe
• Reid (left before stradh convo due to ill)
• Josh
• Lily

recap

The last zombie fell to your blades, its lifeless body crumpling at Ismark’s feet. As the dust settled, a tall dusk elf emerged, his presence suffused with an aura of screams. He read a proclamation declaring the siege over and the villagers spared, his tone dripping with mockery as he congratulated Ismark on his “loss.” Fear gripped the party, and you fled back to the mansion, only to find Kolyan, Ismark’s father, struck dead, and Ireena bitten by a vampyr. The weight of Barovia’s curse pressed heavier upon you.

That night, you rested in the burgomaster’s house, the air thick with tension as Ireena and Ismark’s heated argument echoed through the halls. Morning brought the grim task of carrying Kolyan’s coffin to the local church. As you searched the dead, you found a page ripped from a book, its script written in a strange, foreign language. Inside the church, Apa discovered Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, a tome filled with cryptic knowledge about all things gothic, though much of it remained indecipherable.

The priest, Donnavich, lamented his inability to perform holy rites without his missing pendant. His sorrow was interrupted by a scream from below—Doru, his son, had returned. Descending into the underloft, you found Doru transformed into a vampire spawn, though his soul remained intact. He revealed that Van Richten was in Barovia, the very reason Doru had led the rebellion. In gratitude for your kindness, Doru directed you to a hidden cache of treasures before you performed the funeral rites and bid heartfelt goodbyes.

Leaving the church, you made a brief stop at Ireena’s request to gather her personal belongings. On the road, you encountered scouts searching for the Lansten family, only to find them moments later as walking zombies. Choosing stealth over confrontation, you let the undead pass and searched for the cache Doru had mentioned. Silas, ever the puzzle-solver, unlocked the chest to reveal its treasures: three gems—a ruby, opal, and emerald—needled braces, a barbed javelin, an ebony arrow, and a lantern housing a blue spirit.

Continuing your journey, you reached a crossroads. Turning right, you were met by a black carriage, from which Strahd von Zarovich himself emerged. The vampire lord introduced himself with chilling familiarity, addressing each of you by name and revealing knowledge he should not have possessed. He made promises: to Enya, he vowed to find her husband in exchange for bringing Ireena to his castle; to Silas, he offered the gift of true flight, though his price remained unspoken. Azurite, however, tested Strahd’s patience with his rudeness, earning a swift and humiliating punishment—a flick of Strahd’s wrist sent him upside down, begging for mercy.

As Strahd departed, Enya searched for the blue-tipped raven that had been watching over you. Instead of the raven, she heard a pained squawk and found the creature dying on the ground. From the shadows, a giant wooden scarecrow-like crow descended, its wingtips tipped with silvered darts. The creature attacked, its movements unnaturally swift, and the party braced for battle—****

Session Overview

• players helped Ismark defeat the last zombie
• Tall dusk elf, with an aura of screams, read a proclamation declaring the siege over, and the villagers spared.
• Also congratulated Ismark on his loss. With fear the party ran back to the mansion.
• There they found Ismars farther, Kolyan struck dead, and ireena bitten by a vampyr.
• They slept in the burgomasters house, overhearing an argument between ireena and ismark.
• In the morning they helped carry the coffin to the local church. and whilst searching the dead, found a page ripped from a book written in strange language.
• In the curch Apa found van richtens guide to ravenloft. a book partly in a foreign language, about all things gothic
• Donnavich, the local priest, expressed his sorrow at being unable to perform holy rites without his pendent. They heard a scream from under, and found Doru had returned to his fartherm and was being held prisoner in the underloft.
• Going below the party found a vampire spawn looking doru. but confirmed that his soul was intack.
• In return, Doru said Van richten is here in barovia. and thats why Doru led the rebellion. He also directed the players to a hidden cache of goodies.
• The ceromony was preformed, and some heartfelt goodbyes were said.
• they left, making a quick stop at ireenas request to gather some personal belongings.
• On the road they met some scouts looking for the lansten family, shortly after departing they found sed family, but unfortunately as walking zombies.
• Hiding they let the zombies pass, then searched for the cache.
• Silas quickly figured out the puzzle, opening the chest and revealing 7 items.
  • 3 Gems, Ruby, Opal and emerald.
  • Needled braces
  • Barbed javelin
  • Ebony arrow
  • Lantern with a blue spirit inside.
• Continuing on the road they found a crossroads. moving right they ran into a black carriage.
• from the carriage stepped stradh von zarovich.
• He introduced him self and talked to each player, knowing more than he should of about each.
• they discussed many topics, stradh promised enya he would find her husband in return for brining ireena to the castle. he also promised silas true flight, but did not mention what in return.
• Azurite was rude multiple times with him, so to make an example he flipped azurite upside down with a flick of his wrist. Asking him to beg for mercy to be let go.
• As stradh left, Enya looked for the blue tipped raven, couldnt see them but heard a pained squak and whimpering. Running to find out what it was, they found the raven dying on the floor. A giant wooden scarecrow like crow swept down attacking the players, its wing tips tiny silvered darts.