Roster

• Apa
• Enya
• Kaelin Stonefist
• Azurite Lightsworn
• Lily of the Valley

Absent

• Dan
• Phobe

Recap;

Last time, after Rictavio's tale faded into the tavern's smoke, whispers of Baron Vallakovich stirred tension in the air. A drunken comment nearly silenced the room—and Szoldar's friend knew to hush him quick.

That night, Azurite dreamed: Strahd offered to cure his lycanthropy... if he'd invite him into Vallaki. Azurite refused—and awoke in a nightmare, the party dead, Apa screaming, “You monster!”

In the morning, unrest simmered. Rictavio received a parcel marked Zero. Our raven-tailed ally took wing to follow him. But fate found us first.

On the streets, the Baron’s coat was sullied by a townsfolk’s stumble. He ordered her arrest. Enya intervened; Azurite stalked through the crowd. Words turned to threats, and then—steel. Azurite struck, the Baron’s head thudding beside Enya in the mud.

Then came Izek. A demon-armed juggernaut who dropped Azurite, again and again. The party fought valiantly, felling guards. Enya rallied peasants. But Izek’s axe ended it.

Bleeding out, Azurite whispered, “Strahd Von Zarovich… I invite you in.”

Strahd answered. Vallaki fell in moments. Vampires, ghouls, terror in the streets.

And Azurite... closed the door behind them, sealing them in with what they’d unleashed.

Session Overview

• The session started after Rictavio finished his story.
• The players milled about, overhearing some hushed coversations about the Baron Vargas Vallakovich
• One of the patrons Szoldar. asked to hear a story about a crazed baron, the pub went silent, and his friend hushed him.
• The other 2 stocky looking brothers awkwadly took a drink and got up to leave bidding farewell.
• Rictavio and the players also slept.
• Azurite was visited by stradh in his dreams. He offered a cure for the lycanthropy in exchange for him inviting stradh into vallaki.
• Azurite refused, then woke up in a feverish nightmare. infront of him was the party, dead. Only Apa alive, apa turns and screams, you monster, how could you do this.
• Azurite then wakes up.
• They go down, and get some breakfast, but are warned about the political unrest in the town. and urged not to seek trouble.
• They also over hear Rictavio receiving a parcel for 'zero' and told the same warning.
• The players ask there blue tipped raven friend to follow Rictavio.
• On the way to the shops they encounter Baron Vargas Vallakovich. A woman gets knocked over splashing mud on his coat.
• He orders his guardsmen to arrest the woman, The guards men, Izek, A bulky strong looking man, with his right arm red, and swolen, as if demonic. Hissing with smoke. Grabs the woman.
• Enya cleans the barons coat, and asks for the woman not to be taken, meanwhile Azurite sneaks through the crowd. behind him.
• The baron threatens Enya, which Enya does not appreciate, she attempts to intimidate the baron. To which he looks visibly shaken. Izek however blocks her and throws her to the ground.
• As Enya is laying in the dirt, she hears the crowd scream and a thuck of somthing hitting the ground beside her. She looks over and sees the barons head.
• Azurite has chopped clean through.
• Izek, his eyes burning with rage knocks Azurite the ground and begins wailing on him.
• The party does there best to stop this, but attacks seem to glance off him. They do however make short work of the guards pouring in from the alleys.
• Azurite goes unconcious, and again hears the voice of Stradh. Invite him, and he will help.
• His eyes flutter back open and he attempts to fight, but again is knocked down. Izeks spit flickers across his face as Izek screams in frustration, throttling the paladin.
• Enya hears whispers in the street. One of the brothers she saw yesterday at the pub beckoning her into a house. She rally's the peasants, convincing them to fight on her behalf. They swarmed the guards and manged to disarm 2 of them.
• the others began to follow her into the house. But Azurite could not.
• Izek stands. and with a heft of his battle axe he drives it through Azurites thick neck.
• looking up, blood pouring out his mouth, blackness creeping into his vision, azurite whispers "Stradh Von Zarovich I invite you into vallaki".
• Instantly Izek is swept away like dust, held dangling in the air by his ankles, by stradh.
• Stradh reaches out his hand and helps Azurite up. He smiles and thanks Azurite.
• Azurite, the only one left in the street at this point looks around.
• he sees ghouls, vampire spawn, zombies in the street of vallaki. The morning mists littered with black bats. village folk scream and run in vein. Stradh is the predator, and these people his prey.
• Azurite hobbles back into the house.
• as they close the door and slam the metal bar down. they view a slither of the chaos they have caused.