She was crazy, but she knew what she was talking about. Instead of a more ethereally-mysterious woman, of timeless quality, and incredibly insightful, I did a batty old lady who was so strange yet knowledgeable that you almost had to believe her. I have to say, playing Madam Eva was especially fun. They go to the Blue Water Inn, run by Urwin Martikov, and purchase meals and a large room for them all, before bedding down for the night. They finally make it to Vallaki, and are told to meet with the Baron in the morning. However, this group was easily dispatched with some well placed fire spells. A dirty looking human – man or woman? – with a wooden staff, surrounded by twig blights.
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They barely defeated them, and were on their way not five minutes before another figure stood in the road. On this road, several undead men came out of the forest and attacked the party. They came to a fork in the road that leads to Castle Ravenloft itself, but wisely went the other way.
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The two dueled with such power that it shook the mountains, but the wizard was eventually bested, and fell down the falls not far from this very camp. There, they hear the tale of a powerful wizard who led a march of Barovians against Castle Ravenloft, Strahd’s home. She also tells them of a possible ally against the vampire lord, and where their final encounter will take place.Īfter the reading, the group joins the vistani drinking by the campfire. She reads their fortunes using a tarokka deck, and tells them in riddles where to find various artifacts that will grant them power against Strahd. She knows why they’re here, and says that, to defeat Strahd, they will need help. She greets them by name, already knowing of them and of some of their exploits in service to Daggerford. The group goes in, and are directed to Madam Eva’s tent. Upon arriving at the camp, Ismark and Ireena elect to remain behind, not trusting of the vistani. In the hopes of finding Stanimir and the mysterious “Madam Eva” – whom Stanimir told the adventurers to find – the group heads in that direction. They find a fork in the road that leads to Tser Pool, where the adventurers were told lies a vistani camp. Donavich apologizes profusely, and agrees to help them bury the burgomaster.Įveryone decides they should continue on to Vallaki, and so the party leaves the village of Barovia and heads west. They decide it’s better to flee, and leave Doru there, as they only see killing him as a way to save him.īack in the church, they inform Donavich that they cannot help him, while expressing their anger that they were not told Doru was a vampire. Cairie and Vash join the fray, and are able to beat Doru back, but it’s a tough fight.
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Khurz attempts to free his friend, but Doru bites Gilrean on the neck, and drains some of her life. He grapples the elf monk, and bares long, sharp fangs. As Gilrean takes a ration out and hands it to Doru, the boy attacks! As Khurz and Gilrean approach, they see a young man, barely in his twenties, skinny and dirty, begging for food. They go underground, and find a figure huddled in the far corner. Donavich implores them not to harm his son, Doru, but to save him.
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(This post contains spoilers to “Curse of Strahd”)ĭonavich the priest leads the heroes Khurz, Vash, Cairie, and Gilrean to a trapdoor leading to the church’s undercroft, from which the pained cries of the priest’s afflicted son echo throughout. On most Sunday nights, a group of friends and I gather to play Dungeons & Dragons. This is the chronicle of their tale.