Session 7 ... Further Down the Rabbit Hole
The party is shaken, each of us trying to process the foretelling of Madame Eva.
Vegar, revitalised and returned to awareness, questions us about the mystic. His scepticism is obvious, but he cannot offer any rational explanation for what we have been told.
He decides to see for himself. He is a man with obvious secrets, haunted even.
Vegar's Reading
As we spend an evening relaxing, and enjoying some semblance of merriment with the Vistani, we learn the following:
- Time passes while we are in this realm, but it is not necessarily at the same pace
- The Vistani are free to leave, a boon granted by the Count
- Some less scrupulous Vistani might try and sell passage out, but this is a lie
- The Vistani believe the following
- Barovian's are simple and superstitious people
- Strahd named his Castle after his beloved mother Queen Ravenovia
- Strangers are not welcome at the castle
- Velakki can be reached either by the mountain road, or the river path
Eventually, feeling a bit more informed and not a bit safer, we settle down for the night. During the night Griff tosses and turns, once more disturbed by dreams and an old corrupted memory
The night passes without incident. Only Kig noticed anything, when just before dawn, he heard a bird. Its heavy flapping wings heading north.
In the morning the Vistani provide food and water, while Tobias stocks up on wooden stakes!
Travelling along the River Path, the faster of the two routes, we arrive at a steep cliff and waterfall. It takes a combined effort to scale the cliff:
- Vegar plots the ascent
- Kig & Griff, using pure strength and agility, lead the way!
- Tobias shows his impairment as a lie, nimbly following behind
- I won't ever admit it, but I find myself impressed by my friends' abilities. The competitive streak flares with jealousy and I shout out a brash challenge, forcing myself to out do them in the climb
At the top of the cliff, we find a tall ruined tower. Climbing to the top Vegar is able to see more of the mist covered lands that we have found ourselves in. Barovia, Castle Ravenloft, and Velakki all lie within easy travel. Within the ruins of the tower Vegar finds a spyglass
With out travel to the village of Velakki resumed, Tobias notices something following us ... a pack of wolves! And with them their master, the master of this realm, Strahd von Zarovich!
The creature bites me! His speed and strength beyond anything I have ever encountered. And with that his pets attack ...
During the combat that follows Griff receives a wound to his right eye. In the end we once more emerge successful. Claiming the wolf pelts as a prize, we continue on.
The scene fades to darkness as we find ourselves approaching a windmill, a raven shrieking and calling out at our approach.
Jaeden's Journal Ordered oldest to newest
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Session 4 ... So You Have Visited Barovia?
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Session 5 ... In the Lair of a Monster & Burying the Dead
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Session 6 ... The Blood-Drinker & The Foretelling
Flamerule, 1492 DR
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Session 7 ... Further Down the Rabbit Hole
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The major events and journals in Jaeden's history, from the beginning to today.
Session 7 ... Further Down the Rabbit Hole
The party is shaken, each of us trying to process the foretelling of Madame Eva. Vegar, revitalised and returned to awareness, questions us about the mystic. His scepticism is obvious, but he cannot offer any rational explanation for what we have been ...
07:10 pm - 08.10.2021Session 6 ... The Blood-Drinker & The Foretelling
Having buried the late Burgomaster, I have returned with my companions to the fallen church of the Morninglord. We have convinced Father Donovich that his son Doru should be released from his torment. For the last year he has been caged like an animal in ...
02:34 pm - 03.08.2021A worthy foe!
I have met an Elf named Rahadan, he is an agent of Strahd, and I can hear the screams of his victims echoing in my mind. He is a creature worthy of besting. I held back my challenge for now, but I will face this killer.
Flamerule 1492 DRThis is a land without hope, without joy, and ruled by a cruel master. Even a chapel to the Morninglord is corrupted by the taint of madness.
Flamerule 1492 DRSession 5 ... In the Lair of a Monster & Burying the Dead
Our need for a Healing Kit to tend to Tobias' wound lead us to having to deal with an amoral merchant named Bildrath. Thus we found ourselves tracking a creature along the river outside of the village ... Standing in a dank dark cave, ambushed by a mon...
03:52 pm - 13.06.2021Session 4 ... So You Have Visited Barovia?
As the dust settles on the collapsed ruin that was Durst Manor, I stand with my new friends. We have survived a visit to a haunted house. It has not been without cost ... Tobias, distraught and muttering to himself begins to staunch the flow of blood f...
12:16 am - 08.05.2021End of Session 4 Cliff-hanger ...
We have found ourselves in a cavern, hunting a creature unknown. Egg sacks & larvae fill the cave. This unnatural creature must be faced head on, thus have I drawn it forth by targeting its spawn.
11:21 pm - 07.05.2021Reached level 3!
I have visited a sea of silver, lit by a purple sun. A female voice calls to me. She refuses me her name, but she has been known for eons. I am to be her weapon ... and she is to be mine.
11:17 pm - 07.05.2021Bildrath is a gangster who holds the vulnerable hostage to his prices. I have let him hold us hostage once, but I will not let him put Tobias at risk again.
11:08 pm - 07.05.2021A Good Doggo
Made a new friend, Scraps
02:00 pm - 07.05.2021Escape
Escaped the Durst Family Mansion.
01:59 pm - 07.05.2021The list of amazing people following the adventures of Jaeden.
Social
Birthplace
Baldur's Gate
Current Residence
Barovia
Contacts & Relations
Griff Brandybuck (Fighter): human male, 17-20 years. 6'5 strong build with shaggy blonde hair. Simple clothing. Seems nervous. Seeking adventure before taking over his family baking business. Older brother missing.
Kig Dhey (Barbarian): human male, 15-17 years. Happy & eager. Wields a great axe, but doesn't know much about maintaining it.
Vegar Drydhal (Rogue): human male, early 20's. Wears a beard. Worried/Distant look. Plays with a trinket. Grew up near Daggerford. Has a dark past. Looking for a monster hunter. Experiences with werewolves.
Tobias (Cleric): human male, middled aged. Gaunt. Wears a heavy cloak pulled up over his head. Doesn't know his past.