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Jaeden D'Avore


Jaeden is a tall elegant young man, who take his appearance very seriously.   "A duellist is only as good as the care they show to their weapons", his master would say. "They are an extension of yourself, and should be treated with care and respect."


Barovia
Flamerule 1492 DR
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Flamerule 1492 DR

Session 7 ... Further Down the Rabbit Hole

by Jaeden D'Avore

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


Dryad - The carpenter from Baldur's Gate. You have traded the hammer for another tool I sense your distrust, but do not interfere with the reading ... Avenger A glimpse for the future, and it shows vengeance and answers for past injustices. You are closer to these answers than you think. The Sleeping Thief in the house of your brethren can show you the way.


 
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


    1. Some less scrupulous Vistani might try and sell passage out, but this is a lie


  • The Vistani believe the following


    1. Barovian's are simple and superstitious people

    2. Strahd named his Castle after his beloved mother Queen Ravenovia

    3. 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

Griff and his brother compete in a summer tourney. The memory fills him with dread. Griff finds himself fencing against Berron. His movements are slow and ponderous. Berron, looking distressed, makes a fool of Griff while a pie munching crowd laughs and mocks. Berron pleads with his brother Did you get me letter brother? I sent a letter! As the memory fades, Berron is seen to be consumed in flame You were always so strong. You never needed my help..

. With the morning Griff finds the strange desire for more pies faded.
 
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

looking through the spyglass Vegar sees a terrible storm raging overhead. The storm seems focused over Ravenloft. When looking upon us we seem like shadows, with the exception of Iryena.

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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.

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 - 08.10.2021

Session 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 - 03.08.2021

A 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 DR

This 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 DR

Session 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 - 13.06.2021

Session 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 - 08.05.2021

End 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 - 07.05.2021

Reached 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 - 07.05.2021

Bildrath 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 - 07.05.2021

A Good Doggo

Made a new friend, Scraps

02:00 pm - 07.05.2021

Escape

Escaped the Durst Family Mansion.

01:59 pm - 07.05.2021

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