Chapter 02: July the 22nd
General Summary
Mummers and mums, thank you for your patronage! Our tale continues still.
Our heroes began with a much needed rest, and while Charlemagne and Ocarin were able to find recuperation without issue, our mortal men were not so lucky. Vorthos found himself revisiting the very night when he lost his beloved ship, the Shadow's Fury, and her crew. In his unconscious mind, he remembers waking in his own brig with his quartermaster and friend, Jasper McGregor. The two worked to escaped from their bindings, but found themselves under attack by the shadows themselves.
Once recovered, the fledgling party advanced along the Old Svalich Road until they found the mist-obscured village of Barovia. Though they intended on making their first stop a tavern, fate had decided differently. Lured into the home by the illusions of terrified children, the party entered the cursed Durst House. Once inside they found themselves trapped and took it upon themselves to delve deeper into the strange, well kept estate. The party unraveled that the home was once host to a homicidal cult that sought to worship Strahd von Zarovich himself as a blessing from the Dark Powers they called patron, only to find themselves then the object of his wrath.
The party discovered that the illusions outside, while false, did embody the two children of the Lord and Lady. The spirits of the children spoke to them and shared that they had starved to death while locked in their room. Their parents had descended into their basement to commit perverse blood rites and sacrifices in honor of the Dreadlord Strahd and never returned. Desperate for company, the two spirits, Rose and Thorn, possessed both Vorthos and Warren, respectively, and now can only be removed by a proper burial.
Our heroes intend now to venture into the basement of this "Death" House. What will they find there? And what will find them?
Warren Peace
None Swiftstride (Acolyte)
Monk 7
Monk 7
52 / 52 HP
STR
9
9
DEX
18
18
CON
15
15
INT
14
14
WIS
18
18
CHA
14
14
Charlemagne
None Shadar-kai (Hermit)
Druid 7
Druid 7
66 / 66 HP
STR
13
13
DEX
15
15
CON
18
18
INT
17
17
WIS
20
20
CHA
12
12
Vorthos D'Artagnan
None Changeling (Pirate)
Rogue 7
Rogue 7
45 / 45 HP
STR
9
9
DEX
19
19
CON
13
13
INT
12
12
WIS
12
12
CHA
16
16
Ocarin Stonehollow
None Reborn (Haunted One)
Bard 7
Bard 7
52 / 52 HP
STR
12
12
DEX
13
13
CON
15
15
INT
18
18
WIS
16
16
CHA
20
20
Report Date
22 Jul 2023
Primary Location
Secondary Location
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