Feast of the Full Moon

The werewolves of Barovia had Strahd's permission to move through the mists to other worlds and return with those they've infected. With their pack now bursting with new recruits they set their hunger upon the Village of Barovia. Van Ricten looks for their den as Lazlo discovers their plot to take over the village.

Plot points/Scenes

Van Richten's Hunt - The party learns of the shrine to The Wolf God and that Van Richten is also hunting the werewolves.

Lazlo's Discovery - Lazlo send the party a message that he belives Werewolves have infiltrated the Village of Barovia. He tells them what he's learned and what he suspects over dinner at Durst Manor.

The waxing moon - The party sets about to stop the plans of the werewolves, investigating their actions and whereabouts in town and determining their course of action.

Night of the Full Moon - The events play out determined by the actions of the party.

Themes

Wolves howling, dark figures in the mists, clear night skys showing the moon waxing to full.

Structure

Exposition

Van Richten's Hunt

The reason Van Richten came to Barovia was not to kill Strahd but to track and hunt werewolves that have been abducting people from other domains and other realms. He's discovered information that a shrine to The Wolf God lies somewhere around Lake Baratok. He believes that is their den and plans to find and assault it come the light of the Full Moon.

Lazlo's Discovery

Lazlo discovers that Arik Lorensk, the owner of Blood on the Vine Tavern is being forced to give his services for free to several men who arrived in town after the last full moon. He pressed Arik and was able to discover that the men are holding his wife and daughter captive. If Arik doesn't comply with their requests they say they will make him watch as they feast upon his family.

Components

Goals

Stop the werewolves from attacking the village

Save Arik's family

Rescue the children from the Temple of The Wolf God

Hooks

Wolves of Barovia - DJ's personal hook.

Van Richten's Hunt - The hunt for the werewolf den

Lazlo's Discovery - Saving the people of the Village of Barovia from the werewolves

Stakes

If the party tips off the werewolves before the full moon it could spell doom for Arik and his family. They will kill Arik and his wife. His daughter has already been infected and will turn on the Full Moon. If Arik and his family die there is no one to take over the Blood on the Vine Tavern.

If the party don't convince Van Richten and Ez to hold of on their search until the party can join them, they find the den on the day of the first night of the full moon and kill all the werewolves within. The captured children are taken to Kresk, where Stella and Ireena take them into the abbey.

Moral Quandaries

Wolf God vs. Mother Night (DJ) - Approximately half of the pack still worship Mother Night instead of The Wolf God as their current leader demands. Van Richten and Ez want to kill all the werewolves, but with his new connection to Mother Night (The goddess of the moon and lycanthropes) DJ will realize that not all the werewolves are guilty and that some need to be spared. This could cause tension between DJ and Van Richten. Gravetender will also want to save as many as possible so that their curse can be removed.

Cruel Tricks

Ariks daughter has already been infected with lycanthropy and will turn on the night of the first Full Moon. Even Ariks daughter is unaware of the infection. If the party doesn't take precautions, the girl turns on the full moon, kills her parents in the night, and runs away into the Svalich Woods. She also unknowingly carries the child of one of her captors.

Red Herrings

Van Richten's hunt for the Shrine of the Wolf God attempts to pull the characters away from the Village of Barovia on the night of the first full moon. While the temple is their den, over half their number are in Barovia preparing for their attack.

Relations

Protagonists

Aukan "Gravetender" Katho-Olavi, DARK JADE CLOUD, and Thiala Galanodel

Allies

Lazlo Falcor-Durst, Ismark Indrovavich

Neutrals/Bystanders

Arik Lorensk, Bildrath Cantemir

Adversaries

The werewolves of Barovia

Backdrops

Locations

Village of Barovia

Plot type

Quest: Uncovering the werewolf plot

Related Characters

• Arik Lorensk

Related Locations

• Village of Barovia