Curse of Strahd
A group of adventurers in The Feywild gathered with Calliope Littlefoot, adopted daughter of one of The Feycourt to help it's citizens.
During their time, they found the mists of the strange place took them to the land of Barovia, where they would become embroiled in the machinations of the evil host of the Deep Count Strahd von Zarovich.
They fought Strahds minions as he allowed himself to be entertained with the game he played with so many other heroes as they kept the object of his affection, Ireena, away from him. He had fought heroes who wanted into his domain so many times. They even succeeded once or twice, but the deep wished to feed on Barovia's despair. So he was always brought back.
Eventually seeing them too dangerous he killed their allies Von Richten and Ezmerelda d'Avenir, though they were able to reincarnate her as a Tiefling due to properties of Barovia not allowing souls to escape.
They found that Strahd's power came from the mysterious deep, the essence of which was trapped in amber Ephemera long ago by the Feycourt who used its power to create the feywild. Over time the deep's nature caused them to forget their powers true origin, though their brother who they shielded from the danger of the mysterious force had suspicions that it was still out there.
Calliope herself found use for the trapped essence of the deep and made a deal with it for power to help defeat Strahd. Escher, having been a plaything of Strahd for hundreds of years didn't need to be charmed any more to follow orders, but once he saw that there was a chance to escape with knowledge of the deep, he allowed the heroes to move through the castle undisturbed.
With the help of the spirit of an ancient Dragon, they managed to corner Strahd during his wedding with Ireena and kill him. Using the knowledge they had gained, they were able to stop the dark essence of the deep in his soul from escaping, battling the avatar of the deep while the silver dragons spirit battles it's essence in the sky, they were able to truly defeat Strahd and the essence of the deep trapped in Barovia.
Escher was finally able to leave with hundreds of years of knowledge and exposure to the deep at his fingertips. Calliope however, having accepted the deep into her was tainted. She knew her fate and was able to see her family one final time before the Feycourt was forced to eliminate her fully and completely, soul and all to stop the deep from spreading. Little did they know that it would all be for nothing in just a few short months.
During their time, they found the mists of the strange place took them to the land of Barovia, where they would become embroiled in the machinations of the evil host of the Deep Count Strahd von Zarovich.
They fought Strahds minions as he allowed himself to be entertained with the game he played with so many other heroes as they kept the object of his affection, Ireena, away from him. He had fought heroes who wanted into his domain so many times. They even succeeded once or twice, but the deep wished to feed on Barovia's despair. So he was always brought back.
Eventually seeing them too dangerous he killed their allies Von Richten and Ezmerelda d'Avenir, though they were able to reincarnate her as a Tiefling due to properties of Barovia not allowing souls to escape.
They found that Strahd's power came from the mysterious deep, the essence of which was trapped in amber Ephemera long ago by the Feycourt who used its power to create the feywild. Over time the deep's nature caused them to forget their powers true origin, though their brother who they shielded from the danger of the mysterious force had suspicions that it was still out there.
Calliope herself found use for the trapped essence of the deep and made a deal with it for power to help defeat Strahd. Escher, having been a plaything of Strahd for hundreds of years didn't need to be charmed any more to follow orders, but once he saw that there was a chance to escape with knowledge of the deep, he allowed the heroes to move through the castle undisturbed.
With the help of the spirit of an ancient Dragon, they managed to corner Strahd during his wedding with Ireena and kill him. Using the knowledge they had gained, they were able to stop the dark essence of the deep in his soul from escaping, battling the avatar of the deep while the silver dragons spirit battles it's essence in the sky, they were able to truly defeat Strahd and the essence of the deep trapped in Barovia.
Escher was finally able to leave with hundreds of years of knowledge and exposure to the deep at his fingertips. Calliope however, having accepted the deep into her was tainted. She knew her fate and was able to see her family one final time before the Feycourt was forced to eliminate her fully and completely, soul and all to stop the deep from spreading. Little did they know that it would all be for nothing in just a few short months.
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