Session 022: Swamp Fane Report

General Summary

C.R.A.P.P. left Hofburg & made their way to Barovia village coming across a Vistani camp with Madam Eva's troup.  They were signing a song about the Mad Mage & mentioned that there has been someone throwing fireballs around the Svalich Woods to the north of Vallaki.

 

"A mighty wizard came to this land over a year ago. I remember him like it was yesterday. He stood exactly where you're standing. A very charismatic man, he was. He thought he could rally the people of Barovia against the devil Strahd. He stirred them with thoughts of revolt and bore them to the castle en masse. "When the vampire appeared, the wizard's peasant army fled in terror. A few stood their ground and were never seen again.   "The wizard and the vampire cast spells at each other. Their battle flew from the courtyards of Ravenloft to a precipice overlooking the falls. I saw the battle with my own eyes. Thunder shook the mountainside, and great rocks tumbled down upon the wizard, yet by his magic he survived. Lightning from the heavens struck the wizard, and again he stood his ground. But when the devil Strahd fell upon him, the wizard's magic couldn't save him. I saw him thrown a thousand feet to his death. I climbed down to the river to search for the wizard's body, to see if, you know, he had anything of value, but the River Ivlis had already spirited him away."

  They went to Barovia where Ismark offered them a home so long as they could pay the taxes on it.  He was going to bring it up to Strahd the next time he met with him.
They then went to the Ivlis Marsh & were able to locate the swamp fane.  C.R.A.P.P. decided that Rain would be the one to attune to this fane, so she took point in the ritual.  Vallen cast haste on her, & she was able to get connected to the swamp fane after some combat.