Session Report 17

General Summary

As the ruffians ride on their wagon alongside Ezmerelda things go sideways and eventually she leaves the group as they begin tokyo drifting with their wagon.
A few hours later the party arrives in Vallaki after a long wagon ride from Castle Ravenloft. The party pays their toll to enter and head for the stockyard where the guards reported spotting the vistani heading.
When the Ruffians enter the stockyard all they see is the general store and Rictavio's wagon with a singular chestnut brown horse outside it. Carlos goes inside the general store to sell the goods while Russel investigates the horse.
After inspecting the horse Russel is rather sure that this is the one Ezmerelda was riding. Russel investigates the wagon further and in the process ends up feeding Sasha, Rictavio's saber tooth tiger, as he searches about. With all this loud searching going on, Rictavio comes from the wagon and questions Russel on what he is doing. Russel and him have a conversation about the horse which Rictavio explains was given to him by a friend passing through today. With some looks inside the wagon, Russel notices two sets of plated dinners on the small end table yet no other person inside the furnished part of the wagon.
Rictavio waves the adventurers by as they leave and tells them that his friend was heading for the Vistani encampment outside the walls.
The Ruffians head to the Inn for a nice drink and wolf steak yet the drink is only cold water as the Innkeeper Urwin has not had any more wine shipments delivered from the Winery. He tells the adventurers he fears for the towns safety if the populace cannot keep drinking away their worries and despairs. The party listens to the Innkeepers worries then orders wolf steaks to go as they have more important matters to attend to. After getting their wolf steaks to go, the party promptly sits down and eats them, enjoying every little bit or at Carlos was. Kif looked ready to puke up his steak the minute he bit into the well done meat. Before they left for the Burgermaster's mansion, Gunter went to the outhouse for a fat piss. After returning the Ruffians set out.
The ruffians discussed with the burgermaster what they needed to do in order to gain a gate pass. The burgomaster told them he needed some extra hands on mission to go kill some werewolves that have been abducting or killing the residents of the Vallaki when they are outside the walls. The burgermaster tells of two wolf hunters at the inn who have found the cave the werewolves live in. The burgomaster will pay each party member 50GP to help take down the vile creatures. The party says sure and heads back to the Inn to talk with the Wolf hunters before heaidng to bed.
The Wolf Hunters were Yevgeni and Szoldar who the party had talked to when they first entered Vallaki over a week ago. The party asked a few questions and discussed possible strategies when encountering werewolves. The wolf hunters gave a few replies yet the night was getting late and all were tired. The two parties agreed on meeting at dawn and setting out.
The ruffians retired to their rooms all which looked very much the same except for Russel's. One of the beddings had shifted partly from the frame to the floor in a heaped mess of blankets, pillows, and the mattress itself as all were spread across the floor. Russel called on the Innkeeper and with the Ruffians behind him, questioned the Innkeeper on where Ireena could be.
The sweat trickled down the Innkeeper's face as he recalled the morning fog rolling in the day prior, Ireena eating a wolf steak and then heading out to pray at the church. Other than praying Ireena sat around reading a lot of books or playing with Urwin's children, giving them toys and whatnot.
Russel listened yet the only sound that registered was the low swoon of a saxophone and the bending bass bumps of a muted trumpet. The mystery that was Ireena's disappearance had taken the party by surprise yet Russel was prepared as he took off his plated helm and placed on his head a cold black fedora with a silver metallic band. Russel and the crew each lit a cigar and let the details of the mystery float around, mixing in with the smoke slowly filling the room.
Madam Eva's Visions
"A silver frost lays thick on the plate armor hinges of an adventurer. "
"A daisy is plucked from an unguarded garden."
"A cackle erupts from the bubbling swamp."
"A tree strikes at the ravens perched atop its branches."

Report Date

13 Nov 2021