4/13/21 Session 11 - "The Invitation"
Our adventurers wake up and immediately gather together to speak about Grinfiddeus Nobbles discovery of the Tome of Strahd. After noting some important details about a sword, his obsession with his brother’s lover and the subsequent murder of his brother and descent into vampirism, the party goes about their business and gets breakfast.
The family, specifically the father Irwin, seems to know something happened last night and requests that if the party "NEEDS ANYTHING" to ask, hinting that he has noticed their foray into the crawlspace above the inn. The party overhears about a new "Festival of the Blazing Sun", at its mention the children run from the inn into the streets to find out more.
The group assigns duties for the day to get things done. Grinfiddeus Nobbles and Fredriech Carlston are going to do some shopping and sell items, Adrid, Lilithus and Balasar Norixius are going to venture to the Church of St. Andrew to try to resolve a few issues and Om Wolfash is staying behind at the inn with Gertruda and Ireena Kolyanovich to protect them from any potential ne'er-do-well's.
The store is much better than the one in the Village of Barovia. They can both sell and buy items for a reasonable price. The selection isn't amazing, but it's something at least. They also stop off at Blinsky's toy store. Gadof Blinsky is a strange man with a monkey and he sells Grinfiddeus Nobbles some gold foil and a creepy (to everyone else) "Wolf Horror Carousel" which he wraps as a gift.
The other group ventures to St. Andrews Church and finds a well-kept building and Father Lucien Pertrovich and his altar boy Yeska there. Adrid inquiries about the state of the church here in Vallaki and if they have room for a child. They run an orphanage and would be willing to take Gertruda in. They explain her affliction and that she may need special care due to a hag curse. Something feels off about the church to Adrid, he does not feel any consecration in this place, nothing making it holy or sacred, nothing sanctified. After pressing Father Petrovich, he admits there's an issue; The Bones of St. Andrew were recently stolen from the Church. He suspects the undertaker Milvolj. They may be able to ask the coffin maker, Henrik Van der Voort about him. Without the bones, this church is not what it used to be. Adrid agrees to try to help once they return from their current mission. After gaining the Father's trust, Adrid asks Lilithus to hand him a gold coin. After accepting the money Adrid asks Father Petrovich to purchase some items from him and immediately dispose of them. After some careful contemplation, he does and takes the bag of pastries from Adrid and burns them. They come to an agreement about helping find the bones as soon as possible.
Everyone meets back at the Inn and sees a man enter the dragging a bloody wolf head in a sack into the inn looking for Szoldar and Yevgeni. Vasili is looking for them for some reason but is told to leave by Danika as she can't have him waving a bloody head in a bag around and messing up the inn. He apologizes and leaves some money for her and exists the inn with the bag in hand. After seeing this sight, the party continues to speak and goes over their next plan of action. They decide to take Gertruda to the church to stay at the orphanage and will continue to Krezk with Ireena.
They leave the inn and head out to drop off Gertruda, they leave her and Lancelot there in the care of Father Petrovich.
The party leaves the town after being accosted by some guards but assures them they are okay to leave and will be fine. As soon as they leave and get a little bit outside of town, They talk about Balasar Norixius affliction and curent state of undeath. Eventually, Rahadin appears on his horse and gives the party an invitation to Castle Ravenloft directly from our Dreadlord Strahd von Zarovich. Everyone hears screaming in their heads as Rahadin passes. It's creepy and weird.
The family, specifically the father Irwin, seems to know something happened last night and requests that if the party "NEEDS ANYTHING" to ask, hinting that he has noticed their foray into the crawlspace above the inn. The party overhears about a new "Festival of the Blazing Sun", at its mention the children run from the inn into the streets to find out more.
The group assigns duties for the day to get things done. Grinfiddeus Nobbles and Fredriech Carlston are going to do some shopping and sell items, Adrid, Lilithus and Balasar Norixius are going to venture to the Church of St. Andrew to try to resolve a few issues and Om Wolfash is staying behind at the inn with Gertruda and Ireena Kolyanovich to protect them from any potential ne'er-do-well's.
The store is much better than the one in the Village of Barovia. They can both sell and buy items for a reasonable price. The selection isn't amazing, but it's something at least. They also stop off at Blinsky's toy store. Gadof Blinsky is a strange man with a monkey and he sells Grinfiddeus Nobbles some gold foil and a creepy (to everyone else) "Wolf Horror Carousel" which he wraps as a gift.
The other group ventures to St. Andrews Church and finds a well-kept building and Father Lucien Pertrovich and his altar boy Yeska there. Adrid inquiries about the state of the church here in Vallaki and if they have room for a child. They run an orphanage and would be willing to take Gertruda in. They explain her affliction and that she may need special care due to a hag curse. Something feels off about the church to Adrid, he does not feel any consecration in this place, nothing making it holy or sacred, nothing sanctified. After pressing Father Petrovich, he admits there's an issue; The Bones of St. Andrew were recently stolen from the Church. He suspects the undertaker Milvolj. They may be able to ask the coffin maker, Henrik Van der Voort about him. Without the bones, this church is not what it used to be. Adrid agrees to try to help once they return from their current mission. After gaining the Father's trust, Adrid asks Lilithus to hand him a gold coin. After accepting the money Adrid asks Father Petrovich to purchase some items from him and immediately dispose of them. After some careful contemplation, he does and takes the bag of pastries from Adrid and burns them. They come to an agreement about helping find the bones as soon as possible.
Everyone meets back at the Inn and sees a man enter the dragging a bloody wolf head in a sack into the inn looking for Szoldar and Yevgeni. Vasili is looking for them for some reason but is told to leave by Danika as she can't have him waving a bloody head in a bag around and messing up the inn. He apologizes and leaves some money for her and exists the inn with the bag in hand. After seeing this sight, the party continues to speak and goes over their next plan of action. They decide to take Gertruda to the church to stay at the orphanage and will continue to Krezk with Ireena.
They leave the inn and head out to drop off Gertruda, they leave her and Lancelot there in the care of Father Petrovich.
The party leaves the town after being accosted by some guards but assures them they are okay to leave and will be fine. As soon as they leave and get a little bit outside of town, They talk about Balasar Norixius affliction and curent state of undeath. Eventually, Rahadin appears on his horse and gives the party an invitation to Castle Ravenloft directly from our Dreadlord Strahd von Zarovich. Everyone hears screaming in their heads as Rahadin passes. It's creepy and weird.
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