Session 13 Report
General Summary
The party departs from Kasimir's home and, after discussing what their next avenue of business might be, talking about acquiring silver weapons for the nearby werewolves, what Ireena and Ismark might still need to be kept safe, and ensuring that other loose ends are neatly tied up, they first visit with Luvosh and Arabella and find them both happy, especially when the latter is placated with plenty of baklava. They discuss the news of the town and the party further refines their plans.
The first stop, appropriately, is Ireena and Ismark. They find the siblings where they have taken lodging, both of them appearing to be doing well as the party left them. They speak with Ismark for a while to ensure that all is well, but the topic soon turns to the sister who, while appearing in better spirits, still has some lingering sickness. Vervain and Adamar volunteer to give Ireena a basic examination, and the pair come up with some troubling evidence.
Ireena has, of late, been unable to stomach much food other than meat, and although her muscle has begun to return, her pulse and other vital signs are lower than they should be. Vervain, thinking it likely due to a dietary deficiency, checks the young woman's mouth and gums and finds something unexpected in the form of enlarged and razor-sharp canines. A few questions with Ismark to double-check the reason for their flight from the village of Barovia in order to escape the attention of the duke of the land and the conclusion is all but unavoidable: Ireena is infected with vampirism. Darcie further confirms this as she finds a strong resemblance between the aura surrounding Ireena and the strange corruption that suffuses the land itself.
Adamar, the party cleric, bravely attempts to dispel the occult curse afflicting Ireena, and the party offers what aid they can as he executes the spell. Although it is as straight and well formed as one could hope, the effects are anything but what would be predicted.
As Adamar tugs at the threads of the curse, it is as though he has broken a dam of dark energy that bursts over those present in the room. Everyone, no matter how fortified against fear, is gripped by a primal terror and the darkest of emotions- it is to anyone the greatest fear they have ever felt and likely may ever feel.
The effect on Ireena herself is no milder. Her eyes contract to pinpoints before turning as red as blood as the connection between her and Adamar strengthens. Dark energies try to claw their way into the cleric, flooding him with all their power in a way that might have killed him if he weren't able to shut off the magic on his end. Darcie with her attunement to reading auras, looks at Ireena and sees only the most horrible things in this land. Whatever is within the woman and coming out of her is the source and wellspring of the dark powers here.
Before that, however, he is psychically assaulted with a vision of a humongous blood-red moon over a dark ocean in a sky without stars. The vision is fleeting, however, and he snaps back to the present as the ritual is finally shut off with Ireena being left unconscious. Adamar is not in a much better state, and Darcie, for her proximity to Ireena, is left with a terrible black mark like vines or veins coursing up her arm to the elbow.
Darcie
Vervain Blackthorn
Vervain Blackthorn
Level 4 Barbarian.
Sbkhtp Kriin
Emun Sergene
Adamar's Sheet
Level 1 Cleric.
Report Date
31 Aug 2024
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