Day 30: The Curse Broken — No, Not That Curse
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Day 30 (Хололуна 6, 735/?)
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After explaining themselves to Marilena Fidatov — an easier task than before, what with Osrin's corpse and Chuckles's scattered remains having abruptly appeared in her home, their having emerged from the maze unescorted guests don't typically emerge from, and their being in possession of several items that went mysteriously missing from a locked chest 17 years before — the party secures food, supplies, a diamond, 500 gp, and the Lady Fidatov's indefinite loyalty. Sylvain steals a diamond from her anyway, at the party's urging. They return to Krezk, where they learn werewolves attacked again last night, and Strahd dropped by to generously save their favourite commoners, providing them a guarantee of safety, a new home, and ample new supplies in the village of Barovia. For some reason this upsets them. (Ingrates.) Some vampire spawn and a nightmare on the Ethereal Plane try to murder Osrin's soul a couple times, but thanks to some quick possessions and the aid of an old friend, she is successfully resurrected. That night, Ayduin is given a quest, Bodaway turns down a deal, and Osrin speaks with her pet deva for the first time in a long time.Version 2
The party secures assistance from the Lady Fidatov, who freely offers food, supplies, diamonds, money, magical items, and whatever other assistance they need. Sylvain debates whether or not to give back the diamond he stole from her family vault. He asks the others. The others, despite having had confirmation within the past 24 hours that there was necromantic magic on the treasure, go nah, keep it. The others, despite having been taught a valuable lesson about stealing books from the Fidatovs vs. just asking like normal people, go nah, keep it. I'm sure this won't come up again. The Lady Fidatov — softened by the years, and for some reason in a better mood now than she was after a dude totally flipped out on her and tried to ruin her life less than a week before because she had the audacity to dump him — has a daughter now, and makes sure they're all well fed and prepared for the journey back, before sending them back with a wagon full of supplies, one of her servants, Osrin's body, and a diamond for her resurrection. Reaching the village of Krezk, they find this timeline's new burgomaster Vlad Vallakovich grateful for the assistance, though somewhat harried: it seems that the night before, there was another werewolf attack, with four more gone and five dead. As Vlad, Vitaliya, and the servant work out the logistics of saving Krezk, Osrin fights a brief battle for her life, with two of Strahd's spying spawn — unable to follow them into the time loop, but having caught them again at the gates of Krezk — trying to destroy her very soul. She tries and fails to possess Ayduin before leaping into a commoner's body. This is how Osrin becomes the first party member to learn Yes, Some Barovians Are Soulless. When the lantern is turned on, she vacates the body — and is immediately attacked again, her soul badly wounded. She leaps into Bodaway's body and remains there as the party rushes up to the abbey, eager to have her resurrected. After a short rest to help Osrin's soul heal, the ritual is performed, with Ayduin playing a song celebrating the changing of the seasons, Ri-An providing a statistical breakdown of Osrin's damage dealt vs. damage taken, and Sylvain pleading for her to come back to them. For the second time, it seems, Osrin's old deva friend helps give them the boost they need, as his power shields her soul from the onslaught awaiting her when she tries leaping from Bodaway's body to her own: she makes it back into her body, with three hit points to spare. That night, both Ayduin and Bodaway are offered choices: Ayduin's leads him to a prophecy of sanctuary and Lake Zarovich, while Bodaway's declines power, choosing the party and the hard way through instead.
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25 Mar 2022
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