Session 14

• Everyone rolls initiative to start
  • the vamps run away, Elora gets an opportunity attack
• The wolf hunters will come back in the evening with Carlos and will be expecting the rest of their payment
  • They also have news of Ismark in Barovia Village, a letter to Ireena
• Fiona needs to tell Anakir more about her "followers" and ask him to help with her plans to overthrow The Burgomaster
• Run Elora through the middle of town so Izek can react to her
• Ireena has left some items with Dr Velasco or Danika Martikov because she had a bad feeling of what might happen to her
  • needlepoint she'd done for each of the PCs:
    • a cross for Pelanil
    • a rock donkey for Bardolf
    • a butt flute for Shalooti
    • a pride flag for Anakir (she must have made it right after the toy store)
    • Elora's is the most striking, showing obvious skill. She must have worked for hours on this
      • It's a detailed portrait of Elora, tail included, and even prominent. And in this depiction, the tail is very ornate and quite beautiful.
      • When handed the cross-stitch, you see there is a note on the back:
        • "Never be ashamed of who you are"
  • Danika and Urwin emphasize to the party that Ireena is likely lost, and if they wish to save her, they need more power and/or allies
    • Maybe they come out as The Order
      • If the party questions their advice, they can take them to the secret room upstairs and tell convince them they're right because of all the spies and intel they have
• After the Feast, the town is on high alert
  • put a session or two in between the feast and the festival

Ismark's Letter

My dearest sister, life has become more difficult these days since your leaving. With father's death now publicly known, I've stepped up to fill the role of Burgomaster. But the villagers reject me. They refuse to be led by "The Lesser".

I know that you would have been a better leader, Ireena. I just wish I had your political prowess.

Since yesterday, there seems to have been an outbreak of some new disease. More than half the town have taken to shuffling through the streets like the undead. They all sweat profusely and seem to shake uncontrollably. I've even seen some fall in the streets with seizures. Paranoia and confusion reign. Please send advice.

Yours, Ismark

• People are still recognizing Elora

• The Town of Vallaki (N) > Wachterhaus (N4)
• Fiona finishes her conversation with Anakir and invites him back with his friends for dinner
  • She has a favor to ask
• Eventually, someone (a cult member) runs in and tells her that her sons are alive thanks to her messiahs
  • "the prophesy is being fulfilled! Look out the window! The sky is getting brighter!"
  • Anakir may want to finally leave at this point

• Izek sees Strahd and hesitates in battle
  • "Was Vargas right about happiness keeping Strahd away all this time?"
  • but then his anger is rekindled
    • he blames Pelanil releasing the criminals for the coming of the Devil

The Town of Vallaki (N) > The Feast of St Andral

• The vamps run across town with the bones; or they chase the party if they have the bones
• They don't see Strahd, timeline wise, until they're outside and like halfway across town
• The vampires may be attacking a known NPC, maybe Blinsky or Gunther Arasek or Ernst (for Anakir to deal with) or Yeska or Milivoj
• The ravens may help fight in human or in bird form

• Play the mini game
• destroy some of the buildings and kill some of the NPCs