Endur's Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
- Thread starter Endur
- Start date
Endur
First Post
Willow summons a dire badge to valiantly hold off the zombies while the party escapes.
Without air, Darieos and Ricven struggle to survive.
Suddenly, Ricven can feel air from a tunnel that Boo made. Moments later, Darieos can also breathe again.
Ricven and Darieos, with a little help from Boo, manage to dig themselves out of their early graves.
Up on the roof, Nikolai sees earth covered figures rise up out of the ground.
Boo even manages to dig an air hole to the female warrior Ashlyn, but she was buried deeper than Ricven and Darieos and needed assistance from Ricven and Darieos to be freed.
Ashlyn thanks Boo, Darieos, and Ricven for their efforts.
She says, "Mathilda and Thendrick left over an hour ago to get the village priest. They left me here to guard the townsfolk, but I never thought they would be gone this long. Most of the surviving townspeople are in the inn. I was holding the zombies off by defending the barricades until a very strong zombie broke through the barricade. Let's rebuild the shattered barricade before the zombie horde returns!"
Alessandra, Cedric, Jack Morrow, Lia, Willow, and Skorl make it all the way to the town square, avoiding groups of slow moving zombies as necessary.
The party reunites and enters the Inn (with the sign "Blood on the Vine") on the front double doors.
Literally hundreds of men, women, and children are crammed inside the inn. Every bit of floorspace, including the halls and the stairs, has somone sitting, lying down, or crying on it.
The innkeeper looks over the party and says, "We're sold out. You'll have to sleep in the stables."
After seeing the looks on the faces of the party, the innkeeper adds, "Sorry, a little bit of gallows humor there. You wouldn't like the stables, zombie horses I'm afraid. You are welcome to any floor space in the inn you can find."
In a shadowy corner, sitting at table by himself and drinking wine from a goblet, is a nobleman. Everyone in the inn is deferential to the nobleman, and when the party enters, they deflect all questions towards the nobleman.
Looking up from the dregs of his goblet, the man speaks to the party members.
"I am Ismark the Lesser. My father is -- was -- Kolyan Indirovich, the burgomaster of Barovia. His body lies these ten days and more in the mansion. My sister remains with him, barricaded there against the undead.
"Danovich the priest used to ward the church and the village, reciting holy prayers from dusk to dawn while wearing the holy symbol of ravenkind, a legacy of the Church of Pelor that has protected this land as long as anyone can remember.
"Two weeks ago, fierce wolves attacked the village in broad daylight, slaying Doru, Danovich's son, and several other people. Danovich went mad with grief, and refused to bury his son or perform his holy duties, or even permit anyone else to conduct funerals.
"My father tried to persuade Danovich to see reason, but that failed. Finally, my father took the holy symbol of ravenloft back to our mansion and recited the prayers himself.
"Twelve days ago, my father wrote a letter asking for the Church of Pelor to send a replacement priest.
"Ten days ago, my father died. Poisoned in his own home! And the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind was stolen!
"Two of my father's oldest friends disappeared that night and have not been seen since.
"And now the dead have begun to rise, in vengeance for our failure to conduct funerals.
"My lady, will you become our village priest now? We desperately need someone with the authority of the Church of Pelor to conduct funerals and other services."
Without air, Darieos and Ricven struggle to survive.
Suddenly, Ricven can feel air from a tunnel that Boo made. Moments later, Darieos can also breathe again.
Ricven and Darieos, with a little help from Boo, manage to dig themselves out of their early graves.
Up on the roof, Nikolai sees earth covered figures rise up out of the ground.
Boo even manages to dig an air hole to the female warrior Ashlyn, but she was buried deeper than Ricven and Darieos and needed assistance from Ricven and Darieos to be freed.
Ashlyn thanks Boo, Darieos, and Ricven for their efforts.
She says, "Mathilda and Thendrick left over an hour ago to get the village priest. They left me here to guard the townsfolk, but I never thought they would be gone this long. Most of the surviving townspeople are in the inn. I was holding the zombies off by defending the barricades until a very strong zombie broke through the barricade. Let's rebuild the shattered barricade before the zombie horde returns!"
Alessandra, Cedric, Jack Morrow, Lia, Willow, and Skorl make it all the way to the town square, avoiding groups of slow moving zombies as necessary.
The party reunites and enters the Inn (with the sign "Blood on the Vine") on the front double doors.
Literally hundreds of men, women, and children are crammed inside the inn. Every bit of floorspace, including the halls and the stairs, has somone sitting, lying down, or crying on it.
The innkeeper looks over the party and says, "We're sold out. You'll have to sleep in the stables."
After seeing the looks on the faces of the party, the innkeeper adds, "Sorry, a little bit of gallows humor there. You wouldn't like the stables, zombie horses I'm afraid. You are welcome to any floor space in the inn you can find."
In a shadowy corner, sitting at table by himself and drinking wine from a goblet, is a nobleman. Everyone in the inn is deferential to the nobleman, and when the party enters, they deflect all questions towards the nobleman.
Looking up from the dregs of his goblet, the man speaks to the party members.
"I am Ismark the Lesser. My father is -- was -- Kolyan Indirovich, the burgomaster of Barovia. His body lies these ten days and more in the mansion. My sister remains with him, barricaded there against the undead.
"Danovich the priest used to ward the church and the village, reciting holy prayers from dusk to dawn while wearing the holy symbol of ravenkind, a legacy of the Church of Pelor that has protected this land as long as anyone can remember.
"Two weeks ago, fierce wolves attacked the village in broad daylight, slaying Doru, Danovich's son, and several other people. Danovich went mad with grief, and refused to bury his son or perform his holy duties, or even permit anyone else to conduct funerals.
"My father tried to persuade Danovich to see reason, but that failed. Finally, my father took the holy symbol of ravenloft back to our mansion and recited the prayers himself.
"Twelve days ago, my father wrote a letter asking for the Church of Pelor to send a replacement priest.
"Ten days ago, my father died. Poisoned in his own home! And the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind was stolen!
"Two of my father's oldest friends disappeared that night and have not been seen since.
"And now the dead have begun to rise, in vengeance for our failure to conduct funerals.
"My lady, will you become our village priest now? We desperately need someone with the authority of the Church of Pelor to conduct funerals and other services."
industrygothica
Adventurer
Willow leans over and says to Jack, hopefully out of earshot of the noble, "He says his sister is home with their deceased father barricaded against the undead. But what's to keep the old fellow from rising up himself and snacking on the poor girl? If all the other dead are rising around here, why shouldn't he?"
Le Noir Faineant
Explorer
Dareios, who hugged Rick and praised the valiant hamster when he finally dug out of the dirt, now seems more silent as usual, and very pale. Periodically, red drips of blood run down from his lips.
"I... I could really need a medic here, and quick." He will try to lean on Rick and Alexandra while they walk back.
"I... I could really need a medic here, and quick." He will try to lean on Rick and Alexandra while they walk back.
Goddess FallenAngel
Explorer
Alessandra will attempt to heal everyone to the best of her ability, once they get within the safety of the inn.
She listens to the nobleman's description of what has happened. "Sir, I will act as villiage priest until another of Pelor's faith can arrive to take up the position - indeed, I will do all in my power to cleanse Barovia of undead! We must locate the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind. Have you any idea of whom might have stolen it?"
OOC: Let me know how many spells I use of which level, I have 2 3rd level, 2, 2nd level, 3 1st level and 5 0th level left that I can swap out. Also, if I can swap out domain spells, add 1 to each of the above numbers except 0th level. I am not sure how many would be needed to heal the -28 and -30 from Dareios and Ricven. I'd start with the Cure Serious and go from there. Also, if Skorl is still hurt, I will try to get a Cure Light on him.
Also, Know(religion) - have I heard of the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind?
She listens to the nobleman's description of what has happened. "Sir, I will act as villiage priest until another of Pelor's faith can arrive to take up the position - indeed, I will do all in my power to cleanse Barovia of undead! We must locate the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind. Have you any idea of whom might have stolen it?"
OOC: Let me know how many spells I use of which level, I have 2 3rd level, 2, 2nd level, 3 1st level and 5 0th level left that I can swap out. Also, if I can swap out domain spells, add 1 to each of the above numbers except 0th level. I am not sure how many would be needed to heal the -28 and -30 from Dareios and Ricven. I'd start with the Cure Serious and go from there. Also, if Skorl is still hurt, I will try to get a Cure Light on him.
Also, Know(religion) - have I heard of the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind?
Nikolai is more than a little suprised when Ricven and Darieos dig themselves out of the ground. Fortunately, before he starts blasting at them and telling the archers to do the same he notices that even though they're lurching and stumbling, they're also gasping for air; and therefore not zombies.
As they pull Ashlyn out of the ground he calls to them "Over here! Hurry, before they come back!"
Suspecting they may be involved in the theft of the symbol, Nikolai presses for more details. "What can you tell us about them?"
As they pull Ashlyn out of the ground he calls to them "Over here! Hurry, before they come back!"
Endur said:
Suspecting they may be involved in the theft of the symbol, Nikolai presses for more details. "What can you tell us about them?"
Rhun
First Post
Skorl finally sheathes his blade as they enter the inn, and stands patiently as he listens to Ismark the Lesser tell his tale. Although he still bears several half-healed claw marks and ugly bruises from his earlier battle, he doesn't look too much the worse for wear.
"We should rescue girl," says the half-orc. "She in danger. Also, strange green-skinned corpse eaters talked about party in cemetary. Midnight."
OOC:
Are we still sickened?
HP: 39/47
"We should rescue girl," says the half-orc. "She in danger. Also, strange green-skinned corpse eaters talked about party in cemetary. Midnight."
OOC:
Are we still sickened?
HP: 39/47
Voadam
Legend
industrygothica said:
Jack nods grimly, perhaps it was their shared experience with the Green Circle tragedy, but Jack had the exact same thoughts upon hearing the nobles description.
With Cedric's point the disjointed ramblings of the letter seemed clearer, risen dead with a damaged mind. Some memories intact but a dangerous thing.
Zombies, the thing in the mansion, and now something else as well according to Skorl.
"Skorl, tell us what you can of these flesh eaters."
