Endur's Expedition to Castle Ravenloft

[Endur]

When Ismark and Ireena were shown the letter the party brought with them into Barovia, Ismark responded that the handwriting was not his father's handwriting and that his father would not have given the letter to a vistani. Ismark reiterated that his father did not show him the letter he sent two weeks ago, but he knew that his father gave his message to Jeref Maurgan, a man Kolyan trusted with his life. Jeref left twelve days ago and has not returned. Jeref is thick and stocky, with broad shoulders, black hair, and a mustache, and Jeref could not be mistaken for a Vistani. Furthermore, the letter Kolyan had sent was supposed to go to the Church of Pelor to ask for a replacement priest, not to a random inn asking for saviors.

Ireena agreed that it was not her father's handwriting, but otherwise was withdrawn on the topic of the letter.

 

[Legildur]

Satisfied that after the time that the graveyard was safe, for the moment, Ismark gets his hands dirty and helps dig alongside the other party members and villagers. Usually he'd oversee such an activity, but things had changed dramatically of late.

As attention is draw to the disturbed gravesite of Mihail Latcu, Ismark moves across to join Cedric and the others gathered there. "Why would the site be disturbed?" he asks. "Perhaps we should dig it up and see what is of such interest here that someone would disturb it?" he suggests.

The letter situation disturbs him, and he spends much of the day pondering it without reaching any startling conclusions. During the course of the day he asks Ireena about the Tome of Strahd. "Ireena, the saviours seek the Tome of Strahd - it may hold some answers to our problems. At first it was thought to be in the castle library. Did father mention anything of it to you? It's not in our house, is it?"

 

[Rhun]

At the discussion of the letter, Skorl adds his voice. "Why draw us here? Why someone want outsiders? Not make sense."

Staning and approaching where his companions gather around the disturbed grave, the half-orc brings his shovel over with him. "I dig up?" he asks.

 

[Legildur]

Ismark nods to the half-orc to start. Standing upright from where he was leaning on his own shovel, Ismark decides that leadership (something lacking in the village of late due in part to his own selfishness and depression) starts with doing things yourself, and joins Skorl in the labor. "Something's not right here," he mutters.

 

[Rhun]

Skorl nods as Ismark's words as he digs with gusto, apparently not too tired even after the long night and day of hard work. The half-orc defintely has stamina. "Something bad here," he states flatly as he digs.

 

[Endur]

Ireena responds to Ismark's questions that she knows nothing regarding the Count's book.

Ismark, Skorl, and the others remove only a foot of dirt from the grave before they discover a hole in the ground. A hole, that drops down six feet to a tunnel beneath the earth.

 

[Legildur]

Ismark, Skorl, and the others remove only a foot of dirt from the grave before they discover a hole in the ground. A hole, that drops down six feet to a tunnel beneath the earth.

Ismark rests on his shovel again. "I don't know what I was expecting," he says. "But this wasn't it!" he adds, gesturing with his chin towards the tunnel.

 

[Rhun]

Skorl shrugs at Ismark's statement and leaps down into the tunnel. Although the range of his darkvision is limited, the warrior hopes that he can see something of note from where he lands.

 

[Legildur]

Caught by surprise by Skorl's actions, Ismark takes a few steps and collects his shield, ready to join the half-orc should he decide to proceed further.

 

[Rhun]

"Bet corpse-eaters live here," says Skorl as he peers intently down the tunnel.