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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Endur" data-source="post: 3179547" data-attributes="member: 3346">Alessandra, Ashlyn, Nikolai, and Skorl are still sick.  In the light of the inn, Alessandra examines the infections.  Alessandra has never seen this particular disease or infection before and does not know how to cure it.Alessandra heals Darieos, Ricven, and Skorl of all of their wounds (using 2 3rd level, 1 2nd level, 2 1st level, 3 0th level; can't use domain spells).Alessandra has heard of the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind.  Centuries ago, an angel in the guise of a raven delivered the amulet to a local hero who was facing attack from evil spirits and the undead.  In gratitude, the hero later built a castle named Ravenloft, and started an order of Knights known as the Knights of the Raven.  This all happened long ago.  Alessandra did not know that Barovia was where it had happened.Ashlyn and several grim-faced men wearing colorful clothing work on reassembling the broken barricade before the zombies return.Ismark adds, "With the death of my father and his friends going missing, and now this calamity, I had lost all hope.  With your arrival it is almost enough to have hope again."I know not this green creature you speak of, or what its strange words could possibly mean.  Nor have I ever seen any green creatures in Barovia other than yourself."No one in Barovia goes outside after dark.  Sometimes the wolves from the forest slink about after dark.  Those who are working on fixing the barricade aren't from around here, they are Vistani.  The Vistani have a camp outside of town to the northeast.  The Vistani claim to be traveling peddlers, but most are swindlers and thieves.  The only member of their clan that deserves respect is their leader, Madam Eva, a seer of significance."My father's friends that went missing?  Sir Urik and Varikov the trapper.  Sir Urik was the last warrior of any significance to protect this area.  My father called Sir Urik 'The last Knight of the Raven.'  "Count Strahd von Zarovich was the most powerful warrior in the land when he was younger, but that was before I was born.  Now our feudal lord is an aged recluse, living alone in his crumbling castle that overlooks the village, with no one but a manservant who is nearly as old as he is."Varikov was the best trapper I had ever seen or heard of.  Everyone was certain that he would deal with the problem of the wolves of the Svalich woods.  That is, they were certain until the day the wolves attacked Doru and the others.  Never before have wolves entered the village during the day.  Varikov must be hiding out of shame over his failure."</blockquote>

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