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<blockquote data-quote="Rhenny" data-source="post: 7352238" data-attributes="member: 18333"><p>Session 41 – Krezk, Ezmeralda and Removing the Curse from Fid’s Sword</p><p></p><p>After a short rest at the winery, we took to the road. After an hour, we realized we were lost. Luckily, Fid and Brigby kept sharp eyes open and saw a nasty pit trap before we stepped into it. Then, we came upon some hunters. We were able to speak with them and they pointed us back in the direction of the path, so overall, we only lost about 30 minutes time. The rest of our travel was uneventful although we felt the cold weather as we got nearer to Krezk.</p><p></p><p>At the gates of Krezk, we had to wait a long time until the guard, Aldre, got the Burgomaster Demetri. We spoke with the suspicious Burgomaster, and Syvrina was able to put his worries at ease. We found out a lot about him, his wife Ana, and the sadness he had for the passing of his son, Illya. He died of some disease a little while ago at the age of 14. He also told us that the Abbott said something about bringing Illya back, but although Ana wanted to allow the Abbott a chance to do that, Demetri didn’t trust the Abbott because he lived an unnaturally long life and true name was unknown. Additionally, the priests at the Abby of St. Markovia had all gone mad and become cannibals (at least that was the story he told).</p><p></p><p>After Brigby promised Demetri that he'd go talk to the Abbott and see what he could find out, Demetri let us enter town and directed us to the inn. Soon after, we found the “Old Tavern and Inn” and the shimmering pool that Ezmeralda and Rictavio had spoken about, the same pool that Fid saw in a vision. As Bynn, Syvrina and I ate and drank in the Inn waiting for Ezmeralda to make an appearance, Fid and Brigby walked up the winding path toward the Abby. Brigby told me about the journey later that evening. Evidently, as they walked closer and closer to the Abby, it got colder and colder. At the gate, which was unlocked, they saw two strange creatures inside. They were both a mismatched mix of animal parts – part dog, part lizard, part humanoid and other strange beasts. Brigby asked to see the Abbott, and one of the creatures said he’d get him. But, before the creature left, Brigby had second thoughts and told the creature that he’d return tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>On their way down, near the pool, Brigby and Fid saw Ezmeralda who told them they had to start the cleansing ritual before sunset. With that Brigby hustled to the inn to get the rest of us and when we arrived back at the pool, Fid was already naked and in the water up to his chin. Ezmeralda told him to keep the sword under water for as long as he could and she warned us that attempting rituals that thwart evil and go against Strahd’s plans can often be quite dangerous. We spread out around the shore near Ezmeralda and Fid and kept watch with weapons drawn. Not so long after Ezmeralda started chanting, a black, shadowy figure bubbled out of the water and rose into the air near us. It was a ghostly spirit of Fid, an “evil Fid” as Ezmeralda said. She told us we had to keep it away from Fid as long as possible.</p><p></p><p>First, the spirit tried to claw at Ezmeralda while she was conducting the ritual, but she was still able to avoid it. Syvrina tried to stab at it with both her silver short sword and her dagger, but both missed. Bynn focused a moonbeam upon the entity and hurt it slightly; then Ezmeralda jabbed it with her rapier and did some damage, but not much. Brigby attempted to turn undead, but that did not work against the spirit. Then the creature flew around our group and into my body. I felt the cold presence of this evil entity. My mind and spirit was consumed with a mad desire to expel the creature, but I was not strong enough to force it out. It drained some of my life and I spent the next moments reeling just trying to push it out. The others were unsure what to do since the creature was not visible to them. </p><p></p><p>As I took more draining damage from the spirit within me, Ezmeralda tried to cast some spell to purge it from my body, but that didn’t work either. She tried a second time, her last spell of that kind, but it did not force the creature out. Brigby casted a successful Hold Person on me so that I could not be controlled by the evil spirit. Then Ezmeralda told my friends that the entity would feast on my life form and if it could kill me, I would turn into an evil spirit as well. I looked at my friends and told them to kill me before the creature killed me and they started to attack me. By this time, Ezmeralda told Fid and the others that Fid’s sword and Fid were now cleansed, so Fid slashed me twice with his magical blade. I felt the blade slice me nearly into two pieces. I hit the ground blood spurting everywhere. The creature left my dead body and then the others put it to rest with combined attacks, and before I could slip even closer to death, Bynn conjured his Healing Spirit on me and I felt life re-enter my body. Right after that, Brigby came to my side and cured my wounds and within a minute the combined healing from the druid and cleric brought be back to full health.</p><p></p><p>As we got ready to go back to the inn, we asked Ezmeralda to join us and we told her about the Tome of Strahd. She said it could be some sort of talisman that would help us against Strahd when the time was right. We spent the night talking, resting and I played my violin to try to get my mind off of the near death experience I had just a few hours earlier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhenny, post: 7352238, member: 18333"] Session 41 – Krezk, Ezmeralda and Removing the Curse from Fid’s Sword After a short rest at the winery, we took to the road. After an hour, we realized we were lost. Luckily, Fid and Brigby kept sharp eyes open and saw a nasty pit trap before we stepped into it. Then, we came upon some hunters. We were able to speak with them and they pointed us back in the direction of the path, so overall, we only lost about 30 minutes time. The rest of our travel was uneventful although we felt the cold weather as we got nearer to Krezk. At the gates of Krezk, we had to wait a long time until the guard, Aldre, got the Burgomaster Demetri. We spoke with the suspicious Burgomaster, and Syvrina was able to put his worries at ease. We found out a lot about him, his wife Ana, and the sadness he had for the passing of his son, Illya. He died of some disease a little while ago at the age of 14. He also told us that the Abbott said something about bringing Illya back, but although Ana wanted to allow the Abbott a chance to do that, Demetri didn’t trust the Abbott because he lived an unnaturally long life and true name was unknown. Additionally, the priests at the Abby of St. Markovia had all gone mad and become cannibals (at least that was the story he told). After Brigby promised Demetri that he'd go talk to the Abbott and see what he could find out, Demetri let us enter town and directed us to the inn. Soon after, we found the “Old Tavern and Inn” and the shimmering pool that Ezmeralda and Rictavio had spoken about, the same pool that Fid saw in a vision. As Bynn, Syvrina and I ate and drank in the Inn waiting for Ezmeralda to make an appearance, Fid and Brigby walked up the winding path toward the Abby. Brigby told me about the journey later that evening. Evidently, as they walked closer and closer to the Abby, it got colder and colder. At the gate, which was unlocked, they saw two strange creatures inside. They were both a mismatched mix of animal parts – part dog, part lizard, part humanoid and other strange beasts. Brigby asked to see the Abbott, and one of the creatures said he’d get him. But, before the creature left, Brigby had second thoughts and told the creature that he’d return tomorrow. On their way down, near the pool, Brigby and Fid saw Ezmeralda who told them they had to start the cleansing ritual before sunset. With that Brigby hustled to the inn to get the rest of us and when we arrived back at the pool, Fid was already naked and in the water up to his chin. Ezmeralda told him to keep the sword under water for as long as he could and she warned us that attempting rituals that thwart evil and go against Strahd’s plans can often be quite dangerous. We spread out around the shore near Ezmeralda and Fid and kept watch with weapons drawn. Not so long after Ezmeralda started chanting, a black, shadowy figure bubbled out of the water and rose into the air near us. It was a ghostly spirit of Fid, an “evil Fid” as Ezmeralda said. She told us we had to keep it away from Fid as long as possible. First, the spirit tried to claw at Ezmeralda while she was conducting the ritual, but she was still able to avoid it. Syvrina tried to stab at it with both her silver short sword and her dagger, but both missed. Bynn focused a moonbeam upon the entity and hurt it slightly; then Ezmeralda jabbed it with her rapier and did some damage, but not much. Brigby attempted to turn undead, but that did not work against the spirit. Then the creature flew around our group and into my body. I felt the cold presence of this evil entity. My mind and spirit was consumed with a mad desire to expel the creature, but I was not strong enough to force it out. It drained some of my life and I spent the next moments reeling just trying to push it out. The others were unsure what to do since the creature was not visible to them. As I took more draining damage from the spirit within me, Ezmeralda tried to cast some spell to purge it from my body, but that didn’t work either. She tried a second time, her last spell of that kind, but it did not force the creature out. Brigby casted a successful Hold Person on me so that I could not be controlled by the evil spirit. Then Ezmeralda told my friends that the entity would feast on my life form and if it could kill me, I would turn into an evil spirit as well. I looked at my friends and told them to kill me before the creature killed me and they started to attack me. By this time, Ezmeralda told Fid and the others that Fid’s sword and Fid were now cleansed, so Fid slashed me twice with his magical blade. I felt the blade slice me nearly into two pieces. I hit the ground blood spurting everywhere. The creature left my dead body and then the others put it to rest with combined attacks, and before I could slip even closer to death, Bynn conjured his Healing Spirit on me and I felt life re-enter my body. Right after that, Brigby came to my side and cured my wounds and within a minute the combined healing from the druid and cleric brought be back to full health. As we got ready to go back to the inn, we asked Ezmeralda to join us and we told her about the Tome of Strahd. She said it could be some sort of talisman that would help us against Strahd when the time was right. We spent the night talking, resting and I played my violin to try to get my mind off of the near death experience I had just a few hours earlier. [/QUOTE]
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