Rhun's I6: Ravenloft - IC Thread

[Rhun]

You move into the thick woods to investigate, following a barely discernable trail of broken branches and undergroth. After a few moments, you come upon the body of a man, laying in the wood. His clothing is of good make and style, though now much ripped and shredded. He is covered in dried blood, and what appears to be savage bite wounds cover his body.

 

[Nebten]

Donner quietly rolls the body to investigate who this person may have been and if there are an abnormal markings on him.

 

[s@squ@tch]

Delkat Kraylin

Delkat kneels down checks the body over -- trying to determine the cause of death -- most likely it was the physical wounds, but he wanted to be sure -- plus he was curious if he could tell whether they were wounds similar to what the others in the group received from the group of werewolves the previous day.



OOC: Heal check +10

 

[Rhun]

The man is dressed in the style of a local townsperson, but bears no distinguishing marks. The wounds look to be those of savage bites, and could very possibly have been done by a large wolf. It looks as though he has been dead for at least a day...maybe two, but probably not more than that. The only other things of interest is a pouch containing a score of silver coins, and a sealed bone scroll tube.

 

[Queenie]

"Perhaps the tube will give us some clues as to the man's identity? We should notify his kin if we can."

Esmerelda picks up the tube and looks it over.

 

[s@squ@tch]

"Perhaps," says Delkat, scratching his chin absent-mindedly,"If the gods do not shine upon us this day, it could merely carry some sort of scroll."

 

[renau1g]

Sarryx whispers under his breath "There are no gods in these lands"

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Sarryx whispers under his breath "There are no gods in these lands"

Beware with your tongue
Ares whisper to Sarryx
There are sinister forces in the lands that are powerful as gods but wish only to destroy the sinners.

 

[Jemal]

Kay'els keen elven hearing doesn't often discern between that which is whispered and that spoken aloud "If they want to smite us they will, little sense worrying about it now is there? Let the lady tell us what we've found." Kay'el gestures with his stick towards the tube in Esmerelda's delicate hands.

 

[Rhun]

The scroll tube contains a letter, sealed with a large and stylish "B." Upon opening, you see that the letter is dated a few days ago, and is written on worn parchment. It reads:

"Hail thee of might and valor,

I, the Burgomaster of the Township of Barovia send you honor...with despair.

My adopted daughter, the fair Ireena, has been these past nights bitten by a creature calling its race "vampyr." For over four centuries he has drained this land of the life blood of its people. Now, my dear Ireena languishes and dies from an unholy wound caused by this vile beast. Yet I fear, too, that the creature has some more cunning plan in mind. He has become too powerful to be fought any longer.

So I say to you, give us up for dead and encircle this land with the symbols of Light! Let holy men call upon their power that the evil may be contained within the walls of weeping Barovia. Leave our sorrows to our graves, and save the world from this dark fate of ours.

There is much wealth entrapped within this community. Return for your reward after we are all departed for a better life.

Kolyan Indirovich,
Burgomaster"