Rhun's I6: Ravenloft - IC Thread

[Rhun]

"Not far. Follow the southwestern road out of town. It will curve around to the west, and shortly thereafter there will be a fork. Take the north fork, and you will find the Vistani camp soon after. No more than a mile from here." With directions provided, and Ismark and Ireena safely barricaded back in the manse, you make ready to travel to the gypsy camp.

You take the southwestern road, and leave the town proper over an old wooden bridge that spans the fast, ice blue waters of the River Ivlis. You continue on along the road, entering the thick forest that fills so much of the valley. After a short time the road suddenly splits north and south, both paths leading deeper into the forbidding Svalich Woods. The fog grows thicker, obscuring your vision, and a cold autumn wind whistles down the northern lane. Dead brown leaves rush about. There is no sound, beside that of wind and leaves.

 

[s@squ@tch]

Delkat

"Well, Ismark told us to take the northern fork in the road, so into the fog it is."

Delkat then closes his eyes for a moment, drawing upon his connection to Ismark and Ireena, sensing their location and status.

He then reopens his eyes and beckons the others to follow along the road to the vistani camp.

 

[kinem]

"Indeed. It's too bad we didn't think to ask Ismark where the other fork leads, but I guess it doesn't matter. I wonder if the horde of undead comes this way every night."

Ryan checks for signs of heavy recent passage on the main trail and both forks. In any case, he soon moves on with the rest of the party.

ooc: search +2, take 20

 

[Rhun]

Delkat senses that the siblings remain in the manor house, and are unharmed.

Ryan sees that both forks of the trail receive traffic. The northern fork is all foot traffic, whereas the track south shows foot traffic, animal traffic (horses), and even the marks of cart or carriage wheels.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Ares tight his hood around his head and curse quietly the luck that brought him to this land.
"I wonder if the Vistani that brought us the letter in Dunfield and the one we saw lying dead in the woods are members of this camp?"

When the group arrives to the fork, Ares decides it is a good time to cast a protection spell. A black whirlpool surrounds him for a moment and fades, leaving a glittering sparkle in front of the mage. [Mage armor].

 

[Queenie]

"Ismark mentioned that these Vistanti may be servants of Strahd, how else could they live in these lands unharmed. How do we want to try to get the information we need from them? Approaching them friendly and seeing what we walk into may be our only option as we don't have information to do otherwise."

 

[kinem]

"We should find out soon enough. One thought that just occurred to me ... we must be careful not to accept any food or drink from the Vistani. You know why. They might seem friendly and refusing might risk insulting them, which is why I am mentioning it now. Accepting may seem like a good idea at the time; don't take that risk."

 

[Rhun]

You turn and head down the north folk, as per Ismark's instructions. The fog is thick, and the trees press in closely here, making the road more of a well-traveled track rather than a true road. All is quiet, at first.

After a couple of minutes, you begin to hear voices ahead in the mist. It is still faint, but sounds as though several people are singing.

 

[renau1g]

Sarryx looks to the others, "Should someone sneak forward to see what that singing is? I wouldn't expect to hear that in this place"he asks

 

[kinem]

"Perhaps these Vistani are my kind of people after all" Ryan says. He tries to listen to the music, wondering if he recognizes it or could play along with it, in case an opportunity should arise for a bit of 'mandolin diplomacy'.