The night sky was now filled with three moons, though it would be a few hours until the first full moon arose. Janis and Tessa's efforts ease most if not all the aches of the party. [lessor vigor: 17hp healed; CMW 14hp] Ashlyn returns to her feet, a bit unsteady at first, but hale enough.
Examining the dead, a few surprises are in order. The invisible witch, once her spell ends, turns out to be the beautiful Katrina, and two of the other witches might be her seen-at-a-distance brothers. The old man Andrzej is not to be seen. Of the others, Janis and Ashlyn pick out a some familiar faces---villagers that had wounds tended or that had blended into the crowd. What is disturbing, however, is the... things growing on them. Beneath the pink head scarf she always wore, Katrina bears sharp, molted ears belonging more in nightmare than on flesh. The others are similarly marked, with jaws of purple fangs or legs that bend the wrong way in orange. Clear on each of them is the scarring showing where each was crudely and painfully attached.
The Crone, her death solidified, also has a different cast now that she is at rest. If anything, her features are even more twisted, with sickening green flesh, dark hair that recalls thorny brambles, and a hideous visage. A hag to be sure. But Janis is quick to point out that such a creature is rarely alone---even if they worked separately, two more of the coven may yet haunt Barovia.
Now cool, the group also gets a better look at the Symbol. A disc of platinum, it is cast as a stylized sun, a red crystal at its heart. Inscribed around the crystal are symbols in a powerful script, though not draconic or any other such tongue known to the group. Marot does not need to use his vision to feel the latent magic in it; just being near it gives a feeling of peace and holiness. However, it feels incomplete---dormant. The words of Madam Eva ring clear in the party's mind: "You must bring the symbol home, to the last remaining shred of sacred ground in the defiled castle."
[The Symbol acts like a holy symbol for any good faith. It probably has some other minor powers, but like the sword, its full potential is not yet realized.]
As the night grew deeper, the heroes decided what to do....
Status
J: 31/31, 5/5 turns
J: 35/35, 1 Con damage, 10/11 AP
L: 37/55, 10/11 AP
T: 35/35
A: 28/49; 1/2 smites, 5/7 turns, 0/24 lay on hands, 0/8 AP
M: 30/46, 7/8 AP
b: 51/51
