Strahd's "RttToEE" CLOSED

To the Moathouse

I assumed you travel with your horses for calculating miles

Leaving the catastrophic events behind in the village but bearing the tragedy in your minds while you travel on the road you make your way to the abandon fort called the moathouse.
When the temple of elemental evil was built, this keep arose to mark the western border of their wicked influence, since then the temple fell twice but the moathouse was the first to fall. Now the keep is a ruined place, home to wild animals and annoying insects or at least that what you have been told by the murderer Mr. Gastesh.
You leave a couple of hours before noon, the skies are cloudy and the temperature is low enough for a pleasant journey although the foul smell of the bogs that fill your nostrils is quite irritating.
In the mixture of farmland, rocky scrub hills and occasionally moors you spot deer, badgers and quails. After two hours traveling you notice a man walking on the road toward you, the man looks grizzled and dirty, carrying a bag full of pelts in his right hand, on his shoulder he carries a dead quail and a loosely swords hangs from his belt.
 

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Ithiken looks over the scruffy-looking hunter and nods appreciatively. "Looks like you've got yourself a good catch for the day. Enjoy your meal tonight!"

Ithiken prompts his horse to continue forward, as he doesn't expect a simple game hunter to be at all interesting enough to stop them from continuing on. Unless of course the rest of the group does decide to stop and talk, at which point Ithiken will finally realize it and then swing his horse back around.
 

The Kid keeps a low slouch on Skirmish, a sour mood hanging about him. Seeing the hunter, he gives him a bit of a skeptical eye, but keeps his mouth shut. However, one can tell that he keeps a keen eye on their surroundings, just waiting for a sign of trouble.
 

Ol' Del

Rhun said:
"Ho, traveller," shouts Korbryn, his gravelly voice echoing from his polished helmet. "How goes the hunt?"
DEFCON said:
Ithiken looks over the scruffy-looking hunter and nods appreciatively. "Looks like you've got yourself a good catch for the day. Enjoy your meal tonight!"
Howdy strangers
He says with a smile.
The name is Del, Ol' Del and you can say that again
A good hunting this day, most of the animals fled from the east so there are more for me to hunt. What news to you bring from the town champs?
 


Ol' Del

Rhun said:
Korbryn cocks his head questioningly at the man. "Fled? Why would the animals be fleeing?
There's a dragon in the east! Don't wanna be going there.
He replies in concern.
I saw him, about three days ago, blue as sapphire and deep colored as the bogs, I hid and left the area as soon as I can, people who go there are insane.
He points to the east
It's not far from the ol' haunted ruined keep, half a day riding.
 

Korbryn's head pops up in surprise. "A dragon, eh? How big is this beast? And what is it doing in these parts?" One hand goes to the hilt of his sword and he eyes the wilderness about him with a practiced eye, suddenly seeming a bit on edge.
 

"A dragon of blue, you say? Egads. And you say you saw it right near the ruined keep?"

Ithiken looks at the others in the group with raised eyebrows... like he's asking them if we're really going to be dealing with this potential problem.

"Well, that certainly changes things a bit. What do you say, gents? Back to town and find a nice pub to settle down in for a glass of wine? My treat?"

When the inevitable stare comes his way from the others, Ithiken shuts up and slumps in his saddle, knowing that there's a good possibility of facing off against a dragon in the near future.
 


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