Session 17

— Septa, 29th of Fray, 1639 KR

Entry 17. Waking up in the mountains the trio found themselves engulfed in mist, obscuring their vision and making it harder for them to travel. Wanting to head out they began walking back eventually coming to a sign and a mysterious shape next to it. Their old friend Groon made their acquaintance again and after conversing with them, asked them to aid him find an undead creature that was pestering the area. Coming upon a path by following the heavy stench of death they encountered some sort of cabin, all rotten and crawling with maggots. As they investigated it, a set of heavy thuds announced the presence of this rotten troll that lunged at them. With some careful planning they turned it into a rat until they prepared to attack it at once. After a rough fight, Valyra eventually managed to sliver in the mind of the troll with her spell and put an end to it. Groon, wanting to make sure there are no more problems in the area decided to lead the way. After hours of walking they realized they had become lost. They walked for hours until the mist lifted a bit to reveal a path. At the end of this path, a heavy set of gates and two headless statues waited for them in silence. As Eleonora approached, the gates suddenly opened, welcoming the group. After the party walked through, the gates shut behind them trapping them. They followed the path flanked by tightly packed trees until they reached an opening revealing a river on their left and a village ahead. As they approached the village, a sign reading "Village of Barovia" greeted them. Ignoring the weeping of a woman, they headed for the nearby inn, slept there for the night and in the morning headed for the church. There they spoke briefly with a priest about his ill fortunate son and the Devil Strahd that was terrorizing Barovia from his castle. Hearing that, the group decided to head there to meet this Devil Strahd.

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