Session 5 - Feb 16 2026
Players
Recap
- The Party left the Village of Barovia with Ireena embarking to bring her to the Town of Vallaki.
- Traveling south on the Old Svalich Road the party crossed over the River lvlis, a clear blue river cutting through the valley.
- After crossing the bridge and entering the woods the party ignored the glowing torch light off in the woods.
- A black Carriage carrying a nobleman believed to be Vasili on his way to pay his respects to the late Burgomaster of Village of Barovia.
- The party arrived at fork in the road near some gallows. Eli (Isaac) swears the corpse hanging from it was his own.
- Taking the long path the party once again sees glowing torchlight in the woods. This time electing to investigate the party is let to a chest where it is ambushed by a group of zombies and a will o' whisp.
- Wounded but not defeated the party returns to the Old Svalich Road where they are met by a group of traveling Vistani, who take them to the Tser Pool Encampment.
- Sitting around the camp fire the party is told;
"A mighty wizard came to this land over a year ago. I remember him like it was yesterday. He stood exactly where you're standing. A very charismatic man, he was. He thought he could rally the people of Barovia against the devil Strahd. He stirred them with thoughts of revolt and bore them to the castle en masse. When the vampire appeared, the wizard's peasant army fled in terror. A few stood their ground and were never seen again. The wizard and the vampire cast spells at each other. Their battle flew from the courtyards of Ravenloft to a precipice overlooking the falls. I saw the battle with my own eyes. Thunder shook the mountainside, and great rocks tumbled down upon the wizard, yet by his magic he survived. Lightning from the heavens struck the wizard, and again he stood his ground. But when the devil Strahd fell upon him, the wizard's magic couldn't save him. I saw him thrown a thousand feet to his death. I climbed down to the river to search for the wizard's body, to see if, you know, he had anything of value, but the River lvlis had already spirited him away." - After listening to the story the party goes to meet Madam Eva, who provides them a Tarroka Reading.
- With their future read the party rests for the evening and intends to make the challenging climb up to the Tser Pool Crossing.