Black Bird Perch - A Curse of Strahd Campaign

  Session 14 - Leaving the Village of Barovia / Journey to Madam Eva The Burgomaster's Mansion The Gang thought it curious when Ireena & Ismark smirked at each other when they saw their company eating Granny Momo's pie... Everybody has the same dream.  In it, you find yourself standing at a crossroad, where a raven beckons you toward a pool. Your surroundings blur, delivering you to the pool, where the you find an empty Vistani encampment. You then are psychically drawn to the interior of a tent, where a seer sits, her face and form concealed by a dark purple cloak. The seer draws a card from a card deck atop the table (you hear the word “ Tarokka ”) - the Mists card. She informs the you that the distance from you renders her Sight blurred and obscured, and invites you to join her at  Tser Pool  to learn what the future holds. The seer addresses you by name, and you recall the experience vividly... ... ...  then you begin to have bright, beautiful dream...

  Session 13 - The Village of Barovia pt. 3: The Gang Slays a Helpless & Hungry Vampire Church at the Village of Barovia The gang heads into the chapel... An inhuman scream is heard from under the wooden floor:  "Father! Feed me, Father! I'm Starving!!!".  Father Donavich, ignoring the screams, has dead-looking eyes and speaks in a monotone voice to Ismark about burying the Burgomaster.  Father Donavich Ismark explains that the screams belong to Donavich's son, Doru, a vampire spawn that is kept chained in the basement.  < Several years ago, Donavich's twenty-year-old son Doru and several other villagers stormed Castle Ravenloft in revolt, having been lured there by a wizard in black robes who came to Barovia from a faraway land. By all accounts, the wizard died by Strahd’s hand, and so too did Doru, who returned to his father as a vampire spawn. Donavich was able to trap his son in the church’s undercroft, where he remains to this day. >  Doru ha...

  Session 12 - The Village of Barovia pt. 2: Dad Bod Blood on the Vine Tavern The gang rested and healed up during their first night at the Blood on the Vine Tavern. Strange dreams haunted their sleep. The next morning after breakfast,  Ruckus  &  Sobprym  approached the three Vistani women who owned the tavern to see what they could learn. Not much.  Alenka, Mirabel, and Sorvia insult Ismark and call him "Ismark the Lesser" because he is not perceived to be as remarkable as his late father, Kolyan Indirovich  Strangers are not welcome at Castle Ravenloft without an invitation Not much else...they were vague with answers and didn't provide much detail.  Sobprym  worried that  Ruckus  was giving away too much details about the party...and they cordially stopped the chat.  Bildrath's Mercantile After that mostly unhelpful chat, the gang then checks out Bildrath's Mercantile across the street. There they meet Bildrath and his ...