Curse of Strahd: Session Five

Summary

The heroes descended into the cellar through the hole in the first floor and set about exploring where the strange chants were emanating from. Along the way they discovered the Durst family crypt and were visited by an apparition of Rosa, the little girl who they met outside on the street. She pointed to her tomb, and then up. The party found a staircase and took it all the way up to the attic, where they found the sad remains of the children locked in a room, apparently forgotten by their gruesome parents. They rested for the night then transferred the remains to their respective resting places in the crypt. The ghosts of Thornbolt and Rosa were finally at rest. Pushing on through the cellar they soon discovered the bedroom of Gustav and Elizabeth Durst and were attacked by two ghasts, which they determined were the Dursts. After dispatching them, they descended even further to a dungeon level where the chants were the loudest. They came to a room with a shallow pool and an altar covered in blood. “One must die…” chants reached a fever pitch when the war priest climbed up to the altar and eight black robed apparitions appeared. The heroes detected a shambling mound asleep to the side and decided to surprise attack it. After a few bloody rounds the shambling mound managed to engulf Lord Arik, and Lady Ireena suddenly rushed to the top of the altar and used a spell to lure the monster up. Once the mound reached the altar she commanded it to drop Lord Arik, who was now knocked unconscious. She drew her sword and expertly cut off his head. In an instant, the chants ceased, the apparitions vanished, and the shambling mound dissipated. “It had to be done..”, she said matter of factly. “I never wanted him.” The party gathered themselves and made their. way out of the house quietly and once all were safely outside the house collapsed into itself and nothing but a smoking black swamp was left.

Current Position

With the curse apparently lifted from the house, the heroes set about exploring the rest of the Village of Barovia.