Session 40 – Pieces
6/14/2022 That vampire girl escorted us through the rest of the picket lines. Strahd was there with about a dozen mixed humans in various forms of old or improvised armor. Of more concern was Strahd’s entourage. His horse and groom were there, of course. But I also counted at least three of those big wolves as well as a number of clearly vampiric followers. Strahd politely thanked us for coming, believe it or not. The new Baroness briefed us on what happened after we left the festival. Apparently, the Burgomaster (who was reportedly drunk) made his way into the stands to greet Lady Wachter who, in turn, introduced him to Lady Ireena. For some reason this seemed to unnerve him, and he quickly excused himself, leaving his wife Lydia behind. For her part, Lydia was apparently sporting several bruises to her face which were poorly covered by makeup. When asked, Lydia confided that her husband does abuse her, which sent Ire...