Sunny Barovia

The following was co-Authored by Abe Barker. Thanks Abe! 10/17/23 There is an incident that I neglected to address in my last posting. After I identified the properties of the amulet and handed it to Wolfram, I saw a rare excitement in his face. He thanked me and examined the amulet for himself. He looked up, then back at the amulet. Then up and back at the amulet. This went on for about 30 seconds before Laz said, “You want to try it now.” It wasn't a question. “Yes. Very much. Is that weird?” Wolfram asked. As he spoke, his gaze never left the surface of the amulet. I chuckled. “No. No it’s not.” “Go play,” said Laz. Wolfram looked up, a cheerful smile on his face. Ireena, who had been watching and listening silently, then reached out to rest a hand on his shoulder. “Please wait, Sir Wolfram. It occurs to me we might want to invite a few people to watch. The Baron, for one, and perhaps some of the villagers.” "What are you proposing, Lady Ireena?" Wolf...

 10/10/23 Our business with the Abbott apparently concluded, we took our leave and made the long hike back down to the village.   We checked in at the Burgomaster’s home.   Anna was looking a bit frazzled, but Walter and their son Ilya were keeping the kids entertained.   Anna told us that her husband had decided he had urgent business at his smithy.   I bet he did.   With all the chaos of the children here, I felt like I had urgent business at the smithy as well. We found the burgomaster at his anvil, as promised.   He was absently hammering on some piece of metal and didn’t seem terribly distracted by our arrival. I had the impression the only thing he was making was noise. He greeted us warmly. We talked about finding shelter for ourselves and the children for the night.   He said he would inquire quietly to several families who he felt were trustworthy and find temporary lodging for the kids.   Permanent placement would come later. ...