Session 2
Death House continued
Finding the secret passageways to the lower levels, the party split up again, with Brun and Petrawya heading for the exit. While the remaining members found their actions odd, they chose to go down the stairwell to the basement.
Upon arriving in the basement it was not long before discovery of the family crypt. And a suprise find of Brun and Petrawya sleeping soundly nearby.
Regrouping, the whole party expores the basement while an eerie chanting echoes along the damp walls. Eventually the party finds an alter, where a small battle ensues in murky knee deep waters.
After vanquishing the monster, and putting an end to the cult, the heroes decide to rest for the night.
As you rest in the cellars of Death House, your dreams have a more realistic feel to them. A dark visage appears in a cloud of fog ahead of you - "You put on such a magnificent show. The clash of steel, the desperate prayers, the spilling of blood... a perfectly choreographed finale. You imagine you feel quite pleased with yourselves. The adrenaline still sings in your veins, a false promise of invincibility. Reality must be remembered. The battle was an insect's squabble. Their gods were fictions, their power was dust. I, however, am very real. I am the Ancient. I am the Land. And tonight, I visited you in your dreams, a place where you believed you were safe. But there is no sanctuary from me, not in your waking life, not even in the false refuge of your sleep. (Strahd steps closer, and a terrifying cold settles over the dream. you feel a supernatural presence pressing in, a crushing weight of pure, ancient malevolence.) That is a taste of my power. Not the foolishness of a dying cult, but the unyielding will that holds this land in its timeless grip. When you wake, you will find you cannot shake the chill. That is my gift to you. A reminder that you have my attention. And when a predator watches its prey, the hunt has only just begun."