Beaming, Fae skips after Hadrian, tugging Elyse along. "This is gonna be great! Are you guys always this weird?" The massive grin on her face makes it clear she doesn't mean it as an insult.
As you descend the stairs, you enter into a dark, dungeon-like basement. Those of you without darkvision (which I'm pretty sure is just Hadrian) will need something to help them see. The structure around you is made of earth, wood, and rock. You hear an eerie, incessant chanting echoing throughout the dungeon, but it's too far away for you to tell what is being chanted or where it's coming from.
Everyone with darkvision can see that there are crypts along the walls on the northeast, as well as along the walls on immediate south of you. To the northwest is another path and to the South is a room that splits off into a few separate paths.
Also, everyone is now Level 2.
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"Fae, please don't do that. We- we don't want whatever that is to hear you." Elyse sounds a bit panicked as she walks forward, trying to position herself in between all of the crypts. Her eyes darting between the different crypts around her, she will use Divine Sense to try to detect any evil presences.
Enialis, who has been quietly following and carrying the remians of the children. Seeing the crypts along the wall he looks to see if there are any empty ones for the children.
Enialis, you see two stone slabs, one with the name Rosavalda Durst etched into it, the other with the name Thornboldt Durst etched into it. Both slabs are open, leading into chambers where empty coffins are stored on top of stone biers.
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There are no traps in these coffins, as they were designed for the exact purpose of storing the bodies of Rose and Thorn. But maybe not this early. Regardless, as you lower the bodies in to their respective coffins, the spirits of the children depart from the bodies of Hadrian and Elyse, with smiles on their faces, grateful that you've put them to rest.
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Hadrian inhales sharply. “That...was surreal. I...apologize for my behavior just then. I suspect that perhaps this children were unduly influencing us. There is still the matter of this little brother of theirs...is there any sign of a baby here in the crypt?
“At any rate, please allow me to perform the proper burial rites for them.”
Hadrian will take the proper time for a burial ceremony for little Rose and Thorne.
All of you recall that the letter that Strahd wrote to the Dursts mentioned a stillborn son. This combined with the lack of a ghost or even a skeleton for Walter leads you to believe that he was the stillborn son mentioned and that there was never a brother to save.
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Once Thorn's spirit leaves her body, Elyse immediately lets go of Fae's hand and subtly moves away from her. The fear in her eyes is replaced with determination. After Hadrian completes his ceremony, she saays "Let's try this way first," as she begins walking toward the northeast path.
"I've only seen the shrouded cradle, no sign of a babe other than that... Are you feeling more yourself then?" Phanuel asks Hadrian as Elyse marches off.
He looks to Fae, "I'm sorry about earlier. This just seemed like so much all at once. You were right, this was the right thing to do."
"Good idea, Hadrian. You- you can go first." She backs away from the door a bit to allow Hadrian room to lead the way.
Hadrian nods happily, and confidently heads towards the basement.
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Beaming, Fae skips after Hadrian, tugging Elyse along. "This is gonna be great! Are you guys always this weird?" The massive grin on her face makes it clear she doesn't mean it as an insult.
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Elyse looks confused about Fae's question, but she follows closely.
As you descend the stairs, you enter into a dark, dungeon-like basement. Those of you without darkvision (which I'm pretty sure is just Hadrian) will need something to help them see. The structure around you is made of earth, wood, and rock. You hear an eerie, incessant chanting echoing throughout the dungeon, but it's too far away for you to tell what is being chanted or where it's coming from.
Everyone with darkvision can see that there are crypts along the walls on the northeast, as well as along the walls on immediate south of you. To the northwest is another path and to the South is a room that splits off into a few separate paths.
Also, everyone is now Level 2.
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"Creeeeepy," Fae sings to the vague tune of the chant. "Creepy, creepy, creeeeeeeepyyyyy." She skips towards the southern room.
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"Fae, please don't do that. We- we don't want whatever that is to hear you." Elyse sounds a bit panicked as she walks forward, trying to position herself in between all of the crypts. Her eyes darting between the different crypts around her, she will use Divine Sense to try to detect any evil presences.
Elyse, you detect no undead, but you do see that these crypts all belong to Dursts.
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Enialis, who has been quietly following and carrying the remians of the children. Seeing the crypts along the wall he looks to see if there are any empty ones for the children.
Enialis, you see two stone slabs, one with the name Rosavalda Durst etched into it, the other with the name Thornboldt Durst etched into it. Both slabs are open, leading into chambers where empty coffins are stored on top of stone biers.
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Hadrian has brought out his longsword and cast a soft white light on the blade, so that it scintillates in the darkness of this basement crypt.
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Enialis walks towards the coffins and, if not detecting any traps, puts the bodies into their respective coffins.
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There are no traps in these coffins, as they were designed for the exact purpose of storing the bodies of Rose and Thorn. But maybe not this early. Regardless, as you lower the bodies in to their respective coffins, the spirits of the children depart from the bodies of Hadrian and Elyse, with smiles on their faces, grateful that you've put them to rest.
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Hadrian inhales sharply. “That...was surreal. I...apologize for my behavior just then. I suspect that perhaps this children were unduly influencing us. There is still the matter of this little brother of theirs...is there any sign of a baby here in the crypt?
“At any rate, please allow me to perform the proper burial rites for them.”
Hadrian will take the proper time for a burial ceremony for little Rose and Thorne.
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All of you recall that the letter that Strahd wrote to the Dursts mentioned a stillborn son. This combined with the lack of a ghost or even a skeleton for Walter leads you to believe that he was the stillborn son mentioned and that there was never a brother to save.
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Fae does her absolute best to stay still through the ceremony, but fidgets a little now and then.
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Once Thorn's spirit leaves her body, Elyse immediately lets go of Fae's hand and subtly moves away from her. The fear in her eyes is replaced with determination. After Hadrian completes his ceremony, she saays "Let's try this way first," as she begins walking toward the northeast path.
"I've only seen the shrouded cradle, no sign of a babe other than that... Are you feeling more yourself then?" Phanuel asks Hadrian as Elyse marches off.
He looks to Fae, "I'm sorry about earlier. This just seemed like so much all at once. You were right, this was the right thing to do."
Elyse, as you move to the Northeast, you find that it's a dead-end that leads towards an empty crypt. However, there is a path going in the northwest.
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(Whoops I meant northwest)