"Well we may be up for a job. What exactly did you have in mind?"
"I'm looking for people to help me escort Ireena to Vallaki, a settlement in the heart of the valley, beyond the view of Castle Ravenloft and hopefully beyond the reach of Strahd. I hear that Vallaki is well defended and Strahd would have a hard time getting in there. But if you are interested I suggest we talk at my estate."
"Faerun? You are in Barovia, I already said that." Ismark looks at Reggie and figures he had one too many wines.
"So friend Artus, what say you? Shall we go back to my estate with your friends where you can meet my sister and help me protect her from the Devil? I'll be able to talk my freely away from prying eyes." He says nodding towards the Vestani women.
"Er, please excuse us for a second," Reggie says, placing a hand on Artus's arm. He stands, catches Lando's, Andrei's, and Tilo's eyes and walks outside the tavern. When the five have reconvened in the street, Reggie puts his hands on his hips. "For all we know, this vampire has brung us here to wherever we are. We've already almost died against those giant wolves and in the nightmare house. Clearly, Strahd had something to do with that. And now this fellow wants us to take him and his sister away when Strahd wants them to stay put? This doesn't sound like a good idea to me."
Lando takes a seat at the bar with Reggie. "The Baron recommends your wine. I'll have a cup if you don't mind."
He stays at the bar when Reggie goes over to to sit with Artus. He sips his wine and keeps an eye on the Vistani women.
Arik looks up with a surprised expression on his face. "Baron? Do you mean Baron Strahd von Zarovich?" He looks over at the Vistani woman and nods.
The First Vistani woman gets up and walks over to Lando. "You know the Baron? Very interesting. My name is Alenka, please, come, have a seat. We need to talk."
Lando nods, "Aye, that would be him. We've been having a real swell time time with him since we magically arrived in these lands"
He turns his attention to Alenka. "Greetings Alenka, my name is Lando, please to make your acquaintance." He hops off the bar seat, and makes his way to her table.
Lando nods, "Aye, that would be him. We've been having a real swell time with him since we magically arrived in these lands"
He turns his attention to Alenka. "Greetings Alenka, my name is Lando, please to make your acquaintance." He hops off the bar seat and makes his way to her table.
Alenka smiles as she offers you a seat. "Ah, Lando, A very powerful Vistani name. It means famous throughout the land. Are you Famous Mr Lando? Or maybe it is a prediction of things to come."
Alenka sits and the other two women smile. "Meet my sisters, Mirabel, and Sorvia."
They both smile and nod politely. "Greetings Lando,"Mirabel says in a sultry seductive type voice. (Mirabel is the last picture)
"A pleasure to meet you, Lando," Sorvia says in a low almost whisper-like tone. (she is the middle picture.)
Alenka continues to speak after the introductions are made."We are the owners of this fine establishment, but enough about that. He has met the Baron, sisters."
Both of the sister's eyes widen a bit. "And he says he got transported here magically from some other land. And where did you hail from Lando? It doesn't matter really, The Baron wanted new playthings and here you are. What did you think of the Baron?"
"Yes, what did you think?" Sorvia whispers.
"Wasn't he handsome?" Mirabel's cheeks begin to flush as she speaks.
Lando nods, "Aye, that would be him. We've been having a real swell time with him since we magically arrived in these lands"
He turns his attention to Alenka. "Greetings Alenka, my name is Lando, please to make your acquaintance." He hops off the bar seat and makes his way to her table.
Alenka smiles as she offers you a seat. "Ah, Lando, A very powerful Vistani name. It means famous throughout the land. Are you Famous Mr's Lando? Or maybe it is a prediction f things to come."
Alenka sits and the other two women smile. "Meet my sisters, Mirabel, and Sorvia."
They both smile and nod politely. "Greetings Lando,"Mirabel says in a sultry seductive type voice. (Mirabel is the last picture)
"A pleasure to meet you, Lando," Sorvia says in a low almost whisper-like tone. (she is the middle picture.)
Alenka continues to speak after the introductions are made."We are the owners of this fine establishment, but enough about that. He has met the Baron, sisters."
Both of the sister's eyes widen a bit. "And he says he got transported here magically from some other land. And where did you hail from Lando? It doesn't matter really, The Baron wanted new playthings and here you are. What did you think of the Baron?"
"Yes, what did you think?" Sorvia whispers.
"Wasn't he handsome?" Mirabel's cheeks begin to flush as she speaks.
Lando smiles at the warm introductions. "Ladies, the pleasure is all mine. You a sight for sore eyes.", and takes a seat with them.
"This is a very fine establishment you have here, certainly much nicer then that ghastly house we just barely escaped from down the road. And you can guess who was there to greet us when we managed to get out, your lover boy Baron, that's who!"
Lando pauses and takes a sip of his wine.
"Sure, he's a fine specimen. Well dressed and groomed. You'd have to have something wrong with your eyes not to see that. Not my cup of ale though eh." And he winks at Mirabel.
"Ye ask where I'm from? I come from a large city called Waterdeep. Lots to see and do there, never a dull moment. And what about yourselves?"
"This is a very fine establishment you have here, certainly much nicer then that ghastly house we just barely escaped from down the road. And you can guess who was there to greet us when we managed to get out, your lover boy Baron, that's who!"
"Sure, he's a fine specimen. Well dressed and groomed. You'd have to have something wrong with your eyes not to see that. Not my cup of ale though eh." And he winks at Mirabel.
"Ye ask where I'm from? I come from a large city called Waterdeep. Lots to see and do there, never a dull moment. And what about yourselves?"
Mirabel licks her lips as she begins to devour Lando with her eyes.
"Waterdeep? I've been there."Alenka says as she takes a sip of her wine. "A splendid city indeed but we are from here. Barovia. Born and bred."
"He is not our loverboy Lando," Sorvia says."These are his lands and we show him respect and follow his laws. Nothing more. We are his subjects."
"But he can be if he so wishes." Mirabel sighs as her cheeks blush once again.
"Er, please excuse us for a second," Reggie says, placing a hand on Artus's arm. He stands, catches Lando's, Andrei's, and Tilo's eyes and walks outside the tavern. When the five have reconvened in the street, Reggie puts his hands on his hips. "For all we know, this vampire has brung us here to wherever we are. We've already almost died against those giant wolves and in the nightmare house. Clearly, Strahd had something to do with that. And now this fellow wants us to take him and his sister away when Strahd wants them to stay put? This doesn't sound like a good idea to me."
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Before you leave the table Ismark looks at Artus with a pleading look. "Please, help us get away from the devil. He is a vampire you know. No one is safe here this close to Castle Ravenloft."
"This is a very fine establishment you have here, certainly much nicer then that ghastly house we just barely escaped from down the road. And you can guess who was there to greet us when we managed to get out, your lover boy Baron, that's who!"
"Sure, he's a fine specimen. Well dressed and groomed. You'd have to have something wrong with your eyes not to see that. Not my cup of ale though eh." And he winks at Mirabel.
"Ye ask where I'm from? I come from a large city called Waterdeep. Lots to see and do there, never a dull moment. And what about yourselves?"
Mirabel licks her lips as she begins to devour Lando with her eyes.
"Waterdeep? I've been there."Alenka says as she takes a sip of her wine. "A splendid city indeed but we are from here. Barovia. Born and bred."
"He is not our loverboy Lando," Sorvia says."These are his lands and we show him respect and follow his laws. Nothing more. We are his subjects."
"But he can be if he so wishes." Mirabel sighs as her cheeks blush once again.
Lando smiles at Sorvia. "I jest my dear, nothing more."
He takes another sip of wine. "I suppose you have heard it before, but here it goes: My comrades and I do not view ourselves as his subjects. We have every intention of leaving Barovia, and making it back to our homelands. Now, Alenka, you mentioned there was something you wanted to talk about?"
Lando smiles at Sorvia. "I jest my dear, nothing more."
He takes another sip of wine. "I suppose you have heard it before, but here it goes: My comrades and I do not view ourselves as his subjects. We have every intention of leaving Barovia, and making it back to our homelands. Now, Alenka, you mentioned there was something you wanted to talk about?"
Alenka frowns. "It will be very hard for you to leave Barovia without the Vistani help. Anyone who attempts to leave the land of Barovia begins to choke on the fog. Those who don’t turn back perish. Many strangers have been drawn to Barovia over the years, but they all die or disappear before long. I am afraid you may be the same as the ones before you. But with such a powerful name I suggest you visit Madame Eva at the Tser Pool Encampment"
"Aye Madame Eva will know how you can escape Barovia,"Mirabel says as she licks her lips while staring into your eyes.
"Yes, Madame Eva is a very powerful fortune teller. Go have your cards read and you might have a chance to escape." Sorvia whispers.
Lando sits there for a moment, weighing their words.
"Alright, and where do I find this Tser Pool Encampment?"
Lando finishes his cup of wine and looks to Mirabel "And where do you suggest we find room and board for the night? We've had a tough go in that slaughter house, and will need to rest before to long"
Lando sits there for a moment, weighing their words.
"Alright, and where do I find this Tser Pool Encampment?"
Lando finishes his cup of wine and looks to Mirabel "And where do you suggest we find room and board for the night? We've had a tough go in that slaughter house, and will need to rest before to long"
"It's very easy to find. Follow the Old Svalich Road west out of town until you come to the River Ivlis Crossroads. There will be a road sign there. The northwest fork leads down to the river and the camp. That's where you want to go. When you get there tell them we sent you." Alenka says.
"You can stay in my room tonight if you wish Lando"Mirabel says as her cheeks get flush with color once again. Alenka rolls her eyes and Sorvia blushes at her sister's words.
"We have rooms for the night if you wish, it will cost you 2 silver a night per person if you wish your own rooms or you could get a group discount and share a common room with sleeping cots for only 6 silver for the lot of you." Sorvia whispers.
Lando sits there for a moment, weighing their words.
"Alright, and where do I find this Tser Pool Encampment?"
Lando finishes his cup of wine and looks to Mirabel "And where do you suggest we find room and board for the night? We've had a tough go in that slaughter house, and will need to rest before to long"
"It's very easy to find. Follow the Old Svalich Road west out of town until you come to the River Ivlis Crossroads. There will be a road sign there. The northwest fork leads down to the river and the camp. That's where you want to go. When you get there tell them we sent you." Alenka says.
"You can stay in my room tonight if you wish Lando"Mirabel says as her cheeks get flush with color once again. Alenka rolls her eyes and Sorvia blushes at her sister's words.
"We have rooms for the night if you wish, it will cost you 2 silver a night per person if you wish your own rooms or you could get a group discount and share a common room with sleeping cots for only 6 silver for the lot of you." Sorvia whispers.
Lando stands up from the table. "That all sounds quite agreeable to me" and winks again at Mirabel. "I should probably get back to my comrades and relay all this information to them"
He gives them all a nod and heads over to the rest of the group.
"Er, please excuse us for a second," Reggie says, placing a hand on Artus's arm. He stands, catches Lando's, Andrei's, and Tilo's eyes and walks outside the tavern. When the five have reconvened in the street, Reggie puts his hands on his hips. "For all we know, this vampire has brung us here to wherever we are. We've already almost died against those giant wolves and in the nightmare house. Clearly, Strahd had something to do with that. And now this fellow wants us to take him and his sister away when Strahd wants them to stay put? This doesn't sound like a good idea to me."
Andrei snorts.
"Nothing about this is good. Except one thing. Strahd keeps saying that he's going to "have fun with" us. We know that he's very tough. Even without all of these creatures he controls, he's a vampire, so he'd already be very tough."
Andrei pauses, scratching the scabby scar on his cheek.
"So...Why hasn't he just killed us? I think he's bored. He's too powerful for anyone here, and probably has lived here for a looong time. That's why he brought us in here, if he did. He wants something to "play" with. So. I think we need to be exciting. Maybe we should help this guy, or at least try. Because if we don't? If we just hide out or try to run away? Strahd can probably catch us right away, and would, because we're "boring." By the Nine Hells, I hate it, but we have to play Strahd's game until we see a way out."
"Well we may be up for a job. What exactly did you have in mind?"
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"I'm looking for people to help me escort Ireena to Vallaki, a settlement in the heart of the valley, beyond the view of Castle Ravenloft and hopefully beyond the reach of Strahd. I hear that Vallaki is well defended and Strahd would have a hard time getting in there. But if you are interested I suggest we talk at my estate."
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"'Ravenloft'?! 'Vallaki'?! Where are we?!" Reggie demands.
"You are in Barovia of course. Where else would you be? You are in Strahds domain." Ismark looks confused.
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"Barovia?" Reggie asks while scratching his head. "Is that anywhere near Bezentil?"
Ismael looks confused and shrugs.
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"Are we at least still on Faerûn?" Reggie asks.
"Faerun? You are in Barovia, I already said that." Ismark looks at Reggie and figures he had one too many wines.
"So friend Artus, what say you? Shall we go back to my estate with your friends where you can meet my sister and help me protect her from the Devil? I'll be able to talk my freely away from prying eyes." He says nodding towards the Vestani women.
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"Er, please excuse us for a second," Reggie says, placing a hand on Artus's arm. He stands, catches Lando's, Andrei's, and Tilo's eyes and walks outside the tavern. When the five have reconvened in the street, Reggie puts his hands on his hips. "For all we know, this vampire has brung us here to wherever we are. We've already almost died against those giant wolves and in the nightmare house. Clearly, Strahd had something to do with that. And now this fellow wants us to take him and his sister away when Strahd wants them to stay put? This doesn't sound like a good idea to me."
Lando nods, "Aye, that would be him. We've been having a real swell time time with him since we magically arrived in these lands"
He turns his attention to Alenka. "Greetings Alenka, my name is Lando, please to make your acquaintance." He hops off the bar seat, and makes his way to her table.
Alenka smiles as she offers you a seat. "Ah, Lando, A very powerful Vistani name. It means famous throughout the land. Are you Famous Mr Lando? Or maybe it is a prediction of things to come."
Alenka sits and the other two women smile. "Meet my sisters, Mirabel, and Sorvia."
They both smile and nod politely. "Greetings Lando," Mirabel says in a sultry seductive type voice. (Mirabel is the last picture)
"A pleasure to meet you, Lando," Sorvia says in a low almost whisper-like tone. (she is the middle picture.)
Alenka continues to speak after the introductions are made."We are the owners of this fine establishment, but enough about that. He has met the Baron, sisters."
Both of the sister's eyes widen a bit. "And he says he got transported here magically from some other land. And where did you hail from Lando? It doesn't matter really, The Baron wanted new playthings and here you are. What did you think of the Baron?"
"Yes, what did you think?" Sorvia whispers.
"Wasn't he handsome?" Mirabel's cheeks begin to flush as she speaks.
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Lando smiles at the warm introductions. "Ladies, the pleasure is all mine. You a sight for sore eyes.", and takes a seat with them.
"This is a very fine establishment you have here, certainly much nicer then that ghastly house we just barely escaped from down the road. And you can guess who was there to greet us when we managed to get out, your lover boy Baron, that's who!"
Lando pauses and takes a sip of his wine.
"Sure, he's a fine specimen. Well dressed and groomed. You'd have to have something wrong with your eyes not to see that. Not my cup of ale though eh." And he winks at Mirabel.
"Ye ask where I'm from? I come from a large city called Waterdeep. Lots to see and do there, never a dull moment. And what about yourselves?"
Mirabel licks her lips as she begins to devour Lando with her eyes.
"Waterdeep? I've been there." Alenka says as she takes a sip of her wine. "A splendid city indeed but we are from here. Barovia. Born and bred."
"He is not our loverboy Lando, " Sorvia says."These are his lands and we show him respect and follow his laws. Nothing more. We are his subjects."
"But he can be if he so wishes." Mirabel sighs as her cheeks blush once again.
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Before you leave the table Ismark looks at Artus with a pleading look. "Please, help us get away from the devil. He is a vampire you know. No one is safe here this close to Castle Ravenloft."
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Lando smiles at Sorvia. "I jest my dear, nothing more."
He takes another sip of wine. "I suppose you have heard it before, but here it goes: My comrades and I do not view ourselves as his subjects. We have every intention of leaving Barovia, and making it back to our homelands. Now, Alenka, you mentioned there was something you wanted to talk about?"
Alenka frowns. "It will be very hard for you to leave Barovia without the Vistani help. Anyone who attempts to leave the land of Barovia begins to choke on the fog. Those who don’t turn back perish. Many strangers have been drawn to Barovia over the years, but they all die or disappear before long. I am afraid you may be the same as the ones before you. But with such a powerful name I suggest you visit Madame Eva at the Tser Pool Encampment"
"Aye Madame Eva will know how you can escape Barovia," Mirabel says as she licks her lips while staring into your eyes.
"Yes, Madame Eva is a very powerful fortune teller. Go have your cards read and you might have a chance to escape." Sorvia whispers.
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Lando sits there for a moment, weighing their words.
"Alright, and where do I find this Tser Pool Encampment?"
Lando finishes his cup of wine and looks to Mirabel "And where do you suggest we find room and board for the night? We've had a tough go in that slaughter house, and will need to rest before to long"
"It's very easy to find. Follow the Old Svalich Road west out of town until you come to the River Ivlis Crossroads. There will be a road sign there. The northwest fork leads down to the river and the camp. That's where you want to go. When you get there tell them we sent you." Alenka says.
"You can stay in my room tonight if you wish Lando" Mirabel says as her cheeks get flush with color once again. Alenka rolls her eyes and Sorvia blushes at her sister's words.
"We have rooms for the night if you wish, it will cost you 2 silver a night per person if you wish your own rooms or you could get a group discount and share a common room with sleeping cots for only 6 silver for the lot of you." Sorvia whispers.
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Lando stands up from the table. "That all sounds quite agreeable to me" and winks again at Mirabel. "I should probably get back to my comrades and relay all this information to them"
He gives them all a nod and heads over to the rest of the group.
Andrei snorts.
"Nothing about this is good. Except one thing. Strahd keeps saying that he's going to "have fun with" us. We know that he's very tough. Even without all of these creatures he controls, he's a vampire, so he'd already be very tough."
Andrei pauses, scratching the scabby scar on his cheek.
"So...Why hasn't he just killed us? I think he's bored. He's too powerful for anyone here, and probably has lived here for a looong time. That's why he brought us in here, if he did. He wants something to "play" with. So. I think we need to be exciting. Maybe we should help this guy, or at least try. Because if we don't? If we just hide out or try to run away? Strahd can probably catch us right away, and would, because we're "boring." By the Nine Hells, I hate it, but we have to play Strahd's game until we see a way out."
And that's all I have to say about that.