Kessintra tilts her head quizzically at Gertruda's response. It's a shame she isn't Tatyana if she really does like this place so much.
"That's...great. What do you mean she didn't know what she was doing?" She watches the girl's behavior more closely, trying to tell if she is in her right mind and not charmed or something.
Insight: 17
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"You know.... locking me in the house, keeping me there forever, it was really boring. But, I got out, and now I'm in this wonderful place. Everything is just so.... happy." She's charmed.
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"Strange, I thought you said the girl came here on her own, Strahd. Did the castle put a charm on her?" Kess' keeps her tone casual, more like she's caught on to a prank he's playing than accusing him of anything. "I did promise her mother to return her, you know. Surely you can spare one servant? To commemorate the occasion."
Persuasion: 21
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Strahd dons a playful tone. "She did come here on her own. I had no hand in her arrival. Besides, she's not a servant, she's a guest. She can leave any time she wants to." Gertruda looks you dead in the eyes. "No. I'm staying here."
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"Oh, well...How do the rest of you feel about that?" Kessintra asks, looking at the consorts curiously. "Volenta, Ludmilla, you've both been rather quiet so far."
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The two stay silent for a couple seconds, as if they were daring the other to speak first. Volenta finally breaks the silence. "I don't speak much." Ludmilla, content with the outcome, says, "I'm trying not to be brash, unlike others. I don't mind her presence. It doesn't change my day to day that much."
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Ludmilla answers first. "I lived in the valley when it was conquered. After Tatyana was lost, Rahadin invited me here to take the master's mind off of Tatyana. It didn't exactly work, but I'm here regardless." Volenta reluctantly says, "I lived in Villaki about 200 years ago. Rahadin invited me as well."
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"Hm, 400...200...Esther is the youngest. What about you then, Anastrasya? How long have you been here? ...Yet this peasant human girl is getting such special treatment, though she isn't even Tatyana."
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"I've been here around 390. Just under Ludmilla. As for her, she's insignificant. She's not Tatyana, so she's either going to be like us, like the servants, or gone."
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The next time Gertruda reaches for her glass of wine, Garrick uses his mage hand to subtly knock the glass over spilling the wine. (Attempting to provoke anger from Strahd towards her in an attempt for him to do anything considered aggressive and therefore negating charmed if it is coming from him)
Gertruda is surprised as the glass knocks over out of seemingly nowhere. Strahd gently gazes at the fallen chalice.
"We can dance if you'd like. I'll have the tablecloth replaced in the meantime."
Strahd stands and exits the room, with the consorts and Gertruda following behind him, leaving you, Ismirk, and Ireena alone. Rahadin stands in the doorway. "I'll guide you there when you're ready."
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Kessintra feels a surge of relief as Strahd and the other vampires exit the room. That leaves only Rahadin to watch over them, though judging by all the fallen souls attached to the elf, forcing their way out of here would still be impossible. The rogue decides to try and distract him with conversation so the others can comfort Ireena.
"Rahadin, you said before you are a dusk elf,"she muses, approaching him at the door, "You're...well, the only living non-human we've seen in Barovia. Do they live separately from all the humans?"
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Rahadin is uninterested, but replies anyway. "In Barovia there are only two different humanoid species, excluding any adventurers: Humans and dusk elves. The rest of the dusk elves are living on a hill outside Villaki alongside the vistani."
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Your eyes are drawn to the three crystal chandeliers above you. They seem very expensive, like most things in the castle. You then look at the tablecloth. Inscribed in it are small symbols of bats and ravens.
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Gertruda smiles wide. "Oh, I'm loving it here. Everyone is so nice here. I guess my mother didn't really know what she was doing, did she?"
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Kessintra tilts her head quizzically at Gertruda's response. It's a shame she isn't Tatyana if she really does like this place so much.
"That's...great. What do you mean she didn't know what she was doing?" She watches the girl's behavior more closely, trying to tell if she is in her right mind and not charmed or something.
Insight: 17
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"You know.... locking me in the house, keeping me there forever, it was really boring. But, I got out, and now I'm in this wonderful place. Everything is just so.... happy." She's charmed.
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"Strange, I thought you said the girl came here on her own, Strahd. Did the castle put a charm on her?" Kess' keeps her tone casual, more like she's caught on to a prank he's playing than accusing him of anything. "I did promise her mother to return her, you know. Surely you can spare one servant? To commemorate the occasion."
Persuasion: 21
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Strahd dons a playful tone. "She did come here on her own. I had no hand in her arrival. Besides, she's not a servant, she's a guest. She can leave any time she wants to." Gertruda looks you dead in the eyes. "No. I'm staying here."
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"Oh, well...How do the rest of you feel about that?" Kessintra asks, looking at the consorts curiously. "Volenta, Ludmilla, you've both been rather quiet so far."
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The two stay silent for a couple seconds, as if they were daring the other to speak first. Volenta finally breaks the silence. "I don't speak much." Ludmilla, content with the outcome, says, "I'm trying not to be brash, unlike others. I don't mind her presence. It doesn't change my day to day that much."
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"So you can talk. Please, tell us about yourselves. What did you do while you were alive? How did you come to be Strahd's consorts?"
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Ludmilla answers first. "I lived in the valley when it was conquered. After Tatyana was lost, Rahadin invited me here to take the master's mind off of Tatyana. It didn't exactly work, but I'm here regardless." Volenta reluctantly says, "I lived in Villaki about 200 years ago. Rahadin invited me as well."
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"Hm, 400...200...Esther is the youngest. What about you then, Anastrasya? How long have you been here? ...Yet this peasant human girl is getting such special treatment, though she isn't even Tatyana."
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"I've been here around 390. Just under Ludmilla. As for her, she's insignificant. She's not Tatyana, so she's either going to be like us, like the servants, or gone."
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"Well...What's next? Second course, dancing? Dancing is always fun."
Deception to pretend to like dancing: 20
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The next time Gertruda reaches for her glass of wine, Garrick uses his mage hand to subtly knock the glass over spilling the wine. (Attempting to provoke anger from Strahd towards her in an attempt for him to do anything considered aggressive and therefore negating charmed if it is coming from him)
Gertruda is surprised as the glass knocks over out of seemingly nowhere. Strahd gently gazes at the fallen chalice.
"We can dance if you'd like. I'll have the tablecloth replaced in the meantime."
Strahd stands and exits the room, with the consorts and Gertruda following behind him, leaving you, Ismirk, and Ireena alone. Rahadin stands in the doorway. "I'll guide you there when you're ready."
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Kessintra feels a surge of relief as Strahd and the other vampires exit the room. That leaves only Rahadin to watch over them, though judging by all the fallen souls attached to the elf, forcing their way out of here would still be impossible. The rogue decides to try and distract him with conversation so the others can comfort Ireena.
"Rahadin, you said before you are a dusk elf," she muses, approaching him at the door, "You're...well, the only living non-human we've seen in Barovia. Do they live separately from all the humans?"
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Hmmm our dinner was cut short by this dancing. I think I’d prefer to have our entree.. do you think that some food can be provided in the dance room?
"I could arrange that. We may also return here afterwards."
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Turning from Rahadin, Kess takes a moment to take a better look around the room for anything that stands out.
Perception: 16
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Your eyes are drawn to the three crystal chandeliers above you. They seem very expensive, like most things in the castle. You then look at the tablecloth. Inscribed in it are small symbols of bats and ravens.
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.