Ireena looks up. "Oh, uh, yeah, sure. I don't have much else going on...."
You find the church at the west end of the city.
This slouching, centuries-old stone church has a bulging steeple in the back and walls lined with cracked, stained glass windows depicting pious saints. A fence of wrought iron encloses a garden of gravestones next to the church. A thin mist creeps among the graves.
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Kessintra happily gives Ireena the lute and book, looking forward to teaching her when they have time.
As they near the church, Kessintra finds herself drawn to the fenced-in graves. She feels a pang of guilt for never playing for them last time and grabs her lyre to correct it.
Performance: 8
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After a few moments, the doors in front of you open. The priest stands behind them, looking a bit worried. "Hello, what brings you to- oh, it's you all. With some new arrivals, I see."
(Did you bring Ireena with you or is she back at the inn?)
Razz is flying up about 20ft to get a better look at the graves and the church when he notices the doors open. He'll fly down and meet the priest. "Hello Father, my name is Razz. It's a pleasure to meet you. What might your name be? "
(I think we were going to bring her to have the priest check her out but not sure if she stayed to learn the music or not)
The priest responds, "My name is Father Lucian." He turns to the group as a whole. "How can I-" He pauses. He looks as if he'd seen Stahd himself standing behind you. Then you see that he's staring at Ireena's neck. Shocked, he says, "Are you ok?"
The girl replies, "Um, yeah, I'm doing much better."
"Inside. Now." He starts ushering Ireena into the church.
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Kessintra hurries to accompany Ireena into the church, unwilling to let her out of her sight. Hopefully Father Lucian has some kind of special remedy to help her recover faster. Still, she can't help being wary, remembering the story of a priest killing one of the other reincarnations.
Insight on Lucian for threatening body language: 3 -.-
Razz sees the uneasy in Kessintra's face and body and decides that maybe it's not best to trust anyone they meet in this region, at least not on first meetings. "Father, we need you to help her but she needs to stay alive or we are all likely to receive the wrath of Strahd. I don't think this church would save you from it. Also, while you're busy with her, is it alright if we see the bones in here?" Razz couldn't keep his curiosity in check. Why would they enshroud bones in a place like this?
Father Lucian seems more concerned than threatening. The church is well-lit. He guides Ireena to sit on one of the pews. An altar boy is currently cleaning the altar. While inspecting the wound he replies, "This church is more powerful than you think. So long as the bones of Saint Andril lay in the crypt below the altar, this place is hallowed. You may observe the bones, but don't remove them."
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“We wouldn’t remove them father, we are the ones that found them shoved so disrespectfully in that shop owners wardrobe! Do you know if anything happened to him for housing that nest of vampires?”
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Razz looks incredulously at the Father, with a clear look of both shock and amazement on his face. He'll take a look at the bones but says to the Father, "Even in the Feywild, we know better than to toy with bones—mess with them, and they tend to rattle back."
Razz will do an Arcana and/or Religion check on the bones to see if he can get more information about the Hallow effect.
"Amazing. This is perfect."Kessintra nearly smiles in relief before quickly regaining her composure. "For keeping monsters out anyway. There are plenty of people we need to look out for too. The bones...Is that why the cultists haven't destroyed this place?"
You think that it has the "Everlasting Rest" effect. The priest replies, "He was going to be punished.... Then the cultist took over. He was set free and congratulated. And if the cultists tried to destroy this place... I'm not sure if I could stop them. The bones wouldn't do much." As for the bite wound, he says, "There's not much I can do now; you got through the worst of it. Has this ever happened before?" "Yes, twic-" "Twice?!" He stares at her for a few moments with a face that screams, 'How are you not dead yet?' He stands up. "It is my opinion that you should not leave the church. Ever. It's not safe anywhere else."
Kessintra frowns to herself in thought, crossing her arms. "Strahd must not mind this place existing then. He can always send wolves or Rahadin to get Ireena if he wants...But it will keep other vampires and such out and we won't have to worry about being charmed, so she can get a proper rest at least."
After gleaming what information he can from the enchantment from the bones, he's actually surprised he was able to enter the church without issues. He sends up a silent thanks to The Morninglord. He then asks the priest, "Is it ok if we rest here tonight since she should not be removed from the church? Again, you don't have anything to worry from me. If the Morninglord saw fit to allow me to enter such a Hallowed area, I will not let him down."
"I'm not so sure about Strahd's intentions. This change of power is still rather new..." He turns to Razz. "Of course, you may stay here. Just know that there will be a congregation meeting here tonight."
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"When and how many are usually in attendance? Anyone we should be worried about when it comes to Strahd opposition or sympathizers? We're curious on anyone that would try to hurt Ireena or take her."Razz asks and then starts checking out the rest of the interior of the church.
"I'm hoping the visit to the church will help too."
Ireena looks up. "Oh, uh, yeah, sure. I don't have much else going on...."
You find the church at the west end of the city.
This slouching, centuries-old stone church has a bulging steeple in the back and walls lined with cracked, stained glass windows depicting pious saints. A fence of wrought iron encloses a garden of gravestones next to the church. A thin mist creeps among the graves.
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
Kessintra happily gives Ireena the lute and book, looking forward to teaching her when they have time.
As they near the church, Kessintra finds herself drawn to the fenced-in graves. She feels a pang of guilt for never playing for them last time and grabs her lyre to correct it.
Performance: 8
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After a few moments, the doors in front of you open. The priest stands behind them, looking a bit worried. "Hello, what brings you to- oh, it's you all. With some new arrivals, I see."
(Did you bring Ireena with you or is she back at the inn?)
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
Razz is flying up about 20ft to get a better look at the graves and the church when he notices the doors open. He'll fly down and meet the priest. "Hello Father, my name is Razz. It's a pleasure to meet you. What might your name be? "
(I think we were going to bring her to have the priest check her out but not sure if she stayed to learn the music or not)
((Kess would've brought Ireena along as she promised not to seperate from her again.))
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The priest responds, "My name is Father Lucian." He turns to the group as a whole. "How can I-" He pauses. He looks as if he'd seen Stahd himself standing behind you. Then you see that he's staring at Ireena's neck. Shocked, he says, "Are you ok?"
The girl replies, "Um, yeah, I'm doing much better."
"Inside. Now." He starts ushering Ireena into the church.
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
Kessintra hurries to accompany Ireena into the church, unwilling to let her out of her sight. Hopefully Father Lucian has some kind of special remedy to help her recover faster. Still, she can't help being wary, remembering the story of a priest killing one of the other reincarnations.
Insight on Lucian for threatening body language: 3 -.-
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Razz sees the uneasy in Kessintra's face and body and decides that maybe it's not best to trust anyone they meet in this region, at least not on first meetings. "Father, we need you to help her but she needs to stay alive or we are all likely to receive the wrath of Strahd. I don't think this church would save you from it. Also, while you're busy with her, is it alright if we see the bones in here?" Razz couldn't keep his curiosity in check. Why would they enshroud bones in a place like this?
(( I'm assuming since it's probably around 1-2pm at the church, it should be fairly well lit up inside? ))
Father Lucian seems more concerned than threatening. The church is well-lit. He guides Ireena to sit on one of the pews. An altar boy is currently cleaning the altar. While inspecting the wound he replies, "This church is more powerful than you think. So long as the bones of Saint Andril lay in the crypt below the altar, this place is hallowed. You may observe the bones, but don't remove them."
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
“We wouldn’t remove them father, we are the ones that found them shoved so disrespectfully in that shop owners wardrobe! Do you know if anything happened to him for housing that nest of vampires?”
Razz looks incredulously at the Father, with a clear look of both shock and amazement on his face. He'll take a look at the bones but says to the Father, "Even in the Feywild, we know better than to toy with bones—mess with them, and they tend to rattle back."
Razz will do an Arcana and/or Religion check on the bones to see if he can get more information about the Hallow effect.
(( Arcana Check: 8 ))
(( Religion Check: 15 ))
"Amazing. This is perfect." Kessintra nearly smiles in relief before quickly regaining her composure. "For keeping monsters out anyway. There are plenty of people we need to look out for too. The bones...Is that why the cultists haven't destroyed this place?"
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You think that it has the "Everlasting Rest" effect. The priest replies, "He was going to be punished.... Then the cultist took over. He was set free and congratulated. And if the cultists tried to destroy this place... I'm not sure if I could stop them. The bones wouldn't do much." As for the bite wound, he says, "There's not much I can do now; you got through the worst of it. Has this ever happened before?" "Yes, twic-" "Twice?!" He stares at her for a few moments with a face that screams, 'How are you not dead yet?' He stands up. "It is my opinion that you should not leave the church. Ever. It's not safe anywhere else."
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
Kessintra frowns to herself in thought, crossing her arms. "Strahd must not mind this place existing then. He can always send wolves or Rahadin to get Ireena if he wants...But it will keep other vampires and such out and we won't have to worry about being charmed, so she can get a proper rest at least."
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After gleaming what information he can from the enchantment from the bones, he's actually surprised he was able to enter the church without issues. He sends up a silent thanks to The Morninglord. He then asks the priest, "Is it ok if we rest here tonight since she should not be removed from the church? Again, you don't have anything to worry from me. If the Morninglord saw fit to allow me to enter such a Hallowed area, I will not let him down."
"I'm not so sure about Strahd's intentions. This change of power is still rather new..." He turns to Razz. "Of course, you may stay here. Just know that there will be a congregation meeting here tonight."
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
"When and how many are usually in attendance? Anyone we should be worried about when it comes to Strahd opposition or sympathizers? We're curious on anyone that would try to hurt Ireena or take her." Razz asks and then starts checking out the rest of the interior of the church.
"Does Rictavio attend the service? Half-elf with a cane?" Kessintra pays careful attention to Lucian's response.
Insight: 3 (again) -.-
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