Kessintra absentmindedly strums on her lyre, watching their surroundings as best she can with the horses going so fast. "Strahd seems awfully concerned about this Van Richten. I'm surprised. Vampire hunter or not, he's just one old man, right?" She speaks loudly enough that Rahadin can easily hear, hoping to get him to reveal more details if he knows any.
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Rahdin scoffs. "Old man or not, he can still kill. The last reincarnation took 40 years, and that one was shorter than usual. The master's concern was never for himself or the inevitable eternity. His concern was simply time."
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Kessintra leans back in her seat, beginning to wonder if the spirit of the lyre encouraged her to come to Barovia for a less altruistic reason than she'd thought.
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Garrick closes his eyes to enjoy a moment of peace while the carriage carries him to the next tribulation. After a while he gets out one book at a time from his bag and casts mending on any imperfection he finds in order to guarantee he gets the best price when being sold.
Kessintra will begin assisting Garrick as he goes through the books, giving them each a shake to get any hidden notes or whatnot to fall out before handing them back.
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Chipper peruses the books, looking for any notable tomes. For possible information about the history of the land that might aid them, secrets of the arcane, and also as a general idea of how to help fetch good prices for those that don't show promise.
“Assuming there aren’t are rare books here.. I think we are looking at around 2500gp at base value, although we will probably get significantly less from a shopowner.”
Many of the books are biographies on several kings and queens you've never heard of, such as Queen Narcisa or King Radu. Another common topic among the books is military strategy.
After an hour and 45 minutes, the carriage arrives at Villaki. Rahadin, however, does not slow down. "Apologies, but we're going to need to go quite a bit past Villaki."
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"Alright. Why exactly?"Kessintra raises an eyebrow, looking at Rahadin skeptically. He doesn't much seem like the type for needless detours, so he must have some reason.
"We've heard back from one of the Vistani outside of Barovia. They've found some more adventurers to lure in. If all goes well, a wagon should be picking them up and meeting is halfway."
He isn't lying, but he's not telling you everything.
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Kessintra absentmindedly strums on her lyre, watching their surroundings as best she can with the horses going so fast. "Strahd seems awfully concerned about this Van Richten. I'm surprised. Vampire hunter or not, he's just one old man, right?" She speaks loudly enough that Rahadin can easily hear, hoping to get him to reveal more details if he knows any.
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Rahdin scoffs. "Old man or not, he can still kill. The last reincarnation took 40 years, and that one was shorter than usual. The master's concern was never for himself or the inevitable eternity. His concern was simply time."
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
((Is Rahadin a vampire or no?))
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Rahadin is not a vampire. He's just a dusk elf.
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
"So reincarnation takes a while." says Chipper. He then asks, "Has this Rudolph perhaps been someone keeping memories through reincarnations?"
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Rahadin gives a dry chuckle. "No one keeps their memories through death. In fact, van Richten only recently arrived to Barovia."
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
Kessintra frowns thoughtfully. "Do all the souls here reincarnate eventually? Even ones that came from outside...?"
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"What else can they do? They can't travel through the mists. Reincarnation is their only option."
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
Kessintra leans back in her seat, beginning to wonder if the spirit of the lyre encouraged her to come to Barovia for a less altruistic reason than she'd thought.
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Garrick closes his eyes to enjoy a moment of peace while the carriage carries him to the next tribulation. After a while he gets out one book at a time from his bag and casts mending on any imperfection he finds in order to guarantee he gets the best price when being sold.
Kessintra will begin assisting Garrick as he goes through the books, giving them each a shake to get any hidden notes or whatnot to fall out before handing them back.
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Chipper peruses the books, looking for any notable tomes. For possible information about the history of the land that might aid them, secrets of the arcane, and also as a general idea of how to help fetch good prices for those that don't show promise.
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“Assuming there aren’t are rare books here.. I think we are looking at around 2500gp at base value, although we will probably get significantly less from a shopowner.”
(100books @ 25gp each)
Many of the books are biographies on several kings and queens you've never heard of, such as Queen Narcisa or King Radu. Another common topic among the books is military strategy.
After an hour and 45 minutes, the carriage arrives at Villaki. Rahadin, however, does not slow down. "Apologies, but we're going to need to go quite a bit past Villaki."
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
"Alright. Why exactly?" Kessintra raises an eyebrow, looking at Rahadin skeptically. He doesn't much seem like the type for needless detours, so he must have some reason.
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"We've heard back from one of the Vistani outside of Barovia. They've found some more adventurers to lure in. If all goes well, a wagon should be picking them up and meeting is halfway."
He isn't lying, but he's not telling you everything.
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
“What’s the reason for luring adventurers here? What does Strahd get out of it?“
"Entertainment, mostly. Eternity is... boring."
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.
Well, more adventurers means more potential allies, Kessintra supposes. The fact that Rahadin seems to be withholding details puts her on edge though.
"Hm, I don't remember us getting such a grand welcome. Are these other adventurers special somehow?"
Insight again: 20
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Rahadin sounds irritated. "No, they're not special. The master is just.... paranoid right now."
I exist sometimes, especially when I'm DMing Curse of Strahd.