The Curse of Strahd

Session 7: Tight Squeeze

As told by Helios Winston

  • We walk up to the encampment. Ziven promises that we will be safe and he takes his leave to take care of some business.
  • An individual calls us over to the fire and I show my Red Dragon Crush and pour everyone a glass of wine.
  • Ilac (the vistani that called us over), tells us we are welcome to stay as long as we need. He strums his lute and tells a story of the land.
    • The story was of a powerful wizard that led a revolt against the devil Strahd, unsuccessfully.
  • Ziven returned to us and notified us that Madam Eva was ready to see us.
  • We move to the Largest tent. The interior is low lit and the doorway is guarded.
  • We enter the tent and the center is full of pillows and in the center is an older woman sitting at a table with a bowl that she is putting leaves into. She asks us each to come sit.
  • Mad’am Eva tells us that our quest will fail. The only way to protect Ireena is to defeat Strahd. She would like Strahd to be set free from his curse.
  • Smoke swirls up from the bowl and Eva starts telling a tale of the past. The story of Strahd von Zoravich
  • We learn that Strahd will not stop going after Ireena until he has her.
  • The Vistani can help us defeat Strahd, but there is a catch. They need us to help them retrieve something.
    • It is a small metal case with elaborate carving of a raven.
    • We are told it is in a cave full of skinweavers.
  • A Vistani drove us to the cave entrance and dropped us off. As we entered we were attaked by spiders. Combat Begins!
  • We defeat the spiders and continue through the cave to the north passage.
  • Utztec searches some footlockers and we are attacked by two spiders that came out of the bed rolls. Combat Begins!
  • This area of the cave has tables and bedrolls and 3 really small tunnels leading out around the north and east. We decide to head back to the first cave area and head to the path through the east.
  • This room smells of rotten waste. There is a large depression in the middle and the far wall has 4 cages, two with creatures inside.
  • As Utztec looks into the depression, a large pile maggots comes up and attacks. Combat Begins!
  • We head through the north east tunnel after I persuade Utztec to squeeze through the tunnel
  • This leads to a large area in the cave. Spiders, again head towards us from the center of the room. This time they are brimming with electricity. From the side, a blob of webbing head toward us. Combat Begins!
  • After combat we investigate the room. A lot of of webbed creatures and a few items.