Upstairs, Deacon and Jan continued to check rooms, while Amaya searched the master bedroom. They armed themselves, and Doc dipped his weapons in a vial of holy water he happened to have on him.
When he did, an image of black-cloaked dancers filled the room, and a grinding noise could be heard from far above.Īmaya, Deacon and Jan went to investigate the noise, but on the first floor the rest of the party found a cabinet full of weapons. Jacob studied the music and went to the conservatory to play it. While unreadable, a scrap of paper with musical notes fell out of it. Helen also fished a badly burned journal out of the library’s fireplace. There was also an insulting letter to the lord of the house, signed by a Strahd von Zarovich and referencing a ‘single redeeming soul’ among the household. While most of the deeds were to places in Stratham, one referenced a windmill outside the town of Vallaki, a place none of them had ever heard of. The room contained journals full of incorrect summoning rituals and a chest with several wills and deeds in it. In the library, Helen found a heavy iron key, and an out-of-place book that revealed a secret room when pulled. The letter complained about unruly and potentially mutinous behaviour from the lady of the house. Doc found a letter hidden in a top hat, addressed to the lord of the house and signed by a Thomas Wright. Several of the group knew Rosavalda and Thorn to be members of the Durst family, but no one knew who Livia was. Jacob hypothesized that it had been a robot, and Amaya was quick to cling to this idea.ĭeacon started frantically checking every room, but the others carefully searched the various dusty and decrepit rooms, turning up several children’s drawings that referenced the names Rosavalda, Livia and Thorn. They managed to bash it to pieces before Jan threw it down the stairs. The sound of a baby crying drew some of them upstairs, where they were confused to find a suit of armor attacking them. Amaya Lentus, a suspicious-looking woman who asked about someone named Lila. Once inside, they found a seventh person. Some heard children speaking as they crept across the lawn, warning that there was a monster in their house, and that they shouldn't wake the baby.
Jan Fighter, a strange man in chainmail armor who kept muttering about a movie shoot.įor various reasons, they made their way inside the house as a thick and poisonous mist closed in around them. Her research assistant, Ash Weatherly, a budding scholar of magical studies.ĭeacon Light, an armed and stoic mercenary-type who refused to tell anyone why he was there. Helen Worthington, a professor studying ancient artifacts hoping to investigate the house for information on the Durst family massacre. Jacob Carrington, a successful comedian, hoping to take a tour of the house.ĭoc Frank, an unsuccessful paranormal investigator hoping to reboot his Youtube show. Six strangers found themselves outside Durst Manor near midnight on Halloween: