You are back in Doctor House and listening to Curse of Stradania, a Legends of Adventress podcast.

Last time, the expedition learned more about their fated ally and my sworn enemy, Rudolf van Richten.

After pledging to help the Martikov family in the ruined vineyard, they met Lady Fiona Vándavokta at her mansion.

They suffered through an incredibly awkward lunch, then made their way to explore the basement of the Manor.

It was there they were beset upon by living skeletons and hooded figures.

What dark cult magic is at work here, I wonder.

As always, the audio quality reflects our humble beginnings, but does improve over time.

With that out of the way, let us proceed with the first part of Chapter 5,

with those watch.

At each point of the pentagram is a wooden chair.

Seated in four of the five chairs are men and women in black robes with hoods.

They all rise and look to you.

I immediately cast,

my case just flies open

and I am casting

sleep, so my case will open

and I'm not even going to do it

just from the case, you see a pinch of

fine sand erupt, and I said

so I'm going to go and I went to cast sleep. I'm over. All right. the case you see a pinch of fine sand erupted. And I said,

Somero, and I went to catch sleep on all of them.

All right, roll for it.

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