You are back at Van Ruyckden's Tower and listening to Kurs of Stradania, a Legends of Adventress podcast.

Last time, the action began with intense confrontation between our pleading protagonists

and the fallen abbot.

Surprisingly, it did not end in blood.

The expedition cured the angel's tainted mind and brought the light of the morning lord back

to the abbey of St. Barcovia.

They then discovered the ancient mages tower where my sworn nemesis Rudolf van Richten

had set up shop. Snooping around, they read his journal, discovered his dark past, and found the

talking head of a dead with Tony. What could possibly go wrong? This episode is brought to you by our

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support. With that out of the way, let us proceed with Chapter 10. End of all hope.

You find yourselves in the swirling mist of the dreary Barovian late evening.

Having just finished listening to Clayton recount the tale that had been written in his very in handwriting in Von Richton's journal.

The wagon sits in front of you, dark on the inside, creaking in the wind, and you're surrounded by an eerie silence.

You under?

This is certainly a lot of information. I don't understand why they would still be at odds.

I believe it is clear.

She is attempting to assist us and fulfill her fate. And von Rictin

is attempting to protect her in his own way. I believe I was incorrect about the villain

in her dreams. It was not Stradanya. It was not von Richten, but it was Esmeralda herself.

This is truly a tragic story, but it's good news that perhaps Von Richtin's not the villain

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