Pickax. Oh, The last time on the curse of Stroud, our adventurers have travelled north,

skirting around the edges of the lackey to Lake Zarovich in search of a mad

mage that dogs body had heard screaming into the night.

With the mountains rising up behind them, the team encountered this mad wizard,

clearly distraught by paranoia and trauma, he threatened the party and displayed immense

magical powers.

However, seemingly convinced for the time being that they are not a threat,

the mage has invited the party to their mansion somewhere nearby.

And that my friends is where we begin the episode today.

You are in the woods, deep within the woods, north of Lake Zarovich.

You can still very faintly hear the lapping of the lake against the shore,

but as you head further away and towards the mountains, the only sound

is really the mutterings of the mage himself. As you travel, not in response to any questions you say or

anything, you constantly hear him chattering to himself.

Oh, hello, can we, can they really be trusted?

Perhaps this is all a scam.

Ah, it is no matter.

Once they are in the mansion, we will be safe, yes, yes, yes, much much, what's safer. It's not safe out here.

A is and the ears everywhere.

Ah, ah, is that something? No.

He continues rambling as he makes his way through the woods seemingly heading towards the large mountains that loom over Barovia.

What would anything from the rest of from you guys?

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