Pickax. Oh, In the mists and shadows as flames doth fall a twin bell tolls its dying call, an ancient land of dying light, an icon that can

banish night, an open grave a bloody sire, and from the earth comes the mire.

Welcome everybody to Curse of Strath. I think he's like,

Oh yeah!

Welcome!

Last time on Curse of Strad.

Our party have travelled to the Wizards of Wines winery hoping for a chance to rest and gain allies at the advice of the monster hunter Esmeralda.

Here they met the Marticov family and learned of Baba Saga, a witch who serves

Strad and has been attacking the Marticops. After learning about a magical gemstone that keeps the land fertile for the wine and a surprise

attack by Baba Lassaga's twisted constructs, Ziki the Dragonborn sorceress wandered out into the vineyard and urged by the mists of Barovia dug up the green gem and took it into her body.

Horrified at what she had done, Ziki and her brother Zeros fled the vineyard and the party towards, and fled the party

towards an ancient and tall hill to lay Ziki's symbol of her goddess to rest before carrying on.

The party followed after, but before they could arrive,

Xeros and Ziki was set upon by a group of brutal savage druids and barbarians who worship Strad.

In the battle, Xeros was slain amidst the smoke and the flames of a burning wicker man. And a desperate retreat saws and a

desperate retreat saw Ziki lose her life as she tried to reach her brother.

The Warrior Dog's body nearly met a similar fate but managed to just barely survive along with their

companion is Mark who was brutally scarred in the attack. Rose, Yesper and

Tatiana now lead the other three into the forest to try and flee the battlefield

before any greater danger arrives.

That is where we pick things up. A couple of quick notes. Dog's body had picked up a

magical spear, had dug it up from within the the stone circle of the hill and I believe that there have been some healing

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