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No worries Niles, thanks for all the time you've put into this
"Vallaki is.... as good a place as any. Certain death in the Amber Temple as Kassimir described it doesn't strike me as the route to follow quite yet. Perhaps the brother and sister can provide answers they did not yet know they had when we last met them." glancing at the cemetery once more and then the mansion, Malthorn turns toward the road giving the spiders once again a wide berth. "Something called a Sunsword aught to put any darkness within the cript back right once more."
"We came for a missing sword and found more confusion than answers it appears, Why would we find almost certain death within the Amber Temple?"
Malthorn searches the graveyard for any sign of the missing grave inhabitants, tightening his grip on his staff he reaches for the gate and attempts to enter the hallowed ground. Devil Sight penetrates magic darkness up to 120' [ooc]Seems like everything has slowed down lately (not just this storyline) and the 2 weeks worth of up and down time didn't help anything, My previous post was attempted at least twice before the system stayed up long enough to post."[/b]
Malthorn shakes his head, perhaps not in a negative but as if trying to shake the cobwebs from it. "I thought I saw the manse's master staring down at me from the upper windows. Yet I don't know if he wished us to investigate the cemetery or it was just a phantasm still haunting the place."
Remembering the spiders within the nearby corner of the mansion, Malthorn moves around the manse until he find the fog shrouded cemetery. Listening and watching for trouble.
Malthorn looks about for more bats, but finding none takes a moment to consider Gail's question "It seems we've been tasked to return the silver dragon's bones back to their rightful place. Before we'll ever have a chance of leaving this cursed land. Should we investigate the mansion's cemetery now or on our return."
Malthorn steps around the edge a bit further to send some more blast into the swarm. Eldritch Blast, 2 rays
Malthorn steps around Talus and levels his staff at the bats in front of the paladin and mystic. Eldritch Blast, 2 rays
Malthorn follows the others below inspecting the box once they arrive at the cart. "Hmmm, Talus something we should know?" he ask when he reads the attached message
Reaching the roof, Malthorn looks around, his gaze finally settling on the top of the chapel.
"Perhaps we'd be better served search the roof, something appeared to have glowed at the top of the chapel in what we could see of the painting. The stairs are this way." Malthorn says pointing back towards the stairwell he'd checked.
"Well we did come seeking a silver sword, and there were steps leading up to the roof I believe. Shall we take a look? Oh yeah who was praying?" Malthorn ask bringing up the rear and looking around the room.
Malthorn nods at Ozgo's explanation, "May they watch over us. Seems we need all the help we can get." Nodding at the windows, Malthorn sets to helping Gail check the room.
If nothing is found Malthorn moves out to the hallway opposite of where they saw the spiders and checks the steps at the end that lead upwards.
"Before we go, a trip to the top of the tower would allow us a good view of the surrounding lay of the land, as it were. Seneschal, by your leave." Malthorn sketches a bow towards the seneschal and turns towards the doorway to leave. as they exit, Malthorn ask Gail, "The young man and girl who lost their father, do you believe she is the one doomed to die as Tatyana?"
Hey all, just a heads up, will be leaving on a family vacation next week. Will not have access during the cruise to update, so from this Sunday until next Sunday I will have no access to internet, please bot as needed to progress.
"We'll endeavor not to become pest then" Malthorn says with a slight bow before continuing. "Who is Strahd's love that is continually reborn? If I might ask."
"Can you grant us safe passage to move through the mansion, at least against those who like you are doomed to maintain their vigil here?" Malthorn ask the seneschal
A bit at a loss Malthorn looks back and forth between Gail and Ozgo "Umm guys???"
"Interesting concept but agreeable in my estimation, yes how shall we send this devil back to his own personal hell." Malthorn says after digesting the Seneschal's declaration.
The sound of the voice in the other room wakes him briefly but as nothing enters the room they are in and the quiet once again reigns, Malthorn settles back into a troubled sleep. Moving back through the banquet room, Malthorn makes his way towards the audience hall, leading the way into the room but stepping to the side so that others better spoken can talk to the seneschal after his announcement. "We seek Seneschal Vladimir Horngaard, so that we may rid the land of Strahd."
Malthorn smiles and hums along softly as Kassimir sings, the words unknown but the healing felt. "thanks Kassimir"
Malthorn joins Kassimir in checking out the room, all though he pauses as the elf comments on the wolf. "Just because they tried to make a meal out of us outside the castle is no reason to dislike the decorations." thinking to himself At least until they come back to life like everything else here
Kassimir's comments seem to have shaken Malthorn, finding a spot to lean against the wall, he rest.
MAlthorn bows his way out of the room, a slight bow not of subservience but one of respect. Following Gail towards the indicated room he speaks out if there is anyone within. "We seek Seneschal Vladimir Horngaard, so that we may rid the land of Strahd."
"Thank you" Malthorn replies happy to find something here that didn't attack him at first sight, however he delays backing out of the room at Kasmir's question. Perhaps it would be answered.
"We have no desire to disturb the dead except to return Strahd to his true death not this state of undeath he currently exist in, and free the land from his grip."
"No I think the inn here should be closed, but a moments rest without spectral guards or wolves nipping at our heels would be welcome." Crossing the dining area Malthorn checks the door feeding into the tower main. Calling the others over to get some rest if clear. After they have had a chance to catch their breath Malthorn moves down the hall checking the door leading into the room above the chapel if nothing is there then he'll start up the stairs towards the roof. "Going up?"
Finding nothing of import within the bedchamber, Malthorn nudges Gail's shoulder before going back out in the hallway. Finding the staircase at the end of the hallway he goes upward to the next floor.
if the secret door remains secret
Malthorn enters the bedroom of the slowly watching for any further harassment from the mansion, looking into the wardrobe, Malthorn's un-natural eyesight reveals the contents of the darkened corners.
Turning to the right as he exits the short hallway, Malthorn moves to the door on that wall to investigate the room there.
Moving quickly thru the two rooms Malthorn searches both for anything of use before moving on.
Moving back up the hallway, Malthorn turns to his right and investigates the room there(Q18)
"Thank you Gail, beginning to feel worse for the wear, a short break would be great, but this doesn't seem to be a particularly restful place, lets finish up and remove ourselves from these vengeful ghost."
In the middle Malthorn continues to try and connect with the spook attacking him, all the while dodging the attacks it is launching.
His quarterstaff clanking off the wall as the creature disolves back through it Malthorn tries to time his swing better the second time around.
As arms reach through the walls to attack him, Malthorn swings his staff at them.
Much as the attack on Gail, when the spectral warrior attacked Malthorn, a ring of flames appeared around the warrior as Malthorn pointed at him.
bonus action:cast Shillelagh +4 attack&dmg from Charisma, 1 minute With a muttered incantation under his breath, Malthorn swings the staff he carries at the spectral warrior. "We're not here to fight you but to find something to fight Strad! But if you must."
Malthorn grimaces as simultaneously the wall appears behind them and new spectral foes appear both before and behind them. Taking aim at the one behind Malthorn levels his staff.
Malthorn stays behind Ozgo, watching over Gail's shoulder as she checks the western door.
Studying the bust for a moment longer, Malthorn shakes his head. must be some trick of the light. He covers the bust back up and let's the curtain fall back over the alcove. Before following Ozgo's down the hall.
Holding the curtain back with the staff, Malthorn pulls the black cloth off of the white pedestal exposing....
Not keen on opening any more door before the others are ready, Malthorn looks to his right and with the end of his staff moves the curtain to the side. If everything is good he'll move to the one on the left where the curtain is rippling a bit. Moving it aside with his staff as well.
When the others are ready Malthorn will open the door he checked and peer inside, trusting his supernatural vision to see through the gloom.
Malthorn follows the othersup the stairs. Taking a moment to study the chandelier before listening at the northern door. "Nice workmanship" ...
"I'm voting upwards, no reason to seek more of the dead within the cemetery, at least not while there are other parts of the mansion to search." responding to Ozgo's offer of healing "If your gods allows it, I will accept your healing. Those creatures were not very friendly."
"Thank you Gail, guess that's what I get for scouting the dragon's den in this devil forsaken place." Malthorn joins Talus in making a sweep of the chapel now that the revenants have been dispatched. Afterwards, "Do we want to rest a bit before we continue?"
Malthorn continues to attack but has little luck versus the distant revanent.
Grumbling as he likely misses again
"Concentrate on one at a time! These things are tough." Continuing to aim at the creature on the far side of Ozgo, Malthorn lets a few more blast go.
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