Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #178

 

Dire Wolf Near Raven River Bridge

 

Session 178- A Return to Barovia Part 28

5/10/2025

• Tim and Fecus make their way to the Vallaki Temp Service and talk to 

  the administrator about who is available to hire for adventuring.  They 

  decide to hire the following folks:

• Ezmerelda D’Avenir, Vistani Magic-User

• Semyon Highdoor, Dwarf

• Fritigern Neustadt, Human Fighter

• Tira Jarvie, Human Cleric of the Morning Lord

• The Vallaki Temp Service administrator informs Tim and Fecus their 

  new adventurers can be ready and meet them at the Sunset Gate.

• Tim and Fecus spend the wait interval at the Blue Water Inn where 

  Danika busts out the Spruce Tip Spirits to fortify the leaders of Rams 

  for their next mission.

• Everybody in the party, except Drasha who will be near the 

  Vistani Camp, assembles at the Sunset Gate and formal introductions 

  are made.  They learn Fritigern came from outside of Barovia and is 

  looking for his way home.  Tim and Fecus assert that the likelihood of 

  that is great if he continues adventuring with Rams.  Semyon is very 

  gruff and possibly half in the crock, already.  Tira appears to be quite 

  competent, despite an OCD display of counting and checking over her 

  saddle bag’s contents.  Ezmerelda hangs back, watching Tim and 

  Fecus carefully, but she is forthcoming about her spell abilities when 

  Tim and Victor ask her if she can handle working a ritual with them to 

  create a Mirielle or equivalent.

• Rams pick Drasha up as they pass the Vistani camp.

• The ride west is uneventful until just before the Raven River Bridge, 

  where 4 Dire Wolves attack the party.  The vicious beasts do some 

  damage to some party members and their mounts, but in the end are 

  killed.  The last one is pinned to the ground by a bolt from Fecus’ 

  crossbow.

• They make the final approach to the gates of Krezk and are welcomed 

  by the young guards who are stationed at the guard towers above the 

  gate.  

  Anna Krezkova comes to greet Rams in person.

• 4 Dire Wolves killed = 800 XP

• Tim and Fecus each receive = 267 XP

• Gugula and Shelby each receive = 133 XP 

   

   

  5/16/25 Perchance Prompt dire wolves running out of the forest to 

  attack, horror concept art

   

   *Even with the horror concept art tag for the Perchance Prompt,

  the AI didn't turn out very scary Dire Wolves. Jolly canine bias

  built in, who knows, lol;-)