Ox --->Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake --->Horse Campaign Session #223

 

Front Row Seats to Lady Fern Tenebre's Puppet Show

 

 

Session 223- A Return to Barovia Part 73; Darkon 10

5/17/2026

• The 2nd Strahd Puppet contains “Who’s Your Darklord?  

  Puppet Show presented by Lady Fern Tenebre” tickets.

• They beach their canoes and hike towards Lady Fern’s lair, 

  using the provided map.

• As they move through the last mile of foggy forest, they 

  encounter spider webs and trapped small prey.  Eventually, 

  the last quarter mile yields an audience of Giant Spiders 

  whispering about Arach Nacha and Tiamat forbiddance against 

  touching Team Rams on their approach to Lady Fern’s lair, 

  for now.

• Approaching the pool and waterfall, they see a ticket booth 

  at the top of the path that winds behind the middle of the waterfall.

• They recognize Rennas Quillhand, apprentice librarian, as 

  the ticket taker.  He waves and asks for them to present their 

  tickets. 

• Team Rams walk up to the ticket booth and give Rennas 

  their tickets.  He stamps everyone' s hand or wrist with a 

  green leaf stamp.  Or is it a dragon scale?

• Nola, the housekeeper from Riverview Rest Inn, meets them 

  at the waterfall and ushers them into the main chamber of this 

  cave complex that is large enough to have a pool with an island.  

  The island is somewhat obscured by a green and gray patchwork 

  stage curtain.

• There are theater seats at the edge of the pool.  They have 

  snack bags sitting on each seat.  Nola gestures for Rams to 

  seat themselves.

• A light shines from a balcony upon the island and the curtain 

  disappears, revealing Lady Fern.

• She presents the following puppets in an extended and mocking 

  show:

• Elise and the Infinite Mountain, left pinky claw

• Dr. Viktra Mordenheim, left ring claw

• Azalin Rex, left thumb claw

• Darcalus Rex, right thumb claw

• Ivan Dilisnya, right pinky claw

• Vana Boritsi, right ring claw

• She offers the adventuring party the opportunity to travel to Borca 

  through a portal she controls.  She mentions something called the 

  Game of Domains….

• She throws the Elise Puppet to Elise, followed by the Dr. Viktra 

  Puppet.

• When they ask about Patrina, Lady Fern says she’s unimportant 

  and is a pawn to vampires.

• Someone asks Lady Fern about Elyra, she gets very intense and 

  tells them that Elyra is HERS.

• When the offer to allow transit to Borca is presented, Lady Fern 

  explains she will allow Team Rams to re-enter Darkon when they 

  are finished in Borca, except for Elise, who she seems to dislike.

• Lady Fern reveals that she killed Patrina’s brother Kasimir.

• Her puppet show wraps up.  End session.