1. The group had searched all they could on the 2nd level and decided that they must not go down the grand staitcase to the 1st floor foyer. Large. 3 alabaster busts - the 4th destroyed. 6 x double doors.
2. Found a ransacked den with a sarcophogus (Egyptian looking) with a queen's effigy on the lid. It was standing up. A magical image of a fiery dragon appears in the fireplace and says "My Knights have fallen into darkness. Save them if you can. Show them the light they have lost." Then it dissapears. sarcophogus was being used as a wine cabinet. Everything inside broken.
3. Found a dark mouldy storage room with barrels. Encountered a tall thin humanoid in a dark robe. He was a dusk elf named Savid. He said he had been sent by the vistani with a goup to hunt for the missing Vistani chief's daughter - Arabella. (10 - 12 years old). He had lost the rest of his comrades to the lost children and had been in this mansion for 2 days resting and tending his wounds. Janlynn heals him and Finn gives him water and rations. Finn does not trust him. Pledged to help him part of the way home, when they left as they were headed that way.
4. The next couple of rooms on the east side just opened to the outside and the mass of spider webs.
5. Came to a Dining Hall. It had a hole in ceiling above a magically lit chandelier, dripping water into this room from the storage room above. 5 sets of double doors, one of which was glass and led into the chapel. There were 2 statues in alcoves, of knights with dragon helms and shields.
6. Decided to investigate other doors before chapel doors. Found kitchen completely ransacked. A bat flew out of a pot hanging above the hearth. Archway leads to servants' quarters. Door leads to another long east-west corridor.
7. Came to a parlor with a cool mural on ceiling and drapes. Nothing interesting.
8. Feeling we had investigated all the rooms. Decided to go and engage the 4 dead knights in the chapel (From the balcony above) in conversation and be prepared to fight/retreat if necessary.
9. Janlynn begins "By the name of the Morninglord and the piety of his servants, St. Andril and St. Markov, I bring thee forth from darkness inth my light." They did not attack. They demanded to know who we were and why we were there. We were forthcoming and told them that we were members of the Grim oeder and provided them with proof. Janlynn seemed really aggressive in talking with them.
10. They spoke about the history of this place, Arganvost, and how they came to this lasnd and were eventually destroyed by Strahd's forces. It was no mmistake Arganvosthold was build where it was, for it was nearby to the Amber Temple, which they had sworn to protect from the forces of evil. The Amber temple was a place of great evil power. High in the mountains beyond the pass.
11. Arganvost's 2nd in command was Vladimir Hornguard and when the dragon was destroyed, his body cut into pieces and hauled away by Strahd's forces, such was the force of his will and loyalty that he and his loyal knights were brought back after death as Revenants to seek revenge upon Strahd. They slew many, many of Strahd's forces, eventually coming to the very gates of Ravenloft. They were told of Strahd's death and his fall into darkness as a Vampire and Hornguard finally called all of his Revenant knights back to Arganvost to serve him here. Let Strahd suffer the dark fate he had brought upon himself.
12. Most of the Revenants have forgotten who they were and have turned to darkness. Only these 4 Revenants have retained some of their soul and memories and guard the temple of the Morninglord. If Hornguard (Who is the skeleton on the throne above) could be convinced to give up his hold on vengeance and take his rest, the knights would be freed to join their tru afterlife.
13. We spoke wise and righteouos words to these poor knights and vowed to make right the ills of this foul land.
14. Janlynn seemed determined to bless the knights and even wanted to go down to them below. Nim and Uphir were particularly concerned about this and physically stopped her and tried to interrupt her blessing of them. Uphir pulled her back from the balcony railing and Janlynn revealed that she was sick of being treated this way - "The next person who touched her would pay".
15. Akkiir thought he was being funny and touched her shoulder. In anger she touched Akkiir back and blasted him with an inflict wounds spell for 18 dmg. She spoke these dark words "You can't stop him"....Finn tried to break it up, to stop the violence among friends. He pleaded with Janlynn to stop and she looked frightened and unsure, but in an instant her visage changed to one of hatred. All hell broke loose as Uphir and Akkiir grappled with Janlynn. She hit Akkiir for another 18 dmg! She was eventually captured, tied up, gagged and a bag put over her head.
16. The group decided that they would put up a Leomund's Shelter and rest and try to figure out what is going on. Uphir was managing Janlynn and keeping her from lashing out at people.
17. Nim noticed piercing blue eyes looking at him from an adjoining room and went forth cautiously to talk with the evil doll. The Doll pantomimed a message - indicating washing her face with a cloth and the opening of a book. Eventually it was determined that she wanted the ever wet cloth we had found earlier to wipe up the Book of the Oath Celestial. Of course! Wiping the cloth over the blank pages revealed the hidden words therein. The book spoke of the various monsters they had fought and their methods for dealing with them. Telling various stories of the order.
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