Session 17

The Heroes continue their exploration and reach a secret room guarded by several vampire spawns in Strahd's service. Thanks to the magic of the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind, Thancred immobilizes them all, making the task of destroying them much easier. Inside the room, more amber sarcophagi can be found. Ishi opens one of them, sealing one more pact with dark entities. As her skin begins to sag and she takes on an undead visage, she realizes she now has the power to bring back to life a corpse, no matter how long it has been dead.

Not long after, Kasimir the dusk elf (see session 6) makes his appearance. He's angry at Ishi for having stolen a power that he wanted for himself, in order to resurrect his long dead sister. The Heroes calm him down, and promise to use the power to resurrect his sister when they find her corpse. In the meanwhile, they tell him to wait for them in Vallaki, to be called upon when they finally assault Castle Ravenloft.

As Kasimir leaves, the Heroes take a rest, and then ready themselves to destroy the Lich they met the day before. With a careful use of their Shield Guardian construct and a silence spell, they attack the Lich, holding him in place and unable to cast spells. Then with blades and magic they cut the undead horror to pieces, they find his phylactery, and destroy that too.

The Heroes spend the next couple of days to inspect the extensive library of the lich, and gather as much knowledge and spells as they can. Then they load all the treasures they found in the temple on a carriage, and leave, bound to the village of Krezk.

In order to reach the village, they must cross Tsolenka Pass, and the watch-towers guarding it. Yet the towers are not abandoned, as two vrock demons, awake from their petrified slumber and attack the Heroes. After a short fight, the demons are sent back to the Abyss, and the Heroes proceed to explore the towers.