
They stepped up onto the shore, walking on two legs, but they otherwise resembled large fish. Two aquatic creatures, attracted by all the noise, emerged from the water. Cato and Arvie hurled their spells, and Remy moved up close so he could toss a dart at her. Friar Kay sprinted like the wind, running right up to engage with her in melee, but she was quick as a mongoose, dodging his kicks and headbutts. Then he trained his other pistol on her, daring her to attack. Jessup drew his pistol and put a hole in the side of the boat, his shot echoing across the valley. Upon hearing the party approach, she whirled around, baring her fangs with a hiss. The more immediate concern was the young woman trying to untie one of the three boats. A fourth boat could be seen in the middle of the lake, hundreds of feet out, with a lone figure sitting in it, fishing pole in hand. A wooden dock stretched out across the water, flanked by three small rowboats. The lake was perfectly still and dark, reflecting the clouds overhead like a monstrous mirror. He remembered seeing tracks like these back in the village of Barovia, outside Mad Mary’s house. These tracks looked familiar to Jessup-like those of a teenage girl. Jessup wasn’t confident in his tracking abilities, so he had Kay double-check for him, and together they managed to follow the vampire’s tracks north, out of town, down the hill toward Lake Zarovich. Kay and Remy returned to their companions. He said it would take 24 hours to finish the ritual, which meant late afternoon the following day. They were certain that the other three vampires had been destroyed inside the burning building.įather Lucien was grateful to have the bones back, and began the ritual to hallow the church grounds once again. The citizens of Vallaki managed to get the fire contained and put out before the entire town went up in flames.įriar Kay and Remy delivered the bones of St Andral to the church while Jessup, Arvie, Cato, and Ireena investigated around the coffin maker’s shop for signs left by the vampire who’d gotten away.
