tsr09497 - AD&D - Ra.. - Property Is Theft!

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Eva and Vincenzo walk over to one of the vardos, each knocking on the door three times. After a pause, the narrow portal opens and a young woman steps out, dressed in layered skirts of many vibrant colors and intricate patterns. Her narrow face is framed with night-black hair and her eyes burn like smoldering coals. "It is time for the doroq," she says approaching the firelight. "I am Marcella." If the Dungeon Master has access to Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani, Marcella starts the doroq with the "Legend of the War for All Times." Following the narration of the creation myth in patterna, the Vistani seer recounts the history of Gabrielle Aderre, as summarized in "Dramatis Personae." Finally, she speaks of heroes about the Dukkar: From that monstrous union, an abomination was born, a creature in the guise of a child, known to us as the Dukkar. It is this creature we have come to defeat. Its presence gnaws at us like a cancer, as it is a gaping hole in our Sight. We ask you to assist our endeavor. As giorgio you can walk about Karina unnoticed, and learn of its lair. For this information we would be grateful.
The Vistani are extremely powerful allies, and their reliance on giorgio to assist in their affairs irks them greatly. Marcella reveals only as much information as is necessary to motivate the heroes to join them - she does not say why the Dukkar has such significance to her people. The party is free to refuse her request for aid, but Raul (if he accompanies them) suggests that they accept, especially since the Vistani may know of a way for the heroes to return home. Heroes who react respectfully during the doroq and accept Marcella's proposal are welcomed to stay with the Vistani for the entire night. Heroes who can provide the information the Vistani need (any information about "The Boy in Black" will reassure them of the Dukkar's presence), will receive immediate rewards. Marcella will perform tarokka readings and otherwise provide information free of charge. On the other hand, if the heroes make light of the event or refuse Marcella's request for aid , then they must pay dearly for any services rendered. Assuming that no breaches of protocol occur, Marcella, Vincenzo, and Eva ask the heroes about their sojourn in Karina and invite them to tell a story. They are particularly interested in their encounter with the Boy in Black. Reward those who entertain the group with experience points. (Flout any bard who refuses to rise to the occasion). Finally, when the heroes inevitably ask about how to return home, Marcella says only that "you will not see the home forge before the last night of the full moon." Leaving Ravenloft is one of the most powerful gifts of the Zarovan. However, under no circumstances will any other Vistana reveal that he or she has the power to return the heroes home. Vistani Gifts Assuming that the heroes agree to help, the Zarovan provide them with a number of gifts. First, as added protection against the Dukkar's evil powers, Marcella gives each of the heroes a small evil eye amulet +4 in the shape of a blue glass pendant, painted with an eye symbol (see the introductory chapter, "Cutting the Deck"). She does not explain the evil eye in detail, except as a general magical force shared by all Vistani. Further, Marcella provides the heroes with a form of healing potions. This herbal curative functions regardless of their curse. The imbiber must immediately make a saving throw vs. poison after drinking one dose of the noxious mixture. If the save is successful, the elixir acts as a potion of extra-healing; if it fails, no healing is achieved and the imbiber suffers a -1 penalty to attack and damage rolls for 1d6 hours, due to nausea. The heroes may consume as many doses are needed to heal them fully. In addition, if any of the characters have contracted lycanthropy from Timothy, she warns them of its impending evolution under the full moon tomorrow night. She gives the afflicted character another, even more vile tasting potion. This mixture will stave off the onset of the disease for three days. Continuing the Adventure If the heroes do not yet have any information to report about events in Karina, the Dukkar, or Gabrielle, Vincenzo requests that they go to the city and return to the campsite before nightfall tomorrow to report. During the next three nights of the full moon, known as Fulltide, the Vistani are at the height of their powers. If the heroes cannot uncover the location of the Dukkar before the close of Fulltide, then not only will the creature remain beyond the influence of the Vistani for another full month, but the heroes' curses will be even more difficult to remove. Chapter Three details Karina and the information that can be learned. If the heroes have already gathered the needed information (or upon returning to the camp after doing so), the Zarovani leaders state that, with the help of Raul, they will create a magical item capable of binding the Dukkar. Further, they request that the heroes return to town, as this night is one of the great significance to the Vistani, the Lunaset, and they must perform rituals that no giorgio may see. In the meantime - if the heroes do not think of it themselves - one of the Vistani urges the
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