Curse of Strahd dnd campaign

[siobhancan99]

Quinn shakes her head "no. though I'd have been locked up if I had. so would my stepdad. Jaroslav was always on lookout though. he had a nose for those sort of things" she rests her head on her hand and looks up at the top of the tent. "plus i was small so if anyone was in the house or whatever it was easy enough to hide" she runs her fingers along Ireena's side "we had to be careful though. I looked like a boy, we kept my hair short, but not that many half elves around. you're more distinctive then even just elves. not a lot of broke ass thieving elves though. "

 

[SubPhil91]

"Its a good thing you didn't get caught then. Jaroslav huh? Well I'm glad you had someone on lookout though. Could have gone very differently if you hadn't." She runs her hand over Quinn's arm. "But all of your crazy escapades lead you here. I'm glad you grew your hair out some though, short hair doesn't always suit women. I guess some can pull it off though. It makes sense why it was kept short though. Just not my first choice for your hair." She runs her fingers through Quinn's hair lightly.

 

[siobhancan99]

Quinn closes her eyes and enjoys the feel of fingers running through her hair. she swallows "well. once i was on the road and had some powers and stuff it made sense. i was a lot more confident i would be able to fight off random drunks and lechers" she laughs and brushes her fingers along Ireena's arm, then takes her hand and squeezes it. SHe threads her fingers through the other girl's, then brushes her thumb along the back of her hand.

 

[SubPhil91]

Ireena smiles and squeezes Quinn's hand. "Little badass Quinn, fighting off any who dare come near her. Just be ready for me to play with it all the time. I love the feeling of my fingers through your hair." She keeps running her fingers through Quinn's hair slowly. "Its the best way to fall asleep. Head on someone's chest just having them play with your hair. Makes you forget about all the craziness going on in the world. Plus long hair is way easier to pull on." She pulls Quinn's hand up to her mouth and kisses it softly.

 

[siobhancan99]

Quinn nods, sleepy "i agree" she curls against Ireena, resting her head against her shoulder. she keeps her hand in Ireena's, then sighs. "its really intimate and nice. its like, just one of those things that happens in a quiet time and so it always relaxes me" she licks her lips and shifts her hips "its nice to feel you holding me while i fall asleep" she slowly starts to drift, sort of still awake but definitely losing consciousness.

 

[SubPhil91]

Ireena kisses the top of Quinn's head. "I know what you mean. Get some sleep beautiful. I'll stay until you fall asleep, then I'll go keep watch. I'll come back at some point throughout the night." Ireena holds Quinn close to her waiting for her to fall asleep. After an hour of Quinn falling asleep Ireena sneaks out and takes watch while Lucan comes in and gets some rest. Eventually Ireena comes back in to sleep and Lucan takes watch for a while before switching off with Marius. As you all wake in the morning Ezmerelda has breakfast cooking and Ireena is cuddled up close to Quinn, being careful with her leg still. It's just before dawn as you wake, Ireena is still quietly snoring. Lucan is already up and getting ready. Ireena's normally nice warm aura isn't pushing off any heat.

 

[siobhancan99]

Quinn hmmms "she's not warm" she looks up at lucan "maybe that's from beating the fane?" she squeezes Ireena "hey" she whispers "hey you wake up" she looks over at lucan, still holding Ireena "how are you feeling lucan? do you need to rest? I was thinking i'd try to sleep as best i could too so my leg heals more"

 

[SubPhil91]

Lucan shakes his head, "No I'm okay actually. That's odd she's not warm, I don't see what the fane would have to do with that. Hopefully that comes back. You should definitely rest more and heal up. I'll make sure to heal you up before we leave. We will head out soon, I already smell breakfast cooking thankfully." He heads out of the tent and starts to eat breakfast before starting to break down the camp. Ireena cuddles closer against Quinn, feeling Quinn squeeze her. She nods her head slowly, "I'm up I'm up. Are we leaving already? Guess I should have gone to sleep earlier."

 

[siobhancan99]

quinn slides her arm over Ireena under her top "you feel cold. are you ok?" she kisses the back of her neck, a little worried but this had happened once before and it came back "is everything alright?"

 

[SubPhil91]

Ireena's skin feels colder than Quinn has felt before. "I feel normal, cold yes, but it happens. I'm sure it'll pass in no time. You definitely feel warmer than normal though, it feels nice.." Ireena presses back against Quinn trying to get more warmth. "Last night was normal, just stayed up to keep watch and then came back to bed."

 

[siobhancan99]

Curling Ireena in close, Quinn lets her snuggle in and draw off Quinn's warmth for a change "well I can take care of you a bit then" she's not in a hurry to get up, which means changing bandages and walking on her wounded leg. she sighs and just holds Ireena for a few minutes then pushes gently back "alright im gonna pack up what i can while i'm sitting then lets dress my leg and head out"

 

[SubPhil91]

Ireena nods and pulls away, standing up and helping Quinn up before putting on her armor. "Come on, lets get you all fixed up and get some food in you." She waits for Quinn to pack or get anything she needs before helping her out and sitting her down on the stump and getting her some food. Marius, Ireena, and Lucan all pack up camp quickly. Lucan comes over to take care of Quinn's dressings on her leg. He heals her up a bit as he does, making sure he can everything properly. "You'll still need more rest but I can make sure you're as comfortable as you can be." He looks around as everyone finishes packing. "Ready to go?"

 

[siobhancan99]

Quinn nods "you're gonna get some sleep in the carriage right?" she bites her lip and reaches for his hand, squeezing it "we both can relax. Ireena can take a watch with Marius. you also need some sleep. itll be nice. the two of us just kind of dozing"

 

[SubPhil91]

Lucan nods, "Yeah, I figured we would get some sleep while we travel. I dont need much but it'll be nice to just relax with you for a bit." He squeezes her hand gently and kneels down next to her. "I know your leg has to be hurting, we will be as careful with it as we can." Ireena head over to the carriage and gets ready while Marius heads up to the wagon and gets ready. Ezmerelda and Erlen jump in the wagon and lay down to rest before heading off.

 

[siobhancan99]

Quinn climbs laboriously into the carriage with some help. she settles in, using some of the blankets to cushion herself. she winces "well. good as its gonna get for a few days at least" she sighs and curls up next to Lucan, resting her head on his shoulder as she waits for the carriage to take off.

 

[SubPhil91]

The carriage and wagon both move forward as Lucan and and Quinn get into the carriage. Lucan wraps an arm around her and holds her close. "I hope we get there quickly. We are on a race against time now. Hopefully he doesn't try to fuck with us on our way or we are in trouble.." Lucan runs his hand over her arm as his eyes close. The weather gets colder as you start heading south. The day passes by uneventfully as you travel and you set up for camp again next to a small river. You sleep through the night before setting off again early in the morning. Toward the end of the second day of traveling you reach a large swamp. The wagon and carriage stop seeing smoke coming from a small cottage next to a large rock. Lucan steps out and looks toward it. "Well.. I assume thats the second fane.. I wonder if thats that Baba Lysaga's cottage.. So another fight, great.. Quinn how's your leg?"

 

[siobhancan99]

Quinn gets out of the carriage with some slowness "stiff. its fucking stiff" she grouses. She looks over the swamp, and then at the cottage. I mean we should probably assume its another fight. im not wild about approaching the cottage or dealing with her on her own turf. I guess there's not really anything to be done about that though. unless we like, tried to burn the cottage down. you know as soon as we do that its gonna be some kinda fucking riddle test though and not a fight"

 

[SubPhil91]

Lucan laughs and looks at the small light flickering in the cottage window. "Yeah that would be our luck. I mean.. We could try talking to her first, maybe she won't just come out and attack, but who knows.. I dont want to say that and then we get screwed because I suggested it. But I'm pretty sure we were told to get her heart so I don't think its a riddle. In that case burning her cottage would be a good start." From here you can see movement in the cottage but you can't tell what its from, just shadows from the fire moving around inside.

 

[siobhancan99]

Quinn nods "well. we can give a shout. but yeah. I assume this is going to be a fight" she shifts a little "i could drop a sickening radiance on the hut. sort of a "heeeeey" then we could keep trying to push her back into it. just a thought. im going to if nobody has something they feel is a better option"

 

[SubPhil91]

Lucan shakes his head. "No, that works. If she's old she probably can't even get out anywhere except the door so that'll be an advantage. Just keep trying to push her back with your blasts and if she gets further than that ireena and I can push her back again. As long we we are okay with that plan." Erlen and Marius both nod. Ezmerelda looks back at her wagon, "I can throw some bombs in there while she's dealing with that spell so maybe that'll help a little too."

 

[siobhancan99]

Quinn hmmms "how far can you throw that thing? my spell has a 30 foot radius. lets just drop the spell and if she comes out you can hit her with bombs as she's coming at is." she nods, then grabs the stone around her neck. she mutters harsh words, cacophonous and terrible. she twists her hand and gestures, then a sickening green radiance flares up, centered on the hut

 

[SubPhil91]

A few moments pass after the spell surrounds this 15x15 cottage. You see a faint glowing green glow coming through the window. The door doesn't open, instead what you see is large roots start to move around the cottage. The hut starts lifting off the ground until it's about twenty feet in the air, supported by six very large roots. Two extra large roots in front of the cottage bury themselves into the ground and pick up large rocks, tossing one at Quinn and one at Marius. Quinn manages to get out of the way before the rock hits her but Marius gets hit hard in the chest. Marius steps forward and puts his hand together for a moment muttering some odd sounding words. He takes his hands and aims them at the cottage and freezing cold air hits the roots. They start to freeze over but the ice breaks off as the roots move.

Lucan grabs his holy symbol and starts chanting, he looks over at Quinn as a female angel with a large shield and battleaxe appears next to her. He turns his attention back to the cottage though there is still no sign of anyone exiting. The green glow can still be seen from the window. Ezmerelda starts to throw bombs at the roots going to catch them on fire. Erlen hesitates for a moment before taking out two arrows and firing them at the roots, hitting both times. "Unless she comes out I doubt ill be much use against a fucking cottage monster. Aim for the roots, try to take it down!" Ireena seems focused on what's inside the cottage. Quinn can see her looking over the roots trying to figure out the best path to get up and inside of it.

 

[siobhancan99]

Quinn barely dodges with her stiff leg, then looks over at what might be her keeper. she's grateful though. "the hut is still in the field." she calls out "lets try to keep it there" she fires off an eldritch blast at the legs, hoping to add to the damage to it and topple it more swiftly she also moves back away as best she can, trying to put a little distance between her and the hut especially since she has such a long range with her blasts.

 

[SubPhil91]

As Quinn backs up so does the angel, Marius stays up front and hits it with more of his cold air. As Quinn's blasts hit the tree it gets pushed back twenty feet and topples slightly. Lucan looks at the roots and blue flames start surrounding him. A blue ball of fire flies at the roots hitting one of them. Ireena looks as if she's about to run forward, as she does three roots spring from the ground one hitting ireena, one hitting the angel, and one just missing Erlen. The angel shrugs it off and ireena jumps back looking irritated. Ezmerelda throws two more vials at the roots causing two large explosions, catching the roots on fire. Erlen fires off two more arrows at the roots. "Keep it up, dont blow all your big spells, we still have the damn hag inside!"

 

[siobhancan99]

QUinn shouts to Ireena "stay out of the light! stay out of the light! it will kill us too! once it drops then rush in" she moves again, trying to just keep herself moving to not be an easy target. she launches another few eldritch blasts at the hut but is mostly concerned with keeping up the killing green light from her first spell. she wonders if the angel is some sort of protective magic, or a summon, but cant really ask at the moment