A New Lord for Transylvania
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18th August 1790
Bats Attack
Horatio opens flap in the door. Well-dressed figure asks him to let him in, tries to influence his mind, but fails. Horatio closes the flap.
Bats suddenly fly in from the room with the trapdoor. Dr Johan is bitten badly on the back of the shoulder and becomes convinced he will turn into a vampire because of it.
The bats finally disperse and all is quiet. The get a tense few hours of sleep.
The Morning After
In the morning, they find a peasant impaled on a spike outside the church. Peter Magpie is terrified to look at the face, fearing it has his face.
They return to the Inn, to find the rest of the party had an uneventful night, apart from hearing the wolves howling. They pack up and head west to Vallaki, taking Ismark and Irenna with them.
Journey to Vallaki
The coaches move along the road heading up the side of a mountain and come to the western gates of Barovia, which open easily. They avoid the road up to Castle Ravenloft.
They travel on for the day and start to approach a small town protected by a wooden fence. Guards with long polearms stand behind iron gates and want to know their business. Ismark does the talking and they are allowed in.
Vallaki is more lively and full of people going about their business, unlike Barovia village. They arrive at the Blue Water Inn and decide to stop here.
Peter notices some ravens with intelligent eyes on the roof of the Inn.