Vesemir's notes

Vesemir's notes appear as a book in . They provide information about the white striga.
== Associated quests ==
* Sins of our Fathers
== Journal entry ==
: Species: striga
: Class: cursed
: Distinctive traits: albinism
: Curse's origin:
: Getting anything out of the father was like pulling teeth, but after several attempts, I managed to establish that as a young mercenary, he wasn't exactly choosy in the contracts he took, to put it mildly. One evening, he was celebrating a lucky pillaging with a few fellows. Pint followed pint, words were exchanged, and next thing you know - the inn's up in flames. Along with the barkeep and his daughter. The grief-crazed mother cursed his "happiness, hope, and future." For a few years, he thought nothing of it. But when he settled down, the curse awoke from its slumber. His wife died in childbirth, the baby girl soon after. And then she returned.
: Striga's habits:
: Strigas are known for their nocturnal habits, along with intensified activity during the full moon. From the hermit's testimonial and my own observations, I have concluded that this specimen leaves her lair - a crypt in the old graveyard - at night every few days or weeks.
: Sometimes she wanders far but usually sticks to her territory. So, if I wanted to try to break the curse, I'd need some strong bait. I noticed she is particularly drawn to vodniks, and since their blood is especially putrid, it will be strong enough to lure her out.
: If I wanted to kill her, all I'd have to do is storm into her crypt when she's home.
: Reug told me about a way to disenchant a striga, but I've never tested it. Hope it works.
: Plan to break striga's curse:
: 1. Track and kill a vodnik. Collect its blood.
: 2. After dusk, pour the blood onto the ground at a proper distance from the crypt - not too close, but not so far that she doesn't smell it. Seems like the new cemetery would be the perfect place.
: 3. The same night (ideally, right away), go into the striga's crypt, barricade the door, and start the incantation. Repeat the incantation in three sessions, each one taking ten minutes. Measure the time with a fluorescent hourglass or, in the worst case, three candles. The ritual must be completed before sunrise.
: Incantation:
: By night on the prowl, by day in a dark lair. This shall be the norm until someone warms himself at your hearth, then you will take your true form.
==Trivia==
* The incantation is a modified version of Princess Fiona's curse breaking incantation from the movie Shrek.
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