Storm of Souls

*Storm of Souls* is the second campaign in the Tales from Ravenloft adventure saga. It is based on the 1986 adventure *The House on Gryphon Hill* (by Tracy and Laura Hickman) and augmented with characters and stories inspired by the Ravenloft campaign setting, including the adventures *Adam's Wrath* and *Howls in the Night*.

One night during a strange and relentless storm, the heroes who vanquished Strahd von Zarovich were once again drawn into the mists. It has been roughly one year since their adventures in the land of Barovia, and this time they find themselves in the sleepy domain of Mordent.

After being found unconscious and feverish on the shore of the Arden Bay, the travelers were brought to the town of Mordentshire-by-the-Sea and left under the care of Doctor d'Honaire, one of their friends from Barovia. The lord of this picturesque little town is Byron Weathermay, the uncle of Calvin Weathermay, who also aided the travelers on their adventures in Barovia. The unyielding storm casts a dark shadow over the land of Mordent and a sinister wind blows in the air. All is certainly not what it seems.

## **Adventure Overview**

*Main article - Storm of Souls Adventure Overview.*

## **Companions**

The following characters currently accompany you on your exploration of Mordent:

* Majesto, an **imp** who serves Severa as a familiar
* Drakos Jr., a young Barovian boy formerly named Freek who serves Drakos as a squire
* Bride of Pidlwick, a clockwork doll utterly devoted to Drakos and completely harmless... and certainly NOT Pidlwick II in disguise.
* Rhyn, a **blink dog** who follows Shade named simply after the elven word for dog
* Sister Summer, a half-orc druid devoted to the flames of summer
* Panic, a tiefling sorcerer who wields the power of the storm

* Cyrus Belview, Strahd's former butler and servant of Severa

## **Current Quests**

### **Storm of Souls - Howls in the Night**

Lord Byron Weathermay has asked you to investigate his future son in law, Hugh Wescote, by visiting both the youth's ancestral home of Wescote Manor, east of Mordentshire-by-the-Sea, and Campbell Hall, in the town of Hope's End, near the border of Lamordia. Lord Byron believes these places could provide some insight on what secrets the Wescote family might be concealing. He suggests you begin by looking into the 'Campbell Curse,' a legend that seems to be connected to the Wescote family.

### **Storm of Souls -** **In the Mouth of Madness**

You were able to suppress the patient riot at the Saulbridge Sanitarium with minimal damages. You were also able to save the patients that Dr. d'Honaire requested, a man named Luker and an elderly woman named Ellie. He believes that their respective madness is tied to some great evil in the land of Mordent, although he is unsure how. The ravings of Luker certainly seem to have relevance, as some of the townsfolk are, indeed, not who they appear to be.

Both Luker and Ellie are staying at the Blackard Inn for the time being. Marion Atwater has volunteered to look after them for Dr. d'Honaire until the Sanitarium is secure again.

### **Shadow Over Mordentshire-by-the-Sea**

While visiting the Traveler's Inn, you overheard the innkeeper, Solita Maravan, speaking with the druid known as Sister Summer. Her husband, Ustis, mysteriously disappeared several weeks ago while out fishing off the coast of the Pale Lady Cliffs. Solita told Sister Summer that Ustis is an excellent sailor and that she fears something unnatural has happened to him.

While passing through the town of Mordentshire-by-the-Sea, near the wharf, you were ambushed by a strange and eerie group of fanatics who bore a strong connection to the deep. Several of them were severely deformed, seeming more piscine than human.

## **Delirium**

You have awakened from a strange coma, although it appears that the full effects of the illness have not completely left you. You have experienced disturbing visions and delusions that have seemed so real they have affected you physically and mentally.

You do not know when the next episode of delirium will wash over you nor do you understand the full extent of the delirium's grip over you, but you do know that they can be exhausting when they strike.

## **The Mesmerist's Pendulum**

After first arriving in Mordentshire-by-the-Sea, you were encouraged by your old friend, Doctor d'Honaire, to visit him at his sanitarium, where he also offered to perform his strange form of hypnotic therapy for you.

Upon meeting your generous benefactor, Lord Byron Weathermay, you were introduced to his daughter, Virginia, and her fiance, Hugh Wescote. Both Lady Virginia and Lord Wescote had fled from a harrowing experience at the house on Gryphon Hill, but remembered nothing of it. You brought them to Doctor d'Honaire in the hopes of using his hypnotic therapy to plumb the depths of their minds and uncover the lost memories.

Refer to the transcription of the session for Lord Hugh Wescote. In attendance were Doctor d'Honaire, Drakos Warbinder, Galdheim Lutgehr-Deepaxe, Shade, and Severa Xorlarrin. Panic, Pidlwick, and Sister Summer waited with Lady Virginia Weathermay in the parlor on the floor below.

## **Characters**

* Doctor Germaine d'Honaire, a former companion from *Curse of Strahd* and the owner of the Saulbridge Sanitarium
* Calvin Weathermay, a former companion from *Curse of Strahd* and a hunter of evil
* Lady Virginia Weathermay, Lord Byron's daughter who is recently engaged to Hugh Wescote
* Lord Byron Weathermay, patriarch of the Weathermay family and lord of Mordentshire-by-the-Sea
* Mistress Ardent, head servant of the Weathermay household
* Lord Wilfred Godefroy, the last lord of Gryphon Hill
* Azalin, a known ally of Strahd von Zarovich who seems to have a presence in Mordent
* Lady Lilia Godefroy, wife of Lord Godefroy
* Penelope Godefroy, daughter of Lord Godefroy
* Estelle Weathermay, Lord Byron's elder daughter who committed suicide some time ago
* Henry Weathermay, Calvin's father who is visiting with his brother, Byron
* Alice Weathermay, Calvin's mother who is accompanying her husband
* Kalinda, a Vistani woman you met in Barovia who has mysterious ties to the land
* Malocchio, a Vistani impresario with a beguiling and enigmatic troupe of actors

## **Locations in Mordent**

* Mordentshire-by-the-Sea
* Wescote Manor
* Hope's End
* The Pale Lady Cliffs
* The *Relentless*
* Tumbledown
* The Ruins of Steadwall
* Blackburn's Crossing
* Schloss Mordenheim
* Gryphon Hill