Vallaki

This article is about the episode. For the village, see Vallaki (location).

## Summary

The party arrives in the town of Vallaki. They get through the guards thanks to Warwick's silver tongue (he was telling the truth BTW). He suggests finding a spot for Talice to rest while he goes shopping. Salem on the other hand wants to find an inn. After a chat with the guards, they decide to head for the inn.

They reach the inn with Warwick pickpocketing Talice. Sorin and Jade vanish in a flash of white light and in their place is Edmund and a half orc named Krik. Edmund checks on Talice but gets raven poop in his eye. He then turns his attention to Salem and as thanks Salem enchants Edmund's blade with true strike.

After more raven poop falls on Krik and Warwick, they head inside. Edmund asks for any services he can provide (provided it's PG) in exchange for room and board. The innkeeper suggests checking up on a wine delivery. Edmund agrees offering to take only Krik. The rest of the party rejects offering they should rest first.

After some resting (and roleplaying), it becomes dawn the following day because everyone was tired. Talice awakens and is surprised to see Warwick disguised as Krik who's learning what a changeling is. As Talice goes down to breakfast she notices her wallet is lighter and notices that Warwick is guilty. She demands it back and eventually intimidates Warwick into giving it back.

The party gets a map from the inn keep and they leave with Warwick hoping to go shopping. They head to the eastern part of town and find the stockyard. However all of the items are expensive so Talice sells her platinum necklace for 750 gold pieces. Edmund ends up getting 100 gold pieces for the repairs of the church as well leaving Warwick flabbergasted (even more so when Talice gives up 6 gold for the alms box).

After looking at a carnival wagon that's expensive, Krik asks about the wagon. Warwick finds it suspicious and asks Talice to distract them while he checks it out. Something appears to be inside the wagon that's neither good nor evil. However they decide to leave it for now and head for the Wizard's Winery.

They pass by the church with Krik getting a bug in his mouth and Salem taking down notes. They follow the map while discussing methods to get the wine delivery on track and telling Krik about how they came into this world. A dark robed man is waiting for the party. Warwick gives his burglar's pack to Krik along with five gold for the services.

More robed people show up and ask for help in taking back the winery including children. Druids influenced by Strahd have taken the winery and poisoned the fermenting vents. After a quick history lesson, Edmund comes up with an idea involving the emerald Warwick didn't sell to hopefully pull one of them aside for an interrogation.

They stake out for an hour and don't see anyone going in or out. Talice transforms into an owl and takes a closer look to see plant monsters within the winery as well as three druids. Warwick then disguises himself as someone from his past and goes up to the front door. The thirty plant creatures called Needle Blights surround the vineyard and advance to the group in the trees. The group decide to charge through to the southeast.

After a small encounter, the party return to Vallaki disappointed in their failure. Warwick tries to lighten the mood by mentioning a gnome that was also seen in the Shadow Plain but it doesn't work.

## Notable Events

* Keyframe and GoldenFox couldn't make it to this session so Joshscorcher made them vanish in a bright light
* The party meets Krik for the first time
* The party makes a deal with the innkeeper to check on the Wizard's Winery in exchange for free rooms