Session 12 - Summary

Recap

Leaving Vallakovich Manor at twilight Neyavr 5, the party visited St. Andral's Church and met Dr. Rudolph van Richten—Irredel's monthly suppression potion requires rare wolfsbane harvested at full bloom; dried stock works if properly preserved. Bryce pointed to Baron Vargas Vallakovich's library or Vistani traders for leads, warned containment with silver if wolfsbane fails before the full moon, and dismissed Court of Wolves activity in town (party remains skeptical). After dinner at Blue Water Inn—Urwin Martikov linked disappearances to Baron critics; Ireena Kolyana failed to rally support but was invited to tomorrow's Wachterhaus dinner—the party returned to the manor at night, met Victor Vallakovich in the library, recovered Udo with warehouse keys to an eastern Arasek Stockyards barn, and outfitted the site as a fake rehabilitation front. A masked ally killed a wounded Court assassin in an alley, urged investigating Izek, and departed; Urwin Martikov revealed a raven spy network allied with the party (Session 12 @ 00:10:30–03:28:11).

Key Events

Party left Baron manor late afternoon toward twilight (Session 12 @ 00:10:30)
Dr. Rudolph van Richten at St. Andral's Church: wolfsbane required for suppression potion; blooms at full moon only (Session 12 @ 00:22:31)
Dried wolfsbane acceptable if harvested in full bloom and preserved (Session 12 @ 00:23:46)
Bryce lead: Vallakovich Manor library herbology tomes or Vistani traders (Session 12 @ 00:24:10)
Bryce from Krezk; half-day march west on main road (Session 12 @ 00:28:23)
Krezk burgomaster Dmitri Krezkov keeps iron hold; Abbey of St. Markovia has many priests (Session 12 @ 00:29:52)
No permanent lycanthropy cure except divine intervention; unsavory control rituals exist—Bryce refused details (Session 12 @ 00:31:04)
Forced transformation ritual: not possible per Bryce (Session 12 @ 00:35:25)
Fallback if no wolfsbane: silver restraints; possible permanent measure (Session 12 @ 00:37:54)
Party distrusts Bryce vs. van Richten manuscript; plan Vistani camp visit tomorrow morning (Session 12 @ 00:41:46)
Urwin Martikov: disappearances target Baron critics; Father Lucian Petrovich did not openly oppose Baron (Session 12 @ 00:50:59)
Baron worsened few months ago when Strahd awoke (Session 12 @ 00:57:19)
Ireena Kolyana: no local support for her people; invited to Fiona dinner; Sildir gave gold for dress (Session 12 @ 00:59:14)
Party briefed Ireena on Baron/Fiona double game upstairs at inn (Session 12 @ 01:09:04)
Night return to Vallakovich Manor; Mercurio opened library door (Session 12 @ 01:25:45)
Victor Vallakovich in library—teen spellcaster; son of Baron; wants Mordenkainen tome volume 2 from Khazan tower (Session 12 @ 01:26:01)
Herb lore tome: wolfsbane potent at full bloom; found in mage component stashes; no Barovia location listed (Session 12 @ 01:38:07)
Victor lent worn copy of Barovian folktales (Session 12 @ 01:50:19)
Baron handed Arasek Stockyards barn key; abandoned eastern Party Hideout for rehabilitation front (Session 12 @ 01:55:23)
Udo released in wrist shackles; Izek informed guards (Session 12 @ 01:58:15)
Irredel cast Cure Wounds on Udo en route (Session 12 @ 02:03:13)
Warehouse secured; detect magic found nothing; party built makeshift cell and quarters (Session 12 @ 02:06:19)
Udo age 23; cobbler; imprisoned three days; agreed to charade after persuasion (Session 12 @ 02:21:05)
Alexandra voiced anti-Baron concerns; Udo never saw her at manor (Session 12 @ 02:33:34)
Alley ambush: masked figure killed injured wolf-mask assassin with silver dagger—matches Henrik helper description (Session 12 @ 03:00:54)
Masked figure: Court is a farce; Lucian taken as threat; investigate Izek at Baron's ale haunts (Session 12 @ 03:07:17)
Urwin Martikov confessed anti-Baron sympathy; Fiona ambitious but earnest; blue-feather spy raven revealed (Session 12 @ 03:22:20)

NPCs Met

Victor Vallakovich — Baron's son; library spellcaster; quested party for Mordenkainen tome at Khazan tower (Session 12 @ 01:26:01)
Milivoj — church attendant; fetched Bryce (Session 12 @ 00:20:17)
Greg — elderly Vallaki man rescued from assassin; escorted home (Session 12 @ 03:14:15)

Locations Visited

St. Andral's Church — evening follow-up with Bryce (Session 12 @ 00:17:08)
Blue Water Inn — dinner, Ireena briefing, supplies for warehouse (Session 12 @ 00:48:23)
Vallakovich Manor — night visit; library and Udo pickup (Session 12 @ 01:19:44)
Party Hideout — Baron-assigned rehabilitation barn; Udo housed (Session 12 @ 02:06:19)
Vallaki — streets; alley near Blue Water Inn (Session 12 @ 02:56:36)

Quest Updates

Seek Aid at St. Andral's Church — wolfsbane ingredient identified; Vistani/library leads; silver containment fallback (Session 12 @ 00:22:31)
Investigate Vallaki Disappearances — masked ally confirmed; Izek investigation lead; Udo rescued (Session 12 @ 03:10:28)
Run Vallaki Rehabilitation Front — warehouse keys; Udo first resident; Urwin ally network (Session 12 @ 01:55:23)
Escort Ireena to Vallaki — Ireena invited to Wachterhaus dinner tomorrow (Session 12 @ 01:00:30)

Loot & Clues

Stockyards barn key from Baron (Session 12 @ 01:55:23)
Worn copy of Barovian folktales from Victor Vallakovich (Session 12 @ 01:50:19)
Herb-lore tome wolfsbane section consulted in Vallakovich library (Session 12 @ 01:38:07)
Wolf-mask assassin teeth (Ember retained from Session 10; not shown to Bryce) (Session 12 @ 00:37:05)
Blankets, bedding, wine from inn for warehouse (Session 12 @ 03:18:47)

Open Threads

Wachterhaus dinner tomorrow 6 p.m. with Lady Fiona Wachter (Session 12 @ 01:00:03)
Fetch wolfsbane: Vistani camp tomorrow morning; Khazan tower for Victor's tome (Session 12 @ 00:45:51)
Irredel full moon in four nights; Festival of the Blazing Sun same day (Session 12 @ 00:10:07)
Outfit Party Hideout; fetch Udo's cobbler tools from Wilhelmina Rikalova (Session 12 @ 02:45:29)
Masked alley figure promised contact; Court of Wolves "farce" (Session 12 @ 03:07:00)
Party suspects Dr. Rudolph van Richten may be compromised (Session 12 @ 00:42:29)
Urwin raven spy network—introductions later (Session 12 @ 03:27:12)

Party Decisions

Visited Bryce as full group rather than split up (Session 12 @ 00:16:54)
Transported Udo to warehouse instead of inn (Session 12 @ 02:02:47)
Mercurio confessed rehabilitation front to Urwin Martikov (Session 12 @ 03:22:20)
Investigated alley scream; spoke with masked rescuer (Session 12 @ 02:57:17)