Session 16

The group set about leaving Delberz and traveled down the river towards Altdorf. Passing a strigany boat they elected not to converse with the travelers. After a few days past the began to approach another vessel named the Maria Borger. Their captain, Bernhardt, requested aid from the party. Two of his men had fallen ill and he was unable to travel at full speed with just him and his son. The group agreed to help and discovered an unusual crate below deck that had come from a pair named Hans and Hannes. The group, went above deck to make plans and talked with Renate before deciding to throw it overboard. Heading back below deck Erik, Berhardt and Seigward were attacked by a vampire who had heard their initial conversation. With a tremendous feat of strength Erik held the vampire in place while the doors were opened and light shown into the deck below. The vampire burned in Erik's grasp and once destroyed the party tossed the coffin overboard.

They continued on through the various towns to Altdorf before reaching the capital after 8 days on the river. On the final night before reaching Altdorf Erik spotted someone watching the boat and once he alerted the others the galloped off into the distance. There, Seigbert received a letter from his mother along with a toy soldier carrying a bow. It didn't take the group long to uncover the coded message inside revealing the letter was actually from Franz Bauman and that Felix was dead and a witch hunter was after the group.

Trading some more wares to Ludolf Metzinger the group set off the next day to Gissenwald. Passing Castle Reik the group came upon an odd tower under construction. The were approached by two Dwarves who sought travel. It wasn't long before another came running after them and chastised the other two. He introduced himself as the engineer, Aynjulls Isembeard, hired by the emperor to oversee the construction of a signal tower. Unfortunately a number of his dwarves were spooked and claimed the tower they were constructing over was cursed. He had lost half of his workers to accidents and need replacements. The party agreed to aid the dwarf for the next several days until construction was finished. After a long days work, Ava, Seigward and Rennet returned to the boat to sleep while the others stayed at the tower. Seigward spotted someone watching the boat in the middle of the night at the same time Herbert awoke from his sleep to see his friend Erik being dragged off by a ghoul!