Current state (after Session 11)

Hand-written summary, 2026-10-14, from Session 11. Update this page whenever a session is logged. The linked files are authoritative; this page is a pointer, not a source.

Where the party is

  • Location: inside Vallaki’s walls, at night under a full moon, after curfew. They got through the gate by bribing (10 gp) and intimidating the guards, who sent them to the Blue Water Inn.
  • Party: Reyna, Lyasra, Cassandra, Theren, Gaille, with Ireena and three Barovian refugees: Emeric, Magda and the child Jen. Lycius is still asleep from the pie. Whether Kasimir came in with them wasn’t stated.
  • Rest: still no long rest. Reyna plans to gather information overnight in commoner clothes; other night activities go through Discord.
  • In-world day: still the night of Arabelle’s 7th birthday.

Top open threads (canon)

  • The refugees are infested with parasitic worms. The dead incubate icy, gel-encased pupae. Morgantha’s pies are suspect, but Emeric is infected without eating one, and the camp drinks from Lake Zarovich.
  • Something happened at the gate right after they entered: shouting, a scream, fire, and a lullaby on a grass whistle. A guard had named “Strassney” as the one who forbids opening the gate.
  • Arabelle is still missing; the party plans to visit the toymaker. Theren carries Madam Eva’s letter, and they owe her a doll.
  • Stella Watcher: the party has her diary and wants to rescue her.
  • Belinda felt she was “in the right place” in Vallaki.
  • Kasimir’s private talk with Gaille is still pending.
  • Theren’s missing gold: the party took it (GM-confirmed). He doesn’t know who did.

GM-only (known to the GMs, not the party)

  • Arabelle is trapped in the coffin maker Henrik van der Voort’s house in Vallaki (GM-confirmed 2026-10-14). Her clairvoyance led her to the vampire spawn nest he is hosting there; he kidnapped her to keep it secret and is hiding her from the spawn.
  • Eliza is Strahd’s spy and went to Castle Ravenloft.
  • Ludmilla Vilisevic survived Session 9: a portal pulled her back to the castle. The party believes she is dead.
  • The Session 11 night plans that didn’t come up in play (Kiril’s werewolf raid on the refugee children, Izek’s patrol, Ernst’s shadowing) remain [IDEA — NONCANONICAL]. See prep/s11-vallaki.

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