Vallaki - Western Outskirts - Sanctuary of the Coming Dawn

[Kaspar]

[Many a rumor spreads of a certain individual being outcasted by his own kind for being associated with witchs, and being a lover of the dwellers in the sewers. The group of outlanders, whom seem to consider everybody else an outlander, mutter to eachother in a "Chicken Language" or so Radu of the Ladies Rest states.]

[Ryltar/ Robert Archer]

A halfing in shady armor running around laughing insanely and howling like a dog/wolf was seen causing much commontion among the temple even bordering on violence at a few times. Later identified as one of the Brumbat brothers though the attenders could not indentify which one properly. The scene ended with another halfling of the morninglord this time going so far as to ready the carreirs to forcefully carry the brumbat out when he ran out on his own. The other halfling with red brown hair and dark green blue eyes was heard muttering to Lizuca. "...I dislike such dishonorable and foul displays mother..."

[Mrjunkie]

It seems the troublesome Brumbat was killed by a trader and lemmy after he tried to pounce on the trader, his corpse was taken away and hasnt been seen since.

[Aran]

Aran have begun asking around in the church

only outlanders and only people that have spend many years here


If anyone know of the location og a deep mausoleum, inhabited by hellhounds and other creatures of hell
where rites are held and summonings performed

is tells a tale of children lost  that must be found   and of a task yet unfinished.

Aran

[k_moustakas]

A well known figure, Jack Woodsgrove who is lately insisting to be called Shadowborn of Ravenswood -much to the surprise of all those who know him- has been seen with paper and quil in hand, penning what seems to be a multi page report. He refrains from answering questions about it and claims he does it in the temple because he feels safe there.

[Helaman]

Which surprises many, including Yoshinaka, who was called a 'bloody murderer' by the man, and who once openly decried the intergrity of the faith of the place he now shelters in... mind you, people change. Yoshinaka is far more passive than he was before too... there is always hope for change.

[Mrjunkie]

*a recent attack shook the foundations of the ML church, a mage clad in thick dark robes summoned creatures of the ebis and threw balls of fire at the church, he seemed to be targetting the light carrier Teli for some reason*

[Aldabreck Stone Helm]

If you look closely at the trees around the ladies rest and around the temple you may see a person hiding among them.Some times accompanied by large cat.
He seems kind just frightened.

[Aldabreck Stone Helm]

After the attack Teli was seen pacing the floor of the sanctuary grumbling to himself. He then spent some time speaking to mother Lizuca about the incident. He then mentioned to some of his friends about going to Krezk for knowledge and to draw the attackers away from his family.

[hi-di-ho]

People speak of a woman's voice being heard one night in the sanctuary, but no one knows where it came from...

[DM Shadowspawn]

*Mother Lizucia is seen in tears heading outside to herald the dawn with a very large man in a bear mask. After a prayer she is seen hugging the giant of a man, tears still in her eyes as she heads back inside as she is asked to aid one in need. The giant kind hearted man is seen leaving the Outskirts.*

[DM Shadowspawn]

*Mother Lizucia, while in shackles about to be arrested by a Vallaki Guard, healed the same guard and defended the guard from a witch assailant by calling upon the Morninglord to aid him during his time of need. Shortly after the guard released Mother Lizucia so she could provide aid to others injured during the assult.*

[DM Shadowspawn]

*The guards continued oppression resulted in Horatiu being arrested. Mother Lizucia whom voluntarily went with her Light Carrier. Without the ever present prayers of Mother Lizucia the booze, blood, debauchery, and hate quickly spilled forth in a noxious cloud sickening those which remained within the temple. Bodies rank and putred shuffle about within the dark walls. Barricades quickly erected to keep the darkness, filth, rot and disease inside. Those whom watch see rats scurry about, in and out of the building. The Sanctuary once of light and hope now a dark shadow of it's former glory defiled by the continued wickedness bore upon it.*

[Maryn]

Maryn stands in the trees across from the Sanctuary, and allows a single tear to fall down her cheek. For a moment, she almost breaks down sobbing, then steels herself. . her legs. . . unshoulders her bow, and stalks off away in a huff.

[Haplo Nexus]

Nearly every night, a figure donned in silver and white armor stands across from the desecrated temple. He keeps his vigil despite the obvious danger, even if he is alone on hand to combat the armies of undead that spew forth from the cursed halls. Every now and then others find safety in his presence and keep a vigil with him, instead of seeking the warmth and safety of the Lady's Rest. Whenever commented, he assures everyone that the corruption is temporary. "No matter how dark the night, the Dawn will come."

[Aran]

a figure have recently joined the ranks of those defending the outskirts
a tall man, hooded and clad in nondescript platemail.
he arrives sometime after nightfall and leave before dawn.

seemingly keeping his distance from the flock that fights he undead, he is seen enter the fray whenever those threat to spill out in too great numbers.

one day he was seen putting down a boquet of lilies before the entrance to the now desecrated church  murmuring a silent prayer.

His face have yet to be seen clearly, and if asked he identify himselt as  Cain.

[DM Shadowspawn]

[Mother Lizucia was seen entering the outskirt prior to dawn. Through prayers alone the darkness and foul mists parted. Prayers to the Morninglord rang clear through the rain. Prayers to the Morninglord, and the rising of the Morninglord sun the taint subsided. With a light push the doors opened to remain open for any in need of aid and sanctuary from the night with peace within their heart. With peace within her heart, and prayer to the Lord of Dawn, the Fountain of Hope, the Giver of Joy, the Master of Mercy, said true the taint was removed.]

[ThAnswr]

Two dwarven corpses were carried in by their dwarven comrades and were resurrected by an elven priest of the Morninglord. 

Stories were then exchanged about death, blood, and a beholder in the dwarven mines. 

[Wids]

Very, very few people are yammering on about a peculiar occurence which took place in the cemetery behind the Sanctuary yesterday evening.  We're talking very few...two peasants, three...maybe four at the most.  Anyone else either didn't see it or just plain couldn't give half a damn about it.

According to the rumors, a young beetle-helmed gnome believed to be the last surviving member of the Okie tribe was poking around in the cemetery, plucking earthworms out of the ground and eating them, when he suddenly...exploded.

Yep.  Spontaneously exploded.  Boom.  It was a rather messy explosion, too.  Adventurer's gear flying everywhere, little gnome bones charred to a crisp...messy.

Several Vallakian witch hunters may or may not have assured the townsfolk that reports of a Forfarian-like redheaded witch and a badly wounded wolf (a normal, regular, ordinary wolf, not a dog and not the dire kind of wolf that's so trendy among animal-consorting witches...) leaving the cemetery around that time were likely the products of a trick of the light, or drunken hallucinations or whatnot.  As Petre the Vistani may or may not have assured us, the nearest witch-and-wolf duo was off in the nearby caves killing a metric ton of bakhna rakhna, who as everyone knows deserve a monumental rash of hot and bloody witchcraft-induced death for being the absolute most incredibly annoying magic-arrow-nocking archers this side of the Shadow Rift.

So clearly Okie the Gnome (one of many) ate a bad batch of earthworms and exploded from highly flammable intestinal gas or somesuch.  The people of Barovia would surely offer their sincerest mourning and heartfelt condolences to the Okie tribe during this time of grief, sorrow, exploding bowels and apparent extinction if only the Barovians could be bothered to feel pity for those filthy fey bastards....

( // ...and that's our story and we're sticking to it.  Right, Bud?  )

[Falcifer]

Two Calibans were seen by a large group of people, both wearing well-made clothes of blue and white, outside the Morninglordian temple a few nights past. Whilst few drew attention to and abused the two, they both held themselves as steady pacifists, claiming that their Society stood to  disprove the rumours of evil and terror, and the equality of all people outcast for their race, providing they stick to a strict moral code.

This event faced many mixed reactions, some defending the two from the abuse, some content to sit idly by.

Perhaps the most significant point of these events was a man sporting a thick Barovian accent shaking the hand of one caliban.

The events came to a halt following some unexplained mists and ghostly marches, somewhat overshadowing the efforts of the two.

[Iconoclast]

A thick mists rolled in upon the western outskirts at night, followed by a ghostly army of the Neuri Horde; infamous demon worshipping horse-back warriors, marching with a silent war chant upon the city of Vallaki.  Not long after, witnesses were taken by the mists, until all were gone, save one Ezrite.  Over the next few days, those who were abducted by the mists arrived one by one, or in small groups, telling their tales of how they had ended up scattered across Barovia; some upon the peaks of Ghakis, others within the lair of the feared Jezra, the Ice Queen, while still others, may not as of yet returned, their fates unknown.

[Heretic]

Word spreads about an attempted murder occurring in a Recent Night in the temple. Light carriers speak of a dark fey being chased inside the Sanctuary by a horde of Zarusians , it is said their chase led them to strike the fey down in front of Lizuca, who interposed herself between the altercation, without care about her own life, saving the fey from the violent men preaching hate.

After heated words exchanged, Lizuca and Horatiu managed to drive them outside, and how rumors about their welcome inside the Dawn's temple circulate.

[Dreaderick]

A gaunt man, with wet straggly hair and beard and dressed in tattered robes of the Morninglord has been seen carrying bodies and remains of the fallen out of the temple towards the graveyard, where they are buried without much ceremony, only a brief prayer.

[Kung Fu Orc]

*pinned in an unobtrusive spot*

I embrace all avenues and tools not self or socially destructive, and recognize my responsibilities as an individual of a whole.

[Kadtreko]

*Blue happens upon the snippet and appears to have difficulty understanding it*

"...abuh huh?" He said to himself as he slightly tilted his helmeted head to the side.