Act II, Ill Fortunes (the third day)

Weiryn presents his holy symbol, adding the healing power of his faith to that of the Hammer of Torag.

Durgrim chants a passage from the book of forges.

"I am also fully healed now."

"So am I. So unless anyone else needs more healing, I suggest we make haste to the forest ruins before the other werewolves there realize their buddies are not coming back and plant traps or an ambush for us."

"But what about those hurt Vistani, surely they require help, and perhaps to be brought back to their camp."

"Who cares? Leave them, we need to hurry. A few less conmen in this valley surely won't hurt anyways..."

"I agree with Sir Urik, they may be conmen, but they are human just like us. They are not creatures like the werwolves or vampires. We cannot leave them here to die!"

Veroth breaks his characteristic silence. "We"ll not be killing them, too. But I have nothing against leaving them to awake with us gone."

"I'm not too thrilled about leaving them lying around, but we have urgent business to take care of. Let us conceal them somewhere as safe as we possibly can and then move along," Darren says.

Looking around, the party notices that the area is aprsely wooded, though the undergrowth the werewolves used to hide in on either side of the road could be used to hide bodies...

At the mention of a plan to hide the bodies, Sir Urik looks displeased.

"Are we really in such a hurry that we'd be leaving people in need on the side of the road like that? And what if those werewolves realize their friends are not coming back? Are we truly threatened by a few diseased creatures? The Vistani camp is not that far off, it would be but a small detour... Janis, my friend, I know you have history with those beast, but I think your hatred of the werewolves is clouding your better judgement... and that is not to mention what it is doing to your sense of compassion..."

Janis snorts.

"Don't you get it? We're this close to wipe out one of the werewolf pack from thsi valley once and for all! Think of all the lives this will save! Now only the elven pack will need to be taken care of... Half of the job of frreing this valley will already have been done. You think the lives of a few lowly conmen should keep us from such a righteous goal?"

Durgrim frowns at Janis. "I 'ave no love for these thieves, Janis, but Sir Urik is right. We can't leave 'em to die. We saved 'em, so 'til they can fend for 'emselves, they're ours to care for." He picks up one of the Vistani and carries him over to the wagon. "They're not creatures like 'em wolves, Janis. These may still be redeemed." After putting one in the cart, he returns to get the second one.

"complete the mission at all costs first. I can hide these bodies so well no one will ever find them. But we came here to get the sun sword and stop these wolves. Saving a few lives in the face of saving the whole region? No we must finish and come back for them."

Ireena looks a bit torn at the dilemna currently facing the party...

"Well, I'll admit, you both make good points. Getting rid of one werewolf pack and getting the Sunsword to face that devil Strahd as soon as possible will save many lives. But Sir Urik is also right, the Vistani encampment must not be much more than 2000 feet or so away (roughly 600 or so meters). This would not be much of a detour..."Weiryn then chimes in.

"I think there is another solution we're not seeing. Perhaps Sir Urik and I can borrow Roland's cart and deliver the Vistanis safely to their camp while you esplore the ruins. By what I've heard they are in a forest, and I doubt Roland's cart will be able to navigate the terrain easily anyways... If the pack is as weakened as Janis thinks they are, then you eight should be anough to handle anything that is left there..."