Near the end of this session note, I typed out the letters that we found in order to make it easier to read and search. Several words I just typed what it said but the words didn't make any since. I did the best I could.

This session begins with a battle with a creature that seemed to be comprised of garbage and rotting meat and body parts. Quite gross! Misty launches the first attack. She moves next to it on the steps of the wall and strikes it. Her attack was followed by magic missiles from Snoggly, and then a guiding bolt from Kyana. Next up was Dain who moved in and with advantage, hits the creature with his battle axe. Rinn leaps from the wall to the water below and moves in for a strike. After his hit, he disengages and moves a safe distance away. It was then that the creature responded to the attacks by slamming Misty and pulls her into itself. It moves around Dain but doesn't incur and attack of opportunity. It seems to have it's sights set on Kyana. Snoggly sends more missiles it's way. Kyana brings forth fire from a burning hands spell. It strikes it but it seems it is resistant to fire damage as it is very wet. Dain looks for something of Misty, but nothing of her is visible. He channels a devine smite into his next strike and hits him with the axe and with additional radiant damage.

For the next set of rounds, the battle continued with another round of attacks and the creature moved around Dain to get to the priest, Kyana!

Documents found:

Jewelry Box Letter

My Dear Mrs. Petrovna,

Your advice on dealing with the unwanted fiend in my home is very good advice indeed. Tonight's ceremony will proceed as planned when the moon is at its highest peak - without, of course, the attendance of Mr. Durst. I must agree with you that, yes, with such an innocent sacrifice our proceedings may have better results. Although, “innocent” is not quite the term I would use.

My Thanks,

Mrs. Elisabeth Durst

Deed to Durst House

Know those present and future that I, Aleksandr Dragomir of Barovia, have sold, enfeoffed, and by this, our present charter, confirmed to Euphemia Durst of Barovia, the residence located on the east side of Wolf's Way, three lotys north of Svalich Road, in the Village of Barovia. To have and to hold the aforesaid residence and all it's appurtenances to the aforesaid Euphemia Durst, her heirs and assigns.

In testimony of which matter, to this our present charter, we have affixed our marks.

Aleksandr Dragomir Euphemia Durst

With these witnesses: Jocaste Geistlinger, Dimitry Milosovici, and Burgomeisterin Arkasha Indrovich.

Date at Church of the Morninglord on the 17th, the Time of Flowers, 389.

Deed to Grain Mill

Know those present and future that I, Hortensia Verzi of Vallaki, have sold, enfeoffed, and by this, our present charter, confirmed to Lucien Durst of Barovia, the grain mill located one and a half miles southwest of the town of Vallaki and such land surrounding that is not held in common. To have and to hold the aforesaid property and all its appurenances to the aforesaid Lucien Durst, his heirs and assigns. In testimony of which matter, to this our present charter we have affixed our marks.

Hortensia Verzi

Lucien Durst of Barovia

With these witnesses: Petru Narzaru, Daniel Arcos, Burgomeister Cosmin Miklos.

Date at Church of Saint Andral on the 17th the Rotting 435.

Strahd Letter found in Durst House

My most pathetic servant,

I am not a messiah sent to you by the Dark Powers of this land. I have not come to lead you on a path to immortality. However many souls you have bled on your hidden altar, however many visitors you have tortured in your dungeon, know that you are not the ones who brought me to this beautiful land. You are but worms writhing in my earth.

You say that you are cursed, your fortunes spent. You abandoned love for madness, took solace in the bosom of another woman, and sired a stillborn son. Cursed by darkness? Of that I have no doubt. Save you from your wretchedness? I think not. I much prefer you as you are.

Your dread lord and master, Strahd von Zarovich

Will of Gustav Durst

6th the Melting 517

Be it known that I, Gustav Durst, do herby bequeath, following the occasion of my death, all of my worldly possessions, including, but not limited to, the residence on Wolf's Way in the Village of Barovia and the family grain mill southeast of Vallaki, to my wife, Elizabeth, or in the case of her death, to my eldest surviving heir.

Gustav Durst