### The Missing Vistana #### Arabelle's Disappearance Yan gave Alexei a bottle of wine before vanishing after Alexei awoke. The Dusk Elf **Savid** found Yan's decapitated body lying in bloody grass near the Lunar River, surrounded by signs of a fight. A signet ring was left at the scene of where **Arabelle** was last seen. **Savid** was given the signet ring by **Luvash** once found. --- #### Investigation at the Mansion **Savid** directed the players to investigate the signet ring at **Baron Vargas**' mansion library. The Baron complained about a possible ghost in the house, and in response to being allowed to use the library, the party was asked to investigate and rid the house of any ghosts. They met **Victor Vallakovich** at the mansion in the library. They discovered that **Victor Vallakovich** is in possession of a grimoire of the Archmage Khazan, that bore the same symbol as the signet ring. --- #### The Ghost and Khazan's Staff Victor is studying ethereal magic and told the party that there is indeed a ghost in the house, but there's nothing bad about this specific ghost, and he will ask it to keep from causing trouble. --- #### The Search for Khazan's Staff Tasked with finding the staff of Khazan at Khazan's tower for **Victor Vallakovich** in exchange for seeing his book, the party set off. The party was interrupted by the **Baron Vargas**, and was asked to not give **Victor Vallakovich** the staff if found. --- #### Unveiling New Clues No staff was found, but clues as to a possible connection to **Rictavio** and **Rudolph Van Richten** were discovered. #### Confronting Rictavio The party confronted **Rictavio**, who revealed his true identity as **Rudolph van Richten**. He explained that he killed **Yan** to save **Arabelle** and had been hiding her for her safety. Arabelle confirmed this, expressing gratitude and mentioning her fear of the vampire **Escher**. #### **Arrigal's Accusation** During the discussion, **Arrigal** arrived, accusing Rudolph of kidnapping Arabelle. Rudolph identified Arrigal as a spy for **Strahd**, having seen him conversing with one of Strahd's bats. The two argued, and violence seemed imminent. #### **A Fragile Truce** Through Arabelle’s intervention and the party’s mediation, a truce was reached. **Arrigal** agreed to act as a counter-spy, feeding Strahd false information about Arabelle’s location. In exchange, Rudolph promised to relocate Arabelle to **Krezk**, a safer location outside Strahd’s immediate influence.