Osrin's Dream Journal

Fucking Cal. It does seem on-brand with my luck lately that it would be Cal who I'd have to deal with in order to talk to anyone from Athkatla (anyone outside of Barovia). Technically, it could be worse -- Korhorn would be a million times less helpful than Cal -- but. Still. Fucking Cal.  (I can practically hear Gritsk's hypocritical but valid response to this: "At least you have contact, Osrin, don't be a stubborn dumbass." ... Fuck , what I wouldn't give for Gritsk's help right now.) Still, we aren't stranded here alone with no ties to the... world outside Barovia(?). Not comforted by the confirmation that time works differently here, though. I don't even know why I asked her what the date was, but I guess the Feywild fuckery was still in the back of my head. Maybe the disconnect will help them get to Bodaway's contact and get us information sooner, though, which, if nothing else, could be really fucking helpful.  For all that I'm more th...

Well, if nothing else, the power from Sykane does, in fact, actually work. I truly didn't think it would (or at least not without some sort of consequence, which, technically, is still possible/yet to be seen, isn't it?). It wasn't enough, really, considering nearly all of us went down, but... it was something to keep Ri-An from dying. More help than I could have done without it. Fuck, Ri-An shouldn't be in this fucking place.   What happened after though. That...  It isn't fair, whatever caused it (Sykane's doing?), that they should go down without the... unbearably powerful second chance, like I got. And, frankly, besides barely  bringing Sylvain back what good did it do, really? One less body to clear up, I guess, but other than that? On brand, though, isn't it: Osrin gets a shot at doing some good and she wastes it. This. This is why I walked away from this shite. I'll help when I can, but more often than not? I can't. Strahd left us to lick our...