Session 1

Yarning Portal
Ky walks into The Yarning Portal where Layton tries to join the guards but gets discouraged for looking dirty. Ozrel and Savarris enter The Portal as Ozrel recovers his greataxe he left the previous night and Savarris orders drinks for the both of them. Aralakh plays a beautiful song for The Portal and gains the admiration of several guards, including lead guard Antoine who will "remember your face forever" (Ozrel is also deeply moved by the music). Antoine begins taking a roll call of who will be joining Ky's expedition up north to Castle Belmont. Layton, Savarris, and Aralakh raises their hands, accompanied by the quite and mysterious Harfoul. Ozrel is asked by the barkeep Calle Beltower, a close friend of his, to join the expedition because they are short-handed and there will be food and drinks waiting for him upon return (as well as the chance to use Calle's Long Sword if he performs well).

Road to Belmont
On the way to their destination, Ky is given a horse to ride as Savarris shows signs of irritation for needing to walk. Shortly after this conversation, the group spots a hanging corpse on the side of the road. Ozrel rushes forward and notices the corpse has bite marks covering it's arms and neck, hands covered in dirt. Harfoul walks up second, stating that "This is what happens when you follow the weak" as he investigates the shallow grave underneath the hanging corpse. During this investigation, the corpse reanimates and attempts to attack the two. After a kick from Ozrel, a Mysterious Pen drops from the corpse and Harfoul attempts to secretly recover it but Ozrel notices. After the assistance of Savarris and Ky, the durable corpse is finally taken down and the group proceeds forward.

Antoine explains to the group that Castle Belmont used to be a castle for vampires, but it's been taken over. There are locations in the North, East, and South but nothing in the West since there is just a ocean there.

Around 9 PM, the group begins to see Castle Belmont in the distance as their path is blocked by a group of zombies eating 2 dead horses. During combat with this small group of zombies, the group begins to hear as rumbling sound. Ozrel is bit by one of the zombies but shrugs it off and uses his healing potion. After an increase in the unknown rumbling, the group looks back towards the south to see a horde of countless zombies covering the horizon and running towards them. Using whatever they can in their arsenal, everyone quickly escapes into the castle walls only to see countless mutilated bodies littered everywhere. The smell of death is in the air as bodies are impelled on walls and tents are severally bloodied. The cause of this sight is unknown.