<em>Sea of Madness </em>places a whole slew of artifact-level evil books in the asylum library, including a<em>book of vile darkness, libram of ineffable damnation, </em>and<em>vacuous grimoire. </em>It seemed out of place to me to randomly be giving Heinfroth artifacts just to trap PCs, but if we want to use them for a story purpose, that's doable!<br/><br/>Once the story leaves the island, cast into a shrouded sea on an uncertain craft, I think that's the end, that's the fade to black. The storm and eventual landfall in Markovia, and contending with the savage domain's beast-shifting sea witch darklord, were plans for characters that are unfortunately not with us anymore.<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Ludmilla Markov</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://i.imgur.com/7r1TjVY.png)</div></div><br/>Unwinding at a safe harbor back in civilization after the adventure is over lies outside the scope of what I'd like to do here. Sure, we could continue writing this for years, but we're close to done with this chapter and I'd like to end things there.<br/><br/>If smut and dread don't mix for you, that's fine. I feel bad that it didn't happen in this story, when I really thought I was on to something with the dark desires mechanic. But if the atmosphere took precedence for you, maybe that's a success for a Ravenloft story. It seems like you've had fun, and that's what matters.<br/><br/>The Traitor card has made me think there's a rivalry between the doctors, and I think that's worked out well. It's led to more roleplaying opportunities than if it were you versus the house of evil.<br/><br/>Currently, Doctor Blanche is meant to be sitting outside the guest room door, keeping watch while the chimney blazes. The encounter was meant to menace the slumbering passengers, and maybe lead to more information, or possibly a combat where Doctor Blanche's music turns innocents against PCs.<br/><br/>Should Doctor Blanche still be present? How should we resolve reuniting with the three passengers?