Ivy and Sasha's savage attack leads to yet another splattered Dire Wolf, and one hanging on to life by the barest thread - and that one, with. a keen sense of self-preservation, tries to flee - it doesn't get far as ivy is able to react fast enough to cut it down effortlessly. The other two break off and run as Avea gets back to his feet and the mysterious visitor's icy protection falls apart. The creatures flee, and Ivy and company are relatively unharmed.<br/><br/>"Well, that was uncomfortably close."<br/><br/>Avea dusted himself off now, examining is bruised ankle "Why did they attack? Dire wolves are vicious, but not that stupid. They had to see the big elephant and all these armed people."<br/><br/>It was the mysterious man's pet, the red-eyed crow, that answered his question "Strahd sent them to test you. He does it to all the new arrivals." meanwhile, the man himself chanted the words to a spell and produced a small bottle with a green elixir, its stopper made of ethereal silver in the shape of a cold-eyed raven, and handed it to Avea "A healing elixir for your injury. And my loquacious familiar is quite correct; the master of this dread land intended to test your might to see if you would be able to entertain him."<br/><br/>The GM speaks: i rolled your opportunity attack for you. You killed the one running from you, combat is over.<br/><br/>Ivy - 20<br/>Sasha - 17<br/><br/><del>6</del>5 Dire Wolves - 17<br/>HP:<del>#1 - DEAD.</del><del>#2 - DEAD.</del>#3 -<del>DEAD</del>PRONE. #4 - FLED. #5 - FLED. #6 - FLED.<br/><br/>Avea - 9 HP: 32/33. Status: OK<br/>Streban - 8 HP: 45/45 (50 Temporary). Status: OK