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APPENDIX F: HANDOUTS KOLYAN lNDIROVICH'S LETTER (VERSION 1) t . • \ ' STRAHD'S INVITATION \ \ \ - - -�- -�---� AmNDlX ':;::ITT�f / 2 5 1" - -- . \.+ ---� \
FROM THE TOME OF STRAHD APPENDIX F I HANDOUTS -- ···--- . . ...
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JOURNAL OF RUDOLPH VAN RICHTEN .&r H10re 1/,nn 1/,ree decades HOW, I hare unn'er/nken io inresii!Jn& n.lUI' apase creaiPres o/ n'nrklte.ss io 1/,e J'P/'ffi.lt!J fi!Jhi o/ lrPIJ, n.lUI' /i'mJ.wld!Je. '':l:lero'' I nH1 nnH1d in soH1e circles; 'k!le" n.lUI' ";,,asier hunur'' I nH1 en/Id in oll,ers. 1J,nt I hare surrird countless supernnlPrnl nssnulis is seo, as n H1n.rrel nHfO.lt!J H1!f peers; H1!f nnH1e is S)'o&.1t .w;IJ, /ear n.lUI' Jonll,;.lt!J PH10.lt!J H1!f /oes. .fit lrPI/,, 11,is ''ri.riPous" cnffi.lt!J bqnn as nn obsessire #rl io n'eslro!f n rnH1j?ire 1/,nl H!Prnerd H1!f chi/,/, n.lUI' ii has becoH1e far Hie n 'UP'lous n.lUI' Menk career. Eren as H1!f /fie ty hunii.lt!J H10!1S&.rs bqnn, I fail 1/,e .Wei!Jhi o/ DH1e 011 H1!f .wear!/ shou/,/ers . .Ton'n!f I nH1 n H1n11 .who has siH1pl!f Jird loo fo.lt!J- IJ& n rqr+I Jich, I .Jl.lUI' H1!fsef/" i�ornU!f blu.lUI' io nn aisience I sou!Jhi od ty H1ndne.ss nn,/, se&H1f.1t!Jl!f, H1usi HOHJ e,,t,lure far n/1 e&rnil!f. o/ course I shall dfe, bP-1 .whe&er I shall erer rest in H1!f !Jl'are haunts H1!f in:le 1/,ou!Jhts, a.ltd iorH1enis Hie in H1!f dl'eaHfS. I apeci 1/,nl 1/,ase .who IJ,JJt.k Hie n hero .will chn.lt!Je 1/,eir Hfinn's .when 1/,e!f kho.w 1/,e .whole lrPIJ, nbJPi H1!f /fie as n hunur o/ 1/,e umtniPrn/. fererl/,e/e.ss, I H!Psi rereal, here n.lUI' HOW, 1/,nl I hare been 1/,e in,/¢eci !fd cerlnin cause ty H1n11!f n'eaihs, n.lUI' 1/,e Jass ty H1n11!f !JOOd foenn's . .Jflsin& Hie noi1 I ,lo not H1erel!f /eel SO/'t'!f far H1!fse!/ J?nil,er, I coH1e io !Jlips .will, n n'erasinii.lt!J realiuTiion: I HOHJ see 1/,nl I nH1 1/,e o,beci ty n k1efalYfS!nm CP/'Se. .J:lore lrn!Jicnll!f, 1/,e nn-lPre ty 1/,is ha- is such 1/,nl I hare not blrne 11,e brPni ty ii; ins/end, far .worse, 1/,ase .who surrou.lUI' Hie hare fallen ric6H1 io Ji/ I hare re� 1/,e lrn!Jic sior!f ty ho.w H1!f onl!f chiln' £.rns;,,ps .was takeh4--YfS!nm a.ltd so/,/ io n rnH1j?ire. I e.rplnind ho.w llnsH!Ps .was Hinde n Hfinion ty 1/,e ni!Jhi sinl&r, n.lUI' ho.w ii .was H1!f HfisernUe pnri io ftee hi.Hf /ro.,,, 11,n1 /a& nl & point t:f" n sin& Jfhnt I hare nql� io illuHfinnu kfare is ho.w I lrnc.ken' hnSH1Pss /dn'nnppers across 1/,e Inn,/, or ho.w I �nc&d''' llnsH!PSS .whereabJPis /.roH1 l/,eH1 . .fit /nd 1/,e --YfSinm look hasH!Ps .w;IJ, H1!f o.wn, un.wii6.lt!J perH1ission . ..llre!f hnn' bl"OU!Jhi nn e.t'UeH!el!f ill H1eH1kr ty 1/,eJ.r irik io Hie one el'eni.lt!J --
. •:. ), _ __,,, PM i11.Sisled' IJ,Pi I ireai l,iHf, kt I .was u1tnlde lo sm'e IJ,e �OUflf! Hfnlts /jle. .h /ear 'Y IJ,eif- rdribPlion, I bq!Jd IJ,e -YfS!Am lo In& n}o/lJ,iflf! 'Y H1i.11e jl' 011/� IJ,e� HJOu/n' .wid,l,o.ld IJ,eit- 1.enifeiflff po.wers, ty .wl,;cl, I klte.w JtOd,;H!J- Io ;,,� lasiiflf! asioJtisl,;,,e.,tl, iJ,q chase lo surrejdi-iious/� take ;,,� son in e.¥chnftf1e .Jor IJ,eif- Jas:s.' £� IJ,e /i;,,e I reali:ud' .wl,Pi hnn' occurrd, IJ,q .were nlrean'� nn hour !JOfte. I.ltCefl.Sed bqo;ul reason, I sirnppd IJ,e w� 'Y IJ,e de-Pd �OUflf! HfP/t lo,,,� horse PM dO!J!Je,/1� .Jollo.wd IJ,e-YfS!Am cnrm'nlt /J,!YJu!ll, IJ,e HIOOdS, ltnire/� nl/o.wiftf1 IJ,e sun lo sei be.Jore Hfe .wid,oui .see.ldflf! shell.er /!YJ;,, IJ,e lti!JU cShodl� a/I.er n'nr.kJte.ss fall, I .was besd 4 u;u/ean' IJ,Pi .would' hm-e slain Hfe, hnn' JtOi IJ,eir ;,,as/.er-n Jicl,-;111.erreHd nn,/ spnrd ;,,� lj/e, .Jor re:aso/1.S IJ,pf I dO JtOi co;,,pfel.el� uJulerstal#/. He so;,,eho.w n'� Hfe n.ltd, .wit/, his po.wefoi H1P!Jlc, look conirol ty n pnc.l( ty .zo;,,be.s IJ,pf .wnlUierd in IJ,e .Joresl. He spoke lo Hfe /J,!YJu!ll, IJ,e H10udts 'Y IJ,e n'ean' IJ,iflf!S nn,/ plncen' n Hfn!Jic .wnrn' P!Jninsi u;u/ean' 011 H1e, d,e.,t nlti;,,n/.en' IJ,e n'ean' -YdA1tn nn,/ bn,/e ii I.ell Hfe .where I could' _/};ul iis people. tl;yariP.ltPl.e� (Isa� in l,ilUlsi!J!,i/, IJ,e plnn .worke,/. I .Joun,! IJ,e chilhtenlers, nn,/ ;,,� un.we/co;,,e e.1tiourn!Je ihClun'd n !Jf'OHhflf! hor,le 'Y rorncious u;u/ean' IJ,pf could' JtOi touch Hfe, IJ,n.H.!(s lo IJ,e Jicl, s .wnr,/. H'he.1t I .Joun,! IJ,e cnrm-nn, I IJ,r� lo sei IJ,e .zo;,,be.s 011 IJ,e -YfS!Am unless iJ,q rdPr;d ,,,� n'ear bi� 1J,q rep/id IJ,pf he hnn' bee.It sold' lo IJ,e rn;,,pe, Pn/YJJt .Melus. &;,,d/,iflf! ilt.Si,le H1e S1tnppd I re/ease.,/ IJ,e .zo;,,bes, nn,/ IJ,e e.1tlire tribe .was enl.eH afire. !,el IJ,e slor� has JtOi au/e,/. .1?9'°re she nid, IJ,e Jea,ler curse,/ Hfe, .sa�ilt!J, ''Lire �ou n/.wn�s n"10flf! ;,,oltSl.ers, nn,/ � erer�o.11e �ou Jore nie beJtenih IJ,eit- c/n.ws/ ,; be.It .1t0.w, so Hfn}o/ �ears /nl.er, I can hear her .word's .w;IJ, pm+/ c/n� _/I short /i;,,e Jal.er, I .Joun,!,,,� n'ear NasH!Us ;,,n,le into n rn;,,pe. He bq!Jd Hfe lo au/ his curse, .which I ,tip' .wit/, n l,enr� heart. 1J,e n'nr.kJte.ss hnn' lorn l,i;,, /!YJ;,, ,,,� /ol'iflf! nrHIS .Jorerer, nn,/ I /()(}/isl,/� belierd IJ,pf IJ,e curse hnn' e.¥ncle,/ iis n'eadl� to/I. I .wepl until nit iJ-tSniinl.e n'esire .Jor l'eH!Je-PltCe /Jlld IJ,e �;,,Jess rjll in ;,,� heart. ;.. .·.,. �· APPENDIX F I HANDOUTS
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