River Dancer
At a glance
A gambling and entertainment ship commanded by Captain Snowmane, last seen departing Barovia into the Mists.
Known facts
- A dock worker identified Snowmane as the ship’s captain.
- The party entered, arranged a meeting, and awaited the captain’s approach.
- Snowmane agreed to take the party to Barovia after several days of preparation.
- Its wood responded to Snowmane’s magic, growing into vines and living timber when she heard of Rivalis’s undead.
- It left Martira Bay and traveled through the Mists under steam.
- Quartermaster Armond Duvalle estimated the voyage to Barovia at about fifteen days.
- During Mist travel, its doors and windows are locked, while its decks still require patrols.
- The ship passed an icy border Snowmane identified as Lamordia and later reached the edge of an unidentified swampy landmass.
- Carver overdrove its boiler to escape the swamp after Hyskosa sensed dead things there.
- Snowmane disembarked the party and its companions in Barovia, then took the River Dancer back into the Mists.
Last known condition
Snowmane took the River Dancer back into the Mists after delivering the party to Barovia. The vessel’s whereabouts are unknown.
Related sessions
Gallery
- The River Dancer at Lamordia’s Border — The white-hulled showboat crosses Lamordia’s icy border with its red paddlewheel turning through the Mists.