Erasmus Beyond the House
Hook
Erasmus repeatedly manifested beyond Richten House, proving that the ghost is not confined to the place where he died.
Evidence
- Erasmus appeared as the same transparent ghostly figure.
- He again communicated through moving images.
- The vision showed Azalin, a breaking tower, divided churches, and Neblus’s current rites.
- Erasmus later appeared at Faith’s Library in Martira Bay without an explicitly recorded connection to Van Richten’s journal.
- He revealed scenes from Van Richten’s life and ended with an unidentified half-elf bard in Barovia.
- Erasmus appeared near the Pale Lantern immediately after Ignatius spoke his name.
- Vidic could see him and reacted with shock.
- Erasmus appeared again at Richten House and revealed his own fate: he became a vampire, and his father was forced to kill him.
- In Barovia, Erasmus appeared at the Blue Water Inn behind the half-elf performer from his earlier vision and painted an image of his childhood room.
Unresolved implications
- Is Erasmus bound to Van Richten’s journal, Carver, the party, or something else entirely?
- Does speaking Erasmus’s name summon him, invite him, or merely attract his attention?
- Why did his appearance so profoundly surprise Vidic?
- What now permits Erasmus to move beyond the house where he died?
Resolution
Erasmus can manifest beyond Richten House and across domains. The source and purpose of that freedom remain unexplained, but his continuing guidance now belongs to The Legacy of Van Richten.