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    Unravel the mysteries of Ravenloft® in this dread adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Under raging storm clouds, the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The wind’s howling increases as he turns his gaze down toward the village of Barovia. Far below, yet not beyond his keen eyesight, a party of adventurers has just entered his domain. Strahd’s face forms the barest hint of a smile as his dark plan unfolds. He knew they were coming, and he knows why they came; all according to his plan. A lightning flash rips through the darkness, but Strahd is gone. Only the howling of the wind fills the midnight air. The master of Castle Ravenloft is having guests for dinner—and you are invited.

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    Unravel the mysteries of Ravenloft® in this dread adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Under raging storm clouds, the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The wind’s howling increases as he turns his gaze down toward the village of Barovia. Far below, yet not beyond his keen eyesight, a party of adventurers has just entered his domain. Strahd’s face forms the barest hint of a smile as his dark plan unfolds. He knew they were coming, and he knows why they came; all according to his plan. A lightning flash rips through the darkness, but Strahd is gone. Only the howling of the wind fills the midnight air. The master of Castle Ravenloft is having guests for dinner—and you are invited.

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    Unravel the mysteries of Ravenloft® in this dread adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Under raging storm clouds, the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The wind’s howling increases as he turns his gaze down toward the village of Barovia. Far below, yet not beyond his keen eyesight, a party of adventurers has just entered his domain. Strahd’s face forms the barest hint of a smile as his dark plan unfolds. He knew they were coming, and he knows why they came; all according to his plan. A lightning flash rips through the darkness, but Strahd is gone. Only the howling of the wind fills the midnight air. The master of Castle Ravenloft is having guests for dinner—and you are invited.

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    Curse of Strahd

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    Unravel the mysteries of Ravenloft® in this dread adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Under raging storm clouds, the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The wind’s howling increases as he turns his gaze down toward the village of Barovia. Far below, yet not beyond his keen eyesight, a party of adventurers has just entered his domain. Strahd’s face forms the barest hint of a smile as his dark plan unfolds. He knew they were coming, and he knows why they came; all according to his plan. A lightning flash rips through the darkness, but Strahd is gone. Only the howling of the wind fills the midnight air. The master of Castle Ravenloft is having guests for dinner—and you are invited.

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    CHAPTER

    2:

    THE LANDS OF BAROVIA

    HE IDYLLIC VALLEY NESTLED IN THE

    Balinok Mountains was a slice of heaven


    to those who knew of its existence before
    Strahd's arrival. The serenity of the place
    was forever shattered when Strahd led a
    bloody crusade against the enemies of bis
    family that ended here with the slaughter
    of hundreds. Struck by the scenic beauty of his most
    recent conquest and eager to escape the shadow of his
    father's legacy, Strahd made the valley his home and
    named it Barovia after the late King Barov, his father.
    The land now called Barovia is no longer part of the
    world that Strahd once tried to conquer. It now exists
    within a demiplane formed by Strahd's consciousness
    and surrounded by a deadly fog. No creature can leave
    without Strahd's permission, and those that try become
    lost in the mist.
    Strahd allows the Vistani to come and go as they
    please because he admires their lust for life and their
    willingness to serve him when he needs them. He also
    owes an ancient debt to the Vistani people. As a soldier
    centuries ago, he suffered a grievous injury in battle,
    and the Vistani tended his wounds and returned him
    safely to his family without making any demand for pay
    ment. The Vistani claim to possess potions that allow
    them to leave Strahd's domain, but the potions are false
    concoctions with no magical power. Nevertheless, the
    Vistani are willing to sell them for a hefty price.
    Native Barovians have been terrorized for centuries
    by the one they call "the devil Strahd." Only a handful
    of them have the will to oppose him. Barovians congre
    gate in the valley's three main settlements-the villages
    of Barovia and Krezk and the town of Vallaki-for fear
    of falling prey to wolves and other beasts that prowl
    the woods. Among these people are the Keepers of the
    Feather, a secret society of wereravens. Not powerful
    enough to defeat Strahd on their own, the Keepers read
    ily assist adventurers who find themselves drawn into
    Strahd's domain.

    LAY OF THE LAND


    Rolling thunderclouds cast a gray pall over the land of
    Barovia. A deathly stillness hangs over the dark woods,
    which are patrolled constantly by Strahd's wolves and
    other servitors.
    The evergreen trees of the Svalich Woods climb the
    sides of the mountains that enclose the valley. The larg
    est of these peaks is Mount Baratok, with its snow-cov
    ered cap and rugged slopes. Baratok's slightly smaller
    twin, Mount Ghakis, is mostly bald with tufts of trees
    here and there. Between these two mountains stands
    Lake Zarovich, which is fed by streams of ice-cold water
    pouring down the face of Mount Baratok. On the south
    side of the lake rests the town of Vallaki, enclosed by a
    palisade. West of the two mountains, atop a hill, stands
    the Abbey of Saint Markovia, around which the Barovi
    ans built a walled village named Krezk. Between Vallaki
    and Krezk lie the ruins of Argynvostholt, the fallen
    bastion of a knightly order called the Order of the Silver
    Dragon, wiped out by Strahd and his army. East of the
    mountains lies the village of Barovia, shrouded in mist
    and bereft of walls and defenses. The dark silhouette
    of Castle Ravenloft looks down on this village from its
    perch atop a 1,000-foot-high column of rock known as
    the Pillarstone of Ravenloft.

    MISTS OF RAVENLOFT
    A deadly fog surrounds the land of Barovia and engulfs
    any creature that tries to leave. Even flying creatures are
    subject to the fog's effects, which are as follows:
    A creature that starts its turn in the fog must succeed
    on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or gain one
    level of exhaustion (see appendix A in the Player's
    Handbook). This exhaustion can't be removed while
    the creature is in the fog.

    MY ARMY SETILED IN THE VALLEY

    of Barovia and took power over the


    people in the name of a just god, but
    with none of a god's grace or justice.
    -Tome of Strahd

    23

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