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4482 | 4482 | "The village of Barovia is the saddest place in the land, its residents so terrified of Strahd that they rarely venture from their homes. The village lies in the shadow of Castle Ravenloft, buried under fog but still unable to hide from the vampire's sight.", |
4483 | 4483 | "Until recently, Strahd had been paying nightly visits to {@creature Ireena Kolyana|CoS}, the adopted daughter of the village burgomaster. Ireena carries the soul of Strahd's beloved Tatyana and looks exactly like her. Strahd intends to make Ireena his bride, turn her into a vampire, and lock her away in the castle crypts for all time.", |
4484 | 4484 | { |
4485 | | - "type": "insetReadaloud", |
4486 | | - "id": "13c", |
| 4485 | + "type": "quote", |
4487 | 4486 | "entries": [ |
4488 | | - "Same voice, same face, same graceful body, she was Tatyana come back to life again. I was absolutely witless from astonishment.", |
4489 | | - "\u2014{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS} in I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire" |
4490 | | - ] |
| 4487 | + "Same voice, same face, same graceful body, she was Tatyana come back to life again. I was absolutely witless from astonishment." |
| 4488 | + ], |
| 4489 | + "by": "{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS} in I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire" |
4491 | 4490 | }, |
4492 | 4491 | { |
4493 | 4492 | "type": "section", |
@@ -16426,12 +16425,11 @@ |
16426 | 16425 | "Vallaki was founded not long after Strahd's armies conquered the valley by an ancestor of the town's current burgomaster, {@creature Baron Vargas Vallakovich|CoS}. The Vallakoviches have royal blood in their veins and have long believed themselves superior to the Zarovich line. Baron Vallakovich has deluded himself into believing that hope and happiness are the keys to Vallaki's salvation. If he can make everyone in Vallaki happy, the burgomaster thinks that the town will somehow escape Strahd's grasp and return to the forgotten world whence it came. He stages one festival after another to bolster the spirits of the townsfolk, but most Vallakians consider these festivals to be pointless, meaningless affairs more likely to incur Strahd's wrath than to provide any hope for the future.", |
16427 | 16426 | "In the last festival, Baron Vallakovich had townsfolk parade through the streets with the severed heads of wolves on pikes. His next event, which the burgomaster has dubbed the Festival of the Blazing Sun, is soon to get under way (see the \"{@area Special Events|406|x}\" section at the end of this chapter). Weatherworn garlands from previous festivals still hang from the eaves of Vallaki's buildings, and work has begun on a large wicker sun, to be set ablaze in the town square on the day of the festival. In the days leading up to the festival, Baron Vallakovich has begun arresting local malcontents and throwing them in the stocks so that his efforts aren't ruined by \"those of little hope or faith.\"", |
16428 | 16427 | { |
16429 | | - "type": "insetReadaloud", |
16430 | | - "id": "326", |
| 16428 | + "type": "quote", |
16431 | 16429 | "entries": [ |
16432 | | - "There is no light in the eyes of the men that feed off this land. They are as dead as the dead.", |
16433 | | - "\u2014{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS}" |
16434 | | - ] |
| 16430 | + "There is no light in the eyes of the men that feed off this land. They are as dead as the dead." |
| 16431 | + ], |
| 16432 | + "by": "{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS}" |
16435 | 16433 | }, |
16436 | 16434 | { |
16437 | 16435 | "type": "section", |
@@ -21485,12 +21483,11 @@ |
21485 | 21483 | }, |
21486 | 21484 | "Made with the bones of the innocent, the hags' dream pastries allow Barovians to enter a trance, wherein they can escape to heavenly places full of joy. When adults can no longer afford the hag's dream pastries, the hags offer to trade their pastries for the Barovians' children, thus preying on the adults' selfishness while acquiring the ingredients they need to make more pastries. This is how the hags sow corruption in Strahd's domain and why they don't take the children by force. The hags are interested only in children who have souls. They prick each child with a needle; if the child cries, that's a sign that the infant has a soul.", |
21487 | 21485 | { |
21488 | | - "type": "insetReadaloud", |
21489 | | - "id": "411", |
| 21486 | + "type": "quote", |
21490 | 21487 | "entries": [ |
21491 | | - "Dreams are for the living.", |
21492 | | - "\u2014{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS}" |
21493 | | - ] |
| 21488 | + "Dreams are for the living." |
| 21489 | + ], |
| 21490 | + "by": "{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS}" |
21494 | 21491 | }, |
21495 | 21492 | { |
21496 | 21493 | "type": "section", |
@@ -24947,12 +24944,11 @@ |
24947 | 24944 | "Looming high above Krezk is the Abbey of Saint Markovia, once a convent and hospital, now a madhouse overrun with wickedness. After Saint Markovia and her followers failed to overthrow Strahd, the abbey became a fortress closed off from the rest of the world. Strahd ruthlessly preyed on the fears of the clerics and nuns holed up inside, but ultimately it was their isolation and greed that doomed them. The clergy began fighting over food and wine. By the time their supplies ran out, they had either been killed by each other's hands or driven hopelessly insane by Strahd's acts of terror against them. For years afterward, the villagers of Krezk avoided the place, fearing that the abbey was cursed, haunted, or both.", |
24948 | 24945 | "Then, over a century ago, a pilgrim from a distant land came to Krezk and insisted that he be allowed to reopen the abbey. The nameless man was strikingly handsome and extremely persuasive, and the villagers couldn't help but do as he commanded. Eternally young, he presides over the abbey to this day, and locals refer to him simply as {@creature the Abbot|CoS}. Many villagers suspect that {@creature the Abbot|CoS} is Strahd in disguise, for they've heard stories about Strahd appearing in other guises. The truth, however, is even more disturbing.", |
24949 | 24946 | { |
24950 | | - "type": "insetReadaloud", |
24951 | | - "id": "4bc", |
| 24947 | + "type": "quote", |
24952 | 24948 | "entries": [ |
24953 | | - "The gleam in her eyes was like warm sunlight on a still pond. That light is gone forever. When I try to imagine those eyes, all I see is a mad abyss.", |
24954 | | - "\u2014{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS}" |
24955 | | - ] |
| 24949 | + "The gleam in her eyes was like warm sunlight on a still pond. That light is gone forever. When I try to imagine those eyes, all I see is a mad abyss." |
| 24950 | + ], |
| 24951 | + "by": "{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS}" |
24956 | 24952 | }, |
24957 | 24953 | { |
24958 | 24954 | "type": "section", |
@@ -27240,12 +27236,11 @@ |
27240 | 27236 | }, |
27241 | 27237 | "Tsolenka Pass is a gravel road that hugs Mount Ghakis, climbing to great heights. The road starts at the Raven River crossroads ({@adventure chapter 2|CoS|3}, {@area area R|130|x}) and travels seven miles to a gatehouse ({@area areas T1|532|x}\u2013{@area T3|535|x}) and a guard tower ({@area areas T4|536|x}\u2013{@area T6|53b|x}), as well as a stone bridge ({@area areas T7|53f|x}\u2013{@area T9|543|x}) that spans the Luna River. Wind and snow make the journey treacherous. Without some way to keep warm, characters who aren't dressed for cold weather suffer the effects of extreme cold at night (see \"{@book Weather|DMG|5|Weather}\" in chapter 5, \"Adventure Environments,\" of the {@book Dungeon Master's Guide|DMG}).", |
27242 | 27238 | { |
27243 | | - "type": "insetReadaloud", |
27244 | | - "id": "530", |
| 27239 | + "type": "quote", |
27245 | 27240 | "entries": [ |
27246 | | - "The road curved and climbed, making a lengthy switchback into this edge of Mount Ghakis. The air grew colder, not warmer, and patches of snow became more frequent until they were unbroken.", |
27247 | | - "\u2014{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS} in I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire" |
27248 | | - ] |
| 27241 | + "The road curved and climbed, making a lengthy switchback into this edge of Mount Ghakis. The air grew colder, not warmer, and patches of snow became more frequent until they were unbroken." |
| 27242 | + ], |
| 27243 | + "by": "{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS} in I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire" |
27249 | 27244 | }, |
27250 | 27245 | { |
27251 | 27246 | "type": "section", |
@@ -27820,12 +27815,11 @@ |
27820 | 27815 | "The ruins of Berez are now home to {@creature Baba Lysaga|CoS} (see {@area appendix D|75d|x}), an almost mythic figure tied to Strahd's ancient past. A hermit, she spends most of her time crafting and animating scarecrows to hunt down and kill the ravens and the wereravens that infest Strahd's domain. When she isn't working evil magic, {@creature Baba Lysaga|CoS} sacrifices beasts to Mother Night and collects their blood, then bathes in the blood on nights of the new moon in a ritual to stave off the effects of extreme old age.", |
27821 | 27816 | "{@creature Baba Lysaga|CoS} recently stole a magic gemstone from the Wizards of Wines vineyard ({@adventure chapter 12|CoS|13}), in the hope that the wereravens who protect the vineyard will try to reclaim it. She keeps it in her hut as bait to lure her enemies to their deaths. The gem has given her hut a semblance of life.", |
27822 | 27817 | { |
27823 | | - "type": "insetReadaloud", |
27824 | | - "id": "54d", |
| 27818 | + "type": "quote", |
27825 | 27819 | "entries": [ |
27826 | | - "I had nothing left to give but my own life's blood, but it was hers to take. She would at last be my bride.", |
27827 | | - "\u2014{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS} in I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire" |
27828 | | - ] |
| 27820 | + "I had nothing left to give but my own life's blood, but it was hers to take. She would at last be my bride." |
| 27821 | + ], |
| 27822 | + "by": "{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS} in I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire" |
27829 | 27823 | }, |
27830 | 27824 | { |
27831 | 27825 | "type": "section", |
@@ -28503,12 +28497,11 @@ |
28503 | 28497 | "Khazan's tower stood empty for ages, it seemed, and would have collapsed under the weight of neglect were it not for the magic wards placed on it long ago. Recently, the tower was taken over by the legendary vampire hunter Rudolph van Richten, who used it as a base from which to explore Barovia. He has since relocated to the nearby town of Vallaki, where he hides in plain sight.", |
28504 | 28498 | "Following in the vampire hunter's footsteps is his protégé, {@creature Ezmerelda d'Avenir|CoS}, who has taken to living in the tower while she searches for her mentor. She isn't present when the characters arrive, however.", |
28505 | 28499 | { |
28506 | | - "type": "insetReadaloud", |
28507 | | - "id": "573", |
| 28500 | + "type": "quote", |
28508 | 28501 | "entries": [ |
28509 | | - "Van Richten has returned, the old fool. He tries to hide from me, but I shall find him. He and I have much to discuss.", |
28510 | | - "\u2014{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS}" |
28511 | | - ] |
| 28502 | + "Van Richten has returned, the old fool. He tries to hide from me, but I shall find him. He and I have much to discuss." |
| 28503 | + ], |
| 28504 | + "by": "{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS}" |
28512 | 28505 | }, |
28513 | 28506 | { |
28514 | 28507 | "type": "section", |
@@ -29231,12 +29224,11 @@ |
29231 | 29224 | }, |
29232 | 29225 | "The wereravens provide the wine to Barovian taverns for free, knowing the good it brings to the Barovian people.", |
29233 | 29226 | { |
29234 | | - "type": "insetReadaloud", |
29235 | | - "id": "591", |
| 29227 | + "type": "quote", |
29236 | 29228 | "entries": [ |
29237 | | - "Why, it is nothing to become an animal, for that is the true nature of every man. We are not meant to wear crowns and drink from goblets.", |
29238 | | - "\u2014{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS}" |
29239 | | - ] |
| 29229 | + "Why, it is nothing to become an animal, for that is the true nature of every man. We are not meant to wear crowns and drink from goblets." |
| 29230 | + ], |
| 29231 | + "by": "{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS}" |
29240 | 29232 | }, |
29241 | 29233 | "The winery is known for three wines: the unremarkable Purple Grapemash No. 3, the slightly more tantalizing Red Dragon Crush, and the rich Champagne du le Stomp. Ten years ago, one of the vineyard's magic gems was dug up and stolen, and as a result, the winery stopped producing its best vintage, the champagne. No one knows what happened to the gem. {@creature Davian Martikov|CoS} blames his middle son, Urwin (see {@adventure chapter 5|CoS|6}, {@area area N2|333|x}), for the loss because Urwin was on watch the night the gem was taken. Davian is convinced that Urwin shirked his duty to spend time with his betrothed, and the two men have been at odds ever since. To this day, Urwin steadfastly denies his father's accusation.", |
29242 | 29234 | "Adding to Davian's misery, the wereravens have been fending off frequent attacks by {@creature Baba Lysaga|CoS}'s scarecrow constructs. Three weeks ago, during one such attack, another gem was found, dug up, and taken. Davian believes that it is in the possession of {@creature Baba Lysaga|CoS} (see {@adventure chapter 10|CoS|11}, {@area area U3|55c|x}).", |
@@ -30497,11 +30489,11 @@ |
30497 | 30489 | "Strahd has returned to the temple several times to learn new magic and to find a means of escaping his fate, but the Dark Powers have no intention of giving him up. These recent years have been difficult for {@creature Exethanter|CoS}, whose body and mind have been falling apart. The lich has grown weak and forgetful. He no longer remembers his name or his spells. He knows only that the Dark Powers that created Strahd's domain were born in the temple, and that these entities feed on the evil that Strahd represents. Strahd is the darkness that sustains them.", |
30498 | 30490 | "Characters who visit the temple can sense the presence of great evil. The dark vestiges imprisoned within the temple will try to corrupt them, offering them secrets and gifts in exchange for a taste of the evil that lurks within their true hearts.", |
30499 | 30491 | { |
30500 | | - "type": "insetReadaloud", |
| 30492 | + "type": "quote", |
30501 | 30493 | "entries": [ |
30502 | | - "I would not be called 'death' so soon. I made a pact with death, a pact of blood.", |
30503 | | - "\u2014Tome of Strahd" |
30504 | | - ] |
| 30494 | + "I would not be called 'death' so soon. I made a pact with death, a pact of blood." |
| 30495 | + ], |
| 30496 | + "by": "Tome of Strahd" |
30505 | 30497 | }, |
30506 | 30498 | { |
30507 | 30499 | "type": "section", |
@@ -34176,12 +34168,11 @@ |
34176 | 34168 | }, |
34177 | 34169 | "The druids who worship Strahd as lord of the land and master of the weather convene here, atop Yester Hill, on the very edge of Strahd's domain. This hill is also where the evil blights that walk the Svalich Woods are born, and where Strahd comes on occasion to glimpse his ancestral home.", |
34178 | 34170 | { |
34179 | | - "type": "insetReadaloud", |
34180 | | - "id": "673", |
| 34171 | + "type": "quote", |
34181 | 34172 | "entries": [ |
34182 | | - "By day or night, stretching up to the limits of vision, the edges of my realm are marked by a great wall of mist. I was there at its birth.", |
34183 | | - "\u2014{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS} in I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire" |
34184 | | - ] |
| 34173 | + "By day or night, stretching up to the limits of vision, the edges of my realm are marked by a great wall of mist. I was there at its birth." |
| 34174 | + ], |
| 34175 | + "by": "{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS} in I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire" |
34185 | 34176 | }, |
34186 | 34177 | { |
34187 | 34178 | "type": "section", |
@@ -34694,12 +34685,11 @@ |
34694 | 34685 | }, |
34695 | 34686 | "This ideological divide couldn't be reconciled and led to many disagreements. The other werewolves were split between the two camps, and it seemed likely that either Kiril or Emil would die before the conflict could be resolved.", |
34696 | 34687 | { |
34697 | | - "type": "insetReadaloud", |
34698 | | - "id": "68c", |
| 34688 | + "type": "quote", |
34699 | 34689 | "entries": [ |
34700 | | - "The wolves began to howl. They knew me. All the wolves of Barovia did.", |
34701 | | - "\u2014{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS} in I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire" |
34702 | | - ] |
| 34690 | + "The wolves began to howl. They knew me. All the wolves of Barovia did." |
| 34691 | + ], |
| 34692 | + "by": "{@creature Strahd von Zarovich|CoS} in I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire" |
34703 | 34693 | }, |
34704 | 34694 | "Then Kiril disappeared for several days, causing the other werewolves to wonder whether he had fled or had been quietly disposed of by Emil and his allies. When Kiril returned, he was accompanied by a pack of several dozen dire wolves loyal to Strahd, and he brought word from Castle Ravenloft that Strahd was not pleased with Emil's attempt to fracture the pack. The dire wolves took Emil back to Castle Ravenloft to face punishment, and he was never seen again.", |
34705 | 34695 | "Kiril reestablished his dominance, but his ideas and tactics didn't sit well with the pack's older members, and they certainly didn't please Emil's mate, {@creature Zuleika Toranescu|CoS}. She knows she can't slay Kiril on her own, and after what happened to Emil, the rest of the pack is unwilling to challenge Kiril's authority and face Strahd's wrath. Kiril won't let Zuleika hunt, so she's more or less confined to the den.", |
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