Baron Vargas Vallakovich

Character from Curse of Strahd by Tracy & Laura Hickman, Chris Perkins / Wizards of the Coast

The delusional burgomaster of Vallaki who mandates weekly festivals of enforced happiness, believing he can drive away Strahd's darkness through sheer civic joy — and punishing anyone who fails to smile.

Also known as: Baron Vallakovich, the Burgomaster of Vallaki, Baron Vargas, the Baron

What They Know

• He mandates weekly festivals to keep Strahd's influence at bay — he truly believes happiness repels evil
• Anyone caught being 'maliciously unhappy' is punished — stocks, imprisonment, or exile
• He suspects Lady Wachter is plotting against him and wants to arrest her but lacks proof
• His enforcer Izek Strazni carries out his punishments with disturbing enthusiasm
• He has no real power against Strahd and deep down he knows it — the festivals are his way of pretending otherwise

Connections

• rules — vallaki
• located_at — burgomasters_mansion_vallaki
• served_by — izek_strazni
• rival_of — lady_wachter

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