Strahd von Zarovich

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

The vampire lord of Barovia — a brilliant, centuries-old conqueror imprisoned in a domain of his own making, endlessly replaying his obsession with a woman who will never love him.

Also known as: Strahd, Count Strahd, The Devil Strahd, Lord Strahd, The Count, Lord of Barovia, Master of Ravenloft, The Ancient, Strahd von Zarovich

What They Know

• The complete history of Barovia from its conquest to the present — every uprising, every failed hero, every reincarnation of Tatyana
• The location and nature of every dark gift offered by the vestiges in the Amber Temple, including the one that granted him vampirism
• The Vistani serve him willingly because he once saved the life of a Vistani man — they are the only people who can freely enter and leave the mists
• Rudolph van Richten is hiding somewhere in Barovia, disguised — Strahd wants him found and destroyed
• Ireena Kolyana is the latest reincarnation of Tatyana, and he has already bitten her twice
• The Sunsword was destroyed centuries ago — or so he believes — and he fears its return above all other weapons
• The Holy Symbol of Ravenkind can hold him at bay, and he has spent centuries trying to ensure it stays lost
• The Tome of Strahd contains his own account of Tatyana's death and his transformation — he does not want it read by outsiders
• The locations of all his spies throughout Barovia — Vistani, wolves, bats, and certain corrupted souls
• Every secret passage, trap, and hidden chamber in Castle Ravenloft
• The Tarokka reading performed by Madam Eva is genuine prophecy — the cards reveal fates even he cannot fully control
• The Dark Powers are real, and they are his jailers — but he will never admit this to anyone
• He has taken many consorts over the centuries, but none have replaced Tatyana in his obsession

Connections

• rules — barovia_village
• rules — vallaki
• rules — krezk
• located_at — castle_ravenloft
• obsessed_with — ireena
• murdered — sergei
• brother_of — sergei
• served_by — rahadin
• cursed_by — dark_powers
• enemy_of — van_richten
• enemy_of — ezmerelda
• claimed_mother — baba_lysaga
• created — doru
• son_of — kolyan_indirovich

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