
Some time after this reunion, the Count himself fell in love with a young Barovian woman, Tatyana, though she rejected his affections in favor of the younger Sergei. From this position of power and security, he called for members of his family 'long unseated from their ancestral thrones' to join him, including a younger brother named Sergei. With this dark mood upon him, he came to conquer the region known as Barovia, and assumed lordship there, taking as his residence the pre-existing castle known as Ravenloft. Years of such service took their toll upon him however, and by the time he reached middle age, Strahd came to believe he had squandered his life and his youth. Ī man of noble birth, Strahd spent much of his life serving causes of goodness and law, most notably as a warrior and leader of armies. Strahd is also the featured villain in the 2016 release Curse of Strahd for D&D fifth edition. Strahd was named as one of the greatest villains in Dungeons & Dragons history by the final issue of Dragon magazine. Later, this character and his world would be explored in follow-up modules, novels, and a campaign setting called Ravenloft. It uses the fifth edition of the Dungeons & Dragons rules, and features the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft setting.Ĭount Strahd von Zarovich is a fictional character originally appearing as the feature villain in the highly popular Advanced Dungeons and Dragons adventure module I6: Ravenloft. Curse of Strahd Player's Pack (5e) The D&D Adventurer's League is an ongoing official organized play campaign for Dungeons & Dragons. Out for an appropriate Warlock patron to complete the trifecta of recreating the Knights of Takhisis perfectly in.
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Strahd von Zarovich from the cover of I, Strahd: Memoirs of a Vampireĭ&D Curse of Strahd Review – A Return to Ravenloft Shawn Ellsworth.
