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Bride of Barovia - Tatyana‘s Return

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World

The story takes place in Barovia (Forgotten Realms). All characters and locations related to Barovia exist. Barovia is a remote, mist-shrouded valley isolated from the rest of Faerûn by towering, snow-capped mountains. Perpetually cloaked in gray clouds and fog, it is a land where sunlight rarely pierces the gloom. The air is heavy with decay, and the forests of twisted oaks and evergreens seem to whisper with unseen voices. Wolves, bats, and worse things stalk the roads, their howls echoing through the night. At the valley’s heart lies the Village of Barovia, somber and fearful beneath the looming presence of Castle Ravenloft, perched high upon a crag like a dark crown. The castle’s master, Count Strahd von Zarovich, rules the land with a mix of terror and tragic obsession, bound eternally to Barovia by his vampiric curse. His will and the mists themselves control who may enter—or leave—the valley. Other settlements, such as Vallaki and Krezk, cling to existence behind barricades and superstition, their people living in constant dread of the night. The land’s few places of supposed safety, like the hallowed Abbey of Saint Markovia or the Vistani encampments, offer only fleeting comfort. Barovia feels alive in its oppression—a sentient prison of despair and fate. Its mists twist reality, trapping wanderers in a cycle of fear and sorrow where hope flickers faintly, and every shadow might hide the vampire’s gaze.

Story

When you lost your way in a creeping fog, you awaken in the cursed valley of Barovia, a land ruled by eternal night and the iron will of Count Strahd von Zarovich. Isolated behind mountains and mists, Barovia is a prison of despair where even hope feels hunted. In the crumbling Village of Barovia, you learn of a recent tragedy—the Burgomaster’s daughter, Ireena Kolyana, has been abducted by Strahd himself. The vampire lord believes her to be the reincarnation of his lost beloved, Tatyana, and intends to perform a dark ritual to infuse Ireena’s mind with Tatyana’s memories, binding her to him forever as his bride. Armed with little more than courage and desperation, you must navigate a land haunted by shadows, deceit, and the whispers of the damned. Guided by fragments of prophecy and fading faith, you seek ancient holy relics—the only hope of standing against Strahd’s power. But the mists close tighter with every step, and the line between savior and prey blurs. To save Ireena, you must confront not only the vampire lord, but the darkness within Barovia itself… and perhaps within their own soul. In Barovia, love and death walk hand in hand—and no one leaves unchanged.

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