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THE MARTIKOV FAMILV

executioner, a tax collector, a dunce, a vampire, and a
vampire hunter cover the floor, and a locked iron strongbox sits against
A garish toy Vistani wagon hitched to a wooden horse the north wall. A small square opening in the south wall
and filled with tiny wooden Vistani figures leads outside. Two trapdoors with iron hinges are set
, A pair of painted wooden clown masks, one displaying into the floor.
a mean scowl and the other a frightened expression
A wooden top painted with images of scarecrows
chasing children through the forest The Martikovs sleep here at night in hybrid form. The
, A stuffed (real) bat on puppet strings opening in the south wall is just big enough for a raven
A hidden trapdoor in the 8-foot-high ceiling opens into a or other Tiny creature to pass through. The wereravens
secret attic (area N2q). can use this opening as an escape route.
The strongbox is described in "Treasure" below.
N2P. MASTER BEDROOM Two trapdoors, clearly visible on the floor, can be
pulled open to reveal the hedchambers (areas N2o and
N2p) that lie directly beneath them.
Matching end tables flank a large wood-framed bed with Treasure. Urwin carries the key to the locked iron
a red silk canopy. Across from the bed hangs a tapestry strongbox. The lock can be picked with thieves' tools
depicting a beautiful mountain valley. The other walls are and a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. The box con­
dominated by a fireplace and a wardrobe. tains a sack of 150 ep (each coin bearing the profiled vis­
age of Strahd von Zarovich), six pieces of jewelry (worth
250 gp each), and three potions of healing.
Urwin and Danika retire to this room every night before
heading to the attic (area N2q) to sleep. This room is for FORTUNES OF RAVENLOFT
appearances only and contains no valuables. If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is
A secret door at the west end of the south wall can be in the iron strongbox.
pulled open to reveal the loft beyond (area N2h).
A hidden trapdoor in the 8-foot-high ceiling opens into N3. BURGOMASTER'S MANSION
a secret attic (area N2q).

N2Q.. SECRET ATTIC This mansion has walls of plastered stone that display
many scars where the plaster has fallen away from age
and neglect. Drapes cover every window, including a
This ten-foot-wide, thirty-five-foot-long attic has a ceiling
that slants down toward the west, dropping from a height large, arched opening above the mansion's double en­
of eight feet to a height of five feet. Four straw nests trance doors.

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