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iar Barovian. The corpse looks and smells real, and it If the characters are brought to this camp by the
rapidly melts away into nothing if touched or moved. Vistani, their escorts remain at the camp and don't ac­
company the adventuring party any farther.
FORTUNES OF RAVENLOFT Twelve Vistani (CN male and female human bandits)
If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is are standing and sitting around the fire, telling stories
buried in one of the graves. For each grave the charac­ and guzzling wine. They are intoxicated and have disad­
ters dig up, there's a cumulative 10 percent chance of vantage on attack rolls and ability checks. Three sober
finding the treasure. Vistani (CN male and female human bandit captains)
are resting in three of the four wagons but leap quickly
G. TSER POOL ENCAMPMENT into action if an alarm is raised.
Although the Vistani in this camp are in league with
Strahd, they attack only if the characters provoke them
The road gradually disappears and is replaced by a with threats or insults. Otherwise, the characters are
twisted, muddy path through the trees. Deep ruts in the offered flasks of wine and invited to join the reverie.
earth are evidence of the comings and goings of wagons. If the characters linger at the camp, continue with "A
The canopy of mist and branches suddenly gives way Vistana's Tale" below. If they seem in a hurry to leave,
one of the Vistani tells them, "It was fated that you
to black clouds boiling far above. There is a clearing here,
would visit our humble camp. Madam Eva foretold your
next to a river that widens to form a small lake several coming. She awaits you." The Vistana then points to the
hundred feet across. Five colorful round tents, each ten largest tent. If the characters head that way, continue
feet in diameter, are pitched outside a ring of four bar­ with "Madam Eva's Tent."
rel-topped wagons. A much larger tent stands near the A V1sTANA's TALE
shore of the lake, its sagging form lit from within. Near
If the characters linger by the fire, one of the Vistani re­
this tent, eight unbridled horses drink from the river. counts the following tale:
The mournful strains of an accordion clash with the
singing of several brightly clad figures around bonfire. A "A mighty wizard came to this land over a year ago. I
footpath continues beyond this encampment, meander­ remember him like it was yesterday. He stood exactly
ing north between the river and the forest's edge.
where you're standing. A very charismatic man, he was.
He thought he could rally the people of Barovia against
The eight draft horses drinking from the river are used the devil Strahd. He stirred them with thoughts of revolt
to pull the Vistani wagons and aren't easily startled. and bore them to the castle en masse.

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