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ROLEPLAYING !REENA If the characters approach the church doors, add:
Ireena, a striking young woman with auburn hair, has
been bitten twice by Strahd. The villagers are afraid of l The heavy wooden doors of the church are covered with I
her and avoid her. The characters are Ireena's best hope
for protection, so she is willing to accompany them un­ claw marks and scarred by fire.
der certain conditions. Although she appears mild, she
has a strong will, and she aids the party as best she can The village priest, Donavich, lives here. Other Barov­
in saving herself. She doesn't remember her early past. ians shun the church for reasons that will quickly be­
She doesn't know how she came to Barovia or where come obvious.
she came from. Moreover, her encounters with Strahd The following areas correspond to labels on the map
are fuzzy memories, thanks to his vampiric charm, but of the church on page 46.
she can recall clearly the blazing hunger in his eyes.
She tells the characters that wolves and other terrible E5A. HALL
creatures attacked the house night after night for weeks.
The burgomaster's heart couldn't stand the constant
assault, and he died three days ago. Strangely, since his The doors open to reveal a ten-foot-wide, twenty-foot­
death, the house has not come under attack. long hall leading to a brightly lit chapel. The hall is unlit
She says that no one from the village has been brave and reeks of mildew. Four doors, two on each side of the
enough to help Ismark take Kolyan Indirovich to the hall, lead to adjacent chambers.
cemetery for proper burial. Ireena asks the characters
if they would be so kind as to help Ismark deliver her You can see that the chapel is strewn with debris, and
father's body safely to Donavich, the local priest (area you hear a soft voice from within reciting a prayer. Sud­
ES). She refuses to be taken to Vallaki or anywhere else denly, the prayer is blotted out by an inhuman scream
while the burgomaster lies dead on the mansion floor. that rises up from beneath the wooden floor.
E5. CHURCH
The scream comes from the church's undercroft (area
ESg). The soft voice uttering the prayer belongs to
Atop a slight rise, against the roots of the pillar stone Donavich, the priest (see area ESf).
that supports Castle Raven loft, stands a gray, sagging E5B. DoRu's BEDROOM
edifice of stone and wood. This church has obviously
weathered the assaults of evil for centuries on end and is
worn and weary. A bell tower rises toward the back, and This dirty, lightless room contains a wooden bed with
flickering light shines through holes in the shingled roof. a straw-filled mattress. Mounted above the bed's head­
The rafters strain feebly against their load. board is a wooden holy symbol.

This room once belonged to Doru, Donavich's son, who
is trapped in the undercroft (area ESg). It hasn't been
used in more than a year and contains nothing of value.

E5c. DONAVICH's BEDROOM

This dirty room contains a wooden bed with a straw­
filled mattress, next to which rests a small table with an
oil lamp burning brightly on it. Mounted above the bed's
headboard is a wooden sun-shaped holy symbol.

This is Donavich's room and contains nothing of value.
E5D. TRAPDOOR

Time and neglect have punched holes in the ceiling of
this moldy room, which contains a few broken roof shin­
gles amid puddles of water. In one corner, set into the
floor, is a heavy wooden trapdoor held shut with a chain
and a padlock. A young man's screams of anguish can be

!REENA KOLVANA heard through the door.
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