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Khazan was a powerful archmage who unlocked the CRYPT 19
secrets of lichdom, then later tried to become a demilich Artimus (Builder of the Keep): Thou standest amidst the
and failed. Neither his skull nor his bones pose any monument to his life
threat, but the gems embedded in the skull are valuable.
Treasure. The skull's black opal eye-gems are worth
1,000 gp apiece. The skull also has eight amber teeth A skeleton draped in rags lies atop a marble slab in the
worth 100 gp each. l center of the crypt. ]
Any creature that stands inside the crypt and boldly
speaks the name "Khazan" causes the Pillarstone of
Ravenloft to tremble as a staff of power materializes This crypt contains nothing of interest.
above the marble slab and hovers in place. The first
creature to grab hold of the staff must make a DC 17 CRYPT 20
Constitution saving throw, taking 44 (8d10) lightning Sasha Jvliskova - Wife
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. Afterward, the staff of power can be held
and used normally. If no one grabs the staff within 1 Webs as thick and pale as linen cover a shapely female
round of its appearance, it vanishes, never to return. form lying atop a marble slab in the center of this
CRYPT 16 dusty, web-filled crypt. You hear a voice issue from
Elsa Fallona von Twitterberg (Beloved Actor): She had the darkness.
many followers "My love, have you come to set me free?"
The woman rises, the shroud of webs clinging to her in
a ghastly fashion.
A skeleton draped in rags lies atop a marble slab in the·
center of the crypt. Nine shallow alcoves are carved
This vampire spawn is an old wife of Strahd's. Once
into the surrounding walls. The back wall of each alcove she realizes that the characters aren't her husband, Sa­
is painted with a full-body image of a handsome man. sha tears away her web shroud like an _unloved wedding
Some of the men wear fine clothes; others wear armor. dress and attacks.
At the feet of each painting rests a skull atop a pile
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of bones.
Patrina Velikovna - Bride
The creature inside this crypt attacks as soon as the
The bones in the niches belong to Elsa's nine consorts. door is opened.
There is nothing of value here.

CRYPT 17 From the darkness comes a horrifying visage, a spectral
Sir Sedrik Spinwitovich (Admiral Spinwitovich): Con­ elf maiden twisted by the horror of her undead existence.
fused though he was, he built the greatest naval force She wails, and the very sound claws at your soul.
ever assembled in a landlocked country
The spectral elr'is a banshee that attacks the characters
An eleven-foot-long funeral barge dominates this crypt, on sight, using her wail immediately. Once awakened,
the banshee is free to roam Castle Ravenloft, but she
wedged diagonally into the available space. Lying in the
can't travel more than 5 miles from this crypt.
boat is a skeleton draped in rags, with hundreds of gold
In life, Patrina Velikovna was a dusk elf who, having
coins piled around it.
learned a great deal about the black arts, was nearly
a match for Strahd's powers. She felt a great bond
The coins are made of clay painted gold and are worth­ with him and asked to solemnize that bond in a dark
less. The funeral barge, whi�h was assembled inside the marriage. Drawn to her knowledge and power, Strahd
crypt, is too big to fit through the door. consented, but before he could drain all life from
Patrina, her own people stoned her to death in an act
CRYPT 18 of mercy to thwart Strahd's plans. Strahd demanded,
The stone door of this crypt has been carefully laid to and got, Patrina's body. She then became the banshee
one side. Through the swirly �ists of the perpetual fog, trapped here.
freshly engraved letters spell out the words "Ireena . · Reducing the banshee to O hit points causes it to dis­
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Kolyana: Wife." corporate. Patrina's spirit ca:n't rest, howevtr, until she
The crypt is empty and has �een swept clean. This is is formally wed to Strahd;· the.banshee re-forms iri her
where Strahd intends to keep Ireena once he turns her crypt 24 J;tpurs later. Casting; ha1Joi1i'� 1> ell on .the_cr,ypt
into a vamp_ire spa�n. ·.: prevents the:baqshee fromreturning·for.as long:as the.
'spel)Ja�ts. . ' '- . ' . . ' . ,, . . .

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CHAPTER 4 I CASTLE RAVENLOFT