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{{Worldbuilders}}{{Infobox character|name=Strahd von Zarovich|affilliation=[[Barovia]]|species=[[Vampire]]|relatives=[[King Barov]] (Father), [[Queen Ravenovia]] (Mother), Sergei (Brother)|image=Strahd.jpg}} | {{Worldbuilders}}{{Infobox character|name=Strahd von Zarovich|affilliation=[[Barovia]]|species=[[Vampire]]|relatives=[[King Barov]] (Father), [[Queen Ravenovia]] (Mother), Sergei (Brother)|image=Strahd.jpg}} | ||
'''Count Strahd von Zarovich''' is a [[Vampire|vampiric]] [[wizard]] and ruler of [[Barovia]], a kingdom located on a | '''Count Strahd von Zarovich''' is a [[Vampire|vampiric]] [[wizard]] and ruler of [[Barovia]], a kingdom located on a demi plane within Quelmar’s [[Shadowfell]]. He is known to be a ruthless and despotic ruler who terrorizes the people of his kingdom and any who dare enter the borders of his lands. It is believed that Strahd has formed a pact with dark deities that bind him to Barovia and prevent him from ever escaping the Shadowfell. In exchange, Strahd is immortal in his shadow kingdom, and will not be able to rest until his connection with the dark powers is severed. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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Strahd’s need to conquer led him to seek darker avenues to power. He never forgot his encounters on the eastern front against the La Croix, and the revelations provided by Tatyana. He knew that the source of power lay in the realization of immortality. Luckily for Strahd, a dark deity of Quelmar also recognized his lust for power. [[Vecna]], the deity of knowledge and secrets, sought to use Strahd as a tool to exert power within the Shadowfell. Vecna's cultists approached him with an offer of immortality that Strahd accepted wholeheartedly. But Vecna was not the only [[Quelmar Deities|Quelmar Deity]] to notice Strahd and his ascension to lord of the demiplane of Barovia. The [[Raven Queen]]’s [[Shadar-Kai]] minions had monitored the events of Realm War I and witnessed Strahd’s bloodlust. After the wars, a small coven of Shadar-Kai approached their goddess and revealed the dark pact made between Strahd and Vecna. | Strahd’s need to conquer led him to seek darker avenues to power. He never forgot his encounters on the eastern front against the La Croix, and the revelations provided by Tatyana. He knew that the source of power lay in the realization of immortality. Luckily for Strahd, a dark deity of Quelmar also recognized his lust for power. [[Vecna]], the deity of knowledge and secrets, sought to use Strahd as a tool to exert power within the Shadowfell. Vecna's cultists approached him with an offer of immortality that Strahd accepted wholeheartedly. But Vecna was not the only [[Quelmar Deities|Quelmar Deity]] to notice Strahd and his ascension to lord of the demiplane of Barovia. The [[Raven Queen]]’s [[Shadar-Kai]] minions had monitored the events of Realm War I and witnessed Strahd’s bloodlust. After the wars, a small coven of Shadar-Kai approached their goddess and revealed the dark pact made between Strahd and Vecna. | ||