'There are tales of mighty wizards who lived in Amber halls, tales older than the Devil himself. When the Devil invaded he spoke to them honeyed words, winning their corruptible hearts. But after a time, after darkness had taken hold of the land, the mightiest of them sought the Devil out. He thought he could rally the people of Barovia against their dread lord. He stirred them with thoughts of revolt and bore them to the castle en masse. When the vampire appeared, the wizard’s peasant army fled in terror. A few stood their ground and were never seen again.
The wizard and the vampire did fierce battle on the tower of castle Ravenloft. Their battle flew from the courtyards of Ravenloft to a precipice overlooking Tser falls. I saw the battle with my own eyes. Thunder shook the mountainside, and great rocks tumbled down upon the wizard, yet by his magic he survived. Lightning from the heavens struck the wizard, and again he stood his ground. But when the devil Strahd fell upon him, the wizard’s magic couldn’t save him. He was thrown a thousand feet to his death. Some say his soul wanders the slopes of Mount Baratok - plotting his revenge’
Eliza
Davian Martikov has heard of House of Amber in the Mountains.
The group questions Kasimir - who is the longest lived of any resident of Barovia they have so far met. He speaks of dark forces held at bay by ancient mages in Amber halls, and powerful artefacts that may lie there still.
The Great Storyteller
Possibly holds the Sun Sword of
Sergei Von Zarovich
Kasimir Vellikov knows the way to get there.
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