Madam Eva
The fortune-teller Madam Eva lives among the Vistani
but-isn't truly one of them. She appears to be in her seventies,
but she is, in fact, much older.
Royal Blood. Madam Eva is Strahd's half-sister,
though Strahd is unaware of this fact. Her real name is
Katarina, and she is the daughter of a Vistani woman
whom King Barov, Strahd's father, took to his bed
during one of his many crusades. Madam Eva knows
she is Strahd's half-sister but has told no one of the royal
blood flowing through her veins.
Mother Night. Over four hundred years ago, Katarina
came to Barovia arid insinuated herself into Strahd's
court, working as a maid in Castle Ravenloft. She came
to know the castle like the back of her hand, and she was· present for the wedding of Sergei and Tatyana. After Strahd went mad and murdered his brother, she fled the castle and took refuge with the Vistani. Later, she forged a pact with goddess Mother Night, trading her youth for the power, to undo the evil that Strahd had wrought. Mother Night transformed. ageless crone gifted with the power of magical foresight. In the guise of Madam Eva, she uses this ability to help Strahd. She can send her Vistani out in their wagons
to visit other worlds and bring adventurers to Strahd's
domain, in hopes that they will find a way to destroy the
vampire or set Strahd free.
For the Love of Strahd. The Dark Powers of Ravenloft
would consider Madam Eva a worthy choice to
replace Strahd as the master of Raven loft, but she has
al1 the power she desires and doesn't seek to supplant
him. She would rather help Strahd find someone else to
succeed him, although she has grave doubts about her
ability to locate such an individual.
None of Madam Eva's Vistani kin know her true identity
or purpose. They puzzle over her desire to remain
in Barovia.
Ideal. "I wish Strahd to be free of his curse."
Bond. "The Vistani are my people now."
Flaw. "The people whose fates I divine aren't important. They are but the means to an end."
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