Tatyana Ivanova

Divine Domains

5e: Fate; Grave; Life; Light; Protection

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Tatyana's divine symbol is a hammer driving three wooden stakes. They represent her resistance against the vampire Strahd von Zarovich's oppression.

Tenets of Faith

1. Those with souls should be able to live their lives as they see fit; provided they do not bring harm to others.
2. It is a grave sin to coerce a person's free will by controlling their soul. Necromancy is an absolute evil, which must be destroyed.

Holidays

10-24 : The Final Death of Strahd von Zarovich

Physical Description

Identifying Characteristics

Tatyana's possession of a young Sigelaen girl's body gradially alters parts of her physical appearance. The possessed's hair grows long and vibrantly red, and her facial features assume the sharp and feminine lines which are identifiably Tatyana. These characteristics also allowed Strahd von Zarovich to notice when her soul had found a new body.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Following the Annexation of the Uplines and the creation of the county of Sigelruck, Harlean Captian Ivan Duesov setted into the newly re-established Sigelruck Town. There he met and wed a local peasant woman with beautiful red hair and gave birth to a daughter - Tatyana Ivanova. For his service in his lord's army, Captain Duesov was awarded burgomastership of the town by Count Strahd von Zarovich.
As a teenager, Tatyana was introduced to Count Strahd's brother - Sergei Von Zarovich - and the two began a courtship. Though Tatyana was devoted to Sergei, she could tell that Count Strahd desired her for himself. Strahd would lavish her with gifts and his own advances, which Tatyana would rebuff.
Upon the day of her wedding to Sergei, Strahd became incensed with rage and transformed into a vampiric beast. He slaughtered Sergei and the wedding guests, including Tatyana's mother and father, and tried to take her for his own. Rather than become his dark bride, Tatyana ran for the castle's overlook and threw herself over the cliffs. She was killed upon impact with the rocks below.
Tatyana's soul, restless in the trauma of her death remained stubbornly attached to her body. Meanwhile, Strahd's transformation into a true vampire allowed his patron - Baans - to magically shunt the Valley of Sigelruck into its own demiplane, trapping the souls of all those who died within its bounds. Tatyana's soul was recycled many times in Sigelruck, each iteration finding its way to the body of a similar girl in the valley. Each incarnation was pursued relentlessly by Strahd - now an immortal vampire trapped in a prison of his own lust.
Every incarnation of Tatyana died a young death. Some were killed by thier own familiies or communities, once they discovered that she was destined to be Strahd's bride. Others would kill themselves prior to being captured, or follow their ancestor's legacy by throwing themselves from Ravenloft's cliffs before Strahd could convince them to wed him.
Each incarnation of Tatyana slightly modified her soul, and it would gently mix with the other trapped souls of Sigelruck. The souls which are now Tatyana are divided into two parts: the final incarnation in Ireena Kolyana and the combination of souls which compose the deity - Saint Tatyana Ivanova.

Divine Classification

Saint

Alignment

Neutral Good

Current Status

Deity

Species

Human

Ethnicity

Galatian

Realm

Cordeca

Date of Birth

4986-07-13 E3

Date of Death

7-06-22 E4

Life

19986 20007 21 years old

Circumstances of Death

Suicide by falling from the cliffs beyond Castle Ravenloft

Birthplace

Sigelruck Town, Sigelruck

Place of Death

Castle Ravenloft, Sigelruck

Sex

Female

Gender

Female

Eyes

Brown

Hair

Red; long and straight