There was something else, something about his eyes… His very fingertips indented deeply into the solid oak table. Despite his jarring calm, when provoked the energy in the room seemed to be effected. At times he seemed to struggle in understanding the point of view of a single being, of linear time and finite lifespans. Other observations seemed to confirm this. Laine LaBataille’s Divine Sense showed him to be a celestial being. You all doubted that a dress would make the Abbot’s plan any more likely to succeed, but if he held up his end of the bargain did it matter? He even went as far as to agree to resurrect Douglass the Dank II and to remove Vadani’s lycanthropy before you set out, as this would make your mission simpler and he trusted your word that you would act in good faith.ĭuring your conversation, you also gleaned several things about the Abbot himself. What greeting you were likely to receive from Lady Fionna Watcher after your ousting from Vallaki was another question. It was likely that she still had this garment with her at the Church of Saint Andral.
While evacuating the Baron’s burning manor, Baroness Lydia Petrovich Vallakovich would only be consoled by this memento from happier days, which she clung to like a child’s blanket as you dragged her out. You in fact remembered encountering a wedding dress. Surely a wedding dress is needed to complete her transformation into Strahd’s perfect bride? Procuring this complex garment would earn his favour and extend his power to your needs. While only he could be trusted to educate and train Vasilka, he was in need of someone to retrieve a wedding dress. This is where he sought the help of the party. If he could make the Count fall in love and fulfill that love, that this would break the curse on the land. Instead, the Abbot believed the solution lay in finding, or creating, the perfect consort for Strahd. The Abbot has learned of the events surrounding Tatyana & Sergei, and knows that the curse on the vampire will work to prevent him from ever truly gaining the love of Tatyana’s spirit. The Abbot has since deduced that in fact the only way to break this land’s curse is not in defeating or opposing Strahd (which he would not support), but in fulfilling his love. Even if he managed to physically destroy Strahd, the Dark Powers which created him, cursed him, who have selected him as Lord of this demi-plane…they will never allow him to remain defeated. Their clash of wills ended with the Abbot coming to a tragic, maddening realization. He seemed utterly unthreatened by the Abbot. He realized that Vasili was in fact the Count himself. When the time came, though, the Abbot was crestfallen.
The Abbot prepared for his battle, and called out to Strahd. He was approached by a helpful and prosperous merchant, Vasili von Holtz, who aided him in re-establishing Saint Markovia’s Abbey as a place of power.
THE ABBOT CURSE OF STRAHD FREE
The Abbot indeed came to Barovia roughly a century ago, in order to defeat Strahd and free the valley from its curse. You had a long, unnerving conversation and learned a variety of things. She continued her labours as you discussed, the sound of Clovin’s viol above not quite drowning out the mad moans and rages without. She was struggling to differentiate each piece of cutlery but seemed determined to organize the setting. Closer inspection revealed faint stitching over her skin. She had delicate features and (strangely familiar?) auburn hair. Before her was a formal dinner setting, and it seemed the two were working on table etiquette. He was seated with a beautiful though silent woman. You sought not only the restoration of Douglass the Dank II’s life but also a cure for Vadani Nailo’s lycanthropic curse. You expressed your needs to the Abbot, that you’d heard of his miraculous life-giving power. He was a small, non-descript man in a plain robe, but his eyes indicated an otherworldly power and unsettling calm. Once detected, Nerilynn no longer attempted to hide from The Abbot and came forward.