Appendix D: Monsters and NPCs - Curse of Strahd

Appendix D: Monsters and NPCs. Barovia is a land of vampires, ghosts, and werewolves. In addition, adventurers who explore this unholy realm encounter other things that go bump in the night, including creatures born out of Strahd's evil. The new monsters that appear in this adventure are described below, along with several of the vampire's allies and enemies-souls whose fates are entwined with those of the adventurers. Strahd himself appears here as well. The monsters and NPCs are presented in alphabetical order. Baba Lysaga 11 Baba Lysaga's creeping hut 11 Broom of animated attack 1/4 Barovian witch 1/2 Ezmerelda d'Avenir 8 Guardian portrait 1 Izek Strazni 5 Madam Eva 10 Mongrelfolk 1/4 Phantom warrior 3 Pidlwick II 1/4 Rahadin 10 Rictavio 5 Strahd's animated armor 6 Strahd von Zarovich 15 Strahd zombie 1 Tree blight 7 Vladimir Horngaard 7 Wereraven 2 New Creatures by Challenge Rating Creatures (A-H) The Abbot No creature in Barovia is older than the master of the Abbey of Saint Markovia in Krezk. This nameless holy figure, whom others call the Abbot, was drawn to the abbey after Saint Markovia died by Strahd's hand. He sought to restore the abbey after it fell to corruption, but was himself corrupted. Angel in Disguise The Abbot is a deva that has lived for millennia. He typically assumes the form of a strikingly handsome human priest in his late twenties or early thirties. More than a hundred years ago, the deva was sent from the Upper Planes to honor the legacy of Saint Markovia. He reopened the abbey and began tending to the physically and mentally ill. In so doing, he hoped to bring some much-needed light to Barovia. His efforts worked for a while, but then the Dark Powers began to corrupt him. Imperfections The Abbot's fall from grace started when the Belviews-a family of sickly, inbred lepers-came to the abbey seeking salvation. The deva rid them of their diseases, an act for which they were eternally grateful, but could not cure them of certain human def...