Sigismund

**Sigismund "the Redeemed"** was an aasimir paladin of Helm, known to be an oathbreaker that had wandered from his once noble path. After being pulled into Barovia he took action to try once again to redeem himself in the eyes of his lord.

Sigismund formerly went by the titles "the Bold" and "the Charitable".

He was known to have a strong hatred of ghosts and other undead spirits, frequently uttering the rallying call "Fuck ghosts!", even when the enemy was not in fact a ghost. This hatred on more than one occasion blinded him to a spirit's intentions and he sought to harm several apparitions which only meant to assist him and his comrades.

In 1492 DR Sigismund was pulled into Barovia by a thick mist controlled by Count Strahd von Zarovich. He was killed in combat by Izek Strazni, the lead guard of Vallaki.

## History

### Pre-Barovia

Sigismund often spoke of earlier battles he fought during "The War", a conflict he chose never to discuss in any detail whilst in Barovia.

At some point the paladin broke his oath to his lord Helm and conducted several evil acts of murder and rape.

### Barovia

Sigismund was pulled into Barovia by a thick mist, where he met Narid Ashplantt as well as Hallgrimm Mikkenson with whom he immediately butted heads.

After an encounter with a fearsome pack of wolves Sigismund fell unconscious, only to be brought around by Strahd himself. Since this occurrence Sigismund experienced a number of physiological changes, including his skin turning a shade of green, and breathing a putrid and poisonous gas from his mouth.

The party reached Vallaki and within half a day Sigismund earned himself a night in the pillories, having been accused of sexual assault, two counts of assault, and attempting to bribe the guards.

Sigismund fought hard alongside the party and the Vallaki town guards during the Feast and afterwards appeared to undergo at least a partial change of heart when he dropped the title "the Bold" and began to try rally faith in his god Helm within Barovia, and took up the title "the Charitable", and then "the Redeemed". He agreed to not only help Ireena Kolyana become an accomplished warrior but also attempted to recruit her as a fellow paladin for Helm. He was hit hard by her death and ultimate handing over to Strahd by the Abbot of St Markovia.

After the party had recaptured the Wizards of the Wine for the Martikov family he travelled to Argynvostholt and met Rahadin along the way, who told Sigismund he was one of the knights of the Order of the Silver Dragon.

Sigismund's ability to fight coupled with his awesome smiting power made him a formidable opponent for those he deemed his enemies, however his often abrasive attitude and unwillingness to see the merit in decisions made by other people lead to him often ostracising himself from the party. More than once he attacked a member of the party unsuspectingly under the guise of training them, and on multiple occasions he withheld information that he did not think the party needed to know which turned out to be of interest.

During the chaos which ensued after the party interfered with Baron Vargis Vallakovich's attempt to burn the Wachter family alive, Sigismund was decapitated in battle with Izek Strazni, after attempting to kill the spellcaster Victor Vallakovich.

### After death

Sigismund's body was claimed by a revenant of the Order of the Silver Dragon, and his soul was claimed by Strahd and will be bound to wander between Castle Ravenloft and Barovia village graveyard every night at midnight.

He was forced to attend dinner parties arranged by Anastrasya Karelova with other trapped spirits.