Curse of Strahd Party

This unnamed group is an adventuring party in the *Forgotten Realms Campaign* of Nat19. They first formed in the town of Daggerford as a group of five, consisting of Ashley, Graiar, Hadrick Kainwind, Jolyne Felicity Brioche, and Xhantharykk Quelzorladar. After being swept away to the country of Barovia, they met Devin and Monty of Kinshan as well.

While in Barovia they managed to defeat the country's oppressive, vampiric ruler, Strahd von Zarovich, saving its people and returning light to the land.

## History

The party's members have varied pasts.

Hadrick was a guard who killed his demon-possessed captain, Somnus Greywinter, and fled to avoid execution. He adopted his former captain's surname for a time until he could find a proper place put both their sword and memory to rest.

Jolyne is a princess of Neverwinter who ran away from home to avoid an arranged marriage. She sought a life of adventure and so she signed up for her first adventuring job in Daggerford.

Graiar is a former assassin from Evereska who was betrayed and left for dead by the man who raised him for refusing to kill a particular target. He was picked up and nursed back to health by an elven caravan leaving the city, and dropped off a couple years prior to meeting the rest of the party.

Ashley was once a Vistani boy born in Barovia, who read a mystical book that poisoned his mind, causing him to lose much of his memory, and hear screams and whispers that weren't there. Ashley was then transported to the Feywild before Strahd's influence cut Barovia off from the rest of the multiverse. While there, Ashley met Titania, who transformed him into a girl. While there, the voices in Ashley's head were suppressed. After a period of time, Ashley ended up in Faerûn, where she returned to being biologically male and the internal screaming resumed. She convinced herself that if she returned to being biologically female, the screams would go away again, and so sought a powerful mage to transform her body.

Xhantharykk's wife and daughter were killed by a powerful black dragon named Carnifex. He grew to despise dragons as a whole, and became convinced they were running all aspects of society.

Devin is a runaway from her former home. One day, her fellow drow ordered her to kill a wounded panther. She refused, and instead fled with this panther, which she later named Kilala. The two became the best of friends during their many years together, and even formed a magical bond.

Monty is a paladin of Pelor who once lived in a town that was overrun by Carnifex. He survived the encounter by fleeing, and has considered himself a coward ever since. He received a vision from his deity of the other party members being whisked away to Barovia from the forest near Daggerford. He traveled with his compatriots to Barovia, but was quickly set upon by Strahd and his forces. Monty was the only survivor of this attack.

## Relationships & Affiliations

### Strahd von Zarovich

Strahd von Zarovich was an avowed enemy of the Curse of Strahd Party. He slaughtered the innocent people of the Church of Saint Andral simply to display his power and cruelty to the party, and ruled over Barovia through fear and death. Eventually they confronted Strahd at the peak of his castle and killed him, freeing Barovia from his tyranny and returning light to the land.

### Vistani

The Curse of Strahd party initially trusted the Vistani, though they received warnings that they served Strahd as spies and informants. Still, they made allies within their ranks, such as Alexei and Arrigal, as well as the seer Madam Eva. The party came to adamantly distrust them after Griff and Rahadin ambushed them in the night, and the Vistani actively prevented them from taking action.

## Members

**Ashley** (Active)**Devin** (Active)**Graiar** (Active)No Image**Hadrick Kainwind** (Active)No Image**Jolyne Felicity Brioche** (Active)No Image**Kilala** (Active)No Image**Monty of Kinshan** (Active)No Image**Xhantharykk Quelzorladar** (Deceased)