Ana Dostoyevski

Ana Dostoyevski

Alonzo Van Helsing (son)

Hellios Ellio (student)

> "Mister Strahd! That statue of yours is an eyesore! We were uh, only destroying it in order to build a new beautiful one fit for you!"
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> **- Ana moments before getting her ass beaten along with the rest of the party by Strahd**
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**Ana Dostoyevski** is a party member of the Fellers in Curse of Strahd.

Ana is a life domain cleric who worships Thipine, the goddess of justice. She is also a heavy drinker and always does her best to keep her allies safe.

## Appearance

Ana is a young woman of average height and slim build. She has blue eyes and long light brown hair often kept in a bun and a braid.

She is often dressed in a hide shirt covered with a steel chestplate and pauldron and has a camo green cape. She also has long leather faulds and boots to protect her legs.

Outside of combat (and at Hydrangea's wedding), Ana is dressed in a dirndl with a light brown skirt.

## Abilities and Powers

* **Guiding Bolt:** Ana fires a blast of holy light at her foe that marks them for death.
* **Revivify:** With the aid of her goddess, Ana can bring back someone from the dead. She has only had to do it once for Twailon Ellio
* **Spiritual Weapon:** Ana summons a floating hammer (one of the symbols of Thipine) made of glowing energy.

## Backstory

Ana and her twin sister Natalia were born in the isolated village of Greymoor in the country of Ruchevsky, a snowy and harsh land. Less than a few months after they were born, their parents sent them to a nearby temple as they were too poor to care for their children.

Over the years, the two sisters were taught in the ways of Thipine, the goddess of justice and well-being. However, while Ana was a skilled holy woman and healer, she never truly believed in her goddess.

Eventually, a deadly plague hit Ruchevsky. Unfortunately, Natalia succumbed to the disease. No longer having anything tying her to the temple, Ana packed her belongings and left. Turning her back on Thipine's teachings, Ana, seeking solace, turned to the only thing that seemed to numb the pain – alcohol, finding refuge in the bottom of a bottle. As her dependence on alcohol grew, so did her desperation for coin to fund her addiction.

Ana became a mercenary, selling her skills to the highest bidder. She roamed from village to village, taking on various jobs that ranged from escorting caravans to eliminating threats. Her healing abilities became a tool for survival, patching up wounds and injuries she sustained.

One night as Ana slept, Thipine, displeased with Ana's abandonment of her teachings, issued a final warning. Thipine revealed that Ana's continued descent into darkness would not only jeopardize her own soul but also put the delicate balance of justice in the mortal realm at risk.

Terrified, Ana awoke to find herself in a place unknown. Thipine had transported her to the dark and mysterious realm of Barovia, a land shrouded in fog and ruled by Count Strahd. The goddess, in her last attempt to redeem Ana, left her in this foreboding realm, hoping that the trials and tribulations of Barovia would either break her or lead her back onto the path of justice.

## After Curse of Strahd

A few months after parting ways with the party, Ana takes in Twailon's son, Hellios, as a student. The three of them find a home in Greymoor and are joined at some point by Shawn Hawthorne. Some time after Hellios and Shawn both leave Ruchevsky, Ana marries Leonard Van Helsing and chooses to live a quiet life with him as they run a tavern together. A months later Ana gives birth to her son, Alonzo Van Helsing.

## The Brigadiers

Ana has been briefly appeared and mentioned in The Brigadiers. When Hellios is visited by the genie Bob, his first wish is to have Ana be resurrected. Bob tells him that this isn't possible as Ana had died of natural causes.

Later in the campaign, Hellios is put in a dream-like state by Leonne where he sees both Ana and Shawn growing old in a world where Hellios never returns to his time.

Ana is seen again at the end of the campaign when Hellios returns back to his proper time.

## Trivia

* Ana has a fear of heights.
* Ana has been haunted by a demon-like entity ever since she first arrived in Barovia. It used to occasionally manifest itself in the real world and was only ever visible to her. Over time the entity stopped appearing in the real world and now periodically appears to Ana in her sleep.
* For some reason, Ana was romantically attracted to Shawn Hawthorne. However, she has been continually turned down.

## Gallery

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