Madam Eva

Known to be powerful, wise, and impartial to events occurring around her, **Madam Eva** is a legendary seer who is revered and visited by Vistani people from around the world.

She resides at the Vistani camp near Tser Pool. She is most likely the Seeker of the Forest Fane as described by the forestfolk and mountainfolk religion of the Fanes of Barovia.

Madam Eva gave a reading to Hallgrimm Mikkenson, Sigismund, Narid Ashplantt and Ireena Kolyana which helped them on their quest to defeat Count Strahd von Zarovich. Strahd subsequently revealed he received regular readings from Eva which had always been the same, until his most recent.

When a giant eyeball appeared above her camp and injured a member of her camp she dispatched of it easily by summoning a soldier of pure light.

## Audience with the party

### The Reading

*Hallgrimm Mikkenson, you have travelled far seeking fame and fortune, indeed you shall be famous, you shall be known as "The Thunderskald".*

*Narid Ashplantt, you see darkness that others don't, but is it from without or within? You will do well, but will you do good?*

*Sigismund "the Bold", reema will catch up with you.*

*Now to the tarokka cards.*

*This card tells of history, knowledge of the ancient will help you better understand your enemy - **The Hooded One**. I see a faceless god. He waits you at the end of a long and winding road deep in the mountains.*

*This card tells of a powerful force of good and protection, a holy symbol of great hope - **The Monk**. The treasure you seek is hidden behind the Sun in the house of a Saint.*

*This is a card of power and strength. It tells of a weapon of vengeance, a sword of sunlight - **The Paladin**. I see a sleeping prince, a servant of light, and the brother of darkness - treasure lies with him.*

*This card sheds light on to one who will help you greatly in the battle against darkness - **Broken One**. Your greatest ally will be a wizard, his mind is broken but his spells are strong.*

*Your enemy is a creature of darkness whose powers are beyond mortality. This card will lead you to him - **The Tempter**. I see a secret place, a vault of temptation hidden behind a woman of great beauty. The evil awaits atop his tower of treasure.*

### Interpretation

* The Hooded One - Tome of Strahd obtained from the statue whose face is shrouded in magical darkness at the Amber Temple
* The Monk - Holy Symbol of Ravenkind obtained from the Abbey of St Markovia
* The Paladin - Sergei von Zarovich's sword of sunlight in the catacombs of Castle Ravenloft
* Broken One - Archwizard Khazan, who resided in the hills north of Lake Zarovich living as an elk
* The Tempter - Ludmilla Vilisevic, living on the second floor of Castle Ravenloft, spending all her time in a study which contained a secret passage to Strahd's "treasure tower"

### Other information

When asked of the nature of Strahd's interest in Ireena she confirmed that Strahd was *"infatuated"* with her.

She suggested that Strahd himself was trapped in Barovia.

When asked by Narid where he may find someone able to remove his curse she responded *"You will find the magic user required in or around Vallaki."*

When asked by Sigismund if there was anything of value within the windmill she responded *"Your life, perhaps."*

She advised the party that the Amber Temple could be found in Mount Gakis, via the Tsolenka Pass.

She told the party that the Wachter family would remain neutral in any conflict the party had with Strahd as long as they did not give them any reason not to be.

She confirmed that "Wizard H" was Khazan - "[Khazan is] one of the names he goes by." She described him as a mindless fool.