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<blockquote data-quote="evilbob" data-source="post: 6869846" data-attributes="member: 9789">Here's a potential explanation for the third wine gem:&nbsp; the late burgomaster of Barovia actually stole the 3rd wine gem 10 years ago when he went to visit the other towns (maybe he was invited to a &quot;festival&quot; at Vallaki...).&nbsp; Although he's since used it to nourish a small garden, he originally took it because the third type of wine (champagne du le stomp) was TOO good, and quite addictive - the people of Barovia were using it to dull their senses, which the Vistani at the inn (and others) were taking advantage of to rob them.&nbsp; Both to deal a blow to the evil Vistani and to help keep his citizens focused on the evil at hand, he took the gem and buried it near his house.&nbsp; (Unfortunately this led to an uptick in interest in a certain pastry shop...)You could even add a small greenhouse in the description of the burgomaster mansion (E4), which could be the thing on the map 80' east of the house (and not an outhouse, which is was likely supposed to be).&nbsp; There's an overly-huge tree outside, and maybe Ireena used to tend to the garden with her father, giving the extra food away to the villagers... etc., etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="evilbob, post: 6869846, member: 9789"] Here's a potential explanation for the third wine gem: the late burgomaster of Barovia actually stole the 3rd wine gem 10 years ago when he went to visit the other towns (maybe he was invited to a "festival" at Vallaki...). Although he's since used it to nourish a small garden, he originally took it because the third type of wine (champagne du le stomp) was TOO good, and quite addictive - the people of Barovia were using it to dull their senses, which the Vistani at the inn (and others) were taking advantage of to rob them. Both to deal a blow to the evil Vistani and to help keep his citizens focused on the evil at hand, he took the gem and buried it near his house. (Unfortunately this led to an uptick in interest in a certain pastry shop...) You could even add a small greenhouse in the description of the burgomaster mansion (E4), which could be the thing on the map 80' east of the house (and not an outhouse, which is was likely supposed to be). There's an overly-huge tree outside, and maybe Ireena used to tend to the garden with her father, giving the extra food away to the villagers... etc., etc. [/QUOTE]

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