Voadam
Legend
Curse of Strahd
5e
Phantom Warrior: A phantom warrior is the spectral remnant of a willful soldier or knight who perished on the battlefield or died performing its sworn duty.
Although one is often mistaken for a ghost, a phantom warrior isn't bound by a yearning to complete some unresolved goal. It can choose to end its undead existence at any time. Its spirit lingers willingly, either out of loyalty to its former master or because it believes it must perform a task to satisfy its honor or sense of duty. For example, a guard who dies defending a wall might return as a phantom warrior and continue guarding the wall, then disappear forever once a new guard assumes its post or the wall is destroyed. The period between the time it died and the time it rises as a phantom warrior is usually 24 hours.
Strahd Zombie: Created from the long-dead guards of Castle Ravenloft, they were called into being through dark magic by Strahd himself.
These undead soldiers once served as guards in Castle Ravenloft. They fled the castle after Strahd became a vampire but couldn't avoid their master's wrath.
Vladimir Horngaard, Revenant: Vladimir Horngaard joined the Order of the Silver Dragon at a young age and quickly earned the friendship of its founder, the silver dragon Argynvost. When he became a knight of the order, he traveled to distant lands to wage war against the forces of evil. The dragon stayed home and, in the guise of a human noble named Lord Argynvost, brought new initiates into the order.
Enemies of Strahd. Vladimir found himself fighting Strahd's armies time and again as they swept across the land. When it became clear that Strahd couldn't be stopped, the knights of the order led hundreds of refugees to Argynvost's valley, but Strahd tracked them to their sanctuary and overwhelmed them with a vast force. Vladimir, whom Argynvost had made a field commander, couldn't hold back the evil tide and was killed, only after the heartbreak of witnessing Strahd himself slay Vladimir's beloved, his fellow knight Sir Godfrey Gwilym. With the battle won, Strahd surrounded Argynvostholt. Rather than cower in his lair, Argynvost emerged and battled Strahd's armies to the bitter end.
Deadly Vengeance. Unwilling to accept his failure, Vladimir returned as a revenant. So great was his hatred of Strahd and his thirst for vengeance that those feelings fueled the spirits of many of his fellow knights—including Godfrey—to come back as revenants as well.
The death of Argynvost enraged the spirit of Vladimir Horngaard, the greatest of the dragon's knights. Horngaard returned as a revenant and swore to avenge the destruction of the order.
"If you have come to destroy me, know this: I perished defending this land from evil over four centuries ago, and because of my failure, I am forever doomed.”
Sir Godfrey Gwilym, Revenant: Unwilling to accept his failure, Vladimir returned as a revenant. So great was his hatred of Strahd and his thirst for vengeance that those feelings fueled the spirits of many of his fellow knights—including Godfrey—to come back as revenants as well.
Lord Ruthven, Vampire: ?
Spirit, Phantom, Ghostly Adventurer: Spirits drift along the Old Svalich Road toward Castle Ravenloft in the dead of night. These phantoms are all that remain of Strahd's enemies, and this damnable fate awaits anyone who opposes him.
Every night at midnight, one hundred spirits rise from the cemetery and march up the Old Svalich Road to Castle Ravenloft.
These aren't the spirits of the people buried here, but of previous adventurers who died trying to destroy Strahd. Every night, the ghostly adventurers attempt to complete their quest, and each night they fail.
Skeletal Rider, Skeleton: The human skeleton and warhorse skeleton are all that remain of a rider and mount, both of whom perished trying to escape through the fog that surrounds Barovia. They are doomed to ride through the valley in search of another way out, without hope of salvation.
Skeletal Rider, Warhorse Skeleton: The human skeleton and warhorse skeleton are all that remain of a rider and mount, both of whom perished trying to escape through the fog that surrounds Barovia. They are doomed to ride through the valley in search of another way out, without hope of salvation.
Doru, Vampire Spawn: ?
Crawling Strahd Zombie: The groans are coming from a Strahd zombie that is missing both of its legs, so that only its head, torso, and arms remain.
Helga Ruvak, Vampire Spawn: ?
Pidlwick, Ghost: If asked how he died, he replies humorlessly, "I fell down the stairs." If Pidlwick II is with the party, the ghost points at the clockwork effigy and says, "He pushed me down the stairs."
Tormented Spirit, Varushka: The spirit of Varushka, a maid, haunts this chamber. She took her own life when Strahd began feeding on her, denying him the chance to turn her into a vampire spawn.
Escher, Vampire Spawn: ?
Prince Ariel du Plumette, Ariel the Heavy, Ghost: Prince Ariel was a terrible man who longed to fly. He
attached artificial wings to a harness and empowered the device with magic, but the apparatus still couldn't bear his weight, and he plunged from the Pillarstone of Ravenloft to his death.
Khazan, Lich: Khazan was a powerful archmage who unlocked the secrets of lichdom, then later tried to become a demilich and failed.
Sasha Ivliskova, Vampire Spawn: ?
Patrina Velikovna, Banshee: In life, Patrina Velikovna was a dusk elf who, having learned a great deal about the black arts, was nearly a match for Strahd's powers. She felt a great bond with him and asked to solemnize that bond in a dark marriage. Drawn to her knowledge and power, Strahd consented, but before he could drain all life from Patrina, her own people stoned her to death in an act of mercy to thwart Strahd's plans. Strahd demanded, and got, Patrina's body. She then became the banshee trapped here.
Sir Klutz Tripalotsky, Phantom Warrior: If the sword is pulled from the armor, Sir Klutz appears as a phantom warrior, thanks whoever pulled his weapon free, and agrees to fight alongside that character for the next seven days. Sir Klutz perished years before Strahd became a vampire, so the phantom warrior knows nothing of Strahd's downfall or the curse afflicting Barovia.
Kroval "Mad Dog" Grislek, Master of the Hunt, Wraith: ?
Ludmilla Vilisevic, Vampire Spawn: ?
Anastrasya Karelova, Vampire Spawn: ?
Valenta Popofsky, Vampire Spawn: ?
Assassin's Ghost: The entity in the mirror is the spirit of a nameless assassin who once belonged to a secret society called the Ba'al Verzi.
Father Lucian, Vampire Spawn: During the chaos, Strahd enters the church in bat form, then reverts to vampire form and attacks Father Lucian. Unless the characters intervene, Strahd kills the priest before returning to Castle Ravenloft.
If Father Lucian dies, locals bury his body in the church cemetery, whereupon it rises the following night as a vampire spawn under Strahd's control.
Snow Maiden: ?
Lazlo Ulrich, Ghost: Strahd refuses to let Burgomaster Ulrich's spirit find rest because of what he did to poor Marina.
Exethanter, Lich: The wizards were dead and gone by the time an evil archmage named Exethanter arrived at the temple. He breached the temple's wards, spoke to a vestige trapped in amber, and discovered the secret to becoming a lich.
Rosavalda Durst, Rose, Ghost: The Durst children, Rose and Thorn, were neglected by their parents and locked in this room until they starved to death.
If asked how they died, Rose and Thorn explain that their parents locked them in the attic to protect them from "the monster in the basement," and that they died from hunger.
Thornboldt Durst, Thorn, Ghost: The Durst children, Rose and Thorn, were neglected by their parents and locked in this room until they starved to death.
If asked how they died, Rose and Thorn explain that their parents locked them in the attic to protect them from "the monster in the basement," and that they died from hunger.
Baron Metus, Vampire: ?
Erasmus Van Richten, Vampire: ?
Strahd von Zarovich, Vampire: Unwilling to go the way of his father, Strahd studied magic and forged a pact with the Dark Powers of the Shadowfell in return for the promise of immortality.
Strahd's attention soon turned to Tatyana, a young Barovian woman of fine lineage and remarkable beauty. Strahd believed her to be a worthy bride, and he lavished Tatyana with gifts and attention. Despite Strahd's efforts, she instead fell in love with the younger, warmer Sergei. Strahd's pride prevented him from standing in the way of the young couple's love until the day of Sergei and Tatyana's wedding, when Strahd gazed into a mirror and realized he had been a fool. Strahd murdered Sergei and drank his blood, sealing the evil pact between Strahd and the Dark Powers. He then chased Sergei's bride-to-be through the gardens, determined to make her accept and love him. Tatyana hurled herself off a castle balcony to escape Strahd's pursuit, plunging to her death. Treacherous castle guards, seizing the opportunity to rid the world of Strahd forever, shot their master with arrows.
But Strahd did not die. The Dark Powers honored the pact they had made. The sky went black as Strahd turned on the guards, his eyes blazing red. He had become a vampire.
When Strahd came to the temple seeking immortality, Exethanter sensed that he was a man of destiny. The evil powers in the temple felt something much stronger: a darkness that eclipsed their own. Strahd communed with these evil vestiges and forged a pact with them. When Strahd later murdered his brother Sergei, that pact was sealed with blood. Strahd transformed into a vampire, and the Dark Powers turned his land into a prison.
“I made a pact with death, a pact of blood. On the day of the wedding, I killed Sergei, my brother. My pact was sealed with his blood.”
“Arrows from the castle guards pierced me to my soul, but I did not die. Nor did I live. I became undead, forever.
Ghost: This particular ghost is all that remains of a person drained of life by Strahd.
Vampire Spawn: Strahd has been the master of Ravenloft for centuries now. Since becoming a vampire, he has taken several consorts-none as beloved as Tatyana, but each a person of beauty. All of them he turned into vampire spawn.
Revenant: The revenant was a knight of the Order of the Silver Dragon, which was annihilated defending the valley against Strahd's armies more than four centuries ago. The revenant no longer remembers its name and wanders the land in search of Strahd's wolves and other minions, slaying them on sight.
The death of Argynvost enraged the spirit of Vladimir Horngaard, the greatest of the dragon's knights. Horngaard returned as a revenant and swore to avenge the destruction of the order. His zeal was so great that it also brought back the spirits of several other knights, who rose as revenants under Vladimir's command.
Zombie: These unfortunate Barovians fell prey to the evils of the land and now shamble from place to place as a ravenous mob.
Cyrus explains that he just isn't the cook he used to be, and his meals tend to get out of hand these days.
Will-o'-Wisp: ?
Ghoul: ?
Crawling Claw: ?
Shadow: They are the remnants of dark souls that perished here long ago.
Wight: These undead soldiers once served as guard captains in Castle Ravenloft.
Specter: The bedroom once belonged to the family's nursemaid. The master of the house and the nursemaid had an affair, which led to the birth of a stillborn baby named Walter. The cult slew the nursemaid shortly thereafter. The nursemaid's spirit haunts the bedroom as a specter.
Near an iron stove, underneath one of the sheets, is an unlocked wooden trunk containing the skeletal remains of the family's nursemaid, wrapped in a tattered bedsheet stained with dry blood. A character inspecting the remains and succeeding on a DC 14 Wisdom (Medicine) check can verify that the woman was stabbed to death by multiple knife wounds.
Skeleton: Whenever a wight is killed in this vault, some of the bones knit together, forming 2d6 animated human skeletons.
Buried under the earthen floor are eight human skeletons-the animated remains of dead Vallakians that were stolen from the church cemetery and animated by Lady Wachter. They rise up and attack intruders who cross the floor.
Flameskull: After his transformation, the lich Exethanter took over the temple and turned the skulls of it previous defenders into flameskulls under his command.
Flameskulls-constructs made from the remains of dead wizards-guard the temple.
Demilich: ?
Poltergeist: An amber golem once stood guard here, but it escaped after thieves broke into the treasury and looted it. The golem has since made its way upstairs.
Not all of the thieves escaped, and the pulverized remains of those who died here lie strewn upon the floor. Their restless spirits survive here as four poltergeists
Vampire: West Sarcophagus. The vestige within this sarcophagus offers "the dark gift of the Vampyr" to any humanoid creature of evil alignment that touches it. The Vampyr's gift is the immortality of undeath. If the dark gift is accepted, its effect doesn't occur until the following conditions are met, in the order given below. The creature becomes aware of the conditions only after accepting the dark gift.
The beneficiary slays another humanoid that loves or reveres him or her, then drinks the dead humanoid's blood within 1 hour of slaying it.
The beneficiary dies a violent death at the hands of one or more creatures that hate it.
When the conditions are met, the beneficiary instantly becomes a vampire under the Dungeon Master's control (use the stat block in the Monster Manual).
After receiving the dark gift, the beneficiary gains the following flaw: "I am surrounded by hidden enemies that seek to destroy me. I can't trust anyone."
Lich: South Sarcophagus. The vestige within this sarcophagus offers "the dark gift of Tenebrous" to any humanoid creature of evil alignment that can cast 9th-level wizard spells. Tenebrous's gift is the secret of lichdom. This dark gift grants its beneficiary the knowledge needed to perform the following tasks:
Craft a phylactery and imbue it with the power to contain the beneficiary's soul
Concoct a potion of transformation that turns the beneficiary into a lich Construction of the phylactery takes 10 days. Concocting the potion takes 3 days. The two items can't be crafted concurrently. When the beneficiary drinks the potion, he or she instantly transforms into a Lich under the Dungeon Master's control (use the stat block in the Monster Manual, altering the Lich's prepared spells as desired).
The beneficiary of this dark gift gains the following flaw: "All I care about is acquiring new magic and arcane knowledge."
Shadow: ?
Ghast: ?
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Phantom Warrior: A phantom warrior is the spectral remnant of a willful soldier or knight who perished on the battlefield or died performing its sworn duty.
Although one is often mistaken for a ghost, a phantom warrior isn't bound by a yearning to complete some unresolved goal. It can choose to end its undead existence at any time. Its spirit lingers willingly, either out of loyalty to its former master or because it believes it must perform a task to satisfy its honor or sense of duty. For example, a guard who dies defending a wall might return as a phantom warrior and continue guarding the wall, then disappear forever once a new guard assumes its post or the wall is destroyed. The period between the time it died and the time it rises as a phantom warrior is usually 24 hours.
Strahd Zombie: Created from the long-dead guards of Castle Ravenloft, they were called into being through dark magic by Strahd himself.
These undead soldiers once served as guards in Castle Ravenloft. They fled the castle after Strahd became a vampire but couldn't avoid their master's wrath.
Vladimir Horngaard, Revenant: Vladimir Horngaard joined the Order of the Silver Dragon at a young age and quickly earned the friendship of its founder, the silver dragon Argynvost. When he became a knight of the order, he traveled to distant lands to wage war against the forces of evil. The dragon stayed home and, in the guise of a human noble named Lord Argynvost, brought new initiates into the order.
Enemies of Strahd. Vladimir found himself fighting Strahd's armies time and again as they swept across the land. When it became clear that Strahd couldn't be stopped, the knights of the order led hundreds of refugees to Argynvost's valley, but Strahd tracked them to their sanctuary and overwhelmed them with a vast force. Vladimir, whom Argynvost had made a field commander, couldn't hold back the evil tide and was killed, only after the heartbreak of witnessing Strahd himself slay Vladimir's beloved, his fellow knight Sir Godfrey Gwilym. With the battle won, Strahd surrounded Argynvostholt. Rather than cower in his lair, Argynvost emerged and battled Strahd's armies to the bitter end.
Deadly Vengeance. Unwilling to accept his failure, Vladimir returned as a revenant. So great was his hatred of Strahd and his thirst for vengeance that those feelings fueled the spirits of many of his fellow knights—including Godfrey—to come back as revenants as well.
The death of Argynvost enraged the spirit of Vladimir Horngaard, the greatest of the dragon's knights. Horngaard returned as a revenant and swore to avenge the destruction of the order.
"If you have come to destroy me, know this: I perished defending this land from evil over four centuries ago, and because of my failure, I am forever doomed.”
Sir Godfrey Gwilym, Revenant: Unwilling to accept his failure, Vladimir returned as a revenant. So great was his hatred of Strahd and his thirst for vengeance that those feelings fueled the spirits of many of his fellow knights—including Godfrey—to come back as revenants as well.
Lord Ruthven, Vampire: ?
Spirit, Phantom, Ghostly Adventurer: Spirits drift along the Old Svalich Road toward Castle Ravenloft in the dead of night. These phantoms are all that remain of Strahd's enemies, and this damnable fate awaits anyone who opposes him.
Every night at midnight, one hundred spirits rise from the cemetery and march up the Old Svalich Road to Castle Ravenloft.
These aren't the spirits of the people buried here, but of previous adventurers who died trying to destroy Strahd. Every night, the ghostly adventurers attempt to complete their quest, and each night they fail.
Skeletal Rider, Skeleton: The human skeleton and warhorse skeleton are all that remain of a rider and mount, both of whom perished trying to escape through the fog that surrounds Barovia. They are doomed to ride through the valley in search of another way out, without hope of salvation.
Skeletal Rider, Warhorse Skeleton: The human skeleton and warhorse skeleton are all that remain of a rider and mount, both of whom perished trying to escape through the fog that surrounds Barovia. They are doomed to ride through the valley in search of another way out, without hope of salvation.
Doru, Vampire Spawn: ?
Crawling Strahd Zombie: The groans are coming from a Strahd zombie that is missing both of its legs, so that only its head, torso, and arms remain.
Helga Ruvak, Vampire Spawn: ?
Pidlwick, Ghost: If asked how he died, he replies humorlessly, "I fell down the stairs." If Pidlwick II is with the party, the ghost points at the clockwork effigy and says, "He pushed me down the stairs."
Tormented Spirit, Varushka: The spirit of Varushka, a maid, haunts this chamber. She took her own life when Strahd began feeding on her, denying him the chance to turn her into a vampire spawn.
Escher, Vampire Spawn: ?
Prince Ariel du Plumette, Ariel the Heavy, Ghost: Prince Ariel was a terrible man who longed to fly. He
attached artificial wings to a harness and empowered the device with magic, but the apparatus still couldn't bear his weight, and he plunged from the Pillarstone of Ravenloft to his death.
Khazan, Lich: Khazan was a powerful archmage who unlocked the secrets of lichdom, then later tried to become a demilich and failed.
Sasha Ivliskova, Vampire Spawn: ?
Patrina Velikovna, Banshee: In life, Patrina Velikovna was a dusk elf who, having learned a great deal about the black arts, was nearly a match for Strahd's powers. She felt a great bond with him and asked to solemnize that bond in a dark marriage. Drawn to her knowledge and power, Strahd consented, but before he could drain all life from Patrina, her own people stoned her to death in an act of mercy to thwart Strahd's plans. Strahd demanded, and got, Patrina's body. She then became the banshee trapped here.
Sir Klutz Tripalotsky, Phantom Warrior: If the sword is pulled from the armor, Sir Klutz appears as a phantom warrior, thanks whoever pulled his weapon free, and agrees to fight alongside that character for the next seven days. Sir Klutz perished years before Strahd became a vampire, so the phantom warrior knows nothing of Strahd's downfall or the curse afflicting Barovia.
Kroval "Mad Dog" Grislek, Master of the Hunt, Wraith: ?
Ludmilla Vilisevic, Vampire Spawn: ?
Anastrasya Karelova, Vampire Spawn: ?
Valenta Popofsky, Vampire Spawn: ?
Assassin's Ghost: The entity in the mirror is the spirit of a nameless assassin who once belonged to a secret society called the Ba'al Verzi.
Father Lucian, Vampire Spawn: During the chaos, Strahd enters the church in bat form, then reverts to vampire form and attacks Father Lucian. Unless the characters intervene, Strahd kills the priest before returning to Castle Ravenloft.
If Father Lucian dies, locals bury his body in the church cemetery, whereupon it rises the following night as a vampire spawn under Strahd's control.
Snow Maiden: ?
Lazlo Ulrich, Ghost: Strahd refuses to let Burgomaster Ulrich's spirit find rest because of what he did to poor Marina.
Exethanter, Lich: The wizards were dead and gone by the time an evil archmage named Exethanter arrived at the temple. He breached the temple's wards, spoke to a vestige trapped in amber, and discovered the secret to becoming a lich.
Rosavalda Durst, Rose, Ghost: The Durst children, Rose and Thorn, were neglected by their parents and locked in this room until they starved to death.
If asked how they died, Rose and Thorn explain that their parents locked them in the attic to protect them from "the monster in the basement," and that they died from hunger.
Thornboldt Durst, Thorn, Ghost: The Durst children, Rose and Thorn, were neglected by their parents and locked in this room until they starved to death.
If asked how they died, Rose and Thorn explain that their parents locked them in the attic to protect them from "the monster in the basement," and that they died from hunger.
Baron Metus, Vampire: ?
Erasmus Van Richten, Vampire: ?
Strahd von Zarovich, Vampire: Unwilling to go the way of his father, Strahd studied magic and forged a pact with the Dark Powers of the Shadowfell in return for the promise of immortality.
Strahd's attention soon turned to Tatyana, a young Barovian woman of fine lineage and remarkable beauty. Strahd believed her to be a worthy bride, and he lavished Tatyana with gifts and attention. Despite Strahd's efforts, she instead fell in love with the younger, warmer Sergei. Strahd's pride prevented him from standing in the way of the young couple's love until the day of Sergei and Tatyana's wedding, when Strahd gazed into a mirror and realized he had been a fool. Strahd murdered Sergei and drank his blood, sealing the evil pact between Strahd and the Dark Powers. He then chased Sergei's bride-to-be through the gardens, determined to make her accept and love him. Tatyana hurled herself off a castle balcony to escape Strahd's pursuit, plunging to her death. Treacherous castle guards, seizing the opportunity to rid the world of Strahd forever, shot their master with arrows.
But Strahd did not die. The Dark Powers honored the pact they had made. The sky went black as Strahd turned on the guards, his eyes blazing red. He had become a vampire.
When Strahd came to the temple seeking immortality, Exethanter sensed that he was a man of destiny. The evil powers in the temple felt something much stronger: a darkness that eclipsed their own. Strahd communed with these evil vestiges and forged a pact with them. When Strahd later murdered his brother Sergei, that pact was sealed with blood. Strahd transformed into a vampire, and the Dark Powers turned his land into a prison.
“I made a pact with death, a pact of blood. On the day of the wedding, I killed Sergei, my brother. My pact was sealed with his blood.”
“Arrows from the castle guards pierced me to my soul, but I did not die. Nor did I live. I became undead, forever.
Ghost: This particular ghost is all that remains of a person drained of life by Strahd.
Vampire Spawn: Strahd has been the master of Ravenloft for centuries now. Since becoming a vampire, he has taken several consorts-none as beloved as Tatyana, but each a person of beauty. All of them he turned into vampire spawn.
Revenant: The revenant was a knight of the Order of the Silver Dragon, which was annihilated defending the valley against Strahd's armies more than four centuries ago. The revenant no longer remembers its name and wanders the land in search of Strahd's wolves and other minions, slaying them on sight.
The death of Argynvost enraged the spirit of Vladimir Horngaard, the greatest of the dragon's knights. Horngaard returned as a revenant and swore to avenge the destruction of the order. His zeal was so great that it also brought back the spirits of several other knights, who rose as revenants under Vladimir's command.
Zombie: These unfortunate Barovians fell prey to the evils of the land and now shamble from place to place as a ravenous mob.
Cyrus explains that he just isn't the cook he used to be, and his meals tend to get out of hand these days.
Will-o'-Wisp: ?
Ghoul: ?
Crawling Claw: ?
Shadow: They are the remnants of dark souls that perished here long ago.
Wight: These undead soldiers once served as guard captains in Castle Ravenloft.
Specter: The bedroom once belonged to the family's nursemaid. The master of the house and the nursemaid had an affair, which led to the birth of a stillborn baby named Walter. The cult slew the nursemaid shortly thereafter. The nursemaid's spirit haunts the bedroom as a specter.
Near an iron stove, underneath one of the sheets, is an unlocked wooden trunk containing the skeletal remains of the family's nursemaid, wrapped in a tattered bedsheet stained with dry blood. A character inspecting the remains and succeeding on a DC 14 Wisdom (Medicine) check can verify that the woman was stabbed to death by multiple knife wounds.
Skeleton: Whenever a wight is killed in this vault, some of the bones knit together, forming 2d6 animated human skeletons.
Buried under the earthen floor are eight human skeletons-the animated remains of dead Vallakians that were stolen from the church cemetery and animated by Lady Wachter. They rise up and attack intruders who cross the floor.
Flameskull: After his transformation, the lich Exethanter took over the temple and turned the skulls of it previous defenders into flameskulls under his command.
Flameskulls-constructs made from the remains of dead wizards-guard the temple.
Demilich: ?
Poltergeist: An amber golem once stood guard here, but it escaped after thieves broke into the treasury and looted it. The golem has since made its way upstairs.
Not all of the thieves escaped, and the pulverized remains of those who died here lie strewn upon the floor. Their restless spirits survive here as four poltergeists
Vampire: West Sarcophagus. The vestige within this sarcophagus offers "the dark gift of the Vampyr" to any humanoid creature of evil alignment that touches it. The Vampyr's gift is the immortality of undeath. If the dark gift is accepted, its effect doesn't occur until the following conditions are met, in the order given below. The creature becomes aware of the conditions only after accepting the dark gift.
The beneficiary slays another humanoid that loves or reveres him or her, then drinks the dead humanoid's blood within 1 hour of slaying it.
The beneficiary dies a violent death at the hands of one or more creatures that hate it.
When the conditions are met, the beneficiary instantly becomes a vampire under the Dungeon Master's control (use the stat block in the Monster Manual).
After receiving the dark gift, the beneficiary gains the following flaw: "I am surrounded by hidden enemies that seek to destroy me. I can't trust anyone."
Lich: South Sarcophagus. The vestige within this sarcophagus offers "the dark gift of Tenebrous" to any humanoid creature of evil alignment that can cast 9th-level wizard spells. Tenebrous's gift is the secret of lichdom. This dark gift grants its beneficiary the knowledge needed to perform the following tasks:
Craft a phylactery and imbue it with the power to contain the beneficiary's soul
Concoct a potion of transformation that turns the beneficiary into a lich Construction of the phylactery takes 10 days. Concocting the potion takes 3 days. The two items can't be crafted concurrently. When the beneficiary drinks the potion, he or she instantly transforms into a Lich under the Dungeon Master's control (use the stat block in the Monster Manual, altering the Lich's prepared spells as desired).
The beneficiary of this dark gift gains the following flaw: "All I care about is acquiring new magic and arcane knowledge."
Shadow: ?
Ghast: ?
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