# [[Table of NPCs]] #### First Met in Faerun ([[001_20260429 Session 1|Session 1]]) <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/01 Faerun" SORT file.name ASC--> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/01 Faerun" SORT file.name ASC --> | Name | Description | Faction | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | | [[Anikka and Cedric]] | Conjoined goblin twins at the Carnival of the mists | Vistani | | [[Gideon]] | An priest of Helm working for Jander Sunstar | Helmite | | [[Jander Sunstar]] | A high-ranking Hellrider who sends Zar on moonlighting missions. | Hellriders | | [[Lanniver]] | A weaponsmith at the Carnival of the Mists | Hellriders | | [[Lord Cassian Velmire]] | A noble whose rise to prominence in Elturel is associated with the downfall of the Van Iche family | \- | | [[Marta Vell]] | Erno's (guild?) boss | \- | | [[Randilius]] | A bookseller and former acquaintance of Bram | \- | | [[Syranah and Malvonius]] | Kelemvorites in charge of Andi | Kelemvor (Church) | | [[Tobias Beckett]] | Mentor to Bram | \- | | [[Yarak and Dabra]] | Two half-orcs targeted by Erno's guild | \- | <!-- SerializedQuery END --> #### Historical Figures <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/00 Lore" WHERE file.folder = "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/00 Lore" SORT row["fc-date"] ASC--> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/00 Lore" WHERE file.folder = "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/00 Lore" SORT row["fc-date"] ASC --> | Name | Description | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [[Erasmus Van Richten]] | \- | | [[Kirill Stojanovic]] | \- | | [[Khazan]] | Wild dwarf archmage who aided in the construction of Castle Ravenloft | | [[Mordenkainen]] | The "mad mage" who led Barovian youths at the Battle at the Gates against Strahd | | [[Tatyana Ravenov]] | The love of Strahd's life | <!-- SerializedQuery END --> #### People Associated with [[Castle Ravenloft]] <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction", substring(split(file.folder, "/")[3], 3) AS "Origin" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/00 Lore/Castle Ravenloft" SORT file.name ASC--> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction", substring(split(file.folder, "/")[3], 3) AS "Origin" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/00 Lore/Castle Ravenloft" SORT file.name ASC --> | Name | Description | Faction | Origin | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | | [[Escher]] | Someone who is after Zar and possibly vice versa | Strahd | Lore | | [[Rahadin]] | Rahadin is the chamberlain of Castle Ravenloft and a servant of Strahd von Zarovich. | Strahd | Lore | | [[Strahd von Zarovich]] | The land, the ancient, the ruler of Barovia | \- | Lore | <!-- SerializedQuery END --> #### People Associated with [[Barovia (the Land of)|Barovia at Large]] <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction", substring(split(file.folder, "/")[3], 3) AS "Met@" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/02 Barovia at Large" OR "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/03 Svalich Woods" SORT file.name ASC--> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction", substring(split(file.folder, "/")[3], 3) AS "Met@" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/02 Barovia at Large" OR "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/03 Svalich Woods" SORT file.name ASC --> | Name | Description | Faction | Met@ | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | | [[Dalvan Olenski]] | \- | [[People of the Woods]] | Svalich Woods | | [[Madam Eva]] | A mysterious tarokka card reader | Vistani | Barovia at Large | | [[Mahiji]] | Smuggler who is now the head guarding Rictavio's base in Barovia. | \- | Barovia at Large | | [[Rictavio Van Richten]] | A friendly stranger/musician from the Carnival who turns out to be a (not-to-be-trusted?) monster hunter | \- | Barovia at Large | | [[Sister Olivenka Alastroi]] | A wild druid and former acolyte of the Morninglord | [[People of the Woods]] | Svalich Woods | | [[Stanimir]] | A Vistani bookseller who was keen to purchase a very unusual book | Vistani | Svalich Woods | <!-- SerializedQuery END --> #### People Associated with [[Barovia (Village)|the Village of Barovia]] <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/04 Barovia Village" SORT file.name ASC--> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/04 Barovia Village" SORT file.name ASC --> | Name | Description | Faction | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [[Bildrath Cantemir (and Periwimple)]] | The pragmatic owner of Bildrath's Mercantile | \- | | [[Collum the Sad Flautist]] | The no-longer-so-depressed flautist at the Blood of the Vine | \- | | [[Diavola Romulich]] | A wealthy landowner with property across all of Barovia | [[Ba'al Verzi]] (?) | | [[Doryan (Doru) Donavich]] | The vampire spawn on the run, who is also the son of Father Donavich and the BFF of Irina. | \- | | [[Father Dargos Donavich]] | The priest of St. Bogdan's, and father of Doru | \- | | [[Ismark Kolyanovich]] | Son of [[Kolyan Kolyanovich\|the Burgomaester]] of [[Barovia (Village)\|the village of Barovia]], Brother to [[Irina Kolyanovich\|Irina]] | \- | | [[Kolyan Kolyanovich]] | The Burgoamester of the village of Barovia, father of Ismark and Irina | \- | | [[Mad Mary]] | A dream pastry addict who has lost her daughter, Gertruda | \- | | [[Manfred]] | Werewolf. | Werewolves | | [[Morganta, the Dream Pastry Lady]] | A hag and dream pastry dealer | \- | | [[Stafania Martikova]] | A businesswoman who deals in expensive wines | [[Keepers of the Feather]] | | [[Talbot, the Halfling Head]] | Business associate of Mahiji whose head stays cheerfully perched in the Gang's caravan | \- | | [[The Durst Family]] | A wealthy family of the village of Barovia, who worship Strahd | \- | | [[Vito and Reston]] | Vito and Reston are alchemical partners operating in and around Barovia. | \- | <!-- SerializedQuery END --> #### People Associated with [[Tser Pool]] <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/05 Tser Pool" SORT file.name ASC--> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/05 Tser Pool" SORT file.name ASC --> | Name | Description | Faction | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | [[Arrigal]] | The chieftain of the Vistani in Tser Pool. He appears pragmatically aligned with Strahd rather than personally loyal to him, and seems willing to cooperate with or against Strahd's interests when doing so benefits his family, position, or tribe. | Vistani | | [[Captive Harpy]] | Captive harpy who offered the Gang information and assistance in exchange for her freedom | [[Iron Faith]] | | [[Esmeralda the Conjurer]] | The "Conjurer" and former associate of Van Richten who seeks to overthrow Strahd. | \- | | [[Novgor]] | Vistani dwarf blacksmith, merchant, and craftsman at Tser Pool. | Vistani | <!-- SerializedQuery END --> #### People Associated with [[Stoya]] <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/Stoya" SORT file.name ASC--> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/Stoya" SORT file.name ASC --> | Name | Description | Faction | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------- | | [[Kirill Stojanovic, Zar's Hooded Figure]] | \- | \- | | [[Suleika]] | \- | \- | <!-- SerializedQuery END --> #### People Associated with [[Vallaki]] <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/Vallaki" SORT file.name ASC--> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs/Vallaki" SORT file.name ASC --> | Name | Description | Faction | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | | [[Alric Van Iche]] | Father to Erno, presumed dead until he was spotted around [[Barovia (the Land of)\|Barovia]] | \- | | [[Gadof Blinsky]] | A toymaker whose creepy dolls can be purchased all over Barovia | \- | | [[Izek]] | the Chief Enforcer of Vallaki. He sounds mean. | \- | | [[Luvash]] | Vistani co-chieftain, brother of Arrigal, and political rival within their tribe. | Vistani | | [[Muriel]] | A shapeshifting raven-woman and member of the Keepers of the Feather | Keepers of the Feather | | [[Nikolai Wachter]] | The twenty-five-year-old Wachter son. He is an avid student of magic. | Ba'al Verzi | | [[The Wachter Family]] | A wealthy family of Vallaki, who are rivals of the Wachters in Barovia Village | \- | <!-- SerializedQuery END --> #### Uncategorized NPCs <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs" WHERE file.folder = "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs" AND file.path != this.file.path SORT file.name ASC--> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Name", description AS "Description", faction AS "Faction" FROM "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs" WHERE file.folder = "CoS 2026/Collective Wisdom/NPCs" AND file.path != this.file.path SORT file.name ASC --> | Name | Description | Faction | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | | [[Brother Ezra]] | Known only through Sister Olivenka's books and letters. | \- | | [[Father Luther Petrovich]] | Known only through Sister Olivenka's books and Ismark's accolades, Father Luther is an acolyte of "the Light." | \- | | [[Madam Eva's Brother]] | \- | Vistani | <!-- SerializedQuery END -->