They failed miserably and were chased back to the winery. Davian and the other wereravens went there immediately with the intention of retrieving the gem. As if that was not bad enough, 5 days ago, the evil druids from Yester Hill stole the third gem and took it to Yester Hill. The scarecrows found the gem by accident and she stored it in her hut, which gave it a semblance of life. It is stated in the book that she had been fighting the wereravens for a time, trying to help Strahd by doing so. Another gem was stolen by Baba Lysaga’s scarecrows. The second tragedy occurred three weeks before the adventurers visit the winery. After some modifications and experiments, he built the Heart of Sorrow with it. My suggestion is that Strahd himself had it stolen and brought to Castle Ravenloft. There is no information in the book about the location or thief. Count Strahd, Lady Wachter and Baron Vargas are good suggestions for people who still have a barrel or two of Champagne du le Stomp. With the loss of that gem, the Champagne du le Stomp production stopped and now only the most wealthy or powerful still have access to whatever little is left. Ten years ago, one gem was lost and since then, Urwin and Davian Martikov have hated each other’s guts. There were originally three magic gems helping the orchard resist the curse of Strahd’s land. And once again, following the sour grey tone of Curse of Strahd, this is another sob story.Īs mentioned in page 173 in the chapter’s intro. Well that is the million gold coins question. Second to that, the situation is serious enough that when the party arrives to Krezk, Baron Dimitri Krezkov is willing to get out of their reclusive way and allow the party inside the town walls if they go and secure ONE wagon of wine. Father and son have had a terrible relationship for ten years because Urwin allegedly lost one of the winery’s magic gems. I mention this because Urwin is the son of Davian Martikov, the current person in charge of the winery. By the time the party arrives to Vallaki, the problem is so bad that Urwin Martikov masters his pride and asks the adventurers to go there and investigate. If your party has been following the clues all over the place then they are well aware that there is now a wine crisis since the winery is several weeks late in deliveries. Even Strahd Von Zarovich has profited from this since his wine cellar features the Wizard of Wines products, plus wines imported by the Vistani. And it is also implied that they ship it for free too. That’s right ! Free alcoholic drinks for all Barovians. This winery is the best in the multiverse because it is the only one that supplies it’s products free of cost to all towns in the Valley of Barovia and Castle Ravenloft. Due to these interconnections it is probable that the party will wind up at the winery and try to help the Martikovs. For starters it’s optional, but this one has strong hooks that connect it to other areas in Barovia and other quests. The GUIDE index for Curse of Strahd and other related articles can be found here !
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