Tatyana was a young Barovian woman. When count Strahd von Zarovich fell desperately in love with her, his unrequited obsession drove him to seal a pact with the Dark Powers, turning him into a vampire and plunging the entire valley into Ravenloft.[1]
Description[]
Tatyana was extraordinarily beautiful.[1] She had auburn hair.[3]
History[]
Originally a peasant woman from the village of Barovia,[4] Tatyana was in love with and engaged to marry Sergei, Strahd's brother. However, Strahd fell madly in love with Tatyana immediately upon seeing her.[5] Strahd's pride prevented him from voicing his feelings until their wedding day, when he killed his brother and drank his blood as part of a deal with the Dark Powers to make Tatyana his bride. Horrified by what Strahd had done, Tatyana jumped from the cliff that overlooked the valley below Castle Ravenloft.[1]
As part of the deal made with the Dark Powers, Strahd was not allowed to die, rising as a vampire after being shot by the castle's guards.[1] Tatyana's soul became trapped in the newly formed Domain of Dread of Barovia, doomed to repeatedly reincarnate as part of the Dark Powers' punishment against Strahd.[6]
Sometime before the year 1072 DR, a fragment of Tatyana's soul managed to escape her prison in Barovia and found its way to Waterdeep, taking the form of Anna, an incurably insane woman who had been locked up in an asylum. There, she was found by the vampire Jander Sunstar, who fell in love with her and took care of the traumatized woman.[2] In Midwinter of the year 1098 DR, when an unaging Anna fell grievously ill, Jander drank her blood until she died, and then proceeded to find the one responsible for her condition in Barovia.[7][8]
In the late 15th century DR, Tatyana reincarnated again as Ireena Kolyana.[6]
Appendix[]
Background[]
TBA
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Curse of Strahd
- Novels
- Vampire of the Mists
- Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
- The Darklord
External Links[]
- Tatyana article at the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
- Tatyana article at Mistipedia, a wiki for the Ravenloft campaign setting run by The Fraternity of Shadows.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Christopher Perkins, Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman (March 2016). Curse of Strahd. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7869-6598-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christie Golden (September 1991). Vampire of the Mists. (TSR, Inc), chap. 1. ISBN 1-56076-155-5.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman (March 2016). Curse of Strahd. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 66. ISBN 978-0-7869-6598-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman (March 2016). Curse of Strahd. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 27. ISBN 978-0-7869-6598-4.
- ↑ P. N. Elrod (1993). I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 3. ISBN 0786941235.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Christopher Perkins, Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman (March 2016). Curse of Strahd. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7869-6598-4.
- ↑ Christie Golden (September 1991). Vampire of the Mists. (TSR, Inc), chap. 2. ISBN 1-56076-155-5.
- ↑ Dale Donovan (July 1998). Villains' Lorebook. (TSR, Inc), pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-7869-1236-7.