Castle Ravenloft, the Heart of Sorrow

Overview

The round room at the very top of the high tower, with windows on the whole valley. In the middle, over a low dais, hangs a crystal heart the size of a man, beating slowly. It takes Strahd's wounds before he does.

A round room at the top of the world, windows on every side. In the middle hangs a heart of red crystal as big as a man, and it beats.

Resting: no Nobody sleeps beside that heartbeat.

Getting here

Ways in

• From Castle Ravenloft, the High Tower: Up to the top of the tower

Ways out

#	Exit	Leads to	Only when
1	Down to the high landing	Castle Ravenloft, the High Tower

Map

Key: gold, people; red, containers; purple, hidden finds; teal, skill checks; white, exits; orange, traps. The numbers match the lists on this page.

What to find

The containers here also get random magic items and potions, rolled for a party of level 10 the first time you come (Random Treasure). Hidden finds need a Search (F) nearby; the party's best roll counts.

Fights

• He is standing beside the heart with one hand resting on the glass, as a man rests a hand on a horse he is…, in Castle Ravenloft, the Heart of Sorrow: Strahd von Zarovich, Helmed Horror.
• The heart rings like a struck bell. Below, armour comes clanking up the last turn of the stair, and something…, in Castle Ravenloft, the Heart of Sorrow: Strahd's Animated Armor, Helmed Horror. Scales with your level.

• Mist pours up out of the stair and stands up in the shape of a tall man in black. He looks at the shards for…, in Castle Ravenloft, the Heart of Sorrow: Strahd von Zarovich.

Quests and lore

• The Heart of Sorrow: At the top of Castle Ravenloft's high tower hangs a crystal heart that takes Strahd's wounds before he does.