Overview
A clearing in the pines, black underfoot with old charcoal, a stream at the edge, and a little hut of logs and turf with its door patched shut from the inside.
Resting: Risky: a rest here can be interrupted.
Getting here
Ways in
- From Village of Barovia: Up the north path into the pines
Ways out
| # | Exit | Leads to | Only when |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down the path to the village |  Village of Barovia | |
| 2 | Down the path to the village | Village of Barovia |
Map
Key: gold, people; red, containers; purple, hidden finds; teal, skill checks; white, exits; orange, traps. The numbers match the lists on this page.
Close up
Agafia
People
- Agafia, Who Ran from the Den: The clearing (#3)
What to find
The containers here also get random magic items and potions, rolled for a party of level 3 the first time you come (Random Treasure). Hidden finds need a Search (F) nearby; the party's best roll counts.
Skill checks
| # | Where | Check | Try | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Herbs drying | Nature 12 | Name the drying herbs | heals 1d6 |
Fights
- You saw them coming up the oats, and where they'd come from. They didn't see you seeing, and one of the…, in The Charcoal-Burners' Hollow: Werewolf, Wolf. Scales with your level. Part of The Oat Thief.
By party level (the first line your party fits is the fight you get)
- The Charcoal-Burners' Hollow, when oat trail seen and level ≥ 3: A Pack Hunter (Werewolf), 2 × Wolf (800 XP; surprise: enemies)
- The Charcoal-Burners' Hollow, when oat trail seen: A Pack Hunter (Werewolf) (700 XP; surprise: enemies)
- The Charcoal-Burners' Hollow, when level ≥ 3: A Pack Hunter (Werewolf), 3 × Wolf (850 XP)
- The Charcoal-Burners' Hollow: A Pack Hunter (Werewolf), Wolf (750 XP)
Quests and lore
- The Oat Thief: Somebody is stealing four sacks of oats a week from Bildrath's back room, and the lock is never touched.