Overview
The abbey's church: a nave of plain pews, an altar on its step under a great gilded sunburst, the Abbot's bare cell on one side and the sacristy on the other. Where the Abbot works, prays and means to wake his bride.
Resting: no Not here. Not under that sunburst, with him lighting candles in the dark at the end of the nave.
Getting here
Ways in
- From The Abbey of St. Markovia: Into the church of St. Markovia
Ways out
| # | Exit | Leads to | Only when |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out to the courtyard |  The Abbey of St. Markovia | |
| 2 | Out to the courtyard | The Abbey of St. Markovia |
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
Vestment chest
the great sunburst
a loose stone under the Abbot's cot
People
Who turns up at points in the story (3)
- The Abbot, The chancel (#3, #5): when bride defeated and not abbot fate; or when not abbot struck down and ((not bride defeated and (not abbot fate or abbot fate is “wedding”)) or abbot fate is “broken”)
- Clovin Belview, The nave (#4): when abbot struck down and not abbot fate
- Vasilka, The chancel (#6): when vasilka fate is “abandoned”
What to find
| # | Where | What | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Vestment chest | Holy Water ×2, Candle ×6, Robe, 22 gp | open it |
| 9 | a loose stone under the Abbot's cot (hidden) | Ioun Stone (Protection) | Search: Investigation DC 16 |
Tarokka treasure spots. If the reading hid one of the treasures here, it's in: Abbey of St Markovia Shrine ()
The containers here also get random magic items and potions, rolled for a party of level 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | a small pipe organ | Performance 14 | Play the little organ | Heroic Inspiration |
Fights
- Vasilka comes down off the bier like a dancer finishing a bow, and the Belviews come after her with cleavers…, in The Church of St. Markovia: Flesh Golem, Berserker, Mongrelfolk. Scales with your level.
By party level (the first line your party fits is the fight you get)
- The Church of St. Markovia, when level ≥ 7: Vasilka (Flesh Golem), 2 × Belview Brute (Berserker), 4 × Mongrelfolk (2900 XP)
- The Church of St. Markovia, when level ≥ 6: Vasilka (Flesh Golem), Belview Brute (Berserker), 4 × Mongrelfolk (2450 XP)
- The Church of St. Markovia: Vasilka (Flesh Golem), 3 × Mongrelfolk (1950 XP)
- The candles go white. He doesn't draw a weapon. He opens his hands, and there is suddenly a mace of light in…, in The Church of St. Markovia: Deva, Mongrelfolk. Scales with your level.
By party level (the first line your party fits is the fight you get)
- The Church of St. Markovia, when level ≥ 7: The Abbot (Deva), 2 × Mongrelfolk (6000 XP)
- The Church of St. Markovia, when level ≥ 6: The Abbot (Deva), Mongrelfolk (5950 XP)
- The Church of St. Markovia: The Abbot (Deva) (5900 XP)
Quests and lore
- Carry the Dawn: On the morning of her vows the Morninglord showed Liriel Dawnsong a valley where the sun had not risen in four hundred years, and told her…
- The Abbot's Bride: The Abbot of St. Markovia is stitching a bride for the lord of Barovia from Krezk's dead, and believes a wife will cure him.
- The Burgomaster's Son: Ilya Krezkov, the burgomaster's last child, has been burning with fever for a month.
- The Holy Symbol of Ravenkind: A holy symbol of great power against the undead, lost long ago in the valley.
- The Sunsword: A blade of sunlight that once belonged to the devil's brother, broken from its hilt and lost.
- The Tome of Strahd: A history of the devil, written in his own hand. Madam Eva says it holds the knowledge of his past.
A ledger of improvements
A long ledger in a beautiful, even hand, every entry dated. 'Yevgeni B., a hound's patience, for his temper; took well.' 'Old Marta B., wings, for her lightness of spirit; did not take. Wards.' 'Little Ilsa B., an owl's eyes, for the dark; took.' The last pages are a different list: 'Left hand, from the grave of a seamstress. Throat, from a singer. Eyes, two, from sisters, to be matched.' At the bottom: 'Something white.'