# The Reed Isle

> From the Curse of Strahd game wiki (it covers the whole game, spoilers included): https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-reed-isle.html. Unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy, not approved or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

> [!infobox]
> ![loc zarovich reed island 1](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/shots/loc-zarovich-reed-island-1.webp)
> **Region:** [Lake Zarovich](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/regions/lake-zarovich.md) · level 8
> **Resting:** Risky
> **Light:** dim, outdoors
> **Getting here:** the travel map (The Reed Isle)
> **Quests:** [The Baron's Island](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-barons-island.md)

## Overview

A low island of reeds and shingle out on Lake Zarovich that nobody fishes near, where the Baron's boat leaves people who were unhappy too loudly (The Baron's Island, docs/story/side_quests.md).

A low island of reeds and shingle in the black water, a long row from the landing. Smoke, very faint, from somewhere in the middle, and fish drying on lines.

**Resting:** Risky: a rest here can be interrupted.

![loc zarovich reed island overview](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/shots/loc-zarovich-reed-island-overview.webp)
*The whole place from above.*

## Getting here

### Ways in

- **The travel map:** The Reed Isle, in Lake Zarovich, the wolf hills and Lake Baratok. It shows once quest.the barons island.

### Ways out

| # | Exit | Leads to | Only when |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Row back to the landing | the travel map |  |

## Map

![zarovich reed island](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/maps/zarovich-reed-island.svg)

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

## People

> [!note]- Who turns up at points in the story (1)
> - **[Ostap](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/ostap.md)**, The castaways' camp (#2): when quest.the barons island and not reed isle home

## What to find

The containers here also get random magic items and potions, rolled for a party of level 8 the first time you come ([Random Treasure](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/items/random-treasure.md)). Hidden finds need a Search (F) nearby; the party's best roll counts.

## Fights

- *The Baron's boatmen come up the shingle with clubs and a lantern, looking for the smoke, and the reeds behind…*, in [The Reed Isle](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-reed-isle.md): [Bandit Captain](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/bandit-captain.md), [Warrior Veteran](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/warrior-veteran.md), [Tough](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/tough.md), [Giant Constrictor Snake](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/giant-constrictor-snake.md). Part of [The Baron's Island](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-barons-island.md).

## Quests and lore

- [The Baron's Island](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-barons-island.md): Some nights the Baron's boat rows out to the Reed Isle on Lake Zarovich with somebody tied up in it, and rows back with nobody.