# The Dead Doorward

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

> [!infobox]
> ![strahd zombie](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/portraits/strahd-zombie.webp)
> **Title:** Of the Castle Watch
> **Region:** [Castle Ravenloft](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/regions/castle-ravenloft.md)
> **Starting attitude:** indifferent
> **Pronouns:** he/him
> **In a fight:** [Strahd Zombie](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/strahd-zombie.md)

## About

The doorward of the castle's entry hall, dead since the night of the wedding, who stands by the archway and holds out his hands for the guests' weapons, as guests once left their swords at the door of a great house. He stops nobody.

## Where to find them

- [Castle Ravenloft, the Main Floor](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/castle-ravenloft-the-main-floor.md), The entry hall, walking a round