# Talking Creatures

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

Animals, the dead and plants who'll talk if you cast the right spell. With **Speak with Animals** (a Ritual: ten minutes, no slot) a Beast talks; with **Speak with Dead** a corpse answers once; with **Speak with Plants** plants tell what passed them in the last day. The spell's option shows in the conversation when a hero knows it.

## Speak with Animals

| Who and where | What they say and what it leads to |
|---|---|
| The ravens in [Castle Ravenloft, the Ravens' Roost](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/castle-ravenloft-the-ravens-roost.md) (The ravens' roost) | shows where Ring of Evasion is hidden |
| a crow on a barrel in [The Old Svalich Road](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-old-svalich-road.md) (The Village Edge) | shows where Boots of the Winterlands is hidden |
| the mist behind you in [The Old Svalich Road](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-old-svalich-road.md) (The Svalich Woods) | moves [Into the Mists](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/into-the-mists.md) |
| [The Wolves](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/the-wolves.md) in [The Old Svalich Road](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-old-svalich-road.md) (The Svalich Woods) | moves [Into the Mists](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/into-the-mists.md) |
| [The Billy Goat](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/the-billy-goat.md) in [Krezk](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/krezk.md) (The goat pens) | “Berez. The old woman. I wouldn't row her. Vera. Vera's still there. Please.”; moves [The One-Horned Billy](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-one-horned-billy.md); gives [Dancing Sword](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/items/magic-items.md#dancing-sword) |
| [A Goat](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-goat-of-the-pens.md) in [Krezk](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/krezk.md) (The goat pens) | moves [The One-Horned Billy](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-one-horned-billy.md); moves [The Pack's Runt](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-packs-runt.md); shows where Ring of Warmth is hidden |
| [A Goat](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-goat-2.md) in [Krezk](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/krezk.md) (The goat pens) | moves [The One-Horned Billy](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-one-horned-billy.md); moves [The Pack's Runt](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-packs-runt.md); shows where Ring of Warmth is hidden |
| [A Goat](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-goat-3.md) in [Krezk](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/krezk.md) (The goat pens) | moves [The One-Horned Billy](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-one-horned-billy.md); moves [The Pack's Runt](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-packs-runt.md); shows where Ring of Warmth is hidden |
| A dead oak full of ravens in [Old Bonegrinder, the Hill](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/old-bonegrinder-the-hill.md) (The dead oak) | moves [The Children in the Mill](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-children-in-the-mill.md); shows where Figurine of Wondrous Power (Silver Raven) is hidden |
| A raven on a fencepost in [The River Ivlis Crossroads](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-river-ivlis-crossroads.md) (The crossroads) | moves [The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-wizard-of-wines.md); shows where Boots of Elvenkind is hidden |
| A mare tied to the milestone in [The River Ivlis Crossroads](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-river-ivlis-crossroads.md) (The east road) | moves [The Grey Mare](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-grey-mare.md); shows where Wand of Web is hidden |
| [Bujor](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/bujor.md) in [The Old Den](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-old-den.md) (The clearing) | moves [The Dancing Bear](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-dancing-bear.md) |
| [A Camp Dog](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-camp-dog-of-the-vistani.md) in [Tser Pool Encampment](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/tser-pool-encampment.md) (The Vistani camp) | moves [The Hanged Man at the Crossroads](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-hanged-man-at-the-crossroads.md); shows where Potion of Fire Breath is hidden |
| [A Camp Dog](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-camp-dog.md) in [The Vistani Camp](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-vistani-camp.md) (Campfire) | moves [The Missing Girl](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-missing-girl.md) |
| [Stella Wachter](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/stella-wachter.md) in [Wachterhaus](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/wachterhaus.md) (Locked bedroom) | “I told him I'd follow him like a cat follows cream. At Mother's party. I was laughing. He said: then you shall.”; moves [The Cat in the Window](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-cat-in-the-window.md) |
| A horse in its stall in [The Blue Water Inn](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-blue-water-inn.md) (Stable yard) |  |
| [A Big Dog](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-big-dog.md) in [Vallaki](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/vallaki.md) (Town square) | moves [The Bones of St. Andral](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-bones-of-st-andral.md); shows where Ring of Protection is hidden |
| A saddled black horse in [The Vistani Camp](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-vistani-camp.md) (Arrigal's wagon) | shows where Dagger of Venom (Dagger) is hidden |
| [Lupu](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/lupu.md) in [Village of Barovia](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/village-of-barovia.md) (Burgomaster's yard) | moves [The Burgomaster's Hound](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-burgomasters-hound.md) |
| [Erno](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/erno.md) in [The High Pasture](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-high-pasture.md) | “Gran had a nanny called Snowdrop, when she was little. Great-grandad took her with him the night he went into the fog. Gran says she still…”; moves [The Goatherd's Count](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-goatherds-count.md); gives [Potion of Animal Friendship](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/items/magic-items.md#potion-of-animal-friendship) |
| [A Goat](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-goat-of-the-village-herd.md) in [The High Pasture](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-high-pasture.md) (The fold) | moves [The Goatherd's Count](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-goatherds-count.md) |
| [A Goat](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-goat.md) in [Village of Barovia](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/village-of-barovia.md) (Back lanes) | shows where Javelin of Lightning (Javelin) is hidden |
| [A Raven](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-raven.md) in [The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md) (The winery yard) | moves [The Third Stone](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-third-stone.md); shows where Ring of Feather Falling is hidden |
| [A Raven](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-raven-of-the-wizard-of-wines.md) in [The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md) (The lane through the vines) | moves [The Third Stone](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-third-stone.md); shows where Ring of Feather Falling is hidden |
| [A Raven](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-raven-2.md) in [The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md) (The Martikovs' camp) | moves [The Third Stone](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-third-stone.md); shows where Ring of Feather Falling is hidden |

## Speak with Dead

| Who and where | What they say and what it leads to |
|---|---|
| The nuns' graves in [The Abbey Garden](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-abbey-garden.md) (The nuns' graves) | shows where Holy Water is hidden |
| A frozen traveller in [The Amber Temple: the Doors](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-amber-temple-the-doors.md) (The vestibule) | shows where Frost Brand Longsword is hidden |
| Marina in [Beneath Marina's Monument](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/beneath-marinas-monument.md) (Marina's vault) | “Waiting at a window for him. I know that feeling, and I hate that I know it.”; moves [The Witch of Berez](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-witch-of-berez.md) |
| A small sarcophagus in [Castle Ravenloft, the Catacombs](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/castle-ravenloft-the-catacombs.md) (The jester's crypt) | shows where Cape of the Mountebank is hidden |
| A basin of still water in [Castle Ravenloft, the Old Tombs](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/castle-ravenloft-the-old-tombs.md) (Sergei's tomb) | “He was there, in the water. He's still waiting at that pool.”; moves [The Pool of the White Sun](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-pool-of-the-white-sun.md) |
| Sergei's sarcophagus in [Castle Ravenloft, the Old Tombs](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/castle-ravenloft-the-old-tombs.md) (Sergei's tomb) | “He was there, in the water. He's still waiting at that pool.”; moves [The Pool of the White Sun](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-pool-of-the-white-sun.md) |
| a skeleton in shackles in [Castle Ravenloft, the Dungeon](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/castle-ravenloft-the-dungeon.md) | moves [The Heart of Sorrow](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-heart-of-sorrow.md); shows larders_open_cell_pit |
| Brother Kesten's bones in [Old Bonegrinder, the Hill](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/old-bonegrinder-the-hill.md) (Behind the mill) |  |
| The gallows in [The River Ivlis Crossroads](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-river-ivlis-crossroads.md) (The gallows field) | moves [The Hanged Man at the Crossroads](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-hanged-man-at-the-crossroads.md); shows where Gauntlets of Ogre Power is hidden |
| A shepherd's crook in the reeds in [Lake Zarovich: the Fishers' Landing](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/lake-zarovich-the-fishers-landing.md) (The reeds) |  |
| The burgomaster's coffin in [Burgomaster's Mansion](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/burgomasters-mansion.md) (Wake room) | “Twenty years I kept this village. Two weeks dead and you lot are digging me up. Is the church still standing?”; moves [The Doll Collector](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-doll-collector.md); shows where Brooch of Shielding is hidden |
| The burgomaster's grave in [Village of Barovia](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/village-of-barovia.md) (Churchyard) | “Twenty years I kept this village. Two weeks dead and you lot are digging me up. Is the church still standing?”; moves [The Doll Collector](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-doll-collector.md); shows where Brooch of Shielding is hidden |
| A heap of bones in [The Hills above Lake Zarovich](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-hills-above-lake-zarovich.md) (Below the cave) | shows where Boots of Speed is hidden |
| Bones among the roots in [The Crown of Yester Hill](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-crown-of-yester-hill.md) (Inside the ring) | “I'll carry him. ...Please. Let me carry him.”; moves [The Son Who Didn't Fly](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-son-who-didnt-fly.md) |

## Speak with Plants

| Who and where | What they say and what it leads to |
|---|---|
| A kitchen garden in [Old Bonegrinder, the Hill](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/old-bonegrinder-the-hill.md) (The mill yard) | shows where Broom of Flying is hidden |
| A patch of purple flowers in [The Hills above Lake Zarovich](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-hills-above-lake-zarovich.md) | shows where Elixir of Health is hidden |
| The last green row in [The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md) (The foot of the lane) | shows where Moon Sickle, +1 (Sickle) is hidden |