Through the Mists

NPCs

Faces in the Mists

Every road through the Mists is marked by faces: companions who share the fire, allies who offer a hand, enemies who wait in the dark, and strangers whose true loyalties have yet to be revealed. These are the souls whose paths have crossed the company's own.

Dramatis personae

The known cast

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At the party's side The Traveling Company Companions, familiars, and fellow travelers currently bound to the party's path. 6 records

  • Chip

    Active

    Carver's catlike Eldritch Cannon

    Carver's catlike Eldritch Cannon, a spectral feline summoned from the Shroud and formed through a ritual involving remnants of the treant-like creature and the spirit of a lost friend.

    Last known
    With Carver
    To the party
    Arcane companion

  • Fling

    Active

    Werefox entertainer and scout

    Lafing's werefox wife, killed by a werebear beneath Castle Avernus and restored by Carver's raise dead scroll in Martira Bay.

    Last known
    Forests around Vallaki, with Lafing
    To the party
    Traveling companion

  • Hyskosa

    Active

    Eyeless Vistani seer

    An eyeless Vistani prisoner and renowned seer freed from a metal cage chamber beneath Castle Avernus. He can nevertheless see, by a means he says is not the magical eye amulet he wears.

    Last known
    With the company in Vallaki
    To the party
    Traveling companion and seer

  • Lafing

    Active

    Werefox entertainer and scout

    A roughly five-foot-tall werefox entertainer freed from a cage beneath Castle Avernus. He survived the murder of his wife, Fling, by a neighboring werebear and witnessed Carver restore her to life.

    Last known
    Forests around Vallaki, with Fling
    To the party
    Traveling companion

  • Pearl

    Bound

    Grave elemental bound to Carver's crystal

    A grave elemental bound to the crystal created by Castle Avernus's five-plinth experiment. Carver accepted responsibility as Pearl's keeper and gave the elemental its name.

    Last known
    With Carver's crystal
    To the party
    Bound companion under Carver's care

  • Slippery Siv

    Active

    Restored human thief and former Castle Avernus prisoner

    A short, slight human thief from Martira Bay whom the party freed from a cage in Castle Avernus and later restored from a mongrelman curse. He once worked as a burglar for the Kargat before stealing from Azalin.

    Last known
    Blue Water Inn, Vallaki
    To the party
    Pledged companion
Trusted hands Allies, Guides & Patrons Friends, mentors, benefactors, and guides who have offered meaningful aid. 12 records

  • Danica

    Active

    Blue Water Inn host and Urwin’s wife

    Urwin's wife at the Blue Water Inn, who brought the company an alarming invitation and news of a visitor upstairs.

    Last known
    Blue Water Inn, Vallaki
    To the party
    Host and bearer of Strahd’s invitation

  • Dr. Rudolph van Richten

    Active

    Monster hunter and scholar

    A monster hunter and scholar now revealed as the entertainer Rictavio. He has enlisted the company in his final hunt for Strahd and confirmed it as heir to Richten House.

    Last known
    Blue Water Inn, Vallaki
    To the party
    Allied hunter; confirmed the company as his heirs

  • Erasmus van Richten

    Ghost

    Van Richten's silent ghostly son

    The silent ghost of Dr. Rudolph van Richten's son, who guided the party through memories preserved within Richten House.

    Last known
    Blue Water Inn, Vallaki
    To the party
    Guide and informant

  • Irik Zal'honan

    Active

    Ghostly advocate of discovery and truth

    A great ghost bound to Castle Avernus who advocates discovery, truth, and reason over escape or conquest.

    Last known
    Castle Avernus
    To the party
    Chosen guide

  • Mordenkainen

    Active

    Restored archmage of the Circle of Eight

    An archmage who says he belongs to Oerth's Circle of Eight. The party knew him as Voss, a prisoner freed from Castle Avernus, until his memories returned upon reaching Barovia.

    Last known
    Hidden mansion, Svalich Woods
    To the party
    Powerful ally and host; formerly Voss

  • Ooru

    Active

    Har'Akiri spice merchant and servant of Ankhtepot

    An older, olive-skinned, heavily traveled spice merchant from Har'Akir who has sincerely pledged himself to the party and joined its journey.

    Last known
    Har'Akir
    To the party
    Former traveling companion; invited the party to Muhar

  • Rictavio

    Active

    Van Richten's half-elf entertainer disguise

    The half-elf entertainer identity used by Dr. Rudolph van Richten while preparing his final hunt for Strahd in Vallaki. The party learned his identity in Session 27.

    Last known
    Blue Water Inn, Vallaki
    To the party
    Revealed ally; hostile to the Vistani

  • Snowmane

    Active

    Captain of the River Dancer

    Captain of the River Dancer, a gambling and entertainment ship in Martira Bay, and the party's best lead for sea passage from Darkon to Barovia or other domains.

    Last known
    River Dancer, back in the Mists
    To the party
    Agreed captain; romantic connection for Rage

  • Soldar

    Active

    Hunter and guide around Vallaki

    A hunter who praised the company's work in Vallaki, guided its outing, and asked whether it truly opposed Strahd before sharing concerns about the nearby Vistani camp.

    Last known
    Return journey to Vallaki
    To the party
    Hunting companion who asked the company’s loyalties

  • Two Hundred Summers

    Active

    Leader of the Keepers in Barovia

    Vidic's direct superior and the leader of the Keepers of the Feather in Barovia, met as an aged talking raven at the Blue Water Inn.

    Last known
    Departed the Blue Water Inn as a raven
    To the party
    Keeper leader who offered intelligence and Klorr’s watch

  • Urwin

    Active

    Blue Water Inn host and Keeper ally

    A serious middle-aged innkeeper who welcomed the party into the Keepers of the Feather's Vallaki network and offered it shelter at the Blue Water Inn.

    Last known
    Blue Water Inn, Vallaki
    To the party
    Keeper host and local ally

  • Vidic

    Active

    Wereraven of the Keepers of the Feather

    Vidic is a wereraven occult hunter and member of the Keepers of the Feather, capable of assuming raven, winged hybrid, and fully human forms. He claims to have watched the party since their battle in the Crystal Gardens.

    Last known
    Barovia, exact location unknown
    To the party
    Mysterious contact and potential ally
Dangerous designs Rivals, Threats & Dark Powers Enemies, dangerous claimants, and powerful figures whose intentions remain uncertain. 9 records

  • Alcio “Baron” Metus

    Active

    Head of the Kargat and ruler of Martira Bay

    The scarred head of the Kargat and the power who rules Martira Bay, known to her servants simply as the Baron.

    Last known
    Martira Bay
    To the party
    Not met; her wererats fought the party

  • Allaric Van Stradleheim

    Active

    Vampiric advocate of Kargatane conquest

    A red-robed vampire who urged the party to help the Kargatane seize power amid Darkon's collapse.

    Last known
    Departed Castle Avernus
    To the party
    Rejected patron

  • Ankhtepot

    Unknown

    God-king of Har'Akir

    The god-king of Har'Akir whom Ooru serves and whose missing ka the merchant seeks.

    Last known
    Har'Akir
    To the party
    Unmet power served by Ooru

  • Darcalus Rex

    Unknown

    Distinct promised savior followed by the Neblus sect

    A figure whom Duskren Kalvar and the Neblus sect of the Eternal Order expect to return as Darkon's savior. He is explicitly distinct from Darkon's missing former ruler, Azalin Rex.

    Last known
    Nevuchar Springs, allegedly
    To the party
    Not met

  • Darian Corvrick

    Active

    Vampiric Kargat member

    A relatively new but full member of the Kargat and the vampiric patron who gives Black Lily a monthly “gift.”

    Last known
    Castle Avernus
    To the party
    Dangerous host

  • Ebbasheyth

    Active

    Shadow dragon and leader of the King's Ravens

    Known as Ebb, a shadow dragon who once served as Azalin's mount and now commands the King's Ravens in his absence.

    Last known
    Unknown
    To the party
    Unmet claimant offering escape

  • Madame Eris

    Active

    Unknown authority or claimant

    An unknown figure whom the Crystal Gardens janitor invoked when Rage joked that he could be king: “Don't let Madame Eris hear that.”

    Last known
    Unknown
    To the party
    Not met

  • Strahd von Zarovich

    Not Met

    Vampire ruler and target of Van Richten's final hunt

    A powerful vampire ruler in Barovia whom Dr. Rudolph van Richten planned to hunt and kill. The party has not met him but now sees his influence throughout Vallaki.

    Last known
    Barovia
    To the party
    Unmet threat who has invited the company to dinner

  • Woman from Martira Bay

    At Large

    Apparent shapeshifter

    An unidentified, distinctively robed woman who nearly killed Rage in the Rivalis market before transforming into a bat and escaping.

    Last known
    Fled Rivalis
    To the party
    Hostile
Crossed paths Contacts & Acquaintances Hosts, merchants, informants, employers, and other people encountered along the road. 46 records

  • Acolyte Dorthol

    Active

    Eternal Order fighter

    A fighter-like Eternal Order acolyte at the Shrine of the Spirits.

    Last known
    Shrine of the Spirits
    To the party
    Wrestling acquaintance

  • Alanik Ray and Arthur Sedgwick

    Unknown

    Darkonian detectives and Van Richten's friends

    Two detectives whom Van Richten recognized on Rage's portrait cape and described as friends and brilliant investigators of Darkon's mysteries.

    Last known
    Unknown; associated with Darkon
    To the party
    Unmet possible sources on the Hexad

  • Aldo

    Active

    Dwarven trader or intermediary

    Aldo is a stout, well-groomed dwarf with a red beard who conducts business on the same Rivalis corner each morning.

    Last known
    Rivalis
    To the party
    Employer or informant

  • Armond Duvalle

    Active

    River Dancer quartermaster

    The River Dancer's human quartermaster, recognized by his intricate coat and thin mustache.

    Last known
    River Dancer, in the Mists
    To the party
    New acquaintance

  • Arrigal

    Active

    Vistani sailor

    A Vistani sailor aboard a small vessel encountered near the River Dancer in the Mists.

    Last known
    Small vessel in the Mists
    To the party
    Brief, cautionary acquaintance

  • Blinsky

    Active

    Toymaker

    Vallaki's toymaker, whose fine dolls form a troubling record of Izek's search for an unidentified woman.

    Last known
    His toy shop, Vallaki
    To the party
    Friendly craftsman and possible patron

  • Breena

    Active

    Creamery greeter and guide

    Breena is an energetic greeter, guide, and salesperson at the Two Brothers Creamery.

    Last known
    Two Brothers Creamery
    To the party
    Helpful salesperson

  • Buddy

    Active

    Farmer wounded by wolves

    A farmer encountered mangled and fleeing wolves in the forest north of Rivalis.

    Last known
    Farmland near Rivalis
    To the party
    Rescued, treated, and maimed

  • Cassimir

    Active

    Ancient dusk elf described by Hyskosa

    An ancient dusk elf whom Hyskosa mentioned while discussing the Hexad, said to have lived in Barovia since before Strahd.

    Last known
    Outside Vallaki, according to Hyskosa
    To the party
    Unmet lead

  • Cheesemeister Burrow

    Active

    Creamery cheesemaker

    Burrow is the cheesemeister who explained the fermentation process and special mold used at the Two Brothers Creamery.

    Last known
    Two Brothers Creamery
    To the party
    Informant

  • Chief Constable Von Anbach

    Active

    Chief constable

    Von Anbach is Rivalis's chief constable, an older human in his late fifties who wears plate armor and oversees enforcement surrounding the gray growth.

    Last known
    Rivalis City Hall
    To the party
    Cautious ally

  • Clenis

    Active

    Warehouse foreman and explosives supplier

    Foreman of a warehouse workshop in Martira Bay who sold the party three Boom Sticks.

    Last known
    Martira Bay
    To the party
    Merchant; cautious acquaintance

  • Dillo

    Active

    Kargatane agent of roughly Black Lily's rank

    A black-robed Kargatane agent of roughly the same rank as Black Lily.

    Last known
    Last Breath Inn
    To the party
    Informant

  • Drelm

    Active

    Innkeeper

    The elven keeper of the Dreamsong Inn in Neblus.

    Last known
    Dreamsong Inn
    To the party
    Helpful acquaintance

  • Duskren Kalvar

    Active

    Former Dark Delver and Eternal Order lecturer

    A traveling scholar, former Dark Delver, and committed Eternal Order believer who lectures at Neblus's Shrine of the Spirits.

    Last known
    Shrine of the Spirits
    To the party
    Dinner host and unresolved bounty target

  • Elven Dark Delver

    Active

    Hunter of an alleged defector

    A small, dark-skinned elven Dark Delver who offered the party five hundred gold pieces to pursue a defector from his organization in Neblus.

    Last known
    Neblus
    To the party
    Employer; unverified

  • Elzarath

    Active

    Ghostly keeper of the Library of Names

    A headless ghostly scribe who tends the Library of Names inside Castle Avernus.

    Last known
    Castle Avernus
    To the party
    Neutral custodian

  • Ernst Larnack

    Active

    Traveler linked to Lady Watcher

    An older traveler met outside Vallaki who offered the party an introduction to Lady Watcher's House.

    Last known
    Vallaki
    To the party
    Briefly helpful contact

  • Ewing Watergleen

    Active

    Innkeeper

    Ewing Watergleen is the black-haired halfling proprietor of the Coachman's Rest in Rivalis. He welcomed all three party members on the night before they met.

    Last known
    Coachman's Rest
    To the party
    Helpful acquaintance

  • Father Lucian

    Active

    Priest at St. Andral's Church

    The priest of St. Andral's Church, who restored its sacred protection with the recovered relics and rewarded the company with sending stones.

    Last known
    St. Andral's Church, Vallaki
    To the party
    Rewarded the company for restoring the sanctuary

  • Galf

    Active

    Armored adventurer and gambler

    An armored adventurer who gambled against Rage at the Gilded Thorn.

    Last known
    Gilded Thorn
    To the party
    Gambling acquaintance

  • Garen Faulk

    Active

    Rivalis militia leader

    Garen Faulk is the handsome, thin-jawed human who leads or speaks for the seasoned troops defending Rivalis from the Shroud each night.

    Last known
    Coachman's Rest
    To the party
    Cautious informant

  • Growmaster Brambledu

    Active

    Crystal Gardens growmaster

    Brambledu is the elderly halfling Growmaster responsible for the Crystal Gardens.

    Last known
    Crystal Gardens
    To the party
    Cautious acquaintance

  • Henrik, the Coffinmaker

    Active

    Buyer of St. Andral’s stolen bones

    Vallaki's coffinmaker, Henrik, bought the stolen church relics and sheltered six vampires. He says they threatened him and persuaded him to obtain the bones.

    Last known
    St. Andral’s Church, Vallaki
    To the party
    Left with Father Lucian after interrogation

  • Ivor Stonebraid

    Active

    Blacksmith

    A Martira Bay blacksmith who sold Carver a breastplate.

    Last known
    Martira Bay
    To the party
    Merchant

  • Izek

    Active

    Former defender of Lady Watcher's House

    An ashen man with a furred, clawed arm who surrendered after Fiona Watcher's death, helped the party fight her arriving followers, and left intending to return to the burgomaster.

    Last known
    Near the ruins of Watcher House, Vallaki
    To the party
    Cooperated against cultists; future allegiance uncertain

  • Klorr the Watchmaker

    Not Met

    Watchmaker and reported Darklord of a time prison

    A watchmaker whom Two Hundred Summers described as a man granted mastery of time by the Dark Powers, only to become a prisoner of hourly rituals.

    Last known
    Klorr, according to Two Hundred Summers
    To the party
    Unmet subject of the raven’s account

  • Lady Embermere

    Active

    Elven noblewoman

    A haughty and apparently wealthy elven woman of Neblus who moves with attendants and attracts a train of beggars.

    Last known
    Neblus
    To the party
    Provoked acquaintance

  • Lando Riverben

    Active

    Last Breath patron

    A patron of the Last Breath Inn who mocked Rage's questions about Martira Bay's strangely disciplined rats.

    Last known
    Martira Bay
    To the party
    Mocking acquaintance

  • Littleleaf

    Active

    Crystal Gardens cleaner

    Littleleaf is a stout, strong halfling responsible for cleanup at the Crystal Gardens.

    Last known
    Rivalis
    To the party
    Informant

  • Madame Eva

    Active

    Seer described by Hyskosa

    A seer Hyskosa considers more skilled than himself, whose apparent service to Strahd may conceal purposes of her own.

    Last known
    Southeast, off the road, according to Hyskosa
    To the party
    Unmet lead with disputed loyalties

  • Milivoj

    Active

    Gravedigger at St. Andral’s

    An overworked young gravedigger who admitted stealing St. Andral's bones and selling them to the coffinmaker.

    Last known
    St. Andral’s Church, Vallaki
    To the party
    Returned the relics; thanked by Carver

  • Mr. Ledger

    Active

    Educated traveler

    An older, educated human traveler whose careful formality suited the Final Audit as neatly as his name.

    Last known
    The Final Audit
    To the party
    Helpful acquaintance

  • Mysterious Jester

    Active

    Traveling entertainer

    An unidentified jester who entertained the crowd after the animated scarecrow attack and left the party a black-scaled rose.

    Last known
    Streets of Rivalis
    To the party
    Unknown

  • Piccolo

    Active

    Blinsky’s monkey

    The little monkey Blinsky keeps at his toy shop, a gift from Rictavio.

    Last known
    Blinsky’s Toys, Vallaki
    To the party
    Encountered at the toy shop

  • Plute

    Active

    Foreign traveler

    A traveler with a non-Darkonian accent and a towel or shawl wrapped around his head. His speech seemed to reach the listener's mind directly.

    Last known
    Rivalis
    To the party
    Passing acquaintance

  • Professor Aldrich Shale

    Active

    Scholar and inventor

    An older, bespectacled human scholar and inventor studying timekeeping anomalies in Darkon.

    Last known
    Traveling toward Brautslava Institute
    To the party
    Potential patron for Carver

  • Red-Cowled Vendor

    Active

    Candied-nut seller

    A charming, sales-minded merchant dressed in black robes and a red cowl who sold candied nuts in Rivalis.

    Last known
    Streets of Rivalis
    To the party
    Merchant

  • Renier

    Active

    River Dancer shipmate

    A River Dancer shipmate who has traveled with Captain Snowmane for a long time.

    Last known
    River Dancer, in the Mists
    To the party
    New acquaintance

  • Rictavio's Sabercat

    Active

    Armored saber-toothed feline released from Rictavio’s wagon

    A large saber-toothed feline in shining plate armor, released from Rictavio's trapped carnival wagon and calmed by Ignatius behind Blinsky's Toys.

    Last known
    Rear awning of Blinsky’s Toys, Vallaki
    To the party
    Calmed by Ignatius after attacking Carver

  • Sister Elda

    Active

    Eternal Order attendant

    Sister Elda is an attendant of the Eternal Order chapel in Rivalis. She summoned the Book of Names for the party and later explained the gravelights above their relatives' graves.

    Last known
    Coachman's Rest
    To the party
    Helpful acquaintance

  • Vargas Vallakovich

    Active

    Burgomaster of Vallaki

    Vallaki's burgomaster, whose compulsory festivals and insistence on happiness define the town even in the aftermath of Watcher House's destruction.

    Last known
    Vallaki
    To the party
    Observed enforcing compulsory happiness

  • Vasily

    Not Met

    Old man named in Henrik’s account

    An old man whom Henrik says he invited into his shop after an offer to help the business, in his account of how vampires came to occupy the building.

    Last known
    Henrik’s shop, by Henrik’s account; present whereabouts unknown
    To the party
    Unmet figure connected to the coffinmaker’s troubles

  • Wendell, Key Keeper

    Active

    Creamery Key Keeper

    Wendell is the Key Keeper of the Two Brothers Creamery—a broadly responsible person in charge who “keeps the keys.” He travels among the cattle fields on a donkey.

    Last known
    Two Brothers Creamery
    To the party
    Cooperative

  • Wick and Fennic Merrydo

    Active

    Owners of Two Brothers Creamery

    Wick and Fennic Merrydo are the brothers who own the Two Brothers Creamery. Brambledu considers them good men.

    Last known
    Rivalis
    To the party
    Not met

  • Wounded Unicorn

    Active

    Healing sanctuary near Castle Avernus

    A glowing white unicorn found wounded near Castle Avernus's switchback pass. Carver healed her, and she offered the party sanctuary in her cave.

    Last known
    Unicorn cave, location unknown
    To the party
    Helpful benefactor
Beyond the present Past & Lost The dead, the missing, and identities or relationships that have otherwise been resolved. 8 records

  • Azalin Rex

    Missing

    Darkon's missing former ruler; distinct from Darcalus Rex

    Darkon's missing former ruler, remembered by Carver from his parents' conversations and shown in Erasmus's vision as part of the Eternal Order's history. He is distinct from Darcalus Rex.

    Last known
    Unknown
    To the party
    Not met; seen in Erasmus's vision

  • Black Lily

    Dead

    Former Kargatane recruiter and intermediary

    A robed stranger claiming to serve the Kargatane who hired the party to poison High Sentinel Ablander.

    Last known
    Black Lily's Manor, Martira Bay
    To the party
    Killed former sponsor

  • David

    Dead

    Cook in Fiona Watcher's household

    Fiona Watcher's cook, who described himself as effectively an indentured servant and denied involvement in her cult. He died when Watcher House burned.

    Last known
    Lady Watcher's House, Vallaki
    To the party
    Questioned servant; died in the house fire

  • Fiona Watcher

    Dead

    Strahd-devoted Vallaki conspirator

    The mistress of Lady Watcher's House, where an invitation to a supposed book club became a demand for trust in Strahd and then a violent confrontation.

    Last known
    Lady Watcher's House, Vallaki
    To the party
    Hostile after a failed recruitment

  • High Sentinel Ablander

    Dead

    Eternal Order leader

    The senior Eternal Order cleric at Neblus's Shrine of the Spirits and the target of Black Lily's assassination contract.

    Last known
    Shrine of the Spirits
    To the party
    Slain assassination target

  • Ingrid van Richten

    Presumed Dead

    Unknown member of the van Richten family

    A name engraved on the base of an ivory funerary urn in Richten House.

    Last known
    Richten House
    To the party
    Unknown

  • Vermoth

    Dead

    Pale elven coach driver

    A pale elven hunter hired or supplied by Black Lily to drive the party toward Castle Avernus. He turned on the expedition outside Martira Bay and died in the ensuing fight.

    Last known
    Road outside Martira Bay
    To the party
    Betrayer

  • Voss

    Resolved

    Name used by Mordenkainen during his amnesia

    A former name used by Mordenkainen while Darkon's influence had erased his memories.

    Last known
    Barovia
    To the party
    Identity resolved
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