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Returning 24 results for 'The Abbot'.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Angelic Weapons. The Abbot's weapon attacks are magical. When the Abbot hits with any weapon, the weapon deals an extra 4d8;{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Angelic Weapons
","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage (included in the attack).
Innate Spellcasting. The Abbot's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). The Abbot can innately cast the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
The Abbot No creature in Barovia is older than the master of the Abbey of Saint Markovia in Krezk. This nameless holy figure, whom others call the Abbot, was drawn to the abbey after Saint Markovia
died by Strahd’s hand. He sought to restore the abbey after it fell to corruption, but was himself corrupted. Angel in Disguise. The Abbot is a deva that has lived for millennia. He typically assumes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
into Krezk unseen under cover of darkness and made her way to the abbey, in the hope of gaining knowledge about Strahd and his domain from the residents there. Having met the Abbot and Strahd’s “bride
” (area S13), Ezmerelda realizes the Abbot is insane. The Abbot told her that he is expecting Strahd to visit his bride-to-be. Ezmerelda has decided to wait for the vampire to come, so that she can
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Something Old This event can occur if the characters don’t or can’t raise the burgomaster’s son, Ilya, from the dead. If alive, the Abbot learns that Ilya died recently and, in his human guise
, visits the burgomaster’s cottage. If one or more characters are staying there, they hear a knock at the door. Without bothering to introduce himself, the Abbot tells the burgomaster and his wife that he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Something Borrowed The Abbot needs a bridal gown. He doesn’t trust the mongrelfolk to find one, so he pays a visit to Burgomaster Krezkov and instructs him to obtain a gown within a month, either as
them, and these villagers are also lost. Unwilling to risk any more lives, Krezkov visits the abbey for the first time in his life and makes a desperate plea to the Abbot, who ignores the plea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and striking abbot. Some believe the abbot to be Strahd in disguise, although in truth he is a celestial being who has been corrupted by the Dark Powers.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
her soft shoulders. She seems lost in her own thoughts.
The Abbot is normally here. If he is here, add: A handsome young man in a brown monk’s robe gently takes the woman by her hand. A painted
wooden holy symbol that depicts the sun hangs from a chain around his neck. He moves with the grace of a saint. The Abbot is a deva in disguise (see appendix D, as well as “Something Old” in the “Special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
unscrupulous and will do almost anything to survive, short of betraying each other. Other rooms in the abbey include sleeping quarters for svirfneblin monks, a private chamber for the abbot, and a privy. A
search of these areas yields nothing of value. Abbot Kavoda. The abbot Kavoda tried to flee Little Lockford with his fellow monks, but he didn’t get far before one of Tockworth’s automatons chased him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. Eternally young, he presides over the abbey to this day, and locals refer to him simply as the Abbot. Many villagers suspect that the Abbot is Strahd in disguise, for they’ve heard stories about
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
gravediggers, Otto and Zygfrek, and his faithful, two-headed manservant, Clovin. Clovin Belview rings the abbey’s bell (area S17) when the Abbot decides it’s time for dinner. The toll of the bell causes all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
preserved in vast storage cellars, vats, ricks, and squat stone grain-towers. Now run by Abbot Ellardin Darovik (male Tethyrian human priest), Goldenfields is a stronghold of the Emerald Enclave. Members of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
evil mongrelfolk (see appendix D). They sleep under piles of musty animal furs. Both are loyal servants of the Abbot, yet not so good at guarding. If the characters seem friendly, the mongrelfolk escort
them to the courtyard (area S12) and ask the characters to wait there while they fetch the Abbot (area S13). If the characters seem hostile, the mongrelfolk let them enter but don’t accompany them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
cellars, vats, and squat stone grain-towers. Run by Abbot Ellardin Darovik, Goldenfields is a stronghold of the Emerald Enclave. Members of that faction are as welcome here as clergy of Chauntea; many
live in a small town situated near the abbey, where the abbot hosts morning, noon, and evening prayer. North of town is an enormous inn called Northfurrow’s End. Visitors planning to spend the night in Goldenfields are directed here.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
terrain and monstrous inhabitants, the fledgling order became a dominant force in the forest. The order has a simple hierarchy in which Bak Mei is the elder abbot, followed by apprentices and rank-and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
.
This loft is where the Abbot creates his flesh golems. Needles, thread, saws, and other tools lie on a small table in the northwest corner. If anyone rings the bell, a cacophony erupts from the
faithful martinet, but he is despised by the other mongrelfolk, who accuse him of hoarding food and slowly starving them to death. He would let them starve, but the Abbot has forbidden it. Clovin has the Two
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
return to his tribe whether the characters accept his gratitude or not. A third cage holds an unarmed prisoner: Emerald Enclave member Ghalvin Dragonmoor (CG male half-elf scout). If freed, he asks the characters to escort him to Goldenfields, so that he can report to the Abbot what he has seen.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of the nearest longhouse, loses his balance, and falls. You have never seen such a clumsy, disheveled halfling.
Not long after the initial attack on Goldenfields, the abbot received reports of
act. Each gang of monsters is a separate encounter. If the abbey’s bell hasn’t been rung by the time the second gang of goblinoids is defeated, the abbot rings it. (It takes time for the abbot to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
to create a bride for Strahd, the Abbot tried his hand at creating a more rudimentary golem. This creature paces the hall, tirelessly guarding the abbey’s madhouse and making sure no mongrelfolk escape
treated to a terrifying, 7-foot-tall assemblage of human body parts. This flesh golem attacks anyone who isn’t in the company of the Abbot or Clovin Belview. None of the doors leading from the hall are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
uses magic to appear as an old person, a child, or a white raven.
7 Some evil, such as the Abbot of the Abbey of Saint Markovia or an inhabitant of the Amber Temple, cloaks the incarnation’s
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
music, a man with two heads. He lives in a place of great hunger and sorrow.
This card refers to Clovin Belview (see chapter 8, area S17), the two-headed mongrelfolk. Clovin serves the Abbot out of
fear and a perverse sense of loyalty. His job is to deliver food to the other mongrelfolk, whom he abhors. If the Abbot still lives, Clovin doesn’t want to earn his Master’s ire by attempting to leave
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
roundabout. North of the statue is a stone building with an open front, above which hangs a sign that reads “Earth Mother’s Bounty.” Visitors can buy seeds and cornucopias here. Tasked by the abbot with
. The Abbot of Goldenfields, Ellardin Darovik (NG male Damaran human priest), is a worshiper of Chauntea and a member of the Emerald Enclave. He’s a generous, reserved man who avoids confrontation and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
mongrelfolk fetch the Abbot from area S13. S12a. Well The well is 80 feet deep. Hiding 20 feet down is a chaotic evil mongrelfolk (see appendix D) named Mishka Belview. He clings to the wall of the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
by the mists. Some of the clergy fell prey to Strahd, while others went mad and either starved themselves to death or turned to cannibalism. The head of the abbey, called simply the Abbot, arrived over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
fortified farm and abbey to Chauntea called Goldenfields. Abbot Ellardin Darovik is a senior agent of the Emerald Enclave. In the High Forest to the east lies Shadowtop Cathedral, another of the