The Abbot

2018-10-11T15:27:27Z

Moldlen: Ilya is a male in the module.

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The Abbot is an [[NPC]] from the [[5th Edition]] [[module]] [[Curse of Strahd]]. He is a [[deva]] sent to deliver the [[Abbey of Saint Markovia]] from [[corruption]], but the dark land delivered its [[corruption]] upon him instead. Now he sits in an abbey full of [[mad]] [[mongrelmen]] working on a [[flesh golem]] bride for [[Strahd]] in order to deliver [[Barovia]] from its [[curse]].<ref name="Curse of Strahd p. 225">[[Curse of Strahd]] p. 225</ref>

==History==
The Abbot was driven to the long [[abandoned]] and [[defiled]] Abbey of Saint Markovia to restore it to its former glory. Posing as a pious [[cleric]] and [[healer]], helping those with afflictions both mental and physical in nature. However, [[the Dark Powers]] set out to corrupt him.<ref name="Curse of Strahd p. 225">[[Curse of Strahd]] p. 225</ref>

The [[Belview Family]] delivered his first step to [[corruption]]. Physically sick, the Abbot tened to their needs, determined to rid them of any imperfections. However, they saw not the [[human]] form as perfect but rather wished [[:category:Abnormal Physiology|altered physiology]], human mixed with the gifts of various [[animal]]s. The deva capitulated in sympathy for the pitiful lot, the Abbot capitulated. The starting [[experiment]]s were often lethal, but the Belviews didn't care and urged him on. Then Strahd arrived under the guise of [[Vasili Von Holtz]]. The Abbot recognized him as a figure of ultimate [[evil]], yet Strahd won the deva over to his side. He provided the Abbot with furnishings and dark knowledge from [[the Amber Temple]], which allowed him to grant the demented Belviews their wish by transforming them into [[mongrelfolk]]. [[Mad]] and hideous, the Belviews were nonetheless happier.<ref name="Curse of Strahd p. 225">[[Curse of Strahd]] p. 225</ref>

As Strahd "confessed" his past, he earned a degree of sympathy and a degree of [[fear]] on the other from the deva. Knowing Strahd was the land, the Abbot felt bringing about his doom was impossible. Therefore, he found an alternative solution: build Strahd a bride, a [[flesh golem]] copy of [[Tatyana]]. Only then could salvation be delivered to the land and its [[curse]] removed.<ref name="Curse of Strahd p. 225">[[Curse of Strahd]] p. 225</ref> That golem is [[Vasilka]].<ref name="CoS p. 151">CoS p. 151</ref>

==In Curse of Strahd==
While the Abbot feels remorse about what he's done to the Belviews, he has the certainty of the heavens in the moral and practical good of what he's doing now. He just needs one thing: a [[bridal gown]]. He may assign this task to the [[player character]]s in return for favors few others than a deva can grant.<ref name="CoS p. 151">CoS p. 151</ref> On the other hand, the Abbot might seek out [[Anna Krezkova]] and [[Dmitri Krezkov]] and offer to raise their [[deceased]] son, [[Ilya Krezkova]], back from the grave. if they give in, he later uses it to push them into finding a gown. Anna takes a crew of followers out, but, minus the player characters' intervention, never returns.<ref name="CoS p. 155-156">CoS p. 155-156</ref>

==Game Statistics==
[[Lawful Evil]] [[Deva]]<ref name="Curse of Strahd p. 225">[[Curse of Strahd]] p. 225</ref>

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[[category:character]][[category:NPC]]
[[category:5th Edition Character]]
[[category:Abbot]]
[[category:Angel]]
[[category:Antivillain]]
[[category:Barovian]]
[[category:Biomancer]]
[[category:Angel]]
[[category:Challenge 10]]
[[category:Cause of Madness]]
[[category:Corrupted]]
[[category:Curse of Strahd Continuity]]
[[category:Deva]]
[[category:Experimenter]]
[[category:Fallen Angel]]
[[category:Fleshcrafter]]
[[category:Golem Crafter]]
[[category:healer]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Barovia]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Krezk]]
[[category:Inhabitants of the Abbey of Saint Markovia]]
[[category:Killer]]
[[category:Lawful Evil]]
[[category:Mad]]
[[category:male]]
[[category:Medical Researcher]]
[[category:Oblivious]]
[[category:Obsessed]]
[[category:Prideful]]
[[category:Reanimator]]
[[category:researcher]]
[[category:Transformer]]

Ilya Krezkova

2018-10-11T15:26:23Z

Moldlen: Ilya is a male in the module.

{{canon}}

Ilya Krezkov is an [[NPC]] from the [[5th Edition]] [[module]] [[Curse of Strahd]]. In CoS, he is the son of [[Dmitri Krezkov]], the Burgomaster of [[Krezk]]. He was the last of their four children to live, then died of [[disease]] several days prior to the time of the module.<ref name="Curse of Strahd p. 145">[[Curse of Strahd]] p. 145</ref>

==In Curse of Strahd==
In one event, [[The Abbot]] may approach and ask Dmitri and Annah to let him raise Ilya from the dead. If this happens, then the Abbot will use the leverage gained from this to push Dmitri and Annah into finding a bridal gown for [[Vasilka]]. To resolve this, Annah takes several [[guard]]s and goes to [[Vallaki]]. Without help from the player characters, she never returns.<ref>CoS p. 155-156</ref>

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[[category:Barovian]]
[[category:Burgomaster]]
[[category:Character Without Game Statistics]]
[[category:Curse of Strahd Continuity]]
[[category:Deceased]]
[[category:Diseased]]
[[category:human]]
[[category:Former Inhabitants of Barovia]]
[[category:Former Inhabitants of Krezk]]
[[category:Krezkov Family]]
[[category:male]]
[[category:Killed by Disease]]
[[category:Noble of Barovia]]
[[category:Young]]

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The Abbot

Ilya Krezkova