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He wants to play with the barovian people and all his manners are twisted towards his goals.
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He would blend easily in any lighter setting but in Barovia he should seem almost too perfect and good-hearted to be true.Įven if Strahd is trying very hard to be the perfect gentleman, he can’t help himself. Given the nature of Barovia and the fact that even good NPCs are hiding dark things, Vasili’s behavior should denote that something is off.
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If Strahd is the badass villain, on the contrary, Vasili should appear as the exact opposite: the totally good buddy who is friendly with everyone. He is the image of Strahd’s perception of the perfect man who could conquer Tatyana. Instead, Vasili is the man Strahd always wanted to be. If they insist he tells them that he has a house in town and will lead them into an abandoned manor.Īlthough it might be discovered that Vasili is more than meets the eye, Strahd will never publicly acknowledge his secret identity. If the PCs inquire about his home or where he came from, he says he came from an ancient family but all his relatives are dead now. Strahd has other matters to attend to and he doesn’t want to go missing for too long in Castle Ravenloft.īasically, Vasili is a young lord residing in Vallaki. Vasili should only make short appearances, ranging from a simple encounter in the streets to a dinner with Lady Watcher and the PCs, but no more. He’s using his polymorph abilities, nondetection and Nystul’s magic aura to spy on and play with the barovian people.