Vistani

Traveling traders who move through Barovia. They have an unusual relationship with the land and with Strahd: they are not his people, but he does not move against them. They travel freely where others cannot.

Known Members

• Madam Eva — the wisest of the Vistani; prescient; at the Tser Pool camp
• Yelena — Madam Eva's daughter; keeper of the camp's fireside stories
• Toma — hunter and weaponsmith; forge-cart operator; not interested in being robbed
• Alenka — one of three sisters running the Blood on the Vine Tavern in the village; has been away from the clan long enough to feel some distance from it
• Mirabel — sister of Alenka; co-proprietor of the tavern
• Sorvia — sister of Alenka; co-proprietor of the tavern

Camp Location

Northwest of the village of Barovia, at Tser Pool Vistani Camp — a clearing near a small lake. Visited by the party in Session 5.

Notes

The Vistani believe that souls in Barovia are reborn rather than departing. When Sable killed a Vistani boy in the ambush, his father invoked a Vistani curse — a minor curse that removed an item from Sable's inventory (her holy water). The curse can be removed by Remove Curse or Greater Restoration; the caster dying does not lift it. A more powerful curse was available and was not used.

Vistani are noted friends to Strahd. They travel freely where others cannot. They also run roadside ambushes when travelers are scarce. They are morally gray by the DM's own description.

First Referenced

Session 4

Updated

Session 5 — camp visited; Toma met; Madam Eva's reading performed; Vistani curse placed on Sable