Being an Account of the Ancient House of Von Zarovich and the Reign of the Count
The History of the Kingdom of Barovia The historian of Barovia works in conditions that would be recognised, and pitied, by any scholar of occluded records. The lord of this land has ruled it for more than four centuries. He…
A Source Analysis and Speculative Reconstruction of I10 Ravenloft II
The Peculiar History of the Kingdom of Barovia. The first part of this series established what I6 Ravenloft actually contains: a carefully constructed horror-tragedy whose central figure is not a condemned prisoner of dark powers but a man who sealed…
Ancient Barovian Artefact
Much of what has been published about the origin of the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind since 1991 contradicts the primary sources. Later editions have replaced the original account with invented backstories. The true origin of the Holy Symbol is laid…
A Source Analysis of I6 Ravenloft and Vampire of the Mists
The Peculiar History of the Kingdom of Barovia. I6 Ravenloft, written by Tracy and Laura Hickman and published by TSR in 1983, is one of the most celebrated adventure modules in the history of Dungeons and Dragons. More than forty…