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	The death of their burgomaster left Orașnou's villagers with a new sense of fear in the form of uncertainty. Despite his self-serving ways, his guiding hand had given them a sense of security.<ref name="The Artifact p. 21">The Artifact p. 21</ref> Scartia Krutz was left in charge of running the town and ensuring the tax payments to Strahd- tasks she find monumentally difficult.<ref name="The Darklord p. 11">The Darklord p. 11</ref>		The death of their burgomaster left Orașnou's villagers with a new sense of fear in the form of uncertainty. Despite his self-serving ways, his guiding hand had given them a sense of security.<ref name="The Artifact p. 21">The Artifact p. 21</ref> Scartia Krutz was left in charge of running the town and ensuring the tax payments to Strahd- tasks she find monumentally difficult.<ref name="The Darklord p. 11">The Darklord p. 11</ref>

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	Ivan Randovich was the [[burgomaster]] of [[Orașnou]] and a member of [[Ruling Council of Orașnou\|its ruling council]]. Openly contemptuous and [[greedy]], ~~Invan~~ Randovich ~~nonetheless kept several~~ [[~~sin~~]]s ~~hidden away~~ from the ~~public eye~~. He was ~~secretly~~ [[the ~~Third Obsession~~]], one of the ~~elite agents~~ of the [[witch]] [[Esmae Amarantha]]. Ivan ~~embezzled some~~ of the [[~~tax~~]] ~~inflow~~, ~~yet somehow he seemed~~ to ~~have scored~~ the ~~support of~~ [[Strahd]]. ~~However,~~ in the ~~end Ivan bit off more than he could chew when he~~ [[~~betrayed~~]] ~~some~~ [[adventurer]]s ~~he had charged with rescuing at~~ [[~~artifact~~]] ~~from~~ the [[Amber Temple]]. He [[~~ambushed~~]] ~~them as they emerged~~ with the artifact, only to ~~meet~~ his ~~doom instead~~.		Ivan Randovich was the [[burgomaster]] of [[Orașnou]] and a member of [[Ruling Council of Orașnou\|its ruling council]]. Openly contemptuous and [[greedy]], Ivan Randovich was also secretly one of [[the Obsessions]], a group of special agents serving [[Esmae Amarantha]], the mightiest [[Barovian Witch]] in [[Barovia]]. Service to his mistress ultimately resulted in Ivan's death.

			==History==
			Like his liege, [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]], Ivan Randovich was a [[tyrant]] whose rule inspired dread and despair in the villagers of Orașnou.<ref>[[The Beast]] p. 7</ref> He unjustly confiscated personal goods from villagers and skimmed the taxes he was responsible for collecting for years- all for some increased feeling of protection that he could never fulfill. Despite his skimming, Ivan retained Strahd's favor and support.<ref>[[The Executioner]] p. 21</ref> This was yet another source of fear for the townspeople, for they knew it meant Strahd's wrath.<ref>The Executioner p. 14</ref> [[Eugen Adi]] and [[Scartia Krutz]] were Ivan's [[tax collector]]s.<ref>[[The Broken One]] p. 9</ref>

			Burgomaster Ivan Randovich gained considerable wealth from the people of Orașnou. In addition to the heavy taxes he levied, he maintained a monopoly on the sale of many goods, things for which he established high prices.<ref>The Executioner p. 25</ref> He lived in the stately [[Randovich Manor]], protected by a wall<ref>The Executioner p. 9</ref> and a retinue of [[:category:Thug NPC Archetype\|thugs]].<ref>The Executioner p. 14</ref> This is not to say that the manor was unbreachable- [[Fillar Esven]] regularly pilfered from Ivan's ill-gotten gains without detection for a time.<ref>The Executioner p. 17</ref>

			Ivan Randovich was the lover of [[Lady Marilena Fidatov]]. Their love was not genuine but rather a mutual attempt to manipulate each other. Marilena broke off their engagement when she discovered Ivan's infidelity. In revenge, Ivan paid off one of her [[servant]]s to poison her during a gala ball. As she perished, Marilena called out to [[the Dark Powers\|dark powers]] not to let her [[manor]] prove benefit to anyone else. They [[cursed]] the manor and its inhabitants to repeat the last hours of their existence by day and become frightful parodies by night. Marilena lingered on as a [[banshee]], determined not to let anyone gain her wealth. For his part, Ivan decreed that none should approach [[Fidatov Manor]].<ref>[[The Tempter]] p. 8, 11</ref>

			Eventually Ivan Randovich met the [[witch]] named [[Esmae Amarantha]]. She recognized his irrational love for wealth and exploited it, putting him to work in her schemes. Esmae Amarantha thought of him as [[the Third Obsession\|the Third]] of her Obsessions. Ivan was the one who discovered the imprisonment of [[the Evening Glory]] in the [[Amber Temple]]. Esmae recruited his help in breaching the Amber Temple.<ref name="The Darklord p. 9">[[The Darklord]] p. 7</ref> Ivan [[seduced]] and [[manipulated]] one of the [[wizards of the Amber Temple]] to murder [[Dr. Keletifold]], a necessity to open the vault imprisoning the Evening Glory's [[vestige]].<ref>[[The Artifact]] p. 6</ref> Later, Ivan secured [[Tatyana's comb]] for Esmae. It was an item Esmae needed for her final transformation into an immortal [[Tatyana Federovna]].<ref>The Darklord p. 7-8</ref>

			Although fulfilling Strahd's tax requirements always proved a daunting task for Ivan Randovich, things seemed dire during an especially brutal [[winter]]. A series of calamities and mishaps resulted in the loss or destruction of much of Orașnou's [[food]] and livestock supply. It would seem that the village would be doomed to perish either through [[starvation]] or through Strahd's [[punishment]] for failing to pay its taxes.<ref>The Tempter p. 7-8</ref> [[Outlander]] [[adventurer]]s appeared from [[the Mists]] and helped to mitigate the situation<ref>played out in the [[Misty Fortunes and Absent Hearts]] series of [[Adventurer's League]] modules</ref>

			Through their adventures, the outlanders discovered several secrets. After they put to rest Lady Fidatov, Ivan Randovich feared their suspicions of his darker motives. He recruited the adventurers for a mission to the [[Amber Temple]] to find an [[artifact]] that would allegedly imprison the dark entities responsible for Orașnou's troubles. In truth, the artifact was [[the silver locket]], an artifact Esmae used to hold the Evening Glory's essence before merging with the vestige. The retrieval of the artifact would please Esmae- or give Ivan some protection if she turned against him. Ivan ultimately intended for the adventurers to not leave the temple alive- killed either by the temple's dangers or by Ivan himself.<ref>[[The Artifact]] p. 5-6</ref> When the adventurers emerged from the Temple, Ivan and his bodyguards attacked them<ref name="The Artifact p. 21">The Artifact p. 21</ref>, only to be slain in the ensuing combat.<ref name="The Darklord p. 11">The Darklord p. 11</ref>

			The death of their burgomaster left Orașnou's villagers with a new sense of fear in the form of uncertainty. Despite his self-serving ways, his guiding hand had given them a sense of security.<ref name="The Artifact p. 21">The Artifact p. 21</ref> Scartia Krutz was left in charge of running the town and ensuring the tax payments to Strahd- tasks she find monumentally difficult.<ref name="The Darklord p. 11">The Darklord p. 11</ref>

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	Ivan Randovich was the [[burgomaster]] of [[Orașnou]] and a member of [[Ruling Council of Orașnou\|its ruling council]]. Openly contemptuous and [[greedy]], Invan Randovich nonetheless kept several [[sin]]s hidden away from the public eye. He was secretly [[the Third Obsession]], one of the elite agents of the [[witch]] [[Esmae Amarantha]]. Ivan embezzled some of the [[tax]] inflow, yet somehow he seemed to have scored the support of [[Strahd]]. However, in the end Ivan bit off more than he could chew when he [[betrayed]] some [[adventurer]]s he had charged with rescuing at [[artifact]] from the [[Temple ~~of Amber~~]]. He [[ambushed]] them as they emerged with the artifact, only to meet his doom instead.		Ivan Randovich was the [[burgomaster]] of [[Orașnou]] and a member of [[Ruling Council of Orașnou\|its ruling council]]. Openly contemptuous and [[greedy]], Invan Randovich nonetheless kept several [[sin]]s hidden away from the public eye. He was secretly [[the Third Obsession]], one of the elite agents of the [[witch]] [[Esmae Amarantha]]. Ivan embezzled some of the [[tax]] inflow, yet somehow he seemed to have scored the support of [[Strahd]]. However, in the end Ivan bit off more than he could chew when he [[betrayed]] some [[adventurer]]s he had charged with rescuing at [[artifact]] from the [[Amber Temple]]. He [[ambushed]] them as they emerged with the artifact, only to meet his doom instead.

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Ivan Randovich was the [[burgomaster]] of [[Orașnou]] and a member of [[Ruling Council of Orașnou|its ruling council]]. Openly contemptuous and [[greedy]], Invan Randovich nonetheless kept several [[sin]]s hidden away from the public eye. He was secretly [[the Third Obsession]], one of the elite agents of the [[witch]] [[Esmae Amarantha]]. Ivan embezzled some of the [[tax]] inflow, yet somehow he seemed to have scored the support of [[Strahd]]. However, in the end Ivan bit off more than he could chew when he [[betrayed]] some [[adventurer]]s he had charged with rescuing at [[artifact]] from the [[Temple of Amber]]. He [[ambushed]] them as they emerged with the artifact, only to meet his doom instead.

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