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	'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref>		'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle [[brother]] of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref>

	According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of the Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire of the Mists]] p. 250</ref>		According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of the Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire of the Mists]] p. 250</ref>
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	'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> ~~Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]~~		'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref>

	According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of the Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire of the Mists]] p. 250</ref>		According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of the Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire of the Mists]] p. 250</ref>

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	In VotM, Sturm is shown to have a [[tomb]] beneath [[Castle Ravenloft]], though it is completely empty. [[Jander Sunstar]] interpreted the tomb's emptiness as Sturm living out his life away from the rest of the von Zaroviches<ref>VotM p. 313</ref>, {{spec\|though more cynical appraisals are also possible.}}		In VotM, Sturm is shown to have a [[tomb]] beneath [[Castle Ravenloft]], though it is completely empty. [[Jander Sunstar]] interpreted the tomb's emptiness as Sturm living out his life away from the rest of the von Zaroviches<ref>VotM p. 313</ref>, {{spec\|though more cynical appraisals are also possible.}}

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	On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}		On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}

	In VotM, Sturm is shown to have a [[tomb]], though it is completely empty. [[Jander Sunstar]] interpreted the tomb's emptiness as Sturm living out his life away from the rest of the von Zaroviches<ref>VotM p. 313</ref>, {{spec\|though more cynical appraisals are also possible.}}		In VotM, Sturm is shown to have a [[tomb]] beneath [[Castle Ravenloft]], though it is completely empty. [[Jander Sunstar]] interpreted the tomb's emptiness as Sturm living out his life away from the rest of the von Zaroviches<ref>VotM p. 313</ref>, {{spec\|though more cynical appraisals are also possible.}}

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	'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]		'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]

	According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of ~~thee~~ Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire of the ~~MIsts~~]] p. 250</ref>		According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of the Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire of the Mists]] p. 250</ref>

	On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}		On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}

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	'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]		'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]

	According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of thee Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire in the MIsts]] p. 250</ref>		According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of thee Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire of the MIsts]] p. 250</ref>

	On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}		On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}

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	'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]		'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]

	According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of thee Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire in the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire in the MIsts]] p. 250</ref>		According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of thee Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire in the MIsts]] p. 250</ref>

	On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}		On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}

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	'''~~Strum~~ von Zarovich''' (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. ~~He did not attend the~~ [[~~Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding~~]] ~~of his brother Sergei in~~ [[~~351 BC~~]]. ~~The wedding proved to be a~~ [[~~massacre~~]] ~~and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living~~ [[~~von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich~~]]~~. The living von Zaroviches of today are his descendants.~~		'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]

	Sturm [[~~married~~]] [[~~Giselle Fallona~~]], with ~~whom he~~ is ~~thought~~ to have ~~sired~~ the ~~current~~ von ~~Zarovich line~~.		According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of thee Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire in the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire in the MIsts]] p. 250</ref>

			On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}

			In VotM, Sturm is shown to have a [[tomb]], though it is completely empty. [[Jander Sunstar]] interpreted the tomb's emptiness as Sturm living out his life away from the rest of the von Zaroviches<ref>VotM p. 313</ref>, {{spec\|though more cynical appraisals are also possible.}}

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	'''Strum von Zarovich''' (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. He did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]]. The living von Zaroviches of today are his descendants.		'''Strum von Zarovich''' (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. He did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]]. The living von Zaroviches of today are his descendants.

			Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line.

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	'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]		'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]

	According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of ~~thee~~ Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire of the ~~MIsts~~]] p. 250</ref>		According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of the Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire of the Mists]] p. 250</ref>

	On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}		On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}

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	'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]		'''Sturm von Zarovich''' is a [[character]] from the Ravenloft campaign setting, whose existence is a subject of some question. Compared to Strahd and even Sergei, relatively little is known about his life. According to the [[Von Zarovich Family\|Von Zarovich]] family tree in [[Realm of Terror]], Sturm von Zarovich (312 BC-382 BC) was nobly born to [[Count Barov von Zarovich\|Barov von Zarovich]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich\|Ravenia van Roeyen]] in [[Prime Material Barovia]] in [[312 BC]]. He was the middle brother of [[Sergei]] and [[Strahd]]. Sturm [[married]] [[Giselle Fallona]], with whom he is thought to have sired the current von Zarovich line, according to the aforementioned family tree.<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> Sturm's survival in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]]

	According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of thee Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire in the MIsts]] p. 250</ref>		According to [["S"]] (admittedly in character) history of Barovia in [[Gazetteer I]], Sturm did not attend the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich\|wedding]] of his brother Sergei in [[351 BC]]. (The wedding proved to be a [[massacre]] and a bloodbath that left him as the sole living [[von Zarovich Family\|von Zarovich]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer I p. 17">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]] p. 17</ref> The living von Zaroviches of today are thus his descendants).<ref name=RoTp.127>[[Realm of Terror]] p.127</ref> In [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], Sturm's survival is verified by an out-of-character source in [[Children of the Night: Vampires]], where [[Lyssa von Zarovich]], is said to be his granddaughter by way of [[Tod von Zarovich]] and [[Anna von Zarovich\|Anna]].<ref>[[Children of thee Night: Vampires]] p. 20</ref> Sturm's reason for not attending the wedding is vaguely alluded to in the novel [[Vampire of the Mists]]: Sturm's "interests" drew him away from his closest kin.<ref>[[Vampire of the MIsts]] p. 250</ref>

	On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}		On the other hand, according to [[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]], Sturm's survival is merely a ruse for Strahd to assume his place and lead the nation against [[Leo Dilisnya]] and the [[Dilisnya Family\|rest of the Dilisnya]]s in retribution for their [[assassination]] attempt at the [[Wedding of Sergei von Zarovich]].<ref name="LotB p. 38">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 38</ref> To lead credit to this account, Strahd established a fake line of sons, each named after him, and assumed the guise of each with every supposed passing of power.<ref>Gazetteer I, p. 17, 28</ref> {{Spec\|On the other hand, if some of Sturm's descendants did survive, Strahd's impersonation of Sturm may have been unfeasible minus some other mitigating circumstance.}}