Ezmerelda d'Avenir

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Ezmerelda d'Avenir is an NPC from Curse of Strahd. In the continuity of that module, she is a Vistani and former protege of Dr. Rudolph van Richten. Ever since hearing of her former mentor's decision to hunt Strahd in Barovia, Ezmerelda has searched for van Richten, unknowing of his use of the Rictavio guise.[1]

History

Much of Dr. van Richten's early history before he came a monster hunter remains the same. One key difference is that he did not wholesale murder the Vistani that kidnapped his son Erasmus van Richten. In fact, one of them, Ezmerelda appeared to him one day and expressed her remorse, eventually becoming van Richten's student in monster hunting. However, their relationship frayed after a couple of years, and at, Ezmerelda's suggestion, they left each other's company amicably.[1]

Eventually, Dr. van Richten set his sights upon the destruction of Strahd. Rictavio came to Barovia in the guise of Rictavio[2] and set up shop at a then abandoned tower formerly belonging to the wizard Khazan. Dr. van Richten made Khazan's old tower his own for a time, before moving on to Vallaki and setting up shop there.[3] In the meantime, Ezmerelda heard rumors about her former mentor's travel to Barovia to take out Strahd, and she traveled to Barovia to find van Richten, eventually setting up shop in his old tower.[4]

In Curse of Strahd

In this module, Ezmerelda seeks to find van Richten, or, barring that, to continue his work of destroying Strahd.[1] She be encountered operating out of Van Richten's Tower[5] or the Abbey of Saint Markovia. In the latter case, she says as one of the Abbot's special guests, having befriended him but actually using the Abbey as a good place to ambush Strahd, though if encountered here and the player characters seem devoted to Strahd's destruction, she readily joins with them and gives up her old plans.[6] Ezmerelda may also be randomly encountered on the roads of Barovia or in Castle Ravenloft[7] She joins with the player characters much more readily than her loner mentor.

Emzerelda may be revealed by the tarokka card reading of Madame Eva to be Strahd's Enemy.[8] Like Eva, Emzerelda can perform tarokka card readings herself.[9]

Emzerelda d'Avenir travels around in her Magic Wagon.[10]

Art

P. 230

Game Statistics

Emzerelda has her own game statistics block. She can cast spells as a 7th level wizard and is of Chaotic Good alignment. As a Vistani, she has the powers of the Evil Eye and making Vistani curses.[11]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Curse of Strahd p. 230-231
  2. Curse of Strahd p. 238
  3. CoS p. 167
  4. CoS p. 231
  5. CoS p. 168
  6. CoS p. 154
  7. CoS p. 50
  8. CoS p. 17
  9. CoS p. 11
  10. CoS p. 168
  11. CoS p. 231