Calendar
w - 10 years- The first gem was stolen.w - 3 weeks- Baba Lysaga's scarecrows stole the second gem.w - 5 days- The druids stole the third gem.w - 2 days- The druids drove the Wereravens from the Winery.w- The day the PCs arrive at the Winery.
Encounters
Challenge below is based on a 4-player party of level 5 characters.
| Challenge | Location | EXP | Enemy |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | W16 | 450 | 1x Druid w/ Gulthias Staff |
| Easy | W20 | 650 | 2x Vine Blights, 1x Druid |
| Easy | W14 | 700 | 5x Needle Blights, 1x Druid |
| Hard | W9 | 1,050 | 24x Twig Blights, 1x Druid* |
| Deadly | W | 1,500 | 30x Needle Blights (MM p. 32) |
Notes
- There are four Swarms of Ravens in W9 who kill one Twig Blight each per round.
Quest: Reclaim the Winery
Kill all the Druids and their Blights to free the Winery. This can be done in three ways:
- A melee outside the Winery, as described on page 174.
- Barricade the Winery doors, picking off each Druid group separately.
- Break / burn the Gulthias Staff.
Reward: Gulthias Staff (CoS p. 221), +2 Renown to Keepers of the Feather
Quest: Deliver the Wine
Davian will send his sons Adrian and Elvir to drive the wagon and deliver the wine to whichever location the PCs choose. The Wereravens will be pleased, based on the delivery location:
- Vallaki Vistani: 0 renown (only Vistani are happy)
- Krezk: 1 renown (Davian is happy)
- Blue Water Inn: 2 renown (Davian and Urwin are happy)
Note: Rolls for random encounters are to occur once per mile, since the wagon travels slowly. It is 7.5 miles from the Winery to Vallaki, so make 7 rolls. The trip takes 3 hours to complete.
Reward: +0 / +1 / +2 Renown to Keepers of the Feather
Quest: Recover the Stolen Gems
The Druids have one and have embedded it in their Strahd statue. Baba Lysaga has another, and keeps it in her hut.
Custom: Each Magic Gem is a Cone of Regeneration that has 1 charge. As an action, a player may spend a charge to cast Regeneration as written on page 271 of the Player's Handbook. The Gem recharges 1 charge every day at dawn.
Reward: +2 Renown to Keepers of the Feather for each Gem returned.
Custom Quest: Recover the Lost Gem
Personally I think it better if the location of the original lost gem remains a mystery. If you don't agree, here are suggestions for where the gem could've gone.
Urwin indeed did not steal the gem the night it went missing, nor was he off shirking his duties by visiting Danika. The gem was stolen by a group of three Vistani brothers, who snuck in unseen via Invisibility Potions. Urwin admits, if asked, that he saw Vistani on the trails nearby the Winery that day. He also points out that despite the gem being stolen, its boon (namely, the champagne) has not appeared anywhere since then. He thinks the three Vistani must have died in the woods the very night they stole the gem.
This would be an excuse to get the PCs to trek into the Svalich Woods and face its dangers. Where the gem is, or further events surrounding its recovery would be up to you.