Ezmerelda d'Avenir - Revision history

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge at 23:17, 29 July 2018

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ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Skill: Potionmaker, poisonmaker */

2018-07-06T00:20:49Z

‎Skill: Potionmaker, poisonmaker

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* The Poisoner */

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‎The Poisoner

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Must travel or die */

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‎Must travel or die

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Ages slowly */

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‎Ages slowly

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Personality */

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‎Personality

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Habits and Flavor */

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‎Habits and Flavor

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Ezmerelda's Habits and Flavor */

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‎Ezmerelda's Habits and Flavor

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Personality */

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‎Personality

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Ezmerelda's Flaw */

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‎Ezmerelda's Flaw

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−	[[Vistani]] and [[Thunderbird House]] student.	+	[[Vistani]] and [[Thunderbird House]] student.[[Category:Barovians]]

	== Physical ==		== Physical ==

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	Killing a ghost isn't always as easy as just blasting it until it dissipates. You have to figure out what binds them to this world and resolve that in order for them to not just reform later. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])		Killing a ghost isn't always as easy as just blasting it until it dissipates. You have to figure out what binds them to this world and resolve that in order for them to not just reform later. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	=== Skill: Poisoner ===
		+
		+	Ezmerelda has a [[Poisoner's Kit]], and it makes sense that she's Proficient in it. In addition to the canon (not terribly useful because of how long they take to make) poisons, she knows how to make a few extra things... ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	==== Gypsy Kiss ====
		+	[[Gypsy Kiss]]: Must be applied to the lips of a creature and only takes effect after Contact with another target creature's mouth, who is then the target of the poison. The poison has no effect on the person who first applied it. A creature subjected to this poison must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution Saving Throw or become Poisoned for 1 hour. The Poisoned creature can't knowingly speak a lie, as if under the effect of a Zone of Truth spell. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	==== Corpseblight ====
		+	[[Corpseblight]]: Built upon harvested spores from a carefully curated fungus, this is a powdery contact poison often thrown in a glass vial, where it affects anything within a 5' radius of where it shatters. Any undead creature of CR 4 or less that is exposed to Corpseblight must make an immediate DC 15 Constitution save or take 1d6+6 necrotic damage that ignores resistance and immunity. Every hour afterwards, the undead must make another Constitution Saving Throw or take an additional 1d6+6 unresistable necrotic damage. The undead must succeed on a total of 3 such saves in order to ward off the infection. If the undead reaches 0 hit points, they disintegrate entirely. If Corpseblight is applied to an inanimate corpse, the corpse disintegrates over 24 hours, leaving no trace. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Corpseblight is infectious while active. Any applicable undead that comes within 5' of an afflicted undead or corpse for the first time in a round, or starts their turn there, must Save or be infected. Successfully throwing off the infection does not grant any sort of immunity to Corpseblight. Thus, a large mob of undead will often repeatedly reinfect one another. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Special: Corpseblight is a very rare fungus and she has to create more by 'breeding it' on actual corpses. If her stock is destroyed, it's gone. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Note: Corpseblight is intentionally balanced to not be useful in combat and solitary undead will likely save against it before it kills them. But it's great for clearing out a horde of zombies (who will keep reinfecting each other even when they save)--so long as you aren't in a rush to get past them. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+

	=== Skill: Potionmaker, poisonmaker ===		=== Skill: Potionmaker, poisonmaker ===

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	== Expansions based on her Stat-block and Belongings ==		== Expansions based on her Stat-block and Belongings ==
−
−	~~== The Poisoner ==~~
−
−	Ezmerelda has a [[Poisoner's Kit]], and it makes sense that she's Proficient in it. In addition to the canon (not terribly useful because of how long they take to make) poisons, she knows how to make a few extra things... ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	[[Gypsy Kiss]]: Must be applied to the lips of a creature and only takes effect after Contact with another target creature's mouth, who is then the target of the poison. The poison has no effect on the person who first applied it. A creature subjected to this poison must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution Saving Throw or become Poisoned for 1 hour. The Poisoned creature can't knowingly speak a lie, as if under the effect of a Zone of Truth spell. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	[[Corpseblight]]: Built upon harvested spores from a carefully curated fungus, this is a powdery contact poison often thrown in a glass vial, where it affects anything within a 5' radius of where it shatters. Any undead creature of CR 4 or less that is exposed to Corpseblight must make an immediate DC 15 Constitution save or take 1d6+6 necrotic damage that ignores resistance and immunity. Every hour afterwards, the undead must make another Constitution Saving Throw or take an additional 1d6+6 unresistable necrotic damage. The undead must succeed on a total of 3 such saves in order to ward off the infection. If the undead reaches 0 hit points, they disintegrate entirely. If Corpseblight is applied to an inanimate corpse, the corpse disintegrates over 24 hours, leaving no trace. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	Corpseblight is infectious while active. Any applicable undead that comes within 5' of an afflicted undead or corpse for the first time in a round, or starts their turn there, must Save or be infected. Successfully throwing off the infection does not grant any sort of immunity to Corpseblight. Thus, a large mob of undead will often repeatedly reinfect one another. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	Special: Corpseblight is a very rare fungus and she has to create more by 'breeding it' on actual corpses. If her stock is destroyed, it's gone. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	Note: Corpseblight is intentionally balanced to not be useful in combat and solitary undead will likely save against it before it kills them. But it's great for clearing out a horde of zombies (who will keep reinfecting each other even when they save)--so long as you aren't in a rush to get past them. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])

	== [[:Category:Positoxins\|Positoxins]] ==		== [[:Category:Positoxins\|Positoxins]] ==

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 I gave her a number of extra scars from a life lived hunting monsters without regular access to magical healing. She keeps most of them covered.  ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
-== Must travel or die ==
+=== Must travel or die ===
 Possesses a ridiculous level of wanderlust. She must travel or, as mentioned in that post, she may cease to be a Vistana. If the PCs decide to take some downtime, she's going to wander off for a while, even if just to go for a drive/walk/ride to a different town to "clear her head." She will avoid explaining why she has to travel if she can help it...she'll make up an excuse for why she needs to drive off to a different town. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])

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 [[Vistani]] and [[Thunderbird House]] student.
-== Ages slowly ==
+== Physical ==
 As noted in that post, Vistani don't really age the way normal humans do...and nobody (except the Vistani, and they aren't telling) actually knows if they can die of old age. They certainly don't seem to get frail when they get old. By Vistani standards, Ezmerelda is extremely young--not a child, but still quite young. The fact that she is, for all intents and purposes, ageless may have an impact on her mindset. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
 == Must travel or die ==

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	== Personality ==		== Personality ==
		+
		+	=== Habits and Flavor ===
		+
		+	As a result of her background and upbringing, Ezmerelda has a few odd habits. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	When adding seasoning to something while cooking, she always sprinkles it in a triangular pattern. "Ground to Plant to Body to Ground" is a cycle the Vistani revere, and represent in this pattern. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Many of her day-to-day behaviors have a ritualistic feel to them, from how she gets ready in the morning, to how she saddles a horse, to how she cleans up a campsite before leaving it. She always does things in the exact same way. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	"Lunadi" is a Patterna term meaning 'By the Moon.' She uses this in place of any sort of oath to a deity. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	"Koorah" is a Patterna exclamation of utter agreement. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Ezmerelda owns a very nice Holy Symbol of the Morninglord, but doesn't actually worship that deity. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	If asked her age, she always qualifies it as "By Giorgio counting." ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	If she clasps her hands together in front of her, it's a non-verbal signal that she wants to be left alone. Likewise, she will utterly ignore anyone who has their hands clasped in front of them (the Vistani do this to get some 'privacy' despite living in caravans). She will explain this if asked, or if she is spoken to outside of an emergency when she has her hands clasped. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	By 2E lore...Vistani don't have a distinctive accent. However, Ezmerelda may have taught herself to fake multiple different accents so that she can either blend in to an area more easily or sound just foreign enough that people leave her alone...but also consider her enough of an outsider that when something outside of their experience happens, they listen to the outsider who seems to know what's going on. Perhaps she first learned to do this around van Richten so she wouldn't "sound like a Vistani" and he'd be a little more comfortable around her. This might also be where she first started disguising herself. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Her idea of a Compliment is "Proud and defiant, clear-eyed and wise." ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Talks and interacts with animals as if they can understand her...they probably can. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Will scratch or draw [[Tralak]]s onto things as warning signs. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	If she notices a Tralak or Paatern, she'll usually adjust her actions based on it...but not explain why (or point out the tralak). For example, if she spots a mark that indicates a place is haunted, she'll recommend the party spend the night somewhere else. If they ask why, she'll tell them the place is haunted. She won't explain how she knows this unless someone explicitly asks her. And even then, she might be evasive. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Is entirely aware of her passive "You like me" aura and happily exploits it. This may result in a few temporary crushes on the part of NPCs (between Ezmerelda's Cha, Performance Skill, and her Aura...she can be quite alluring when she wants to be). If she can make the Gypsy's Kiss poison listed above, she may exploit her charm to 'plant' the poison on her target. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Will be deeply unsettled by the Vistani near Vallaki. The Vistani are always lead by a female seer (called the Raunie) who handles high-end decision making, justice, etc. partnered with a male Captain who runs the day-to-day operations of the caravan. The Vallaki camp being run by a pair of brothers is just... wrong. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Always knows the direction and distance to the nearest river (good place to ditch vampires) ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Performs 'Safety Checks' to make sure she's not interacting with monsters. She always provides the materials for these checks. To test for Lycanthropes, she'll have you prick your finger on a steel dagger. To test for Vampires, she'll have you dip your finger in a vial of Holy Water, immerse yourself in a river, enter a home uninvited, or she'll check for your reflection in a mirror. Until you have passed her safety checks, she doesn't trust you. You may have to re-pass them at various points. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Routinely uses Detect Magic and Identify as rituals to check people and things for contaminating magic. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	As she knows she is hunting a Vampire, she's cautious about its [[Charm]]. If you have been away from the party within the last 24 hours, she doesn't trust you. This is part of why she spends time near [[Khazan's Tower]]...an antimagic field suppresses a vampire's Charm effect, so when she needs to be absolutely sure she's thinking properly (or that someone isn't Charmed), she goes there. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
		+
		+	Is very cautious about curses and cursed objects. Her ability to lay curses makes her very much aware of how powerful they are. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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		+	May make references to places, events, and beings not native to Faerun. Her ability to control the Mists for travel means she has visited numerous other planes. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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		+	Is extremely fond of her wagon--it's her base of operations, mode of transport, and home. "Angry" doesn't begin to cover it if the party blows it up (and angry Vistani are prone to curse people). ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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	=== Ezmerelda's Flaw ===		=== Ezmerelda's Flaw ===

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	[[Gravedust]]: This gray-brown powder derives its name from its resemblance to the grime common in tombs and other long-enclosed areas. A corporeal undead that comes into contact with this poison must make a DC 10 Constitution Saving Throw or be Poisoned for 1 minute (ignoring immunity to the Poisoned condition). Additionally, any undead that possesses the Undead Fortitude feature loses use of this feature while poisoned. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])		[[Gravedust]]: This gray-brown powder derives its name from its resemblance to the grime common in tombs and other long-enclosed areas. A corporeal undead that comes into contact with this poison must make a DC 10 Constitution Saving Throw or be Poisoned for 1 minute (ignoring immunity to the Poisoned condition). Additionally, any undead that possesses the Undead Fortitude feature loses use of this feature while poisoned. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	~~=== Habits and Flavor ===~~
−
−	~~As a result of her background and upbringing, Ezmerelda has a few odd habits. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])~~
−
−	When adding seasoning to something while cooking, she always sprinkles it in a triangular pattern. "Ground to Plant to Body to Ground" is a cycle the Vistani revere, and represent in this pattern. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	Many of her day-to-day behaviors have a ritualistic feel to them, from how she gets ready in the morning, to how she saddles a horse, to how she cleans up a campsite before leaving it. She always does things in the exact same way. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	"Lunadi" is a Patterna term meaning 'By the Moon.' She uses this in place of any sort of oath to a deity. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	~~"Koorah" is a Patterna exclamation of utter agreement. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])~~
−
−	Ezmerelda owns a very nice Holy Symbol of the Morninglord, but doesn't actually worship that deity. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	~~If asked her age, she always qualifies it as "By Giorgio counting." ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])~~
−
−	If she clasps her hands together in front of her, it's a non-verbal signal that she wants to be left alone. Likewise, she will utterly ignore anyone who has their hands clasped in front of them (the Vistani do this to get some 'privacy' despite living in caravans). She will explain this if asked, or if she is spoken to outside of an emergency when she has her hands clasped. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	By 2E lore...Vistani don't have a distinctive accent. However, Ezmerelda may have taught herself to fake multiple different accents so that she can either blend in to an area more easily or sound just foreign enough that people leave her alone...but also consider her enough of an outsider that when something outside of their experience happens, they listen to the outsider who seems to know what's going on. Perhaps she first learned to do this around van Richten so she wouldn't "sound like a Vistani" and he'd be a little more comfortable around her. This might also be where she first started disguising herself. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	~~Her idea of a Compliment is "Proud and defiant, clear-eyed and wise." ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])~~
−
−	~~Talks and interacts with animals as if they can understand her...they probably can. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])~~
−
−	~~Will scratch or draw [[Tralak]]s onto things as warning signs. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])~~
−
−	If she notices a Tralak or Paatern, she'll usually adjust her actions based on it...but not explain why (or point out the tralak). For example, if she spots a mark that indicates a place is haunted, she'll recommend the party spend the night somewhere else. If they ask why, she'll tell them the place is haunted. She won't explain how she knows this unless someone explicitly asks her. And even then, she might be evasive. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
−
−	Is entirely aware of her passive "You like me" aura and happily exploits it. This may result in a few temporary crushes on the part of NPCs (between Ezmerelda's Cha, Performance Skill, and her Aura...she can be quite alluring when she wants to be). If she can make the Gypsy's Kiss poison listed above, she may exploit her charm to 'plant' the poison on her target. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	Will be deeply unsettled by the Vistani near Vallaki. The Vistani are always lead by a female seer (called the Raunie) who handles high-end decision making, justice, etc. partnered with a male Captain who runs the day-to-day operations of the caravan. The Vallaki camp being run by a pair of brothers is just... wrong. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	Always knows the direction and distance to the nearest river (good place to ditch vampires) ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	Performs 'Safety Checks' to make sure she's not interacting with monsters. She always provides the materials for these checks. To test for Lycanthropes, she'll have you prick your finger on a steel dagger. To test for Vampires, she'll have you dip your finger in a vial of Holy Water, immerse yourself in a river, enter a home uninvited, or she'll check for your reflection in a mirror. Until you have passed her safety checks, she doesn't trust you. You may have to re-pass them at various points. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	Routinely uses Detect Magic and Identify as rituals to check people and things for contaminating magic. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	As she knows she is hunting a Vampire, she's cautious about its [[Charm]]. If you have been away from the party within the last 24 hours, she doesn't trust you. This is part of why she spends time near [[Khazan's Tower]]...an antimagic field suppresses a vampire's Charm effect, so when she needs to be absolutely sure she's thinking properly (or that someone isn't Charmed), she goes there. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	Is very cautious about curses and cursed objects. Her ability to lay curses makes her very much aware of how powerful they are. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	May make references to places, events, and beings not native to Faerun. Her ability to control the Mists for travel means she has visited numerous other planes. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	Is extremely fond of her wagon--it's her base of operations, mode of transport, and home. "Angry" doesn't begin to cover it if the party blows it up (and angry Vistani are prone to curse people). ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	There is a contradiction between her book description and the picture of her...the book says she takes care to hide her prosthetic leg from view, the picture shows it plain as day. Because it's more interesting, I went with the book description. She doesn't like people knowing about her false leg and goes to significant lengths to keep it a secret. She will only remove it in the privacy of her wagon, with the door locked. If you want to set off a nice character-building RP scene, have something happen that reveals her false leg (arrow gets stuck in it, PC walks in on her when she's removed it, etc.) ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	I gave her a number of extra scars from a life lived hunting monsters without regular access to magical healing. She keeps most of them covered. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])

	== Extra Hook ==		== Extra Hook ==

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 [[Gravedust]]: This gray-brown powder derives its name from its resemblance to the grime common in tombs and other long-enclosed areas. A corporeal undead that comes into contact with this poison must make a DC 10 Constitution Saving Throw or be Poisoned for 1 minute (ignoring immunity to the Poisoned condition). Additionally, any undead that possesses the Undead Fortitude feature loses use of this feature while poisoned. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
-== Ezmerelda's Habits and Flavor ==
+=== Habits and Flavor ===
 As a result of her background and upbringing, Ezmerelda has a few odd habits. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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 Routinely uses Detect Magic and Identify as rituals to check people and things for contaminating magic. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
-As she knows she is hunting a Vampire, she's cautious about its Charm. If you have been away from the party within the last 24 hours, she doesn't trust you. This is part of why she spends time near Khazan's Tower...an antimagic field suppresses a vampire's Charm effect, so when she needs to be absolutely sure she's thinking properly (or that someone isn't Charmed), she goes there. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
+As she knows she is hunting a Vampire, she's cautious about its [[Charm]]. If you have been away from the party within the last 24 hours, she doesn't trust you. This is part of why she spends time near [[Khazan's Tower]]...an antimagic field suppresses a vampire's Charm effect, so when she needs to be absolutely sure she's thinking properly (or that someone isn't Charmed), she goes there. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
 Is very cautious about curses and cursed objects. Her ability to lay curses makes her very much aware of how powerful they are. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])

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 == Personality ==
 === Cold fury ===
 Ezmerelda, like most Vistani, has a temper. But their tempers don't flare hot...instead, they get coldly furious, then curse you. Bear in mind that a Vistana is not necessarily restricted to only the curse in their statblock. If a Vistana gets mad and declares some sort of Doom on you, you'd better pay attention to what they said. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])

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	If Ezmerelda is not the party's destined ally, she has an option available to her that the PCs don't have: she can leave. Ezmerelda may decide that she's not ready to fight The Dark Wizard yet and, since she's effectively ageless, she might bail. She might decide to come back in a decade or three when she's had time to refine her magic and get better at fighting, then hop in her wagon and drive off into the Mists. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])		If Ezmerelda is not the party's destined ally, she has an option available to her that the PCs don't have: she can leave. Ezmerelda may decide that she's not ready to fight The Dark Wizard yet and, since she's effectively ageless, she might bail. She might decide to come back in a decade or three when she's had time to refine her magic and get better at fighting, then hop in her wagon and drive off into the Mists. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	~~== Ezmerelda's Flaw ==~~
−
−	~~I go where angels fear to tread. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])~~
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−	Looking at her character write-up, her Flaw hardly seems like a flaw. In fact, if you take that flaw at face value it looks like the character trait that every adventurer has. Seriously...who intentionally picks a fight with a dragon!? ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	However, if you look at the origin of what that line is referring to: "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" (Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism) you get more of an idea of what it means. It means she is '''reckless'''. It means she will charge headlong into situations that a wiser person would avoid or approach more cautiously. If you look through the book, you can see glimmers of this. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	~~=== Examples of her flaw ===~~
−	Chapter 4: Ezmerelda is solo-exploring Castle Ravenloft. She burns her one use of Greater Invisibility to sneak up on the PCs. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	Chapter 7: Ezmerelda stole a horse from the Vallaki Vistani camp, just so she could get to Argynvostholt faster. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	Chapter 8: Ezmerelda plans to try to suckerpunch The Dark Wizard in Krezk, right in front of the Abbot and Vasilika. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	Chapter 11: Ezmerelda just tried to solo The Dark Wizard and got her butt kicked (and stole a horse in the process of getting away). ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	This can complicate the lives of the PCs significantly, because she'll boldly face down opponents that are beyond her (and the party's) depth. Of course she'll engage the Night Hags at Old Bonegrinder...they're killing children! Of course she's going to raid the Werewolf laid, they're also killing children! The Dark Wizard shows up? Bring it! ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	Bear in mind, Ezmerelda is not stupid. She has the sense to run away when she's losing (but probably won't run until she's actually losing), and the party should be able to talk her down from her initial plans. She can even come up with better plans herself if she takes the time to think about it. It's simply that her flinch reaction is brash and reckless, rather than measured and thoughtful. I mean...we're talking about a girl who ran away from home at 15 to go find this random guy who her family screwed over, then almost killed her family in revenge, but chose not to at the last moment. Not exactly a measured, cautious individual. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	In fact, her plans aren't always bad. For example, her plan to ambush The Dark Wizard in Krezk isn't a bad one...if a vampire is reduced to 0hp and can't get back to their coffin via mist form in 2 hours, they are destroyed. Krezk is far enough away from Ravenloft that this would be the case if she killed The Dark Wizard here. She just....kinda missed the fact that the Abbot and Vasilika may act to defend The Dark Wizard. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])
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−	It's a testament to Ezmerelda's skill that she's survived this long, despite her recklessness. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8wct9k/my_notes_on_ezmerelda_davenir_vistani_monster/ Source])

	== BACKSTORY NOTE ==		== BACKSTORY NOTE ==