The Lifebringer

Emlon was born beneath the whispering canopies of the ancient woods, where sunlight filtered like prayer through the leaves.

Trained in the curative arts, he devoted his life to healing, guided by a quiet faith that light could always mend what the darkness broke.

But one night, while gathering herbs, he heard screams in the forest: a girl and her brother fleeing from something unseen.

By the time he reached them, only silence and blood remained.

From that moment, compassion became his burden, and faith his only weapon against despair.

Years later, his wandering led him to Kerning and Rand, and with them into the cursed lands of Barovia.

There, his faith began to fade.

The mists mocked his prayers; his blessings withered as quickly as he cast them.

He fought to bring life into a place that worshipped death, and the effort hollowed him.

When the end came, he no longer prayed — not out of rebellion, but exhaustion.

In the darkness of his curse, something else answered.

The healer was gone; only the echo of his faith remained.

In Barovia, no light endures for long.

Shared Story

These are all characters from our Curse of Strahd campaign:

• Brenth, the Dwarf Paladin;
• Kerning, the Elf Mage;
• Emlon, the Elf Priest;
• Rand, the Vampire Elf Warlock;
• Autari, the Halfling Rogue.

Each ventured into the land of Barovia for their own reasons, yet none could escape its pull alone.

Bound by chance and broken by fate, they fought not only Strahd’s darkness, but the shadows within themselves.

Epilogue

The final image in the concept art section portrays their respective epilogues : the ending of their journey.