The Haunted

Rand was born beneath banners of gold.

A prince of words and great expectations, he was taught to rule by charm as much as by blade.

Court favored him and destiny smiled with promise.

But fate, as it often does, turned its gaze elsewhere.

His father vanished without a trace, and the realm descended into silence.

In the chaos that followed, death came for Rand as well — swift, certain, and unseen.

Yet when the time came, it was not the end.

A power, ancient and unknown, rose from the void and granted him an escape.

Not salvation, but survival.

He never asked what it would cost.

Exiled and haunted, Rand followed the fading trail of his father’s memory until the road led him to Kerning and Brenth.

Together they crossed into Barovia, though none of them truly chose to.

There, the mists did not merely test him; they courted him with a path of difficult choice.

At every turn, in every shadow, the same whisper lingered, but the price for each new power was never spoken.

Each victory demanded a sacrifice.

Each act left a stain.

The light within him thinned, replaced by a strength that fed upon itself .... until the man who had sought his father’s legacy began to walk the same path as Strahd himself once walked.

When the final moments came, Rand stood beside his companions.

The Dark Lord was struck down, but it was already too late.

Barovia will always have a Master.

As Strahd fell, the throne did not crumble; it waited.

And when the mists closed once more, they whispered a new name.

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.