Who: Daughter of the late burgomaster of Barovia; Ismark’s sister.
Where: Travelling with us, on the road to Vallaki.
Status: Alive, well, and heartbreakingly excited to be outside her village.
First met: Session 4, in the burgomaster’s house.
What we know
- Strahd wants her. He came courting; her father refused; Strahd came back every night until the stress killed the old man. That is the whole reason she must reach Vallaki — high walls, and a church where, it’s said, the devil cannot set foot.
- She is striking, sharp, and full of life — which in Barovia is a curse: brightness draws Strahd’s eye, and her red hair is reckoned bad luck on top of it.
- She has seen Strahd’s charm before, on her own father — she was the only one who kept her head the night he visited us, and the one who sent us all to bed.
- She had barely left her house before this journey, never mind the village. She listened, rapt, while Drew explained every tattoo on her arms.
- Her tea is dreadful. We were polite.
- Her brother Ismark tested us before trusting us with her — see his page. She is the one who dragged that confession out of him.
Our promise
Escort Ireena safely to Vallaki. Four days’ hard travel; we are one day in, at Tser Pool Encampment. This is the party’s active charge — see Quests & Threads.