Van Richten isn't a young man anymore. He knows his road is coming to an end, but his work isn't done. He has come to Barovia to kill Strahd von Zarovich, the greatest vampire of them all. Van Richten has studied Strahd for years and knows he can't hope to best the vampire in a straight-up confrontation; he must wait for the right moment to strike.
Ezmerelda d'Avenir, a Vistana, is the protégé of Rudolph van Richten – despite the fact that her first encounter with the vampire hunter was anything but pleasant.
