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N11. Vallakovich Reformation
Center
The Vallakovich Reformation Center
is a building that combines the function of a
courthouse, a guard barracks, and a prison.
However, despite its prominence as a place
of law, it is far from just. The Center has a
dark reputation for torture, both physical and
mental, and for making innocent folk
disappear. The people of Vallaki have come
to fear the Reformation Center far more than
the stocks.
Built generations ago by one of
Vargas Vallakovich’s ancestors, the
Reformation Center is a large, two story
structure built around a stone lookout tower.
Originally, it was made to protect the people
of Vallaki from Strahd, should the evil lord
of Barovia ever decide to attack the town.
More recently, the building was
renovated and upgraded by Vargas’
grandfather as a place to help “reform”
corrupted minds. Anyone who breaks
Vallaki’s laws, shows doubt in Vallakovich
rule, or sympathizes with the Devil Strahd
are taken to the Reformation Center to learn
the errors of their ways.
Reformation Center Adventure Hooks
Captured in Vallaki. With all the
laws and oppression in Vallaki, the chance
that players will cause some sort of
commotion and attract the attention of the
guards is quite high. Instead of being driven
out of town as the RAW material suggests,
captured players are sent to the Reformation
Center to serve a sentence for their crimes.
Revolution at the Festival of the
Blazing Sun. During the Festival event, it is
very likely that Fiona Wachter will
somehow cause an uprising amongst the
people of Vallaki. Should this occur, the
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prisoners free and tearing down the building,
brick by brick.
The Process of Reformation
The Reformation Center’s primary
goal is to reorient people’s minds into the
“correct” way of thinking. Those who
question the Burgomaster or cause public
unrest must be trained to be better citizens.
This happens in a series of steps depending
on the level of an offender’s corruption.
Step 0: The Stocks and Execution.
The most initial and basic of offenses are
punished with a time in the stocks in the
town square. This is the “slap on the wrist”
punishment that is openly displayed as a
warning to both the offenders and to the
onlookers. A prisoners’ time in the stocks
usually ranges between one and seven days.
On the opposite end, those who
commit extreme, public crimes are put to
death in the gallows in the town square.
Those who murder town guards are
automatically executed because their crime
is not in their minds. Extreme public figures
like Lady Wachter would also be better off
made as an example by being put to death.
As a result, the gallows are not used often
and public executions are quite the event in
Vallaki.
Step 1: Incarceration. Criminals are
captured by the city guard and sent to court
where they are more often than not declared
guilty. The presiding judge is either one of
the three Reformers or Baron Vargas
Vallakovich. There is no jury.
Step 2: Subtle Convincing. First tier
offenders are sent to the 2nd floor ward. The
prisoners here receive treatment from the
Reformers, a trio of elven siblings that use
magic to alter mindsets and behaviors.
First, the Reformers use a
combination of detect thoughts, hypnotic

pattern, and suggestion to make the
subject’s mind more pliable. They use their
charismatic skills to make the prisoner’s
objections seem baseless and try to convince
the subject of their own foolishness. They
cycle through the prisoners, usually
affecting a handful each day. After a few
weeks of treatment, many weak minded
individuals begin to believe these thoughts
are their own.
Step 3: Your Worst Nightmare. If
step 2 seems ineffective, the Reformers
move on to more sinister forms of treatment:
using the subject’s worse fears against them.
The Reformers cast Phantasmal
Force to summon the form of a subject’s
loved one and make that illusion attack and
berate the subject. Sometimes the Reformers
work in tandem, summoning two images:
one of a loved one and one of a torturer who
interact while the subject watches helplessly.
They also cast Fear on the subject to
further the emotional trauma. Finally, the
Reformers use Dream to plague the victim’s
sleep with horrific night terrors.
Step 4: Sensory Deprivation. If
prisoners are able to resist the treatment,
they’re moved to the underground solitary
cells and are considered second tier
offenders. Repeat offenders or those
convicted for higher level crimes from the
start begin automatically at Step 4.
The solitary ward cells are small and
pitch black. The cells are under the constant
effect of a Silence spell, which the
Reformers recharge each day. Prisoners in
these cells are left blinded, deaf, and alone
for weeks without any human interaction.
Even their food is slid through a small flap
at the base of the door each day, which they
can only find by feeling around in the
darkness.
After a few weeks at a time, the
prisoners are then forcibly taken from these
cells and thrust into a room of light and
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noise before going back into the darkness.
The constant strain on their senses breaks
their minds.
Step 5: The Forgotten and the
Damned. If prisoners still seem
unresponsive to treatment, they are
considered the highest tier of offenders and
must endure penance for their criminal and
corrupted minds for the rest of their lives.
Execution would be but a release for such
souls.
These people are moved into the
depths of the underground cells. The cells
are isolated and dark. Besides the food left
through the door each day, prisoners here are
left to rot.
The Results of Reformation
After enduring any amount of time
or treatment at the Reformation Center, tier
one and tier two prisoners are released back
into Vallaki once they show adequate mental
readjustment. These people show signs of
their trauma in varying degrees for the the
rest of their lives.
Most former residents of the
Reformation Center have a myriad of
nervous ticks as well as fragile dispositions.
Many are plagued by debilitating forms of
anxiety and depression. Players who spend
enough time in Vallaki may come across a
handful of survivors of this prison.
Notable NPCs at the Center
Izek Strazni. Izek is Captain of the
Guard. However, he rarely makes
appearances at the Reformation Center. Izek
much prefers being on the front lines, openly
patrolling Vallaki before retiring to his room
at the Baron’s Mansion. As far as he’s
concerned, Izek’s responsibility is to catch
criminals. What happens to them afterward
is someone else’s job.

Baron Vargas Vallakovich. Two
days a week, Vargas spends his hours in the
courtroom acting as judge. Otherwise,
Vargas does not venture far into the
Reformation Center, much preferring to
leave such nasty business in the hands of the
Reformers. Every couple months, he takes a
cursory tour of the main floors to admire the
work being done.
Quote: “Oh come now, my dear. You
mustn’t cry to me! The first step in your
rebirth is accepting you’ve no one to blame
but yourself, after all.”
Reformers. The Reformers are a trio
of elven mages responsible for using their
magics to condition and brainwash prisoners
at the Reformation Center. They were given
their positions by Vargas’ grandfather when
he updated and renovated the building.
Consisting of two brothers, Legalai
and Ilimir, and a sister, Ivalice, the
Reformers came to Barovia over one
hundred years ago with a traveling band of
adventurers. The group fought together
valiantly and aspired to defeat Strahd.
However, Strahd annihilated them. The high
lord hunted down the party and their allies,
murdering them and leaving nothing but ruin
in their wake. As the siblings watched their
friends die horrifically at the hands of the
devil, they abandoned their adventures and
hid in Vallaki where the Burgomaster at the
time took them in.
The Reformers have since vowed to
never let someone willingly oppose Strahd
again, for they know the consequences
personally. They truly believe that blissful
ignorance is a far better life and use their
magics to help the people of Vallaki remain
happy. If a little pain is needed to promote
that happiness, then so be it.
The siblings aren’t particularly
enamored by Vargas. They are far more
intelligent than the Burgomaster and find his
belief that he can somehow combat the devil
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with smiles exceptionally foolish. However,
they still want the people of Vallaki to be
happy and to fear Strahd, and so keep up
their work.
For Your Consideration: Victor
Vallakovich is actually secretly learning
magic from the Reformers, thus gaining the
spells and methods he would need to break
Stella Wachter’s mind. The elven siblings
are unaware Victor has been carefully
observing them and creating his own
spellbook.
Guards. The Reformation Center is
positively teeming with guards. The building
serves as a training ground for newer
recruits and a base of operations for the
captains. Most guards are loyal to the
Burgomaster, raised from birth to follow the
Vallakovich line unwaveringly. Some guards
are former prisoners at the Center, now
reformed and ready to serve. However, there
are a few who’ve retained their free thinking
minds and are deeply disturbed by the
goings on in the Reformation Center.
Prisoners. The prisoners are a
variety of people. The majority are normal
townsfolk caught saying the wrong thing at
the wrong time to the right people. Some are
dissenters who tried to actively oppose the
Burgomaster. Some are thieves and bandits
and actual criminals. However, none will
leave this place with minds intact.
The Mindlost. The mindlost are
brainwashed human servants that live in the
underground prison. While normal guards
deliver meals to the first tier prisoners on the
second floor, the mindlost serve meals to the
offenders in the cellar.
The mindlost were the worst of the
worst offenders. A couple are former sadists
and serial killers. A couple others are Strahd
supporters. One even tried to plot the
assassination of the Burgomaster. The
Reformers ritualistically casted a modified
version of Feeblemind on these individuals

and left them to attend the dungeons. The
mindlost are virtually brain dead and
incapable of speech, able only to mindlessly
follow the Reformers’ orders.
The mindlost are neutral human
non-combatant commoners. However, their
Intelligence and Charisma scores are 1.
They’ve been given the following duties and
know nothing beyond them: 1. Deliver food
to the prisoners. 2. Collect dishes and plates
as well as they can and leave them by the
dungeon entrance for removal. 3. If a cell
hasn’t shown signs of life for a month, stop
delivering food. After another month, check
the cell for a body and bring the corpse to
the dungeon entrance for disposal along with
any piled dishes.
Areas of the Reformation Center
Not far behind the Burgomaster’s Mansion
stands a fortress-like complex that brims
with authority. The two story building is
supported by a tall, stone lookout tower,
atop which you catch the faintest glimpses
of guards peering out over Vallaki. The front
of the building bares two, giant wooden
doors that sit heavily in their frames.
Locks and Keys
Most doors in the Reformation
Center are locked. Usually, a guard
patrolling the area carries a key to one or
two nearby doors.
Vargas Vallakovich has a skeleton
key which opens all doors in the Center,
which he has on his person when he visits.
Otherwise, the key is in a locked drawer in
the desk in his library (Area N3L) at the
Burgomaster’s Mansion.
Each of the three Reformer siblings
also carry a skeleton key, which they keep
attached to a bracelet on their wrists at all
times. They never remove the bracelets.
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All locked doors can be opened with
DC 15 thieves’ tools unless otherwise stated.
1. The Courtroom
This large, two story courtroom has a
pitched roof with rafters. Several wooden
benches are separated from the front of the
room by a two foot high wooden divider
fence. A large, ornate chair sits on a raised
dais at the end of the room like a throne.
Informally and much more popularly
known as “Executioner’s Court,” this is
where those accused of breaking Vallaki’s
laws come to prove their innocence or, at the
very least, ask for mercy in sentencing.
However, nearly all cases that come to this
courtroom are declared guilty and sentenced
anyway, giving the area its nickname.
One of the Reformer siblings holds
court the first two days of a week and
Vargas Vallakovich holds court on the last
two. On other days the courtroom is closed.
Both the Reformers and the Burgomaster
serve as judge and jury and their rulings are
never merciful.
When court is in session, two elite
guards and four guards stand watch over
the proceedings. When court is not in
session, two guards stand watch near the
judge’s dais.
The courtroom’s front doors are
unlocked when court is in session, and
locked otherwise. One guard carries a key to
the front doors and another carries a key to
Area 3. None have a key to Area 2 except
the Reformers.
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2. The Reformers’ Chambers

You find yourself in a cozy, but well
furnished room. There’s a bookshelf and a
couple desks on the east wall and a tall
wardrobe, slightly ajar. There’s a wash basin
in the corner of the room and a number of
plush pillows are piled by the fireplace. A
similarly plush couch sits nearby and tucked
in the far corner is a small footlocker.

Because the Reformers are elves and

don’t sleep, this room contains no beds.
Instead, the Reformers use this room for
their meditations and to further their studies.
The door to this room is both locked
and trapped by a glyph of warding spell. The
only keys to this room are the skeleton keys.
To notice the glyph, a PC must succeed on a
DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check.
The glyph activates if someone opens the
door without saying the password:
“Waterdeep.” If triggered, all creatures
within 20 ft. of the door must make a DC 14
Dexterity saving throw or take 5d8 thunder
damage or half as much damage on a save.
The thunder also makes a loud noise which
alerts all creatures within 60 ft.
Treasure: The desk contains three
leather pouches, one containing 50 gp, the
second containing 10 sp, and the last
containing 25 cp. Tucked into the cushions
on the couch is an ornate, silvered dagger.
The footlocker contains a carefully folded
Cloak of Elvenkind, equipment from the
siblings’ adventuring days.
The wardrobe has a false back which
can be found with a DC 15 Investigation
check. In the hidden area is a mid sized
metal chest that is both locked and guarded
with a poison needle trap (DC 20
Investigation to find and DC 15 thieves’
tools to disarm). If triggered, the opener
takes 1 piercing damage from the needle and
is paralyzed for 1 hour.
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Inside the chest is a spellbook
containing the Reformers’ spells from their
spell list, an aged map of Waterdeep (the
Reformers’ hometown before they were
brought to Barovia), and a signet ring with a
ruby gemstone worth 50 gp (Formerly
owned by Ivalice’s fiance who died by
Strahd’s hand). The chest also has a false
bottom, which can be found with an
additional DC 15 Investigation check.
Beneath the false bottom is a Spell Scroll of
Feeblemind.
3. Prisoner Processing and Holding Pen
Three armored guards resolutely stand
watch. Two benches, a pile of discarded
clothing, and some lockers sit along the
western wall. To the east, behind floor to
ceiling iron bars, is what appears to be a
large prison cell with a handful of huddled
occupants.
Newly captured criminals
(reformation step 1) are placed in the
holding pen to await their day in court. If
they’re found guilty, they’re further
processed in this room before being taken to
their cell.
The doors to Area 1 and Area 8 are
locked. There are always three guards on
duty here in alternating shifts, one of which
holds the keys to the locked doors.
The lockers contain various
confiscated objects from the currently
confined prisoners. If they’re found guilty,
these objects become the property of the
Baron and are sold off to pay for and
support the Reformation Center.
Treasure. Currently the lockers
contain a gold wedding band worth 1 gp, a
pouch containing 5 sp and 9 cp, a dagger, a
set of thieves’ tools, and a hooded lantern.
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4. The Main Hall
This seems to be the main walkway of the
building. Of the many doors leading into this
room, one heavy wooden door sits on a
curved, stone wall. A wide staircase takes up
the center of the room.
This hallway gets a lot of foot traffic,
mostly between guards and prisoners. Each
floor is only decorated with a mounted
shield bearing the Vallakovich coat of arms
and twin plaques of the Vallakovich family
crests.
There are always two elite guards
making rounds here, one on the first floor
and one on the second, who alternate shifts
every six hours. The guard on the first floor
carries a key to the far western door, which
leads down to the underground prison. The
guard on the second floor carries keys to the
locked doors to Area 10, Area 9, and the
cells in Area 9.
5. Mess Hall
The mess hall smells of burnt food and
starch. While a makeshift kitchen makes up
the far corner of the room, tables and
benches take up the rest of the space.
A skinny old man simply known as
Cook (N human commoner) mans the pots
and pans in the makeshift kitchen. He makes
large pots of starch heavy gruel each day for
the Reformation Center’s many prisoners.
He makes hearty stew and tough breads for
the guards. Cook is in the kitchen from the
early morning until sunset, when he returns
to his home for rest.
At any given time, 1d6 guards are in
the mess hall eating a meal.

6. Guard Barracks
Rows of simple beds take up the space of
this room, each with an accompanying
footlocker. Besides the spartan furnishings, a
shield bearing a coat of arms hangs in the
center of the far wall.
The shield bares the Vallakovich coat
of arms. Most of the elite guards have their
own homes and families in town. Long term
guards tend to share communal lodgings
elsewhere. Newer guards, trainees, and
cadets sleep in these barracks.
At any given time, there are 2d4 - 2
guards in each barracks either sleeping,
rising, or readying themselves for bed.
7. Training Room and Armory.
This tall, stone tower far outdates the rest of
the building. The watchtower is hollow, save
for a large, stone staircase that spirals up to a
ladder which leads to the rooftop hatch. The
ground floor contains several lockers and
shelves bearing a variety of weapons, the
majority of which are longswords,
shortbows, and pikes. Suits of armor sit on
stands waiting to be donned. Hay litters the
floor in the center of the room, serving as
padding around a pair of training dummies.
During the day, the training area is
occupied by one elite guard teaching four
guards fighting maneuvers. During the
night, the training room is unoccupied and
the door locked.
Treasure. The armory contains
multiple longswords, pikes, shortbows, and
quivers of arrows. The armor is all chain
shirts and shields.
8. The Gated Yards
A wrought iron fence encloses most of the
building. Each post is topped with a
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sharpened point so that the barrier stretches
up like hundreds of deadly spears. The
ground beyond the fence is well trodden and
guards patrol the area like vengeful spirits
searching for an outlet for their wrath.
The fence is ten feet tall and topped
with sharpened spikes. The gates are always
locked but can be opened with thieves tools,
DC 15. The fence and gates can be climbed
with a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check.
However, an additional DC 12 Dexterity
saving throw must be made or take 1d4
piercing damage from the spikes.
There are perpetually two guards on
patrol in the front gated area and three
guards on patrol in the back gated area
which change shifts every six hours. One
guard in the front gated area carries the key
to the gate and the door to Area 3. One
guard in the back gated area carries the key
to the gate.
9. Second Floor Prison
This prison ward contains rows upon rows
of cells, locked by floor to ceiling iron bars.
Each contains a makeshift cot and a single
bucket for waste. The majority of the cells
have occupants, all in varying states of
mental health. Some pace their cells angrly.
Others cower from unseen evils and talk to
themselves in long lines of gibberish. This
place feels more like an insane asylum than
a prison.
The first tier prisoners undergoing
reformation steps 2 and 3 are held here.
Should a PC be arrested and sentenced, they
might be moved to any of the cells marked
with an X.
There are two windows at the ends
of the main hallways which let in minimal
light. These windows are barred from the
outside.

Two guards patrol the hallways and
switch shifts every six hours. Neither guard
has keys to the cells. The elite guard on the
second floor of Area 4 has the keys instead.
10. The Reforming Chamber
Darkness clings to the corners of this room
like a curse. Heavy black curtains separate
the space and warp the walls, making the
room seem somehow unstable. The entrance
way contains shelves stacked with small,
cloudy jars on one wall and a shield with a
coat of arms on the other. The central
chamber contains a single chair that’s been
mounted to floor. Leather straps are attached
to armrests and legs of the chair, open and
waiting for their next victim. The only wall
unshrouded by drapes displays a massive
painting depicting a demonic figure on a
flaming horse. The figure smiles cruelly and
clutches the mutilated corpse of a dead child
while other witnesses flee in terror.
This is where the mental torture and
conditioning takes place. The Reformers
usually focus on two or three prisoners a
day, using the methods detailed in “The
Process of Reformation” to break them.
The painting is a depiction of Strahd,
but much more devilish in appearance than
he actually is, with horns, a tail, and other
ghastly features. While all other
iconography of Strahd is banned throughout
Vallaki, this painting exists solely to
promote fear and is accepted as a necessity
of reformation. Vargas adamantly avoids the
painting, however, and refuses to
acknowledge its existence from his own
personal fear of Strahd.
The door to this room is always
locked.
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11. The Watchtower
The top of the tower has four impressive
ballistas mounted into place. The view here
overlooks most of Vallaki and provides
excellent vantage points over the grounds
surrounding the building.
One elite guard and three guards
are always on watch here in alternating six
hour shifts.
12. The Sensory Deprivation Cells
Upon entering this area, you’re shaken to
find that you’ve gone deaf. You can no
longer hear your footsteps or the gentle
sound of your clothing rubbing together. In
the center of this dark, soundless hallway is
a pale blue orb emitting only the faintest of
light.
This is where second tier prisoners
are held. The door from the stairwell into the
hallway is locked and guarded by an elite
guard.
The doors beyond that are made of
heavy iron and are locked from the outside
by heavy latches and bolts. They require no
keys. Each door has a two inch metal flap on
the bottom that can be lifted for plates of
food.
Both the hallway and the eight cells
are pitch black. The glass orb isn’t a
legitimate source of light, as it only creates
dim blue light for 2 feet. It would be
impossible for prisoners to see such light
unless they looked directly at the orb.
The glass orb is a large magical item
about one foot in diameter that can contain
and maintain one spell for a continuous 24
hour period. If the orb is moved at all, the
spell currently contained within is
immediately deactivated and lost. The orb is
also exceedingly fragile. If a creature should

hold the orb and attempt to move faster than
their normal speed or perform any strenuous
physical activity (such as fighting or
climbing), roll a d6. On a 1, the orb cracks
and loses all its magical properties.
One of the Reformers comes down to
this hallway each day and deposits a silence
spell into the orb.
13. The Halls of the Forgotten
These long, underground hallways are dark
and suffocating. The foul stench of human
waste and decomposition permeates the air
like the faint cologne of a dead god.
This is where third tier prisoners are
held. Each cell contains a deteriorating straw
mat and a hole in one corner for a makeshift
toilet. The people down here are not tortured
or taken from their cells, but are instead left
to rot.
The doors are made of heavy iron
and are locked from the outside by heavy
latches and bolts. They require no keys.
Each door has a two inch metal flap on the
bottom that can be lifted for plates of food.
Four mindlost roam these hallways
and distribute food to the cells each day. The
door from Area 12 to Area 13 is also locked
from the outside by the same deadbolts,
meaning the mindlost are incapable of
leaving the halls as well.
Everyday, guards from the upper
levels deliver pots of gruel beyond this door,
but venture no farther. They also collect
dirtied dishware and the occasional corpse
which the mindlost have gathered for
disposal. The only other time guards come
down to this level is to deposit a prisoner in
one of the cells.
If players end up down here, they
may be placed in the cells marked with an
X.
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13a. The Mindlosts’ Room
This cell looks identical to all the rest, save
for the fact that it is unlocked.
This is the only cell that is never
latched. The mindlost gather here to eat and
sleep.
13b. The New Corpse
This room reeks of recent death. The body
of a man lays curled in the corner. Flies
swirl around his corpse and maggots eat at
his flesh.
The mindlost have yet to find this
man for disposal.
13c. The Lovers’ Cell
These two cells are exceptionally dirty, with
piles of earth pressed into the corners. A
small tunnel, no more than a couple feet in
diameter, connects the two rooms.
One individual driven mad from
years of isolation, clawed their way through
the walls to the neighboring cell. The two
were strangers, but have since taken solace
in each other’s company.
The tunnel is small and narrow. A
medium creature can fit through by crawling
on their stomach.
13d. Vallaki Redemption
This cell is piled high with dirt and
displaced stones. The area that once likely
held the makeshift bathroom has been
completely excavated. An earthen tunnel
descends into the darkness.
One prisoner escaped the
Reformation Center, tunneling their way to
freedom. The mindlost found the tunnel, but

are too brainless to understand that it is an
escape. They’ve since left the cell as it is.
The tunnel is exceptionally narrow.
A medium creature would have to crawl on
their bellies to make their way through. If
that medium creature is quite bulky or large,
they will have to roll two different DC 14
Dexterity saving throws to successfully
slither through the tunnel. On a fail, they
become stuck in the tunnel and may try their
save again in six hours.
The tunnel comes up just outside the
prison walls, in an area surrounded by
underbrush. Due to its small size, it is quite
hard to find. Any player actively looking
around the prison, perhaps because they’re
casing the building, spot the upset earth with
a DC 25 Perception check. If a player is
actually looking for the tunnel, they find it
with a DC 16 Perception check. If a player
spots the tunnel without knowing what it is,
simply describe it as a patch of disturbed
dirt.
Events at the Reformation Center
Executioner’s Court
During their wanderings of the
streets of Vallaki, the players might attend a
session of Executioner’s Court. You might
use a court session to further exemplify
Vallaki’s totalitarian government. Perhaps
the players are attracted by a crowd at the
courthouse. Perhaps they follow another
NPC. In any case, the following trials might
take place.
Siggurd Rilsky. Siggurd missed the
Wolf’s Head Jamboree because of his
mother’s recent passing. She grew ill over
the course of a few days and died on the day
of the festival. Siggurd is sentenced to five
days in the stocks, for which he is incredibly
grateful.
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Mrs. Ivana Mironova. Mrs.
Mironova is a cultist and avid follower of
Lady Watcher. Her son, a fourteen year old
boy, once spent time at the Reformation
Center and came back broken. Ivana has
since come to hate the Baron and joined the
cult to stop him. During her trial, she
remains adamantly tight lipped and bitter.
The only things she has to say are some
vulgar obscenities aimed at Vargas. For her
refusal to cooperate and her open hostility,
Ivana is sentenced as a tier two criminal and
is lead down to the sensory deprivation
ward.
Jonathan Ulbrek. Jonathan got into
a drunken altercation three nights prior and
he ended up in a fight with some guards,
giving one a nice, black eye. Though he
remembers nothing of the event and is
incredibly remorseful, Jonathan is sentenced
as a first tier prisoner.
Breaking In to the Center
Throughout their stay in Vallaki,
players might have multiple reasons to try
and infiltrate the Reformation Center.
Perhaps another player has been imprisoned.
Perhaps they’ve been recruited into an
underground revolution. Perhaps the
goodness in their hearts simply demands
they investigate and liberate. Here are some
hooks and sources of information that may
entice them.
The Martikovs. The Keepers of the
Feather primarily work against Strahd.
However, they aren’t particularly fond of
other sources of evil either. Urwin and
Danika Martikov, the wereraven proprietors
at the Blue Water Inn, have had their eye on
the Reformation Center for quite a while. If
players show interest in the center or
otherwise ally with the Martikovs, they may
suggest the players do something about the
Reformation Center.

Guards at the Blue Water Inn.
Every so often, guards from the center spend
their time off duty drinking wine at the Inn.
If coaxed, the guards, Laslo and Burns, will
provide information once drunk enough.
These two know the general layout
of the 1st and 2nd floors of the prison. They
also find it annoying keeping track of all the
different keys for the many locked doors in
the prison and wish they had a skeleton key
like the Burgomaster’s.
Cook. Cook has his own cart, pulled
by a single mule, which he uses to get food
and supplies for the Center. Cook isn’t
terribly observant and one or two players
can easily sneak into his cart when his back
is turned.
The Escapee. Andre Duveskov is the
man who tunneled his way to freedom from
the underground prison. Andre has been
living in secret at the Church of St. Andral,
under the care of Father Lucian.
Andre’s wife was once coveted by
another man before their marriage. When
she chose Andre over him, the rejected man
falsely accused her of Strahd worship in
retribution. Andre’s wife was sentenced to
the Reformation Center and returned home
months later mentally broken. She took her
own life weeks later.
Wrought with grief and anger, Andre
lashed out at the Burgomaster during one of
the festivals and was taken to the Center as
well. However, his anger far outlasted the
many steps of torture the Reformers dished
out. Eventually, he was sent to the
underground cells to be forgotten.
Andre is the only one who’s seen and
experienced the full extent of the
Reformation Center’s tortures and lived to
tell the tale. He’s a broken man with nothing
but anger left in his heart. He speaks in
circles, often mixing the past and the present
and often rockets between extreme anger
and extreme grief.
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However, players who can
successfully navigate his madness can gain a
myriad of useful information on the Center,
including the relative location of his tunnel.
Breaking Out of the Center
On the opposite end, if a player ends
up a prisoner in the center, you don’t want
them to sit idly by waiting to be rescued.
Here are some hooks an imprisoned player
might use to break out of the center.
The Kind Guard. Livius Groza is a
middle aged man who’s been a guard for
most of his life. He’s not terribly enamored
with life in Vallaki, but he’s also smart
enough not to actively oppose the governing
law.
Livius is one of the main guards on
alternating duty on the second floor. If a
prisoner looks particularly down or beaten,
he whispers them careful words of
encouragement. Charismatic players can
convince Livius to turn a blind eye to their
actions or smuggle them small things. In an
escape attempt, Livius is the kind of man
who will point his fellow guards in the
wrong direction.
Other Prisoners. The cells on the
second level aren’t walled off. The barred
doors allow prisoners to both see and speak
to those in neighboring cells. Though this is
discouraged by the patrolling guards, the
more level headed prisoners converse
anyway.
Players might learn various intel on
the prison and Vallaki in general.
Particularly creative players might be able to
work together with other prisoners to
arrange a group escape.
The Key in the Corner. Down in
sensory deprivation cells, a former inmate
managed to swipe a skeleton key off a
Reformer a few years prior. The former
inmate unfortunately didn’t survive their
treatment and the Reformer has since
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replaced the key with a copy. The original The players can influence whether or
was never found. not the Reformers and other guards are
If a player is locked in one of the either captured or killed as well as whether
dark, soundless cells, they can find the key or not the building still stands after the dust
tucked into the grout between stones with a settles.
DC 20 Investigation check. The key won’t
work on their cell door (as it’s locked with a
bolt and latch from the outside instead of a
standard keyhole), but if players hold onto it
when they’re moved back to the upper levels
of the prison, they have a useful tool.
The Tunnel. Other prisoners tell the
story of an old prisoner named Andre, who
went mad under the torture. Andre actually
believed that if he were moved to the lower,
less guarded but more isolated levels of the
prison, he may be able to tunnel his way to
freedom.
Andre did get what he wanted: he
was eventually moved to the lower cells.
The other prisoners who tell Andre’s story
all believe him a fool who’s still trapped
down there.

Vive la Revolution
As mentioned in the Adventure
Hooks at the beginning of this module, it is
entirely possible that the Festival of the
Blazing Sun will lead to city wide revolts
against the Burgomaster, lead by Fiona
Wachter.
Should this occur, once the mobs are
let loose from the square, the angry people
of Vallaki will rush the Burgomaster’s
Mansion and the Reformation Center. The
players have the option of joining them in
their storming of the Center, either as allies
or openly leading the mobs alongside Lady
Watcher.
Should players join in a city wide
attack against the Reformation Center, they
will be accompanied by six angry mobs as
well as one fourth of the guards currently
employed at the center.

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Fey Ancestry. The Reformers have advantage on

Saving Throws against being Charmed, and magic
can’t put them to sleep.
Reformer Trance. Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead they
meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4
hours a day.
Medium High Elf, Lawful Evil

Armor Class 12 (15 with Mage Armor)

ACTIONS
Hit Points 40 (9d8) Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to
Speed 30 ft. hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4
(1d4 +2) piercing damage
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
9 (-1) 14 11 (+0) 17 (+3) 11 (+0) 12 (+1)
(+2)

Saving Throws Int +6, Wis +4

Skills Arcana +6, Insight +2, Perception +2
Condition Immunities sleep
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Draconic, Elvish, Celestial
Challenge 6 (2300 XP)

Sibling Spellcasting. The Reformers are a trio of

spellcasters (+4 to hit with spell attacks, spell save
DC 14) who have learned to share their spells
through their bonded magic. Each have the
following spells and spellslots:

Cantrips (at will): Mage Hand, Minor Illusion,

Prestidigitation
1st Level (4 slots): Magic Missile, Mage Armor
2nd Level (3 slots): Detect Thoughts, Phantasmal
Force, Silence, Suggestion
3rd Level (3 slots): Counterspell, Fear, Glyph of
Warding, Hypnotic Pattern
4th Level (3 slots): Phantasmal Killer
5th Level (2 slots): Dream, Modify Memory

If one sibling dies, the remaining lose access to

their 4th and 5th level spells and spellslots. If a
second sibling dies, the last sibling only retains
access to their cantrips, 1st and 2nd level spells
and spellslots.

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Strength in Numbers. Upon reaching half hit

points, the mob becomes Frightened of their last
attacker and attempts to flee to the nearest mob.
Angry Mob Upon reaching another mob, this mob is removed
from play and the other mob gains hit points equal
to this mob's remaining hit points.
Gargantuan swarm of humanoids, neutral
If no other angry mob is in the area, the mob
breaks into 10 humanoid commoners who disperse
Armor Class 10
and flee.
Hit Points 184 (16d20+16)
Speed 20 ft.
Mob Mentality. Any creature attempting to sway
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA the mob by charismatic means has disadvantage
18 (+4) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 8 (-1) 10 (+0) 10 on their ability check. If a spell is used to effect the
(+0) the mob's mindset and requires a saving throw, the
Mob has advantage on the roll. Attempts to sway
Skills Perception +2 the mob with violence or Intimidation automatically
Damage Immunities fail and attract the mob's wrath.
Condition Immunities charmed, grappled,
paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned,
sleep
ACTIONS
Senses passive Perception 12 Multiattack. The mob makes four attacks per turn.
Languages The most common language spoken in
the area Torch. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
Challenge 5 (1800 XP) one target.
Hit: 7 (3d4) bludgeoning damage + 3 (1d6) fire
damage
Torches. The mob casts bright light up to 30 ft.
Damage is halved if the mob is under half HP.
away and dim light for 30 ft. beyond that.
Stones. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach
Mob. The mob can move through any opening
20/40 ft., one target.
large enough for a medium creature to pass
Hit: 7 (3d4) bludgeoning damage
through. The mob can't regain hit points or gain
Damage is halved if the mob is under half HP.
temporary hit points.
Assault. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 10
If the mob regards a creature as an ally or a neutral
ft., one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage
entity, the creature can move through the mob's
On a hit, the mob may choose to grapple the target
space without impeding movement or incurring
instead of dealing damage and pull the target into
damage. If the mob regards a creature as an
the mob’s space, or shove the target prone if
enemy and the creature tries to move through the
already grappled. Damage is halved if the mob is
mob's space, they must succeed on a DC 13
under half HP.
Athletics contest to do so and the spaces occupied
by the mob are considered difficult terrain.

Each time a hostile creature ends its turn within the

mob's space, they take 2d4 bludgeoning damage.

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Elite Guard

Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment

Armor Class 16 (Chain Shirt, Shield)

Hit Points 32 (5d8 +10)
Speed 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS C

15 (+2) 12 (+1) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 12

Skills Athletics +2, Intimidation +2, Perception +2

Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Any One Language (Usually Common)
Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Pack Tactics. The elite guard has advantage on an attac

against a creature if at least one of the guard’s allies is w
ft. of the creature and the ally isn’t Incapacitated.

ACTIONS
Multiattack. The elite guard makes two melee attacks.

Pike. Melee Weapon Attack: +3, reach 10 ft., one target.

(1d10) piercing damage

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