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This dark woodland adventure could also be adapted for the Forgotten Realms or any homebrew setting.  \nWriter’s Thanks: An earlier version of this adventure, scaled for groups, appeared in The Bloodties Anthology: Volume I, Bloodstained. My thanks to Cindy Butor and Darren Kenny for their editorial and advisory work on Roots of the Elkmire. If you are interested in more adventures like this, be sure to check out The Bloodties Anthology!  \nMy especial thanks to Jonathan for helping with the adaptation and editing of this adventure and for creating and running such an amazing one-on-one Curse of Strahd campaign for us!  \nArt Credits: All of the art contained in this adventure has come from Wizards of the Coast stock art and DesignCuts resources.  \nby BETH BALL  \nDUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Forgotten Realms, the dragon ampersand, Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, Dungeon Master’s Guide, D&D Adventurers League, all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries. All characters and their distinctive likenesses are property of Wizards of the Coast. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast.  \n©2016 Wizards of the Coast LLC, PO Box 707, Renton, WA 98057-0707, USA. Manufactured by Hasbro SA, Rue Emile-Boéchat 31, 2800 Delémont, CH. Represented by Hasbro Europe, 4 The Square, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1ET, UK.  \nNot for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only.  \nTotems of the Svalich Woods 1  \nSynopsis  \nSeveral forms of darkness permeate this adventure. The twisted, primal evil of the Svalich Woods and the Dark Powers represents one manifestation, but the town of Barovia and its traditions encompass another. Adventurers must resist both of these expressions of darkness to help a distressed young man. The village sent his sister into the forest as a sacrifice to the dark being that dwells within. Ultimately, this rescue quest leads to a confrontation with the leshen, an undead hunter who serves as the forest’s spirit guardian and enforces the Dark Powers’ whims.  \nHow to Use this Adventure  \nThis adventure is set outside the village of Barovia and designed to function as a side quest or one-onone session in a Curse of Strahd campaign. It could also be placed in the Forgotten Realms, atthe edge of the Cold Wood, for instance, or any homebrew location that has dark forests.  \nThis adventure assumes that you have access to the Players Handbook, the Monster Manual, Curse of Strahd, Volo ’s Guide to Monsters, and the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Items or creatures not referenced in these texts will be referenced in the appendices.  \nCreatures with stat blocks, magic items, or important tables appear in bold with reference information directly following in parentheses: 3x Goblins (MM 166). This means that the party encounters three goblins. The goblin stat block may be found in the Monster Manual on page 166.  \nAdventure Hooks  \nHelp from Friends  \nIsmark and Ireena seek the PC’s help in the disappearance of a young girl, Clara, who was sent into the woods by a dark cult operating within the Barovian populace. In addition to their fear of the devil Strahd, this cult also pays homage to the Dark Powers. Each year, they send a child into the forest, never to be seen again. 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