![[SergeiVonZarovichPathfinder-v1.webp]] # Sergei von Zarovich _Cleric of the [[Lathander|Morning Lord]] | [[Castle Ravenloft]]_ ## Summary [[Strahd von Zarovich]]'s younger brother and a cleric of the [[Lathander|Morning Lord]], betrothed to [[Ireena|Tatyana]]. On their wedding day, Strahd — who coveted Tatyana and feared his own death — murdered Sergei and drank his blood to seal his pact with the [[Dark Powers]]. His apparition appeared to the party at Krezk's holy pool and named [[Ireena]] as Tatyana reborn. %% ## Now Long dead. His and [[Ireena|Tatyana]]'s wedding rings later surfaced at the Fountain of Life inside [[Baba Yaga's Hut]], carrying a vision of the murder. ## Connections **[[Strahd von Zarovich]]** — brother and murderer. **[[Ireena]]** — [[Ireena|Tatyana]] reborn; his betrothed. ## Background **The wedding-day murder:** Strahd killed Sergei in a jealous rage and drank his blood to complete his bargain with the [[Dark Powers]], rising as the first vampire. [[Ireena|Tatyana]], horrified, threw herself from the walls of [[Castle Ravenloft]] rather than be Strahd's — beginning the cycle of reincarnation Strahd has chased ever since. %%