Things, Creatures & Personnages of Legendīarovia map by the MCS. 1 Things, Creatures & Personnages of Legend.Out of character, Barovia has always been at the heart of every version of Ravenloft, beginning with I6: Ravenloft, the module that inspired the setting, all the way up to its most recent product, the 5e module Curse of Strahd. Strahd's political annexation of Gundarak has caused an ethnic strife that continues to inflame conflict between the ethnic Balok against the Gundarakites. In 740 BC, the Grand Conjunction dissolved the neighboring land of Gundarak and caused part of it to be absorbed by Barovia. Strahd has continued to rule the land and the dour Barovian people through a fake line of successive rulers all bearing his name. This section contains canon info from officially published sourcesīarovia is the first domain with which the Demiplane of Dread and the Core began, arising from the heinous actions Strahd von Zarovich in 351 BC. Balok, Luktar, Vaasi, Sithican, Forfarian, ThaaniĬult of the Morninglord, Ezra, Hala, Erlin