• a striking young woman with auburn hair
• she's been bitten twice by Strahd
  • because of this: the villagers are afraid of her and avoid her
• She appears mild
  • but has a strong will, and she aids the party as best she can in saving herself
  • has a stubborn streak and sometimes will plant herself and changing her mind becomes extraordinarily difficult
• She is one of the few truly good people in the game
  • She's scared like everyone else, but her fear has made her kind and empathetic
  • She doesn't let her fear of Strahd stand in her way
    • She actively works to avoid him
    • The fear motivates her
  • She comforts children, helps those in need
• loves discovering new things
• Has a sense of humor and will sometimes crack jokes (unusual in Barovia) {It's a lingering effect of Tatyana's soul from an earlier time}
• As a noble, she shines at persuasion, deception, and insight
  • She's the only daughter of the Burgomaster and part of only three noble families
  • Give her the Position of Privilege feature from the noble background
    • All the commoners will bend over backwards to accommodate her if they know who she is
    • Always one level better than normal for Attitude (friendly, hostile, etc.)
• Being politically savvy, can help the party navigate the political mess in The Town of Vallaki (N)
  • can execute a political scandal or disgrace individuals
• Does embroidery as it is an "appropriate hobby for a lady"
  • All her cloth items (clothes, backpack, etc.) have flourishes
  • She's really good with the needle {given time to learn, she can pick up the basics of medical care/herbalism}
    • {mechanically, let her unlock the Healer feat + the ability to make Healer Kits}
      • Not good enough to do it during combat though
• She tries to be helpful to the party and not stand in the way
  • the most actively helpful individual the party will encounter
  • when she can't keep up in a fight, she'll do other things:
    • gather expended ammo, teaching herself first aid, searching bodies for useful stuff, etc.
• She's not used to the rigors of life on the move -- especially the pace set by PCs
  • Her feet will hurt at first. She may show signs and will be grateful for kindness/help
    • But will absolutely not complain; she's good at sucking it up
• Her hair is auburn (brownish red) and is unheard of in Barovia.
  • She dies her hair black, because "red hair is unlucky"
    • {this throws off her relationship to Tatyana}
    • {all of Strahd' s targets have that color hair and they have died (unlucky)}
    • She has to re-dye it regularly or stand out in the crowd
• She's really pretty with high Cha and Strahd is jealous; if an NPC flirts to hard, they may wind up dead

• She wants the characters to bury her father
  • She refuses to go anywhere "while the burgomaster lies dead on the mansion floor"
• The PCs are her best hope at protection
  • so she's willing to accompany them if they bury her father
• Once in Vallaki, she'll want the party to escort her to The Town of Vallaki (N) > St Andral's Church (N1) to be safe from Strahd

Barovian Lore

• She doesn't remember her early past
• She doesn't know how she came to Barovia or where she came from
• Strahd takes consorts on occasion
  • Doesn't know why She is special to Strahd
• Her encounters with Strahd are fuzzy memories (because of his vampiric charm)
  • She remembers the blazing hunger in his eyes
• Wolves and creatures attacked the house night after night for weeks
  • The burgomaster's heart couldn't stand the constant assault
    • he died 3 days ago
    • since then, there have been no more attacks
• No one from the village has been brave enough to help Ismark Kolyanovich take Kolyan Indirovich to the cemetery for a proper burial
• One of the best educated in the valley, as the Burgomaster's daughter
  • familiar with the geography (have her give them the map maybe)
  • can provide info about important people in each town
  • can regurgitate Barovia history trivia without a check

• If Players Die, an option would be to let them play Ireena since she will follow the group most of the game
  • For ambitious players, I can hand her over to play as well as their own character
• You could consider not making her Izek's sister, but instead one of the PCs
• After she joins the party, consider bumping up her stats only gradually (source)
  • after asking the PCs to train her
  • PCs always out class her
  • She is better at defending herself from mundane threats
• Read this before the PCs meet Ireena

adopted brother: Ismark Kolyanovich
father: Kolyan Indirovich