Berez

''Foul swamp water lies stagnant in pools. The quagmire appears shallow, but the mud and still water clings to the foot, and every other step could bring you into treacherously deep waters. The crumbling remains of houses, at least two centuries old, huddle in the muck, overgrown with thick, foul-smelling weeds. Scarecrows waver in the swamp, little more than black shapes in the fog.''

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Berez was once a lively little town on the river. Now it's nothing more than a drowned ruin, slowly rotting away to a watery grave.

Residents and NPCS

 * Baba Lysaga (deceased) -- Strahd's Nursemaid and mentor, a witch with unusual powers. While haglike and ancient, she is still very much human.
 * Lazlo Ulrich -- Father of Marina Ulrichna, a previous Ireena who wanted to go with Strahd and was stoned to death by her father and the priest to "save her soul".
 * Goats -- Goats.

Key Events
The gang first visited Berez to kill Baba Lysaga, Strahd's adoptive mother. She, her hut, and her scarecrows, made them work for a victory. They very nearly lost their lives, and, in fact, Eorlin did die, but was revivified by Gaurqoask. At very end of the battle, Daphne had fallen, Eorlin had fallen, Quiet Dusk was unconscious, and Van Richten was a weasel. Baba Lysaga herself was looking rough, but she was still stubbornly alive. A timely intervention by Serena got Daphne back up on her feet as she rolled her final death saving throw. Daphne was empowered and with two hits struck Baba down.