Ismark Kolyanovich

''The man at the counter is pale and soft-spoken, but his expression animated. He seems to be arguing with the barkeep, then turns taking a bundle and putting down some coins. His eyes sweep over you for a moment, then he brushes past you and out into the cold, muddy street.''

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Ismark "the lesser" is the son of the previous burgomaster of Barovia Town: Kolyan Indirovich. He is Ireena's brother, and—currently—dead.

He is the one who asked the party to take care of Ireena and escort her to safety. He suggested that Vallaki would be safe, and gave the party 25 gold ahead of time, promising to catch up with them and pay an additional 75 gold once Ireena was safe.

He headed southeast into the woods with a cart, hoping to lead Strahd off in the wrong direction while the party went west. He reunited with the party in Vallaki the morning after the festival and went to Krezk with them. He fought Anastrasya and the druids at the winery with the party, and proved to be quite a bit hardier than expected.

Unfortunately, he met his demise at the Abbey of St. Markovia when the Abbot attacked. The Abbot hit hard, killing Ismark pretty much outright wit ha shockingly, disgustingly good roll, (something that God regrets to this day, and wishes that she had fudged, because rip Ismark).

Ismark made a reappearance when the gang revisited the abbey, and the Abbot sent out Ismark to tempt Ireena inside. She realized that it wasn't Ismark, and shot him with a firebolt, burning away the disguise and revealing that it was merely a zombie of Ismark.

Ismark popped up once more, when Qoask went into the spill after Ireena and got a glimpse into the dark tunnels of the dead.