Alchemist
Count Vasili von Zarovich (a.k.a. The Alchemist, Vasili von Holtz)
After Strahd was split in two by the Apparatus for the second time, all of the good (what little remained) was poured into the body of a young man. Known to the historians of Mordent as the Alchemist, in the short first hour in his new body he had lost all of his new friends and the woman he had memories of loving. In the few weeks after his "birth", he formed and began to act on a plan to fight back against his brother.
Aided by the Keeper of the Feather and surviving members of the Order of the Silver Dragon, he took the name of Vasili for himself and began creating pockets free from the influence of the Creature. In four years, Vasili has largely managed to secure the western portion of Barovia for himself, but has so far failed to get farther than Vallaki.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Vasili is in the prime of his youth and has been training under an accomplished order of paladins for the past few years.
Special abilities
Vasili has, as a result of his connection with the Apparatus or something else, an affinity for creating and controlling lightning. While his control is yet to be perfect, he has so far been able to mimic the effects of Call Lightning and Lightning Bolt a few times, as well as consistently mimic Shocking Grasp at will (sometimes on accident and not always centered on his hands). When his control slips, however, the fanes often have to step in and protect those surrounding him from stray bolts and sparks.
As a direct result of this, Vasili has developed a strong to the fanes of Barovia and they have taken to feeding him a near constant stream of information when possible in hopes of helping him ultimately be able to match the Creature's reflexes.
Relationships
History
Argynvost helped Vasili back up onto his feet and has been vital in filling in any holes in the young man's memory or just helping him make sense of the things he recalls doing as a vampire. In return, the abilities Vasili has gained as time passes are helpful in relieving the burden on Argynvost so he can rest.
Life as a Construct
Within a few days of his new life, an unforeseen consequence of using the Apparatus on an undead was revealed. As the Apparatus had deemed Strahd's vampirism as a purely evil trait, the good aligned part needed a different source of life. Unable to simply form a proper flesh and blood body, it made an incomplete imitation of one. As a construct, Vasili benefits from immunity to disease and poison and, it is assumed, a construct's inability to age or die of the natural causes that plague the truly living. Much to his frustration though, eating and drinking is something he can't manage and, unless he reminds himself occasionally, people are often disturbed when he forgets to pretend to breathe. Most striking is that he lacks a warforged's ability to be healed, magically or naturally. Much to his frustration, Vasili must mend himself or have others do so if injured and is extremely aware that a badly placed injury would doom him to slump where he fell, aware of time passing
Alignment
Neutral Good
Current Location
Species
Conditions
Year of Birth
713
4 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
The good half of Barovia's darklord
Birthplace
Yester Hill, Barovia
Spouses
Siblings
Creature
("Twin")
Children
Current Residence
Argynvostholt
Gender
male
Eyes
Dark brown
Hair
Raven black
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Tan
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
Ruled Locations
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