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Wedding Massacre at Castle Ravenloft
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The disastrous wedding day of Sergei von Zarovich and Tatyana Federovna that ended with the almost the entire wedding party dead and the creation of the Demiplane of Dread.
The massacre is often attributed as a result of the combined actions of Leo Dilisnya and Strahd von Zarovich. Dilisnya, getting revenge for the way the War of Silver Knives ended, had planted assassins among the Dilisnyas attending. Meanwhile, Strahd completed his side of a bargain made with "death" and killed his brother. After Tatyana throws herself off the walls of the castle, Strahd goes on his rampage through the castle, turning into a vampire. Some say that another faction was active on that fateful day, but at this point it's largely academic. People known to have been present (cause apparently no one else has done this yet?):
| Name | Role | Post-Wedding Status |
|---|---|---|
| Strahd von Zarovich | Murderer | Vampire/Darklord |
| Sergei von Zarovich | Groom | Dead |
| Tatyana Federovna | Bride | Dead |
| Victor Wachter | Guest | Alive and chasing Leo. |
| Ilona Darovnya | Guest | Alive, protecting Lovina. |
| Reinhold Dilisnya | Guest | Dead, but his family didn't go |
| Ivan and Gertrude Buchvold | Guests | Dead |
| Leo Dilisnya | Murderer | Alive and on the run. |
| Lovina Wachter | Guest | Alive |
| Oleka Dilisnya (and 3 of 4 kids) | Guests | Dead |
| Lord Markous | Guest | Dead |
| Gunther Cosco | Guest | Dead; killed by Leo directly |
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