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During the events of [[I6: Ravenloft]], '''Donavich''' the [[priest]] for the [[Village of Barovia]]. His prayers kept the [[Church of Barovia Village]] [[holy]].<ref name=i6 p9</ref> [[I6: Ravenloft]] p. 9</ref> {{Spec|As he lived such a long time ago, Donavich can be presumed to be [[deceased]] in the modern [[Ravenloft]] [[timeline]].
During the events of [[I6: Ravenloft]], '''Donavich''' the [[priest]] for the [[Village of Barovia]]. His prayers kept the [[Church of the Village of Barovia]] [[holy]].<ref name="i6 p9"> [[I6: Ravenloft]] p. 9</ref> {{Spec|As he lived such a long time ago, Donavich can be presumed to be [[deceased]] in the modern [[Ravenloft]] [[timeline]].}}


==Stats==
==Stats==
male human [[cleric]] 2, [[Lawful Good]]<ref name=i6 p9</ref> [[I6: Ravenloft]] p. 9</ref>
male human [[cleric]] 2, [[Lawful Good]]<ref name="i6 p9"> [[I6: Ravenloft]] p. 9</ref>
 
==In [[Expedition to Castle Ravenloft]]==
No one bearing the exact name of Donavich appears in this I6 Reboot. However, a rather corrupt priest with the quite similar name [[Danovich]] shows up as a secondary antagonist. Danovich is a formerly [[good]] and pure fighter of evil that was [[corrupted]] by using [[Liber Blaspheme's Fragment (Necromancer's Fragment)|fragment of the Liber Blaspheme]] to reanimate his dead son [[Doru (Expedition to Castle Ravenloft)|Doru]]<ref>[[Expedition to Castle Ravenloft]] p. 27-28</ref>
 
==In [[Curse of Strahd]]==
In the [[5th Edition]] remake and reinterpretation of the class Ravenloft module, Donavich has been driven to the brink of [[madness]] by the [[murder]] and [[reanimation]] of his son [[Doru (Curse of Strahd)|Doru]] as a [[vampire spawn]]. Strahd sent Doru back to [[the Village of Barovia]] to taunt and gaslight Donavich in an effort to crumple the priest's sanity and put an end to his church. In [[5th Edition]], Donavich is represented by the [[Acolyte NPC Archetype]] with a [[Lawful Good]] [[Alignment]].<ref>[[Curse of Strahd]] p. 46-47</ref>
 
Donavich is a [[potential Enemy of Strahd]] as revealed by [[Madame Eva]]'s reading of the [[Fortunes of Ravenloft]]. If this is the case, Donavich will not help the player characters until vampire spawn Doru has been destroyed and [[buried]].<ref>CoS p. 15</ref>
 
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[[category:Priest (2E Class Group)]]
==In [[Expedition to Castle Ravenloft]]==
In this version of the Ravenloft adventure, Donavich no longer remains good but has instead been [[corrupted]] by a fragment of the [[Liber Blaspheme]]. After fighting [[evil]] for many years, the now [[fallen priest]] was driven over the edge when his son [[Doru]] was slain by [[bandit]]s. In an attempt to turn to revive him, Donavich turned to using the Liber Blaspheme fragment, but this only made Doru rise again as a [[blaspheme]] filled with a foul necromantic disease.  This infection starting the [[zombie]] outbreak in [[the Village of Barovia]].<ref>[[Expedition to Castle Ravenloft]] p.27-28</ref> In [[Expedition to Castle Ravenloft]], Donavich is a [[cleric]] of 5th level, [[Lawful Evil]] in alignment, and [[CR 5]].<ref>[[Expedition to Castle Ravenloft]] p.41</ref>
[[category:Fallen Priest]]
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[[category:Lawful Evil]]
[[category:CR 5]]
 


==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==
==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

Latest revision as of 14:17, 30 December 2025

During the events of I6: Ravenloft, Donavich the priest for the Village of Barovia. His prayers kept the Church of the Village of Barovia holy.[1] As he lived such a long time ago, Donavich can be presumed to be deceased in the modern Ravenloft timeline.

Stats

male human cleric 2, Lawful Good[1]

In Expedition to Castle Ravenloft

No one bearing the exact name of Donavich appears in this I6 Reboot. However, a rather corrupt priest with the quite similar name Danovich shows up as a secondary antagonist. Danovich is a formerly good and pure fighter of evil that was corrupted by using fragment of the Liber Blaspheme to reanimate his dead son Doru[2]

In Curse of Strahd

In the 5th Edition remake and reinterpretation of the class Ravenloft module, Donavich has been driven to the brink of madness by the murder and reanimation of his son Doru as a vampire spawn. Strahd sent Doru back to the Village of Barovia to taunt and gaslight Donavich in an effort to crumple the priest's sanity and put an end to his church. In 5th Edition, Donavich is represented by the Acolyte NPC Archetype with a Lawful Good Alignment.[3]

Donavich is a potential Enemy of Strahd as revealed by Madame Eva's reading of the Fortunes of Ravenloft. If this is the case, Donavich will not help the player characters until vampire spawn Doru has been destroyed and buried.[4]

References

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

House of Strahd
Ravenloft I6

House of Strahd - p22
Ravenloft I6 - pp

House of Strahd - pp21-22
Ravenloft I6 - pp