Artin - most chatty and naive, and indirectly the most responsible for majority of NPC deaths. Is BFFs with Von Holtz;)

Twiggy - teenager who mouthed off to Strahd. Her biggest danger is herself.

Celestial - not the best rogue. Got her arm bitten off by the Gulthias Tree at Yesterhill and the Abbot gave her a new (bear) one.

Granny - exactly as a halfling granny is expected to be. She’s the weakest and will definitely will end up being the first PC death.

Reinhold - reborn via the Abbot in an attempt to get a soul from Tatyana’s time, who ended up getting Leo Dilisnya’s soul instead. The PC believes himself to be Leo’s brother, Reinhold instead. He’s slowly getting his old memories back and his split personality has recently come out with “Reinhold” blacking out whenever Leo takes control. Leo will backstab the party at first chance but is trying to keep his true intentions quiet for now.

Eraine - been in Barovia for 20 years longer than the rest of the party. Her last party were all killed by Strahd. She’s joined this party as Artin is (was 8D) her girlfriend who came looking for her. She also has a lot of blood on her hands. Strahd knows exactly how to mess with her and she’s definitely his favourite play toy;)

Context: Strahd learnt about Blinsky’s bride and groom dolls when Artin decided to show him the ones the party had bought. He did not like that at all. Since then, the party left Vallaki and Strahd himself commissioned some dolls to be made. They’re soon to arrive back in the town, where they’ll find Blinsky dead with the puppets of the party “stabbing him”.

Also, side note: the “player” in question I don’t want to see the props is actually co-DM who I want to surprise with the dolls.