APPENDIX E I THE TAROKK.A DECK
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APPENDIX F: HANDOUTS
KOLYAN lNDIROVICH'S LETTER (VERSION 1)
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FROM THE TOME OF STRAHD
APPENDIX F I HANDOUTS
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JOURNAL OF RUDOLPH VAN RICHTEN
.&r H10re 1/,nn 1/,ree decades HOW, I hare unn'er/nk io inresii n& n.lUI
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fi hi o/ lrPI n.lUI /i'm.wld!Je.
apase creaiPres o/ n'nrklte io 1/,e J'P/'ffi .lt! !J
'':l:ro'' I nH1 nnH1d in soH1e circles; 'k e" n.lUI ";,,asier hunur'' I nH1 en/Id
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in oll,ers. 1J,nt I hare surrird countless supernnlPrnl nssnulis is seo,
as n H1n.rrel nHfO.lt! H1!f peers; H1!f nnH1e is S)'o&.1 .w;IJ, /ear n.lUI Jonll, .lt!
PH10.lt! H1!f /oes.
.fit lrPI, 11,i ''ri.riPous" cnffi .lt! bqnn as nn obsessire #rl io n'eslr!f n
rnH1j?ire 1/,nl H!Prnerd H1!f chi/,/, n.lUI ii has becoH1e far Hie n 'UP'ous n.lUI
Menk career. Eren as H1!f /fie ty hunii .lt! H10!1S&.rs bqnn, I fail 1/,e .Wei hi
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o/ DH1e 011 H1!f .wear!/ shou/,/ers . .Ton'n!f I nH1 n H1n11 .who has siH1pl!f Jird loo
fo.lt! IJ& n rqr+I Jich, I .Jl.lUI H1!fsef/" i�ornU !f blu.lUI io nn aisi
I sou!Jhi od ty H1ndne.s nn,/, se&H.1t!l!f, H1usi HOHJ e,,ture far n/1 e&rnil!
o/ course I shall dfe, bP-1 .whe&er I shall erer rest in H1!f !Jl'are haunts H1!f
in:le 1/,ou!Jhts, a.ltd iorH1enis Hie in H1!f dl'eaHfS.
I apeci 1/,nl 1/,ase .who IJ,JJt.k Hie n hero .will chn.lt!e 1/,eir Hfinn's .when
1/,e!f kho.w 1/,e .whole lrPI nbJPi H1!f /fie as n hunur o/ 1/,e umtnirn/.
fererl/,e/e.ss, I H!Psi rereal, here n.lUI HOW, 1/,nl I hare been 1/,e in,/¢eci
!fd cerlnin cause ty H1n11!f n'eaih n.lUI 1/,e Jass ty H1n11!f !JOOd foenn' .
.Jfl& Hie noi I ,lo not H1erel /eel SO/'t'!f far H1!fse!/ J?nier, I coH1e io
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!Jlips .wil n n'erasin .lt! realiuTion: I HOHJ see 1/,nl I nH1 1/,e o,beci ty n
k1efalYfS!nm CP/'Se .J:lre lrn!Jicnll!f, 1/,e nn-lre ty 1/,is ha- is such 1/,nl I
hare not blrne 11,e brPni ty ii; ins/end, far .worse, 1/,ase .who surrou.lUI Hie
hare fallen ric6H1 io Ji/
I hare re� 1/,e lrn!Jic sior!f ty ho.w H1!f onl!f chiln' £.rns;,s .was takeh-
4--YfS!nm a.ltd so/,/ io n rnH1j?ire. I e.rplnind ho.w llnsH!Ps .was Hinde n
Hfinion ty 1/,e ni hi sinl&r, n.lUI ho.w ii .was H1!f HfisrnUe pnri io ftee hi.Hf
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/ro.,,, 11,n1 /a& nl & point t:f" n sin& Jfhnt I hare nql� io illuHfinnu
kfare is ho.w I lrnc.ke hnSH1Pss /dn'nnppers across 1/,e Inn,/, or ho.w I
�nc&d''' llnsH!SS .whereabJPis /.roH1 l/,eH1 .
.fit /nd 1/,e --YfSinm look hasH!Ps .w;IJ, H1!f o.wn, un.wii .lt! perH1ision .
..ll hnn' bl"OU!Jhi nn e.t'UeH!el!f ill H1eH1kr ty 1/,eJ.r irik io Hie one el'eni .lt!
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PM i11.Sisle IJ,Pi I ireai l,iHf, kt I .was u1tnlde lo sm'e IJ,e �OU flf! Hfnlts
/jle .h /ear 'Y IJ,eif- rdribPlion, I bq!Jd IJ,e -YfS!Am lo In& n}o/lJ,i 'Y
flf!
H1i.11e jl' 011/� IJ,e� HJOu/n' .widl,o.ld IJ,eit- 1.enifeiflff po.wers, ty .wl,;cl, I klte.w
JtOd H!J- Io ;,,� lasi flf! asioJtisl,;,,e.,tl, iJ,q chase lo surrejdi-ous/� take ;,,�
son in e.¥chnftf1e .Jor IJ,eif- Jas:s.' £� IJ,e /i;,,e I reali:u .wl,Pi hnn' occurrd,
IJ,q .were nlrean'� nn hour !JOfte.
I.ltC bqo;ul reason, I sirnppd IJ,e w� 'Y IJ,e de-Pd �OU flf! HfP/t
. •:. lo,,,� horse PM d O!J!J e,/1� .Jollo.wd IJ,e-YfS!Am cnrm'nlt /J,!YJu!ll, IJ,e HIOOdS,
ltnie/� nl/o.wiftf1 IJ,e sun lo sei be.Jore Hfe .widoui .see flf! shell.er /!YJ;,, IJ,e
lti U cShodl� a/I.er n'nr.kJt fall, I .was besd 4 u;u/ean' IJ,Pi .would' hm-e
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slai Hfe, hnn' JtOi IJ,eir ;,,as/.r-n Jicl,-;111.erreHd nn,/ spnrd ;,,� lj/e, .Jor
re:as/1.S IJ,pf I dO JtOi co;,,pfel.el� uJulerstal#/. He so;,,eho.w n'� Hfe n.ltd
.wit his po.wefoi H1P!Jlc, look conirol ty n pnc.l ty .zo;,,be.s IJ,pf .wnlUierd
in IJ,e .Joresl. He spoke lo Hfe /J,!YJu!ll, IJ,e H10udts 'Y IJ,e n'ean' IJ,iflf! nn,/
plncen' n Hfn!Jic .wnrn' P ninsi u;u/ean' 011 H1e, d,e.,t nlti;,,n/.e IJ,e n'ean'
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-YdA1tn nn,/ bn,/e ii I.ell Hfe .where I could' _/};ul iis people. tl;yariP.ltP�
(Isa� in l,ilUlsi!J!,i/ IJ,e plnn .worke,/ I .Joun,! IJ,e chilhtlers, nn,/ ;,,�
un.we/co;,,e e.1tiourn e ihClun'd n !Jf'Hhflf! hor,le 'Y rorncious u;u/ean' IJ,pf
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could' JtOi touch Hfe, IJ,n.H.! lo IJ,e Jicl, s .wnr,/.
H'he.1t I .Joun,! IJ,e cnrm-nn, I IJ,r� lo sei IJ,e .zo;,,be.s 011 IJ,e -YfS!Am
unless iJ,q rdPr;d ,,,� n'ear bi� 1J,q rep/id IJ,pf he hnn' bee.I sold' lo
IJ,e rn;,,pe, Pn/YJJt .Mels. &;,,d/,iflf! ilt.S,le H1e S1tnppd I re/ease IJ,e
.zo;,,bes, nn,/ IJ,e e.1tlire tribe .was enl. afire.
), !,el IJ,e slor� has JtOi au/e,/. .1?9'°re she nid, IJ,e Jea,ler curse, Hfe,
.sa�ilt!J ''Lire �ou n/.wn�s n"10flf! ;,,oltSlrs, nn,/ � erer�o.11e �ou Jore nie
beJte IJ,eit- c/n.ws/ ,; be.It .1t0.w, so Hfn}o/ �ears /nl.r, I can hear her
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.word's .w;IJ, pm+/ c/n� _/I short /i;,,e Jal.er, I .Joun,!,,,� n'ear NasH!s
;,,n,le into n rn;,,pe. He bq d Hfe lo au/ his curse, .which I ,tip' .wit n
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l,enr� heart. 1J,e n'nr.kJt hnn' lorn l,i;,, /!YJ;,, ,,,� /ol'i flf! nrHIS .Jorerer, nn,/ I
/()(}/isl,/� belierd IJ,pf IJ,e curse hnn' e.¥ncle, iis n'eadl� to/I. I .wepl until nit
iJ-tSnl.e n'esire .Jor l'eH!Je-PltCe /Jlld IJ,e �;,,Jess rjll in ;,,� heart.
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APPENDIX F I HANDOUTS
KOLYAN lNDIROVICH'S LETTER (VERSION 2)
JOURNAL OF ARGYNVOST
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