Amber Temple

The Amber Temple is a temple in the south of Barovia high atop Mount Ghakis and reachable through the Tsolenka Pass. It is the temple referred to in Madam Eva's fortune telling.

It is said to contain a tool even Strahd fears. Based on Strahd's journal, we presume this to be Sergei's lost sword.

Kasimir also believes it to be a place of great power, and believes he can find the means to bring his sister back there. He has offered to accompany us on our journey when we elect to go. According to him, the pass is guarded by a monster powered by one of the magical stones stolen from the Wizard of Wines winery.

According to separate accounts by Van Richten and Madam Eva, the Amber Temple is also home to a lich who, in his mortal days, was an ally of Strahd and assisted him in the initial conquest of the valley. The mage acquired the knowledge of lichdom in the Amber Temple and is a prisoner there after a falling out with Strahd. Van Richten has encountered this lich once before, and mentioned that he seemed far more confused than hostile. Madam Eva describes the Amber Temple as a place of evil knowledge.