Mordenkainen

Mordenkainen is a powerful wizard who rallied the population of Barovia to his side and led an attack against Castle Ravenloft approximately one year ago. He was defeated and thrown from the walls of Castle Ravenloft by a mighty blast of lighting and his body was carried away by the River Ivilis.

The prophecy of Madam Eva referenced a wizard at the base of Mount Baratok. Coupled with the accounts of Bluto, the town drunk of Vallaki, it seemed as though Mordenkainen survived his encounter with Strahd and became the Mad Mage of Mount Baratok. The party was able to rescue him and restore his sanity.

He now resides in his pocket dimension, which can be accessed via a door next to Van Richten's tower.

History
Being such a powerful wizard, Mordenkainen is essentially a multi-dimensional being. He is a proponent of balance and neutrality and, when he sensed the great evil emanating from the domain of Barovia, he intervened in an attempt to restore the balance. He was overconfident in his abilities, however, and he vastly underestimated Strahd's power. Mordenkainen's army was cut off, surrounded, and destroyed on the bridge to Castle Ravenloft and he, himself, was goaded into expending his magical energies in the battle. After he had up all but his most rudimentary spells, Strahd attacked the wizard and was able to defeat him, throwing him from the walls of the castle. Mordenkainen lost his staff, his ring, and his mind in the battle and wandered the foot of mount Baratok until his rescue by the party.

Current Events
The party found Mordenkainen at Lake Zarovich and, after a great struggle, were able to subdue and restrain him. Following a long series of wild goose chases, the party brought him into the care of Van Richten who was able to cure his madness.

After his return to sanity, Mordenkainen established a gateway to his legendary pocket dimension and has offered to help the party in their battle against Strahd, though he refuses to confront him directly.

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