Once a convent and hospital, now a madhouse overrun with wickedness. After Saint Markovia and her followers failed to overthrow [[Strahd Von Zarovich]], the[ Abbey of Staint Markovi](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/cos/the-village-of-krezk)a became a fortress closed off from the rest of the world. Strahd ruthlessly preyed on the fears of the clerics and nuns holed up inside, but ultimately it was their isolation and greed that doomed them. The clergy began fighting over food and wine. By the time their supplies ran out, they had either been killed by each other’s hands or driven hopelessly insane by Strahd’s acts of terror against them. For years afterward, the villagers of [[Krezk]] avoided the place, fearing that the abbey was cursed, haunted, or both. Then, over a century ago, a pilgrim from a distant land came to Krezk and insisted that he be allowed to reopen the abbey. The nameless man was strikingly handsome and extremely persuasive, and the villagers couldn’t help but do as he commanded. Eternally young, he presides over the abbey to this day, and locals refer to him simply as the [[Abbot]]. Many villagers suspect that the Abbot is Strahd in disguise, for they’ve heard stories about Strahd appearing in other guises. The truth, however, is even more disturbing. #Location/Organization/CoS/Canon