Elisa

She told the following story as part of what seemed to have been a play in the

The wizard Morden Caden made his way into [{Barovia}] and set out to “balance the scales”. He thought that in his might, he and a small group of soldiers could take out Strahd.

When the drawbridge opened, the warriors were afraid to go forward, so Morden Caden engaged in a magical battle more potent that had been seen in some time. Afterward, the “mob” was routed and killed to teach a lesson to those around.

They say he wanters the forest trying to piece together the shatters of his broken mind. They say he’s far to the north of the forest under the Baratock Mountains.