The first law of Barovia broken, spat upon! Day breaks, and Count Strahd's own taxes have been stolen, pillaged from the village of Barovia by perfidious hands! The village guard mill in force, searching, and dark visitors come to ask questions; tall, with cruelty in their tone and bearing.
A carriage rolls into the village the next day, and the Burgomeister herself rises to meet the visiting Count Strahd von Zarovich, welcoming him into her estate - a very grim-looking Count.