As the sun sets on Barovia, a trail of devastation runs all the way from the Tser Pool to Vallaki:
- A giant ant, almost completely dissolved by acid
- Ogres, burnt by fire and magic, and cut open by what seems to the uninitiated like a very short and very wide blade
- Scorched puddles in the canyon, barely recognizable as the last remains of a set of oozes
- An entire pack of large wolves and worgs alike bathed in acid
- A stray band of gremishkas, some devoured by wolves, others slain by steel-tipped crossbow bolts and the same blade that slew the ogres
- And finally, the wolves that devoured the gremishkas: worgs sliced open by the same blade, and large wolves shot with more steel-tipped bolts, seemingly taking dozens of shots to realize they were under attack
Who did this, or why, remains a mystery. But anything that stood in their way was mercilessly destroyed, with no apparent effort at avoidance.