Oath of Vengeance

''The undead inhabitants of this crumbling manor are ancient enemies of Strahd. You've come here to return the skull of their former leader - a Silver Dragon named Argynvost.'' {{Quest | name            = Oath of Vengeance | adpack          = Mists of Ravenloft | level           = 11 | epic            = 31 | duration        = Long | raid            = false | solo only       = false | solo            = 2,910 | normal          = 5,100 | hard            = 5,350 | elite           = 5,600 | ecasual         = 16,843 | enormal         = 28,785 | ehard           = 29,497 | eelite          = 30,209 | bestower        = Zigmund Kovalev | npc             = Zigmund Kovalev | loc             = Argynvostholt | zone            = The Land of Barovia | patron          = Keepers of the Feather | favor           = 6 | free            = no  | extreme          = false | mappic          = Map Oath of Vengeance.png | maplegend       = yes | mappic note     = Traps not on map (locations are random)

| loadingpic      = Quest Oath of Vengeance.jpg | overview        = Zigmund Kovalev, one of the Keepers of the Feather, wants your help returning a Silver Dragon skull to Vladimir Horngaard inside Argynvostholt. There's just one catch: Vladimir and his followers are all Revenants.

| objective_1     = Speak with Vladimir Horngaard | objective_2     = Open the gate to the upper floor (3 levers) | objective_3     = Open Argynvost's mausoleum | objective_4     = Find a way to light the beacon | optional_1      = Read all the documents | opt_percent_1   = 12 | optional_2      = Defeat Rubyeye | opt_percent_2   = 20 | optional_3      = Find the Tarnished Key | opt_percent_3   = 2 | optional_4      = Use the Tarnished Key to open the locked door | opt_percent_4   = 3

| expect          = | traps           =
 * Randomly located traps (always two pairs of Pressure Plates)

| misc            =
 * Avoid the beacon ray once it is lit - it will cause bodily damage or even kill the character.

Walkthrough
| insidious       = | devious         = | discreet        = | aggression      = 94 | onslaught       = 122 | conquest        = | tamper          = 2 | neutralization  = 3 | ingenious       = 4 | observance      = 1 | perception      = | mischief        = 16 | vandal          = 21 | ransack         = 26
 * Use the 3 levers marked on the map to open the barricade to the stairs to the 2nd floor. Splitting up will make this go much faster as they are far apart. Two of them are in the Mausoleum beneath the stairs, the other is on the ground floor. (Red: Up the middle entry stairs, all the way north, one room west. Yellow: Down the left entry stairs, head northeast. Blue: Down the right entry stairs, go east via south, in the large cathedral room due east, the switch is upstairs.)
 * Talk to Vladimir on the 2nd floor, no matter what you say he will attack you. He will drop a key once killed. You do not need to do anything else on the second floor.
 * Head to the Mausoleum and place the skull there.
 * After placing the skull, arrange the mirrors to hit the relay, then use the stairs nearby to go up and access the beacon area.
 * Kill the boss and solve the tile puzzle while avoiding the trapped tiles to activate the beacon.

| collectable     = 4 | npcreward       = | unique          = yes | external        = }}
 * chest           = 4
 * 1 locked near Southern relay crystal behind secret door
 * 1 in locked room (Use Tarnished Key)
 * 1 for defeating Rubyeyes
 * 1 (final) upstairs in Puzzle Tile room
 * Randomly located from Bookshelf, Scroll Rack, Rubble, Cabinet