The tomb itself isn't difficult (there aren't other enemies or traps that will also kill the players - like Strahd's tomb, which is the worst place to fight him), but most importantly it's just a hop, skip, and a jump away from where the players MUST go in order to kill Strahd completely: his tomb. And it cuts down on the total number of NPCs following you, which can get to be a LOT.įinal fight: Sergei's tomb is a naked attempt to make the characters have an easier time defeating Strahd at the end of the game. She also positively boosts the characters' potential interactions with other Vistani. Still though, her advantages outweigh her negatives and she's such an interesting character it's worth intentionally highlighting her, and given her alignment she's going to both fit in better with most parties and be an easy 'DM needs to suggest this course of action' mouthpiece.
(This works better with the re-write of the deva's motivations in another thread.) Ezmerelda is both the best companion and the worst: she's indisputably one of the two strongest and one of the easiest to acquire since you almost can't avoid her, BUT she's also sort of the worst companion because she'd likely join the party anyway! So it's sort of a double-edge: you get one of the best choices for sure, but you also don't get her AND another character. Finally, it ties in a bit better to the deva storyline in my opinion: maybe the deva or some helpful adventurers with him had already used the Sunsword once against Strahd and lost, and so it's still nearby, but hidden for another group to find - like the deva cast it aside in the garden when he realized the futility of his fight against Strahd and went deeper into madness.
Also, this spot unleashes a pack of wraiths when you find the item there - and they are weakened substantially by sunlight, thus making this item immediately useful in a practical way to show its importance.
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