Zantras

Zantras, the Kingmaker, is a power who approached Sylvain twice: once in the Death House, during Sylvain's second brush with death in Barovia, and once when Sylvain died for the first time, during the Feast of St. Andral's. Though Sylvain turned Zantras down in the Death House, Zantras offered him another chance at life when he fell — not least to clear up Sylvain's unfortunate misconceptions regarding Zantras and Strahd being one and the same.

In exchange, it's true, Zantras will grow more powerful, feeding off those who Sylvain kills. But as both Zantras and Sylvain want to see Strahd thoroughly dethroned, Zantras argued that they have far more in common than Sylvain might think.

With few other options immediately before him, Sylvain accepted the deal, becoming the second of the party to make such a deal since coming to Barovia. As an immediate benefit, he experienced the same surge of power that Osrin had had only a few nights before courtesy of Sykane. What other benefits he will gain from this arrangement remain to be seen.

Sylvain fully intends to sass the hell out of this entity. Both Zantras and Sylvain picked their poison and chances are they will both deeply regret their decisions. Sylvain is ready to play games, regardless of whether he has fully processed the events leading to him making a deal in the first place. Potential nicknames going forward: ZK, ZanZan, Creepy Dream Bro, Not Strahd, Crack Master.