The place is so big that the party can probably see the event from afar. Many things can happen here, depending on how your party reacts with situations like this.
The druids are waiting for Strahd when the party arrives, they can do the ritual anytime but would rather have Strahd’s blessing. The main event in Yester Hill is the creation of the Blight Tree which is the ultimate weapon the druids have devised to utterly destroy the winery. That’s a 50 squares circle, it probably doesn’t fit in your dinner table so you will have to either change the size, or just use the very parts you’ll need. Only the top of the hill where the statue is, is 250 ft. It is difficult to visualize such a big area, Yester Hill truly is a very big place. The map for this area has a scale of 50 ft. And the only reason to go, unless there is a magical relic hidden in the area. That is the only adventure hook that leads there. Remember that this chapter has one purpose only, help the Martikov family after saving the winery. Strahd can communicate in his animal forms or with the use of magic. I would go so far as to suggest they do not even speak the common tongue, or maybe just a few of them do. The druids in Barovia are devoted to Strahd, they are not civil folks and are as savage as animals. The obvious result is that Strahd became a figure of respect, then of worship.
A term probably coined by the druids themselves as they saw, time and again how there was never a chance they could control the weather and land like the count did. Their druidic teachings showed them how to manipulate nature and weather but none inside the Valley of Barovia surpassed the power Strahd had over the land. The difference was Count Strahd Von Zarovich. After some two or three generations, their values and ideals shifted, these druids were now part of a closed system were there was a big difference regarding their original ideologies. Overtime the original druids died off and were replaced by the younger generations. Since they are druids and their duty and labor is with the land itself they probably were not so preoccupied with being permanently inside. Centuries ago they became trapped in Barovia like everyone else. It’s never stated in the book specifically, but rather implied, that all these druids are part of the same druidic circle. These folks wear ragged clothes and their demeanor and appearance is savage. You will have noticed there are some encounters with druids in the random encounter tables. The GUIDE index for Curse of Strahd and other related articles can be found here !
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