Days later, in Curse Of Strahd, Kolyan's son hired an adventuring party called The Pack to have his body placed in the Church of Barovia's graveyard. He was properly buried by Father Stefan Donavich, and his service was seemingly attended by Strahd from a distance.
The Burgomaster of the Village of Barovia, Kolyan was the biological father of Ismark Kolyanovich and adoptive father of Ireena Kolyana. After his wife passed in childbirth bearing Ismark, he found Ireena running through the Svalich Woods as a youngster; despite her red hair being considered a symbol of ill luck in the town, he took her in and raised her as his own. Under his watch, the village was able to form a small militia after a disastrous attempt to attack Castle Ravenloft, but this only drew further ire from Strahd von Zarovich.
Kind-hearted and soft for a burgomaster, Kolyan was a popular figure amongst the villagers, but when his daughter was twice-bitten by the Vampire lord, he began to grow crazy defending his mansion from Strahd's nightly raids. He sent Dalvan Olensky to place a letter warning adventurers to stay away from Barovia, and not long after, died of a heart attack.