In Curse Of Strahd, the vampire lord invited Volenta to dine with Heralds of Dawn alongside his other current spouses, Escher Chernykh, Anastrasya Karelova, and Ludmilla Villisevic. The spouses were all offended to various degrees when their husband casually extended a proposal to Ajuni Elajoral, seething at her from across the table, but continued without incident after the Sorceress politely declined. After the conclusion, Volenta returned to her quarters in the catacombs, resting in the loose soil that guarded the von Zarovich family tombs.
Volenta was born in the depths of the western Svalich Woods, raised among the wild and ruthless forest-folk at the foot of Mount Baratok. Her tribe was once devoted to worshipping the Ladies Three, but now fully idolized the one who had taken their power, Strahd von Zarovich. She was faster and more fearless than her kin, a creature of instinct and violence who laughed as she fought. However, one night as she stalked prey near the edge of Yester Hill, she found herself being hunted instead.
The Count Strahd stepped from the mist, anticipating Volenta to behave like pray. However, the warrior woman did not beg or run, as most did in front of the Vampire, but bared her teeth in a grin and offered herself as a sacrifice. Seeing something rare in her, Strahd took her, and he made her his bride. The new Countess of Barovia was gifted power beyond his usual a Vampire Spawn, and her body became something beyond mortal limits. She could run faster than a Wolf, strike as hard as any warrior, and leap from Castle Ravenloft's highest towers without fear.
Even with Volenta's new status, she never took to the ways of civilization, and even Common speech was a foreign thing she never truly mastered. She spoke in growls and sharp, broken words, and mostly contained herself in the court, wearing a steel mask to cover her expressions to avoid offending other. The few who knew her over the centuries, however, thought of her as little more than a Beast in a lady's gown.