![[DavianMartikovPathfinder-v2.webp]] # Davian Martikov _Human Vintner | [[Keepers of the Feather]] | [[Wizard of Wines]]_ ## Summary Runs the [[Wizard of Wines]], the last winery in Barovia, and heads the Martikov family. The Martikovs are wereravens and members of the [[Keepers of the Feather]], the order opposed to [[Strahd von Zarovich]]. After the party cleared the [[Forest Folk]] from his winery and recovered its stolen gem, Davian pledged the Keepers' aid against Strahd. %% ## Now Back at the [[Wizard of Wines]], rebuilding the vineyard. Believes his family's stolen gems were recovered — unaware [[Vlad the Inhaler|Vlad]] pocketed them. ## Appearance An old man, stooped and grey, with a sharp stare and hands stained from decades of winemaking. ## Personality Blunt, suspicious, and slow to trust outsiders — he guards his family's secrets and reveals only what he must. Fiercely protective of his kin and the winery. Once won over, he keeps his word. ## Connections **[[Dag Tomescu]]** — kin; the wounded Martikov who brought the party to the family. **[[Viggo Martikov]]** — youngest of the family. ## Background **The winery:** The [[Wizard of Wines]] was founded by a mage whose name is lost, who fashioned three pinecone-sized gems and planted them in the valley. The "seeds" grow grapevines that survive Strahd's curse. One gem was stolen ten years ago and never recovered; a second was taken three weeks before the party arrived, likely to [[Berez]]; the third the [[Forest Folk]] drove the family out to seize. **The order:** Davian leads the [[Keepers of the Feather]], wereravens loyal to the [[Lathander|Morning Lord]] and set against Strahd. The Martikovs hid their nature until the party earned their trust. ## Key Info - Names the red-painted [[Forest Folk]] druid's [[Gulthias Staff]] as the source of the blight threat. - Points the party toward [[Berez]] for the second stolen gem. - Pledges the [[Keepers of the Feather]]'s aid against Strahd once the winery is saved. %%