Urwin Martikov

#npc

What we know

Proprietor of Blue Water Inn in Vallaki (Session 9 @ 02:37:31)
Jovial heavy-set man with bushy beard; serves Purple Grape Mash No. 3 and Red Dragon Crush (Session 9 @ 02:40:29)
Knows Luvash through occasional Vistani wine shipments (Session 9 @ 02:43:46)
Confirmed missing Henrik, Father Lucian Petrovich, and Arabelle (Session 9 @ 02:42:46)
Baron Vargas Vallakovich "reforms" dissenters at Vallakovich manor—victims return as shells (Session 9 @ 02:45:07)
Lady Fiona Wachter openly criticizes the baron; has influence to do so safely (Session 9 @ 02:45:47)
Pointed Mercurio toward bard Rictavio (Session 9 @ 02:49:23)
Rented party rooms for the night (Session 9 @ 02:49:59)
Served hearty breakfast with Danika Dorakova; tipped party to commotion at Henrik's shop (Session 10 @ 00:40:44)
Legends: mists occasionally spit out adventurers trapped in Barovia for life (Session 10 @ 00:38:58)
Disappearances target those voicing displeasure with Baron (Session 12 @ 00:50:59)
Father Lucian Petrovich preached hope; did not openly criticize Baron (Session 12 @ 00:51:44)
Baron sees all Vistani as bad luck due to Strahd ties (Session 12 @ 00:53:05)
Vallaki worsened few months ago when Strahd awoke (Session 12 @ 00:57:19)
Mercurio confided rehabilitation front and Fiona spy mission in kitchen (Session 12 @ 03:22:20)
Lady Fiona Wachter ambitious but earnest for Vallaki people; methods unknown (Session 12 @ 03:25:55)
Wachter family long in good graces with Zarovich line (Session 12 @ 03:26:32)
Operates Keepers of the Feather raven spy network; blue-feather raven traveled with party to Vallaki (Session 12 @ 03:27:12)
Formalized party as friends of the feather; gifted Red Dragon Crush wine free (Session 13 @ 00:22:16)
Ravens scattered across Barovia report intelligence; small contingent in Vallaki (Session 13 @ 00:23:04)
Disappearances tied to hooded cloaked assassins; Court of Wolves legend may lack key elements (Session 13 @ 00:23:52)
Two other investigators: gruff lone operative (hard to track; works alone) and friendlier street acrobat with blue-bird logo on chest (Session 13 @ 00:25:28)
Gruff investigator later confirmed as Dr. Rudolph van Richten (V); acrobat confirmed as Nightingale (Session 12 @ 02:59:10; Session 16 @ 01:49:14)
Promised morning helpers for Party Hideout setup (Session 13 @ 00:21:05)
Helpers had not arrived by ~1 p.m. Session 14 when tower party returned (Session 14 @ 00:48:31)
Building supplies delivered to Party Hideout overnight—straw bedding and furnishings (Session 15 @ 00:40:29)
Comped breakfast at Blue Water Inn for friends of the feather (Session 15 @ 01:14:20)
Father Davian Martikov runs Wizard of the Wines west of town; first shipment each season to inn (Session 18 @ 03:07:35)
Davian shipment four days overdue; no correspondence over a week—unusual (Session 18 @ 03:09:08)
Davian heads Keeper spy-network branch; shares intel with Urwin weekly (Session 18 @ 03:10:12)
Route to winery: Old Svalich Road west, left at fork (Session 18 @ 03:12:12)
Party to investigate after festival; return for Keeper escort before departure (Session 18 @ 03:15:00)
Rare champagne for Mercurio; megalith/raven-star monuments lore—names lost (Session 21 @ 01:43:28)
Mercurio disclosed Fiona Ezra warlock pact and Victor Stella ritual—asked Keepers to watch Fiona (Session 21 @ 01:49:56)
Reminded party Wizard of the Wines errand—depart tomorrow morning (Session 21 @ 02:00:24)

How we met

Blue Water Inn during Session 9 (Session 9 @ 02:37:31).

Notable interactions

Ravens—including Mercurio's—perched on inn roof as party entered (Session 9 @ 02:47:15)

Open questions

Unconfirmed: whether Urwin Martikov knows more about disappearances than he shared (Session 9 @ 02:42:11)
Unconfirmed: full scope of raven spy network (Session 12 @ 03:27:12)
Unconfirmed: whether Rictavio is connected to Nightingale (Session 13 @ 00:25:59; Session 16 @ 01:49:14)