Sildir
Character Description
Older half-elf paladin. Ornate customized chain mail; longer hair; fights with a rapier. Carries the Raven's Feather relic. Left arm amputated below the elbow after Irredel's werewolf bite on the 9th of Neyavr full moon—Dr. Rudolph van Richten performed the surgery; Ember offered to build a prosthetic. Also wields Ezmerelda d'Avenir's loaned silver shortsword at times.
Party Relations
In the party: Founder of the pre-Barovia group—freed Ember, Mercurio, and Saturno; hired Irredel to audit his wealth.
| Ally | Dynamic |
|---|---|
| Irredel | Employee and foil—often overrules or silences him (Strahd road); he carried her home from the windmill; lost his arm stopping her full-moon turn |
| Mercurio | Ongoing tension over Eliza's execution; still relies on his heals and revives in fights |
| Sylalys | Long hayloft feud (accidental stab); shared oaths at Durst Manor partly cooled it |
| Ember | Traded her the cloak of protection; she offers to build his prosthetic arm |
| Saturno | Hauls her on the sled when tranced; kneeled with her to swear against the Durst evil |
Party role: Tank, face, and default leader—coups, hunts, Strahd boons, and the heaviest negotiation calls.
Personality
Law-and-vengeance driven; swore Oath of Vengeance to Torm and rejected a second divine voice offering a darker champion path. Insults tyrants to their faces (Strahd's two "points"); executes spies when gods urge him. Honorable in small ways—offered to pay for trespass damage, traded cloak of protection to Ember, objected to refugee tolls. Carries guilt about the boat years; channels it into protecting the party and Barovians who cannot protect themselves.
Character arc
From trafficking-enabler captain to penitent paladin: Durst Manor beast, Torm's oath, and village siege defined his early Barovia. Marked by Strahd, he escalated into gallows execution of Eliza and a rift with Mercurio that still echoes. Became the face of the Fiona coup—Izek kill proof, Wachterhaus negotiation, and the Session 20 boon securing peace for Barovia Village. Dreams on the 9th replayed helplessness and tempted him with the rejected god's voice again. The full moon cost him his arm to save Irredel from fully turning—physical price of his role as the party's shield. Now adapting to fight one-handed with the winery march ahead.
How we met
Center of pre-campaign group with Ember, Mercurio, Saturno, and Irredel; led into Daggerford together (Session 1 @ 00:04:28).
Notable interactions
- Verbal feud with Sylalys over heritage and bootstraps in hayloft (Session 1 @ 00:19:39)
- Urged fleeing Durst Manor; relented and agreed to hunt the beast (Session 1 @ 00:58:28)
- Offered to compensate any property damage from trespassing (Session 1 @ 00:46:24)
- Lay on Hands on wounded Ismark Kolyanovich at town square (Session 4 @ 00:27:07)
- First direct meeting with Strahd von Zarovich at crossroads—insulted him; two "points" marked; declined duel (Session 5 @ 01:37:04)
- Executed spy Eliza at gallows after Torm and second divine voice urged vengeance; Madame Eva approved (Session 6 @ 02:42:23)
- Continued feud with Mercurio over Eliza execution on road to Vallaki (Session 7 @ 00:39:22)
- Commanded Ireena Kolyana to Stop when she rushed toward Lake Zarovich (Session 8 @ 01:47:41)
- Flattered Baron Vargas Vallakovich into releasing Wilhelmina Rikalova to party custody (Session 10 @ 00:55:44)
- Urwin Martikov formalized party as friends of the feather (Session 13 @ 00:19:34)
- De-escalated Ezmerelda d'Avenir's flintlock at Khazan's Wizard Tower; received silver shortsword loan (Session 14 @ 00:16:53)
- Negotiated coup terms with Lady Fiona Wachter at Wachterhaus dinner (Session 14 @ 02:19:34)
- Severed Izek's oversized arm as proof for Fiona after Saturno's kill (Session 15 @ 04:34:38)
- Divine Sense during Vasili von Holz visit—six undead outside Wachterhaus (Session 16 @ 00:35:12)
- Party huddle secured Strahd peace boon for Barovia Village at noon coup (Session 20 @ 00:36:16)
- Reclaimed Mordenkainen tome from Victor Vallakovich after manor infiltration (Session 19 @ 01:21:49)
- Left arm amputated by Dr. Rudolph van Richten after Irredel's midnight werewolf bite (Session 22 @ 00:58:00)