Sildir
Character Description
Older half-elf Oath of Vengeance 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.
Character stats
Player-provided sheet · level 5 as of Session 22 - Summary.
Max HP 39 · AC 18
Str 18 · Dex 11 · Con 12 · Int 11 · Wis 11 · Cha 16
Proficient skills: Athletics, Deception, Intimidation, Perception, Persuasion
Prior to level 4 (level 3)
Party reached level 4 at Session 09 - Summary (Neyavr 4) with +2 Str ASI. Ability scores before that increase:
Str 16 · Dex 11 · Con 12 · Int 11 · Wis 11 · Cha 16
Max HP and AC at level 3 are not recorded in the player sheet; only ability scores are extrapolated from the level-4 increase.
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. After the winery assault, a Tome vision left him with Godfrey's sword and renewed questions about divine allegiance, even as the party marched toward Yester Hill.
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)
- Ember jerry-rigged a shield prosthetic for his missing arm after Irredel's Smith's Tools check of 9 failed (Session 23 @ 00:35:50; Session 23 @ 00:37:36)
- Received loaned Lugdana History Manuscript from Dr. Rudolph van Richten (Session 23 @ 00:40:16)
- Misty Step staff seizure on Lorgoth during winery assault (Session 24 @ 01:44:02)
- Engulfed by vine horror for 29 damage before Ember's kill shot (Session 24 @ 02:26:23)
- Executed captured druid after a dark voice urged "Take your vengeance" — DM confirmed the voice was not Torm's (Session 24 @ 02:58:01; Session 24 @ 02:58:25)
- Took Amber Ring from executed druid; only he perceived pulsing red energy beneath its glyph (Session 24 @ 02:59:55; Session 24 @ 03:01:10)
- Fought Sir Godfrey Gwilym in the Tome of Strahd vision and woke with his silvered longsword (Session 25 @ 01:44:40; Session 25 @ 01:47:01)
- Disclosed that Hoar has been taking an interest in him while he remains committed to his Torm-sworn oaths (Session 25 @ 01:59:48)
Open questions
- Unconfirmed: whether paladin oaths constrain how he handles Sylalys after the accidental stab (Session 1 @ 00:23:06)
- Chose Torm over second divine voice offering vengeance champion path (Session 2 @ 02:33:09)
- Unconfirmed: whether Godfrey's sword came from Hoar, Godfrey, or the Tome vision (Session 25 @ 02:05:18)