Vidic

At a glance

Vidic is a wereraven occult hunter and member of the Keepers of the Feather, capable of assuming raven, winged hybrid, and fully human forms. He claims to have watched the party since their battle in the Crystal Gardens.

Portrait

• Primary reference: Vidic Portrait
• Canonical status: Visual baseline for Vidic’s humanoid form. His ordinary crow form remains that of an unremarkable black crow unless later details establish otherwise.
• Alternate-form reference: Vidic — Human Form Portrait

Known facts

• Radiates transmutation magic while in crow form.
• Can transform into a humanoid crow-like figure and back again.
• Asked each party member what they thought of the occult.
• Overwhelmed Rage’s senses with a vision of crows and ravens, provoking supernatural terror.
• Hunts or investigates occult evil across Ravenloft.
• Knows of a hidden house near Rivalis associated with occult evil.
• Is investigating a whistling fiend.
• Said the red boils on the creamery’s cattle caused a plague one hundred years ago.
• Previously described his organization only as an unnamed order that does not tolerate occult atrocities; he later identified it as the Keepers of the Feather.
• Gave Ignatius a silver Mist talisman leading to the hidden house and asked for a report.
• Belongs to the Keepers of the Feather, a Mist-traveling wereraven order headquartered in Vallaki, Barovia.
• Can assume three forms: an ordinary raven, a humanoid raven hybrid with separate arms and wings, and a black-haired human man.
• Said the Keepers witnessed Azalin’s attempted transformation fail.
• Distinguished the Keepers of the Feather from the King’s Ravens.
• Provided Rage with vampire-hunting advice and information about rat-shifting creatures in exchange for one gold piece each.
• Was shocked when Erasmus appeared at the sound of his name and donated 1.5 gp after Rage negotiated the encounter.
• Holds the rank of Holder of the Feather within the Keepers.
• Initiated Ignatius, Rage, and Carver into the order using a spirit board and seer’s stone.
• Gave each adventurer a black feather capable of commanding a raven once per day, excluding the King’s Ravens.
• Gave the party a Holy Symbol of Ravenkind–shaped Mist talisman leading to Barovia.
• Approved Ignatius’s plan to investigate Castle Avernus and departed to investigate the whistling fiend in the forest called Clawgin.
• Met the party near the Final Audit while investigating whistles and chimes in the Forest of Shadows.
• Named Two Hundred Summers as his direct superior and the leader of the Keepers in Barovia.
• Rewarded Carver with a Veteran’s Cane after learning of the possible phylactery and Kargatane scarecrow network.
• Taught the party a Corvid farewell before departing with two ravens.

Connections

• The Silent Crows: May be one of the crows that followed the party; this is not confirmed.
• The Red Boil Plague: Supplied the party’s first historical warning.

History with the party

• Session 2: May have watched the party in crow form.
• Session 3: Revealed himself, questioned the party, terrified Rage, and offered two occult leads.
• Session 4: Guided the party toward Richten House with a silver talisman and revealed his order’s opposition to occult evil.
• Session 9: Appeared in fully human form, named the Keepers of the Feather, discussed Azalin and the King’s Ravens, sold advice about vampires and rat-shifting creatures, and met Erasmus.
• Session 10: Met the party at Richten House, initiated all three as Talons of the Keepers, supplied raven-commanding feathers and a Barovia talisman, and left to hunt the whistling fiend in Clawgin.
• Session 13: Exchanged intelligence near the Final Audit, named Two Hundred Summers, rewarded Carver, and continued his hunt in the Forest of Shadows.

Current status

Investigating the whistling and chiming fiend in the Forest of Shadows. Whether “Clawgin” referred to the creature, a local name, or something else remains uncertain.

Rumors, theories, and uncertainties

• Confirmed: Vidic is a wereraven and belongs to the Keepers of the Feather.
• Open question: Which of the other watching birds are fellow Keepers, King’s Ravens, or ordinary animals?

Gallery

• Vidic — Human Form Portrait — Canonical reference for Vidic’s fully human appearance.
• Vidic Reveals Himself — Vidic assumes his humanoid form before the party in the cattle fields.
• The Ghost at the Sound of His Name — Vidic’s human form is caught in genuine shock by Erasmus’s sudden appearance.
• Hundreds of Talons — Vidic presides in winged hybrid form as the party joins the Keepers of the Feather.