Rictavio

Rictavio is a half-elf bard and spy representing an unknown organization in Faerûn. Acting on an anonymous plea for help from Vallaki that seems to have been sent at least five years ago in Vallaki's time but was only received within the last year in Faerûn, he sought out Barovia, only managing to make his way in a couple of weeks ago — though, like our heroes, he is unclear on how he managed to do so.

Rictavio revealed himself as a spy to the party during their first night in Vallaki, claiming both sympathy for their lack of knowledge about what they'd just walked into, and concern about how their arrival might effect the delicate balance in Vallaki.

He appears to be in his mid-30s to mid-40s, with unremarkable brown hair and some unfortunate facial hair. His spy personality is grim and grumpy; how he acts when pretending to be a bard is largely unknown to the party, as most of their interactions have been in private.

Acting on the party's intel, he went to St. Andral's Church on their second night in Vallaki, in case of a vampire attack. When that attack did happen, he fought alongside the town guard, taking out the goliath vampire largely on his own, and assisting in the defeat of one of the feral vampires. He encountered the party after this as they were making their way back to the Blue Water Inn, and when they informed him another vampire was scootching away to freedom, he ran off to fight her. It seems he narrowly escaped this second fight with his life, after reinforcements arrived to help her, and he was exhausted and recovering from considerable injuries when Osrin checked in with him the following morning.

Side notes:


 * His name is not Ricardo and he does not look like a scraggly, tired stoner man.
 * Got destroyed by Ayduin while lute duelling.
 * Driven to drink whenever speaking with the party.