Davian Martikov, owns the the Wizard of Wines vineyard and lives there with his extended family. Davian’s group includes the following people:
- Adrian, his eldest son
- Elvir, his youngest son
- Stefania, his adult daughter
- Dag, Stefania’s husband
- Stefania and Dag’s four children: a teenage son named Claudiu, two young boys named Martin and Viggo, and a baby girl named Yolanda.
The party first met the Martikov family in the woods outside of the winery.
The Wizard of Wines was founded by a mage whose name is buried in the annals of history. The wizard fashioned three magic gems, each one as big as a pinecone, and planted them in the rich valley soil. These “seeds” gave rise to healthy grapevines, which produced sweet, plump grapes. Even after Strahd’s curse settled over Barovia, the gems kept the vines and their grapes from succumbing to the darkness.
Ten years ago, one of the vineyard’s magic gems was dug up and stolen. No one knows what happened to the gem. Davian Martikov blames his middle son, Urwin, for the loss because Urwin was on watch the night the gem was taken. Davian is convinced that Urwin shirked his duty to spend time with his betrothed, and the two men have been at odds ever since.