# Urwin Martikov

> From the Curse of Strahd game wiki (it covers the whole game, spoilers included): https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/urwin-martikov.html. Unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy, not approved or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

> [!infobox]
> ![urwin martikov](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/portraits/urwin-martikov.webp)
> **Title:** Keeper of the Blue Water Inn
> **Region:** [Vallaki](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/regions/vallaki.md)
> **Starting attitude:** indifferent
> **Pronouns:** he/him
> **In a fight:** [Commoner](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/commoner.md)
> **Sells:** [see Merchants](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/items/merchants.md)

## About

The innkeeper of the Blue Water Inn, a quiet, watchful man with black hair and blacker eyes, who listens more than he serves and serves more than he says.

## Where to find them

> [!note]- At points in the story (4)
> - [Vallaki](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/vallaki.md), Town square: when festival begun and not festival climax
> - [Vallaki](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/vallaki.md), Town square: when festival climax and not festival over and vallaki pledge is “town”
> - [Vallaki](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/vallaki.md), Town square: when vallaki backed is “neither” and day
> - [The Blue Water Inn](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-blue-water-inn.md), Taproom: when not (festival begun and not festival over)

## Shop and services

- Buys and sells: [Merchants and Services](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/items/merchants.md) lists the stock and prices.
- A room upstairs (when vallaki backed isn't “wachter”)
- The best room, with a hot bath (when vallaki backed isn't “wachter”)

## Quests

- [Black Roses](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/black-roses.md)
- [Lady Wachter's Book Club](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/lady-wachters-book-club.md)
- [Sanctuary](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/sanctuary.md)
- [The Bones of St. Andral](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-bones-of-st-andral.md)
- [The Doll Collector](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-doll-collector.md)
- [The Festival of the Blazing Sun](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-festival-of-the-blazing-sun.md)
- [The Hunters at the Inn](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-hunters-at-the-inn.md)
- [The Missing Girl](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-missing-girl.md)
- [The Ravens' Ransom](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-ravens-ransom.md) (gives it)
- [The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-wizard-of-wines.md)