Vandran

Vandrin is a human captain and mentor of Fjord who had some connection to Uk'otoa, Fjord's patron. As an NPC, he is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Vandrin speaks with the same Texan English accent as Fjord.

Background
Vandrin learned of Uk'otoa and made a pact with it. He absorbed a Cloven Crystal after killing its previous owner.

Vandrin recruited Avantika as an ally to help him release Uk'otoa. He showed her a ritual after which Uk'otoa began to communicate with her through dreams. Avantika's journal describes them traveling together for a few years with Vandrin guiding her to signs from Uk'otoa. When Vandrin was the only one to have a Cloven Crystal, he and Avantika planned to go to Urukaxl, but they never made it. They discovered another Cloven Crystal was being auctioned off in Port Damali. Avantika and Vandrin stalked the collector who bought it to an unknown island, killed him, and took the crystal.

At some point during their travels, Vandrin decided to abandon the quest. Avantika wrote of him getting cold feet and beginning to mistrust the dreams. She attempted to gift Vandrin as a sacrifice to Uk'otoa. He got away, taking a Cloven Crystal with him. Vandrin successfully hid from her for a number of months before she gave up the search.

Vandrin captained a merchant ship called the Tide's Breath for a number of years, during which time he grew close to Fjord. If Fjord's vision of Vandrin absorbing a Cloven Crystal was accurate, it means Vandrin found a way to get the Cloven Crystal out of his body.

Vandrin was presumed dead after Sabian sabotaged the Tide's Breath and it exploded.

When Fjord pushed the yellow eyelike orb into his chest, he was transported into a vision where he was Vandrin. In the vision, Vandrin pushed the same orb into his chest while standing over the body of its previous owner. He summoned the same falchion Fjord wields.

When questioned afterwards, Fjord described the vision and mentioned Vandrin as his mentor who he had not seen since sabotage sank the ship they were on. Fjord had never seen Vandrin with an orb like this or his falchion, yet Vandrin had both in the vision. Fjord realized Vandrin in the vision looked younger than Fjord remembers him, implying his vision may have been of the past.

Captain Avantika told Fjord that the one who introduced her to Uk'otoa was Vandrin, and that he had wielded a sword that was just like Fjord's. She also said Vandrin had an amber stone just like the one she and Fjord carried within them. Vandrin referred to his falchion as the "Sword of Fathoms".

Fjord attempted to lie to Avantika, claiming he did not have a connection to Vandrin. She was able to see right through his deception, leading Fjord to point her to the location where Vandrin's ship sank.

Caleb Widogast used Comprehend Languages to read Avantika's coded journal describing traveling with Vandrin and his leaving her.

During the trial held by the Plank King, Avantika invoked Vandrin's name, which many of the surrounding pirates recognized. She attempted to claim that Fjord had blown up the Tide's Breath to murder Vandrin, though Fjord had not told her of the explosion on the ship.

Fjord hoped for a vision of Vandrin when he inserted a Cloven Crystal, but only saw Uk'otoa and expressed his disappointment afterwards.

Caduceus Clay asked The Wildmother what Vandrin was doing using the spell Divination. The Wildmother responded that he was laying low and trying to make amends.

Avantika
Avantika wrote in her journal of Vandrin guiding her towards being closer to Uk'otoa, giving her the ritual that started her dreams of a great eye. It is unclear if their relationship was romantic or platonic. Avantika considered him leaving the quest cowardly and a betrayal.

Fjord
Fjord has described Vandrin at various times as a "mentor" and "father figure". Fjord thought he had known Vandrin very well during the years working for him. The revelations that Avantika and other pirates on Darktow Isle knew Vandrin seemed to take him by surprise. Seeing that someone looted Vandrin's quarters after the Tide's Breath wrecked seemed to make Fjord angry. It is unclear how Fjord feels about Vandrin now.

Sabian
Vandrin hired Sabian along with Fjord as crew of the Tide's Breath. It is unknown if Sabian intended to hurt or kill Vandrin specifically by sabotaging the ship or if he had other reasons.

Uk'otoa
It is unknown how Vandrin first came into contact with Uk'otoa. At one point, he was very committed to releasing it. He changed his mind for unknown reasons, but still kept a Cloven Crystal and the Sword of Fathoms.

Wyatt Marinos
Avantika accused Fjord of using the memory of Vandrin against her during her trial, implying Wyatt should recognize his name. Several of the crowd watching the trial recognized Vandrin's name as well, implying he is a former member of The Revelry.

Warlock Abilities

 * Pact Boon (Pact of the Blade)
 * Whether Vandrin still has warlock abilities is unknown, since the vision of him summoning a pact weapon seemed to take place in the past and Fjord now wields the Sword of Fathoms.

Notable Items

 * Cloven Crystal (acquired from the body of an unknown man, kept in captain's quarters of the Tide's Breath, taken by Dashilla from the Tide's Breath wreck)
 * Sword of Fathoms (lost when the Tide's Breath sank, recovered by Fjord)

Trivia

 * If Fjord's vision in is accurate, Vandrin had at least three warlock levels at the time he absorbed a Cloven Crystal.