Cidrick Gillsman is a potion merchant in Vasselheim. He previously worked out of a tent, but now co-owns an actual store.[2] He is also Grog Strongjaw's private tutor and is teaching him to read.[3] As an NPC, Cidrick is played by Matthew Mercer.
Description[]
When Grog first met Cidrick, he was dressed in a fine velvet maroon tunic and carrying a small satchel by his side.[4]
In 843 PD, Cidrick's hair was grey but he still wore a curved moustache and a Van Dyke goatee. He also had several fine rings adorning his fingers.[5]
Biography[]
"Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22)[]
Grog first met Cidrick in Vasselheim where he was selling potions from a tent along the road. The two of them bartered, with Cidrick offering a Potion of Stone Giant Strength in return for all fourteen of Grog's dragon teeth and two vials of dragon blood. The goliath then haggled the price up to all of the teeth and three blood vials, which the merchant gladly accepted.[6]
Grog later told Vex'ahlia what he had done, and the furious ranger cast Hunter's Mark on the merchant so that she could find him again later.[7]
"Return to Vasselheim" (1x43)[]
Vox Machina encountered Cidrick in Vasselheim after the Chroma Conclave's attack on Emon. The merchant remembered Grog, but Vex'ahlia remembered him, and the ensuing conversation resulted in Vex and Kashaw threatening Cidrick and his family.[8]
"A Bard's Lament" (1x85)[]
Vox Machina once again met Cidrick in Vasselheim while looking for a place to buy potions. They entered a store and were surprised to see Cidrick standing behind the counter. Understandably wary after their last encounter, he briefly explained how he now owned an actual shop, along with his co-owners. It was at this point that they finally learned his name. Cidrick refused to do any business with Vex, who was still hostile towards him. The only person he was willing to deal with was Grog.[9]
"Voice of the Tempest" (1x90)[]
Grog and Taryon returned to Cidrick's shop, hoping to purchase some health potions and potentially some other items. Led to believe that he would be arrested if any of his arcane powers were known, Taryon had disguised Doty as a large, misshapen and oddly-dressed person before coming to Vasselheim. After already suffering an incursion with the city's guards outside the shop, Taryon chose to have Doty wait outside for him, giving him instruction to "keep guard".
Inside, Grog and Taryon had a series of awkward and unpleasant discussions with Cidrick. Eventually, Taryon made a deal for a series of health potions by trading Cidrick a "magical egg of power" that he told Cidrick had life-saving properties (in fact, this egg was merely a rotten basilisk egg Grog had given Taryon with the same lie about life-saving potential). While Cidrick was in the back, preparing the order, Doty came in, carrying two guards he had bludgeoned unconscious. Grog gave each of them another blow for good measure and then attempted to hide them in the shop, covered in alcohol, to convince passersby that they had passed out from inebriation. As Taryon was attempting to vomit on them to add to the effect, Cidrick returned and witnessed the whole scene. Cidrick promptly kicked them out of the store, yelling at them to never return as their "presence has brought him no end of pain".
"The Chapter Closes" (1x115)[]
Cidrick filed charges against Grog, Taryon, and Doty for attacking guards and messing with his shop. When Grog turned himself in for his crimes, the city notified Cidrick. However, Grog was pardoned for his past as one of the saviors of Vasselheim. When Cidrick was unhappy with this, Grog asked Cidrick to be his tutor, saying he would pay him handsomely. Cidrick agreed to teach him.[10]
"In the Shadow of War" (3x110)[]
When Bells Hells was in Vasselheim just prior to the final assault by the Exandrian Accord on the Malleus Key, they visited "Cidrick's Shines and Keepsakes" to buy diamonds and other supplies. At first he claimed to be completely sold out, but Braius Doomseed noticed the gems adorning his fingers, and when Chetney Pock O'Pea began visibly playing with the party's considerable cash reserves, Cidrick became mesmerized by the display, closed the shop, and took them to his back room (which also contained forgery supplies) where he provided diamond dust, art supplies, and fusaka.[11]
Appearances and mentions[]
- Campaign One
- "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) (first appearance)
- "Return to Vasselheim" (1x43), unnamed
- "A Bard's Lament" (1x85)
- "Voice of the Tempest" (1x90)
- "The Chapter Closes" (1x115)
- Campaign Three
- "In the Shadow of War" (3x110)
References[]
- ↑ See "A Bard's Lament" (1x85) at 1:48:48.
- ↑ See "A Bard's Lament" (1x85) at 1:42:53.
- ↑ See "The Chapter Closes" (1x115) at 4:08:05.
- ↑ See "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) at 1:03:18.
- ↑ See "In the Shadow of War" (3x110) at 1:26:56.
- ↑ See "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) from 1:03:18 through 1:10:03.
- ↑ See "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) at 1:12:07.
- ↑ See "Return to Vasselheim" (1x43) at 1:04:24.
- ↑ See "A Bard's Lament" (1x85) at 1:42:53.
- ↑ See "The Chapter Closes" (1x115) from 4:07:05 through 4:09:18. Grog makes amends with Cidrick.
- ↑ See "In the Shadow of War" (3x110) from 1:26:16 through 1:41:01.
Art:
- ↑ Fan art of Cidrick, by Linda Lithén (source). Used with permission.