History Characters / CriticalRoleGuestPartyMembers

* BadLiar: He claims vast knowledge of and experience in Pandemonium when he offers to aid Vox Machina. As soon as they arrive, it's clear he's making things up as he goes.
* BadassDecay: [[spoiler: Foppish and foolish though he was in his first appearance, he was still a very competent and dangerous fighter able to keep pace with Vox Machina. By the time he meets up with the Campaign Three party in Marquet, he's nearly four decades older and is a shadow of his former self. Mechanically speaking, he regressed from 18th level to ''fifth.'']]
* BadassGrandpa: Downplayed, but still present. [[spoiler: By the time of Campaign Three, he's nowhere near the fighter he used to be, even though he's just as boastful as he ever was and shows slight signs of senility. But considering that he's probably in his ''late 80s or older'' [[note]]Bertrand was noted to already have grey hair in "The Search for Grog" and assumed to be at least 50; Campaign 3 takes place 38 years after the conclusion of the first one.[[/note]] it's astonishing that he's able to fight at all, even as a shadow of his former self.]]
* BewareTheSillyOnes: As out of his depth in Pandemonium as he is, he can still dish out plenty of damage with his rapier.
* CowardlyLion: Bertrand may be a near quivering mess in Pandemonium, but he was the first one to engage the boss, and went to [[spoiler:fight the bugbears for Percy's arm]] entirely on his own.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Describes himself as wearing the "finest finery" and brags about his prior travels to the "Pandemonium Plane of Pandemonium."
* {{Expy}}: As [[WordOfGod Travis]] confirmed on Talks Machina, Bertrand is an expy of [[Literature/HarryPotter Gilderoy Lockhart]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: He's an insufferable braggart and wants payment and a reputation boost for helping Vox Machina. The most he gets though is Vex offering him a gift card to The Slayer's Cake.
-->'''Allura:''' I'm going to explain to you the term "volunteer."
* LeeroyJenkins: Tends to be the first one to charge into the various encounters Vox Machina face in Pandemonium.
* MilesGloriosus: He frequently brags about his past exploits to anyone who will listen--and given his obvious lying about his familiarity with Pandemonium, some of his other stories are probably exaggerated or even fabricated completely.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:After Percy gets his arm ripped off by bugbears, Bertrand charges after them by himself, manages to single-handedly slay all five of them, and retrieve Percy's dismembered arm.]]
* OldMaster: Averted. He's older than any of Vox Machina, but is slightly underleveled in comparison. [[spoiler: Completely averted in Campaign Three. He was 18th level when he fought beside Vox Machina, but his skills have so diminished that he's now 5th level. That's still higher than the other characters, but not by much, and he doesn't get any of the HDYWTDT moments in the first fight.]]
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Bertrand shares a name with the Dwendalian emperor.
* RoyalRapier: His weapon of choice.
* SeniorSleepCycle: [[spoiler: After the first long rest of Campaign 3, Travis states that he's awake at 5 AM, and jokes that he's already eaten three bowls of Grape Nuts by the time the other characters wake up.]]
* SilverFox: He's an older man, and is no less handsome for it. Travis even describes him as this word for word.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Makes himself and his alleged exploits out as a big deal, though neither Vox Machina nor any of the citizens of Vasselheim buy into his boasting.
* SwordCane: [[spoiler: Wields one in his old age.]]
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Despite his obviously unsubstantiated ego and behavior, he is just about as competent as any member of Vox Machina in a battle. He also manages to [[spoiler:retrieve Percy's severed arm from and slay five bugbears completely on his own.]]

* OldMaster: Averted. He's older than any of Vox Machina, but is slightly underleveled in comparison. [[Spoiler: Completely averted in Csmpaign Three. He was 18th level when he fought beside Vox Machina, but his skills have so diminished that he's now 5th level. That's still higher than the other PCs, but not by much, and he doesn't get any of the HDYWTDT moments in the first fight.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He might be snappish and irritated by Keyleth's optimism, but as often he complains about the team's antics he's perfectly willing to give them magical support when they need him. By the end of his time with group, he's thawed to downright civil. When met again, he's a lot nicer, albeit still incredibly snarky.

* TalkingToTheDead: Kashaw has spells that allowed him to speak to the spirits of the dead, which comes in handy at one point during the bounty hunt.

* TookALevelInKindness: He's a lot nicer to the party [[spoiler: when he returned in Episode 43]], but he's still very snarky.

* TurnUndead: You better believe he has the power to repel ghosts, as a Cleric, but even more when those ghosts were really wrecking the second group's shit.

* GoodIsNotNice: Kashaw fits this trope quite well, he's a healer and is dedicated to opposing his pure-evil wife, but he's a snarky jerkass with little patience for the party's antics at first.

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* NotSoDifferent: While she and Vex initially butted heads, they share a similar past with losing a parent and having an asshole father. Indeed, their initial conflict seemed to arise from the two both having domineering personalities, flirtatious demeanours and streaks of greed.

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** It has been argued this is unlikely due to Fjord living in the Menagerie Coast whilst Garthok lived in Emon, which is on a completely different continent. However, theorists still put forth that Garthok may have been part of a Clasp attempt to expand into Wildemount (since the Clasp expressed expansionist desires to Vox Machina around the time) but the Myriad put a stop to it.

** BadassInANiceSuit: This [[http://sleepyjaneart.tumblr.com/tagged/tova%27s-honeys artwork]] for "Honey Heist 3: Tova's Honeys" has her in non-bear form wearing a nice suit as she prepares to lead her "Honeys."

** ADayInTheLife: The "Honey Heist" episodes has her leaning more on her bear side but with a degree of intelligence that lets her talk to animal colleagues as a bear (such as Trinket and his team, as well as her own team in "Honey Heist 3: Tova's Honeys."

* BalefulPolymorph: In an episode of Talks Machina, Matt declared the fan theory that Chod was created when [[spoiler: Scanlan]] cast True Polymorph on a duck to be canon. [[TrollingCreator We're not sure if he was serious or not.]]
** If he was a duck this may infact be an inversion, as he doesn't seem all that upset about it, and he is far smarter and stronger as a half orc then he ever was as a duck.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: "Hero" might be stretching it, but Arkhan has a long line of deeds outside of his adventures with Vox Machina, including battling [[WebVideo/ForceGrey Vecna's student Acererak]].

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* ItsAllAboutMe: He's an insufferable braggart and wants payment and a reputation boost for helping Vox Machina. [[RealityEnsues The most he gets though is Vex offering him a gift card to The Slayer's Cake.]]

[[folder:Gern Blanston]]
!!Gern Blanston
!!!Played by: Chris Hardwick
--> '''Race:''' Blue Dragonborn
--> '''Class:''' Wizard (School of Necromancy)

A blue Dragonborn wizard that Vox Machina encounters on their second journey to Pyra. Though certainly... eccentric, he's a capable wizard. He travels with his undead thralls (Carol, Coral, Fatty Arbuckle, and Stimpy), and is also a proficient candle maker.

!!The Clasp
The Clasp is a group of underground rogues and other ne'er-do-wells who reside in Emon. Vax has a complicated and troubled history with the organisation and may have been a member, though he is unwilling to offer details and holds a mutual distrust for the other members he's met. Generally Vox Machina encounters the Clasp while one or both groups are engaged in some shady activity such as smuggling, burglary, or hiding/hunting fugitives. At least one high-ranking member has been killed fighting the party and their interactions are extremely tense - though calmed by the prospect of gold.

[[folder:Garthok]]
!!Garthok
!!!Played by Jason Charles Miller
-->'''Race:''' Half-Orc
-->'''Class:''' Rogue (Assassin)
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A member of The Clasp encountered by Vox Machina in Emon. He joined up with Vox Machina to recover stolen treasure from Gilmore's Glorious Goods.
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* AllThereInTheManual: During his actual on-screen appearances Garthok plays his cards close to his chest and reveals very little about his personal life. However, additional information about him can be pieced together from the in-character messages and playlists Jason Charles Miller put together about the character for the Critter community.
* BackStab: Sneak Attack!
* BladeOnAStick: His choice of weapon is a stiletto spear.
* TheCameo: Appears briefly at the start of The Screw Job.
* ConnectedAllAlong: Maybe to Campaign 2. In the semi-canonical message that Jason Charles Miller recorded for the ''Dalen's Closet One-Shot'' he mentioned he had a newborn son and was thinking of calling him [[Characters/CriticalRoleWildemountCampaign Fjord]]. It's likely this was just a joke but some fans seriously began to question if Garthok and his wife could've been Fjord's parents before he ended up in the Driftwood Asylum orphanage; Garthok's line of work was dangerous and could've easily resulted in leaving his child parentless and his son would've been born roughly around the same time Fjord was.
** It has been argued this is unlikely due to Fjord living in the Menagerie Coast whilst Garthok lived in Emon, which is on a completely different continent. However, theorists still put forth that Garthok may have been part of a Clasp attempt to expand into Wildemount (since the Clasp expressed expansionist desires to Vox Machina around the time) but the Myriad put a stop to it.
* EnemyMine: Garthok teamed up with Vox Machina back when their relationship with the Clasp was still fairly neutral. However, even back then he made it clear their alliance was temporary until he reunited with his organisation.
* EvenMooksHaveLovedOnes: In the grand scheme of things he's little more than a small-time killer in the employ of the Spirelings of the Clasp but the in-character message Jason Charles Miller recorded prior to the ''Dalen's Closet One-Shot'' reveals that Garthok now has a wife and newborn son.
* LastChanceHitPoint: Half-Orcs have a racial ability where, once per battle, they may shrug off a knock-out blow (i.e. one that would reduce them to zero hit points) and remain at a single hit point instead.
* LoveHurts: Before finding his true calling as an assassin, Garthok tried to give love a chance with Rahetah, a half-orc woman he met from the Shalesteps. He thought he'd found someone just like him but after 3 weeks of a “long con,” she managed to rob him of all his possessions including his only memory of his father, a magical dagger.
* ReligionOfEvil: Jason Charles Miller revealed that Garthok is a devout follower of The Ruiner - a chaotic evil god whose followers live to destroy, pillage and slaughter.
* StealthyColossus: Jason made his character a rogue, despite Half-Orcs being typically large, physically dominating and distinctly un-sneaky.
* StoutStrength: His highest stat is his strength at 18. He's even stronger than Grog was at the time.
* TheSneakyGuy: As befitting a rogue, he is sneaky, but he works in a grup with a lot of sneaky people, so this he is not ''the'' sneaky guy.
* TheSocialDarwinist: The playlist Jason Charles Miller put together for Garthok and his devotion to The Ruiner establish the character as this. He believes only the strong survive, however, he's fully aware that the strong can get careless and become the hunted.
* TheBigGuy: As a Half-Orc he is rather large, and acts as muscle (stealthy muscle!) for the Clasp.
* ThievesGuild: The Clasp is described by Percy as a "shadow infrastructure" for Emon, and Garthk is a member of it.
* TragicKeepsake: He used to have a magical dagger to remind him of his father. He doesn't have it by the time he appears in the campaign since it was stolen by a former lover.
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[[folder:Dren]]
!!Dren
!!!Played by Creator/AshlyBurch
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-->'''Race:''' Halfling
-->'''Class:''' Rogue (Assassin)

An assassin tasked with watching over Devan, Dren is a halfling who wears her heart on her sleeve and her crossbow in the hand above it.
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* AntiVillain: She really was in love with Devan, and just wanted to live happily with her.
* BadBadActing: Her attempts at convincing the others she hates Devan.
* BadLiar: Is not good at hiding how much she cares about Devan.
* BigNo: [[spoiler: When Devan dies.]]
* CuteBruiser: Dren may be tiny and adorable, but she is rather effective as an assassin.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Her last actions are tearing apart the ledger Tarvis needed and spitting a haiku at her killers.
* FamousLastWords: "Though I die today, at least with my love I go, fuck all you bastards!"
* ForcedToWatch: [[spoiler: Tarvis kills Devan in front of her, to show her the price of betrayal.]]
* ForcedIntoEvil: Courtesy of her father, in spite of Dren's secret wish to be a poet.
* RogueAgent: She betrays the Clasp to save Devan from the [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness imminent demise]] that awaits her at the end of TheCaper.
* WarriorPoet: Played For Laughs - Dren composes haikus at the slightest provocation.
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[[folder:Devan Bluebutton]]
!!Devan Bluebutton
!!!Played by Creator/LauraBailey
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-->'''Race:''' Halfling
-->'''Class:''' Sorcerer

The inside halfling for the Clasp, Devan is a self-serving [[TheGamblingAddict gambling addict]] related to Adelaide Bluebutton (for better or worse). The Clasp intended to use that relationship (and the knowledge of Adelaide's estate) to infiltrate and rob the Shrew.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The only indications of her intent to betray Dren after they betray the rest comes from Liam's narration at the start. Laura plays her as just reciprocating the awkward crush on Dren. [[spoiler: After she reveals her secret, Laura told Ashly "I didn't want to! (pointing to Liam) HE MADE ME!" showing how hard it was for Laura to portray Devan given what Liam told her (and when she tried to get out of it pre-game, he wouldn't, insisting, "No, you're all bad people.").]]
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: The first member of the team to die, killed at the hands of Tarvis. But she ''was'' planning on betraying and killing Dren later. Though Dren never knows this because Devan's killed before she can give any hints of this by Tarvis.]]
* BlackMagicianGirl: The only primary spellcaster of the team, but nowhere near composed enough to be a LadyOfBlackMagic.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She acts like a NiceGirl outwardly, but she's really only out for herself.
* {{Foil}}: To Vex'ahlia, Laura's main character. Both are greedy and related to people with power, but Vex has a clear head and people she loves dearly - Devan lacks all of the above.
* TheGamblingAddict: How Devan got into this mess in the first place. In a drunken gambling session, she shot off her mouth about how well she knew the Shrew's Estate. So The Clasp [[TrappedByGamblingDebts bought up her debts]] and gave her a choice: help guide a team to rob the Shrew, or die.
* TheMole: Played With - As the granddaughter of the Shrew, Devan certainly knows her way around her Grandmother's Estate. The problem is that the Shrew and her are having a bit of a tiff.
* TheVamp: Devan has Dren wrapped around her little finger and plans to use her to kill the rest of the team, then kill her and run.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
** The party, sans Dren, decide to kill her as soon as she leads them to their goal, [[spoiler:Tarvis succeeding in it]].
** Attempted to be on the giving end of this, planning on killing Dren if they succeeded in killing the rest of the party.
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[[folder:Delweth]]
!!Delweth
!!!Played by Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn
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-->'''Race:''' Elf
-->'''Class:''' Rogue (Arcane Trickster)

Delweth is a loyal member of the Clasp with a few magic tricks up her sleeve. Unfortunately for Tarvis, she isn't loyal to him and doesn't much care for being passed over while he flourishes.
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* DarkActionGirl: Delweth is a very effective fighter who threatens to turn Devan into a skirt or a hat.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: When Tarvis fails due to bad rolls, she usually succeeds in his stead.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Calls out Dren for betraying the group even though Delweth was planning on betraying and killing Tarvis and likely the rest of the party after finishing their mission.
* PragmaticVillainy: Unlike Dren, who doesn't do a good job of hiding her intentions to betray the group, Delweth acts perfectly friendly to Tarvis, even helping him on occasion, and doesn't even use the inter-party fight at the end as an opportunity to kill him. Unfortunately, biding her time didn't pay off, as [[spoiler: The Shrew returned and killed everyone before she could betray Tarvis.]]
* TheStarscream: Delweth [[TheResenter resents Tarvis]] and intends to use the heist as a cover to kill him.
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[[folder:Tarvis]]
!!Tarvis
!!!Played by Creator/TravisWillingham
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-->'''Race:''' Half Orc
-->'''Class:''' Rogue (Assassin)

Spireling Shenn's apprentice and leader of the team, Tarvis is destined for great things in the Clasp and trusted with the true objective of the heist - Adelaide Bluebutton's ledger.
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* AmusingInjuries: Whips himself in the eye due to a Natural 1 attack roll.
* ButtMonkey: Travis rolls the majority of the Natural 1-s for the entire night, making Tarvis look... underwhelming.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Sure, Tarvis, kill the only one with the map in her head and the only one who knows how to get through her grandmother's security measures. It's not like it will make one of your own turn on you, will it? It's not like your mark will catch up to you and land a TotalPartyKill, Right? [[OhCrap Wait, They Both DID?!]] LaserGuidedKarma leading to NiceJobFixingItVillain.
* {{Foil}}: To Grog, Travis's main character. Both are big and imposing, but Tarvis is very smart, very sly, and very... not good in a fight, thanks to some bad rolls. Grog has none of these problems.
* GeniusBruiser: Tarvis may be Half-Orc, but he's got an Intelligence of 18.
* OhCrap: When [[spoiler: Dren shreds the ledger that was his true target after he kills Devan in front of her.]]
* SinisterScimitar: His primary weapon, though his results with it are... less that spectacular. [[spoiler: He first accidentally flings it across the room with one Natural 1, then breaks it in half with another.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Clasp, he is noted for being completely loyal and because of this and his skills is being groomed for success.
* WhipItGood: His secondary weapon of choice. He's slightly more competent with this one, though that isn't saying much. [[spoiler: He does finally get his act together and strangle Dren with it, though.]]
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[[folder:Obby]]
!!Obby the Rat
!!!Played by Creator/SamRiegel
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-->'''Race:''' Dwarf
-->'''Class:''' Rogue (Thief)

Obby the Rat is a childhood friend of Tarvis and fellow member of the Clasp. He has no ulterior motives - he thinks the heist is going to go off without a hitch.
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* BadassMustache: Appropriately for Sam, Obby has a mustache to rival Burt Reynolds.
* ButtMonkey: Not quite to Tarvis levels, but he makes a mention that he "is used as punishment for others." No one but Tarvis says his name right.
* TheCameo: He shows up again in Sam's "Bar Room Blitz" one-shot, placing it either before or in an alternate universe from his first appearance.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even after Dren betrays the party, Obby shows concern for her. He tells her how Devan will betray her if she goes with her, and at one point, tries to convince Tarvis to spare Dren.
* FamilyValuesVillain: More Anti Hero then villain but Obby takes family very seriously. He mentions that he hates his wife, his wife's mother, grandmother and great-grandmother but they're family so he cares for them.
* IKnewIt: [[spoiler: Once Laura admits to Ashly that she "was going to fucking betray you" during revealing the secrets segment after the end, Sam goes "Obby called it." Though to add extra zing, Travis snarks "You are NOT the father!"]]
* MultipleChoicePast: Has multiple explanations for why he's called "Obby the Rat".
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name is apparently ''Obenthal''. No one calls him that.
* ProperlyParanoid: Obby warns Dren not to trust Devan after the two betray the party, since Devan has already proven to be the type to betray her family. The audience knows he's completely right: Devan is planning to kill Dren later. But Sam was unaware of this at the time.
* TheSneakyGuy: Has the special ability to perform Sleight-Of-Hand as a Bonus Action after attacking.
* SheepInSheepsClothing: His secret is... he has no secrets. Because Liam thought that would be funny.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Downplayed. Obby is the only PC with no secrets or intentions to betray the rest of the team.
* UndyingLoyalty: Obby has been friends with Tarvis since childhood and would do anything for him.
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!!Vox Moronica
Appearing in Episode 12 and the charity special "Critical Trolls for Extra Life", Vox Moronica, also known as "The Good, The Rad, and The Nubbly", are a team of adventurers formed by Snugglelord to aid him in his quest. They are a group of special guest characters who have had a series of comical misadventures together. Originally the group was formed when Snugglelord hired everyone to act as his bodyguards as they made their way to Roch Mar to find "The Chat Room", a temple which holds the secrets of how to enter the realm of the Overlord. Secretly, Snugglelord knows it is actually one of the Overlord's vaults. NOTE: Vox Moronica is in no way affiliated with Vox Machina.

In the charity special, the original trio were joined by three new characters played by series regulars.

[[folder:In General]]
* AntiHeroTeam: To be honest, it would be a stretch to call ANY of them heroic since they are so greedy and unconcerned by the harm they do to others.
* BadassCrew: They try to give off the ''appearance'' of a tough and skilled adventurer party, but they are far more bumbling.
* GoldFever: The group is made up of mercenaries, and the only reason they have remained banded together is because of the coin Snugglelord provides.
* KnightKnaveAndSquire: The three members fit this well.
** Snugglelord (Knight): The most insightful of the group. Then again this isn't saying much.
** Ulfgar Fireforge (Knave): Cares only about money and enjoys violence.
** Salty Pete (Squire): He is the most lighthearted and relaxed of the crew.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: They are, a dishonest tiefling who wears a unicorn onesie, a greedy and violent mountain dwarf, and a pirate hill dwarf. At the end of the episode, they add an old crone of a halfling who plays the violin.
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[[folder:Snugglelord]]
!!Snugglelord
!!!Played by: Zac Eubank

-->'''Race:''' Tiefling
-->'''Class:''' Warlock (Fiend)

A charismatic charlatan hailing from parts unknown. He uses his intimidation and money to get whatever he wants.
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* BlueBlood: He was high status in his homeland. "lord" is part of his name, after all.
* ConsummateLiar: Zac said he put all his points into skills used for lying to people.
* DealWithTheDevil: He made a pact with an infernal creature called "The Overlord" in exchange for his warlock powers.
* GrotesqueCute: A red Tiefling with demonic powers and no regard for anyone other than him. Oh, he also wears a unicorn onesie.
* IncomingHam: As soon as Zack says this, you know what kind of character he's going to play.
--> ''I AM THE SNUGGLELORD! THERE HAVE BEEN NONE BEFORE ME AND THERE WILL BE NONE AFTER, I AM THE SNUGGLELORD!''
* TheLeader: The self appointed leader of Vox Moronica. The others only put up with him because he pays them.
* {{Leitmotif}}: They don't break it out until episode 14. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4tjssfei5E&list=PL1tiwbzkOjQz7D0l_eLJGAISVtcL7oRu_&index=15&t=1h37m It's worth the wait.]]
* PlayingWithFire: He has a number of flame based spells. Also as a Tiefling, he has resistance to it.
* SquishyWizard: As per most spellcasters, he is useless for battle outside of spellcasting. He often tries his best to charm or intimidate his way out of combat.
* UndyingLoyalty. As per his "Pact of the Fiend", he has declared loyalty to "The Overlord".
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[[folder:Ulfgar Fireforge]]
!!Ulfgar Fireforge
!!!Played by: Ify Nwadiwe

-->'''Race:''' Mountain Dwarf
-->'''Class:''' Fighter

A former pit fighter turned mercenary, Ulfgar is currently travelling with Vox Moronica for one reason and one reason alone. Money.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: His last name is Fireforge.
* BadassBeard: He is a dwarf and so he has a magnificent beard, which Ify describes in detail.
* DualWielding: Uses two swords at the same time.
* EveryoneHasStandards: You can pay him to do anything, ''except'' bully children trying to get some gold.
* GoldFever: Says that he'll do anything for a buck. He will gladly put himself (and others) in danger for the pursuit of wealth.
* HiddenDepths: After coming across a small child, he immediately adopts him. He always acts as a proud father [[spoiler: and then mother]] to his son [[spoiler: who quickly became his daughter.]]
* ICallItVera: He refers to his right sword as "Regina" and his left sword as "Linda".
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Plays a flute that has been sharpened at one end. It is apparently capable of stabbing someone.
* ImTakingHimHomeWithMe: He's so overcome with Stephen's cuteness and GoldFever that he adopts the kid on the spot.
* OpeningMonologue: Regularly introduces himself with his backstory, "former pit fighter; slow to trust, quick to kill. Money talks; bull shit walks".
* StoutStrength: Just like many dwarves, he has a squat figure and a high strength stat.
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[[folder:Salty Pete]]
!!Salty Pete
!!!Played by: Dan Casey
-->'''Race:''' Hill Dwarf
-->'''Class:''' Rogue

A former pirate, his former captain gambled away his ship. Salty Pete's quest is to reclaim the ship "The Helen".
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* TheAlcoholic: Quite fond of Chardonnay, sailor's choice.
* BackStab: A trademark among rogues is the sneak attack.
* BadassCape: His cape used to be the flag that hung up on the mast of his ship.
* {{Fingore}}: [[spoiler: Had all his fingers on his right hand cut off by Snugglelord with an axe. It was for a good reason, and an accident. Ulfgar only found two of them.]]
* MadlibsCatchPhrase: "Classic (thing that just happened)".
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: After picking up a magical tarot card he gained the cumulative experience of one thousand generations of family ancestors, causing him to jump from level two to ten in an instant. Dan had to spend the next several minutes adding all of his new abilities.]]
* TheGambler: Tends to gamble while drunk. It was a problem for him in his backstory. [[spoiler: It also leads him to push his luck with a Deck of Many Things.]]
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[[folder:Edna]]
!!Edna
!!!Played by: Creator/MarishaRay
-->'''Race:''' Human
-->'''Class:''' Wizard
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* FriendToAllChildren: She always keeps cookies on her person in case she runs into children. [[SubvertedTrope The others, including Stephen, the kid in question, think this is creepy]].
* CanonWelding: Revealed at the end of the episode to be the old woman Tiberius killed in "Crimson Diplomacy".
* CatchPhrase: The Chat Room commands her to say "Belial and Asthmadan" at random times.
* ICantHearYou: Part of her humor is her misunderstanding others because her hearing has gone in her old age.
* MayDecemberRomance: Kurt is a young man and Edna is 75 years old. They are a couple.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kurt]]
!!Kurt
!!!Played by: Creator/LiamOBrien
-->'''Race:''' Human
-->'''Class:''' Barbarian
* TheBerserker: Like a certain goliath, he would also like to rage!
* DropTheHammer: The only thing he's wearing aside from a thong is a bunch of hammers.
* HairTriggerTemper: He has less patience than he does clothing (i.e. very little).
* MayDecemberRomance: Kurt is a young man and Edna is 75 years old. They are a couple.
* PetTheDog: The first thing he does beyond swearing and violence is gifting Stephen one of his hammers so the kid can join in the bloodshed.
* ARealManIsAKiller: After Stephen makes his first kill, he dips his finger's in the corpse's blood, runs it over the kid's face and says, "now you are a man!"
* SirSwearsALot: In his first scene, half his dialogue was profanity.
* {{Stripperific}}: In his own words, "doesn't wear much".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Quelord]]
!!Quelord
!!!Played by: Creator/OrionAcaba
-->'''Race:''' Wood Elf
-->'''Class:''' Druid
----
* TheUnintelligible: Vox Moronica has great difficulty understanding anything he says. Snugglelord asks someone to translate.
* TheUnpronounceable: No one, in-universe or out, is quite certain how to pronounce his name... or spell it... or even what it is, really, as he simply never says it clearly. "Quelord" is nothing more than the Critical Role Wiki's best guess.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Taryon Darrington (and Doty)]]
-->See the [[Characters/CriticalRoleVoxMachina Vox Machina Page]]
[[/folder]]

!!The Goblins
Starring in "The Goblins: A Critical Role Pathfinder One-Shot", this ragtag crew are members of the Birdcruncher Tribe, so named for their talent for trapping birds and eating them raw. The one-shot centers on their "quest" to obtain a "boom-boom rock" from a local town festival for their elder, and [[HilarityEnsues all the hilarious misadventures and failures that occur along the way.]]

[[folder:In General]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/birdbiter_goblins.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The most interesting, hilarious group of murder-loving goblins you're ever likely to meet.[[note]]From left to right: Browntooth, Piglet, Grizznak, Snizzler, Mezek.[[/note]]]]

* ComedicSociopathy: Their players ''really'' relish the opportunities being Goblins gives them, especially in their {{Finishing Move}}s.
* EpicFail: When they fail at skill checks, they fail ''spectacularly''.
* LaughablyEvil: They may be {{Villain Protagonist}}s, but their antics are ''hilarious''.
* TheRival: Their whole tribe is one to the Seven Tooth Tribe, who also want the stone. From what we see of the episode's ending, the Seven Tooth Tribe [[EvilerThanThou appears to be a lot more brutal]].
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Calling the group "friends" would be a gross overstatement. [[spoiler: When Grizznak falls unconscious, he is almost thrown into the stewpot for dinner, or outright abandoned in the human town.]]
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: In-game, each of the players gets a "Goblin Song" they can choose to sing at any point in the game for a re-roll, especially giving themselves advantage on the check. All are used over the course of the session [[spoiler: and with the exception of Taliesin, all of their rolls get ''worse'']].
* TotemPoleTrench: Their plan to sneak into the festival involves stealing some fat guy's coat and standing on each other's shoulders. Amazingly, it ''works''... for a while.
* VillainProtagonist: Naturally, being [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Goblins]] and all, they are vicious little creatures who are the stars of this particular campaign.
* VillainSong: The "Goblin Songs" are characteristic for each stupid evil goblin. Piglet's is about her love of smashing, Snizzler's has a lot of explosions, Mezek's is a threat for alcohol, Grizznak is bragging, and Browntooth is about how he prefers hiding and backstabbing to direct conflict.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Piglet]]
!!Piglet
!!!Played by: Creator/AshlyBurch
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-->'''Class:''' Barbarian
----
* BadassAdorable: Portrayed by Ashly Burch with an extremely high-pitched voice... and is also a Barbarian capable of kicking all kinds of ass. Best exemplified with the first time she Rages.
-->'''Piglet:''' I wanna rage!
* TheBerserker: Can Rage, just like Grog.
* CardCarryingVillain: When asked by Matt if she'd consider herself an evil character (for the purposes of a Paladin's Smite Evil ability), Ashly's reply is essentially yes.
* DumbMuscle: Played with. Her intelligence is 9, making her only slightly below average; ''very'' good by Barbarian standards.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: Gets the first HDYWTDT against the adventuring party this way, somehow managing to decapitate a Fighter ''with a hammer''.]]
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Great strength comes with being a Barbarian, even for a goblin.
* WithCatlikeTread: Best shown in this exchange:
--> '''Browntooth:''' Sometimes it pays to be quiet.\\
'''Piglet:''' I think we've all learned a valuable lesson.\\
'''Mezek:''' That's a very fair point.\\
'''Browntooth:''' Now, who's going to rip off this grate?\\
'''Piglet:''' ''(screaming)'' ''Me!''
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Literally. Piglet is good at smashing things with her hammer and very little else. So her answer to any problem is "smash it".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Browntooth]]
!!Browntooth
!!!Played by: Creator/PhilLamarr
[[quoteright:178:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/browntooth_by_nicklas_andersson.png]]
[[caption-width-right:178:]]
-->'''Class:''' Rogue
----
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Twice:
** [[spoiler: Kills the Paladin by firing a crossbow bolt ''in one ear and out the other''.]]
** [[spoiler: Deals the killing blow to the Wizard by firing a crossbow bolt ''up his nose''.]]
* DirtyCoward: Toyed with, but ultimately subverted. He ''considers'' abandoning the rest of the group to die in the final battle so he can escape with the stone and be the elder's "favorite", but ultimately stays.
* ImpossibleTheft: In a Sandpoint tavern cellar, he manages to steal ''all'' of the meat hanging on a wall in one second and pack his bags with it without any of the other Goblins ever noticing, on account of rolling a 32 (a natural 20 plus 12).
-->'''Ashly:''' He just shoved... an entire ''cow'', down his pants, and no one saw.
* MasterOfUnlocking: Despite being a Rogue and bragging about it in his song, actually subverted: Piglet and Grizznak do all the door-opening. (By smashing and magic, respectively)
* OnlySaneMan: Comes off as such compared to the other goblins. Also TheReliableOne, as he is much more capable with what he does than any of them.
* StealthExpert: Due to his Goblin stealth checks, he at one point rolls a ''40''.
-->'''Matt:''' You vanish from time and space!
* WeakButSkilled: Despite being a low-level Goblin with unimpressive stats outside Dexterity, he's better at Stealth Checks than ''Vax'', due to Goblins' insane racial bonuses in that area (and to the differences between Pathfinder and D&D fifth edition).
* WeaponOfChoice: Knives and Crossbows because he hates direct conflict, and these allow him to backstap and fire from a distance.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mezek]]
!!Mezek
!!!Played by: Creator/TaliesinJaffe
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mezek_by_nicklas_andersson.png]]
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-->'''Class:''' Monk
----
* AxCrazy: Taliesin plays him as fairly... unhinged.
* BareFistedMonk: Naturally, given his class, he can hit hard with his bare hands.
* BondOneLiner: Taliesin carries over the trait, even when playing a different character.
-->'''Mezek:''' ''(after killing the Bard)'' Music to my ears! ''({{evil laugh}})''
* BornLucky: Given who's playing him. Of note, he's the ''only'' member of the goblin party [[spoiler: whose roll ''improves'' after singing his song, rather than getting even worse.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: A master of this. [[spoiler: Kills the Cleric by knocking her head off like a golf-ball with his quarterstaff. Kills the Bard by shoving said staff straight through his mouth and out the back of his head. He ''attempts'' a third one on the Wizard by using the Bard's head, still stuck to his staff, as an improvised projectile, but misses the attack roll.]]
* DrunkenMaster: Complete with BoozeBasedBuff.
* EyeScream: Implied.
--> '''Mezek:''' I have Stunning Fist.
--> '''Browntooth:''' And lovely eyes.
--> '''Mezek:''' One of them's mine!
* HeroKiller: Particularly needs to be stressed for him, as he [[spoiler: not only kills two members of the adventuring party, he does it with ''two HDYWTDT's in a row on the same turn!'']]
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: Decapitates the enemy Cleric with a golf-swing from his quarterstaff, which Matt justifies as the head catching the metal of her armor.]]
* SimpleStaff: His secondary weapon of choice is another archetypal monk weapon. [[spoiler: Which he uses to brutally kill two enemy adventurers.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Grizznak]]
!!Grizznak Snompstork
!!!Played by: Ivan Van Norman
[[quoteright:196:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grizznak_by_nicklas_andersson.png]]
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-->'''Class:''' "Fartmage" (Sorcerer)
----
* ButtMonkey: Suffers the most out of all the goblins, and it is also funny because Ivan fully embraces this role.
* EpicFail: His performance during the final battle has to be seen to be believed. [[spoiler: The re-roll from his goblin song for his Fire Sneeze spell is a Natural 1, causing him to literally ''sneeze himself into unconsciousness.'']]
* FriendlyRival: He and Snizzler try to out-explode each other.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Hinted at towards Piglet, when he his face is paralyzed into a look of awe after he sees her go into a rage.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Claims to be the smartest in the group, but he's a goblin, so that ain't saying much.
* MilesGloriosus: Constantly boasts about himself, with his song being an IAmGreatSong. But as for his actual fighting ability, see EpicFail.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Leads the party into a bramble patch while claiming to know the way to the town, due to a majorly botched Survival Check.
* PyroManiac: Is obsessed with making his enemies "burn and die", to the point of singing songs about it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Snizzler]]
!!Snizzler
!!!Played by: Creator/MarishaRay
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-->'''Class:''' Alchemist
----
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: Takes a shrinking potion to making throwing him across a gap easier. [[spoiler: Despite Piglet's Natural 20 on the throw, he fails the acrobatics check to grip the ledge]]
* KillItWithFire: Many of his bombs set enemies on fire as an added effect.
* MadBomber: Sums up his entire character, to the point where Marisha jokes that she'll be put on Homeland Security's watch-list just for playing him.
* NoSenseOfDirection: His attempt at correcting the mess Grizznak got them into above only leads the goblins ''deeper'' into the bramble patch.
* SuperDrowningSkills: Has a ''-4'' on swim checks.
[[/folder]]

!!Bar Blitz One Shot Characters
The stars of Sam's one-shot campaign, played while five of the regulars were at Burning Man 2017. They mostly have nothing in common, save that they were all in The Ass Sailor and worked together (sorta) to rescue a girl.

[[folder:Jayne]]
!!Jayne Merriweather
!!!Played by: Creator/LiamOBrien
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jayne_portrait.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Human
-->'''Class:''' Cleric (Death Domain)

A young wisp of a girl, who is very strange. Serves the Chained Oblivion.
----
* AxCrazy: Definitely unstable, to the point of killing on a whim.
-->'''Jayne:''' (''[[GigglingVillain giggles softly]]'') Sorry. I was just imagining you burnt to a crisp.
* BadPowersBadPeople: A Death Domain cleric servant of the Chained Oblivion.
* BaitAndSwitch: She's introduced wearing a holy symbol of the Lawbearer. During the bar fight, she rips it off in disgust and tosses it away. It's not until three quarters into the session that her true allegiance is made clear.
* CompellingVoice: She uses ''Command'' to try and make off with Holly.
* CopKiller: When being interrogated, she sets the constable interrogating her on fire on a whim.
* CreepyChild: She comes across as this even before it becomes evident she is evil, due to her quiet manner and appearance. Played with, as according to Liam she is not a minor, but the descriptions given all give the impression of the characters believing her to be.
-->'''Sam:''' You're so freaky.\\
'''Mary Elizabeth:''' It's [[StringyHairedGhostGirl the girl]] from ''Film/TheRing'' with white hair.
* CreepyMonotone: Maintains one throughout the session, no matter how homicidal she becomes.
* EyeBeams: Casts ''Sacred Flame'' from her eyes when bound.
* HellBentForLeather: She wears quite a bit of white leather underneath her cloak.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: "It" being allegiance to the Chained Oblivion and a less-than-stable mental state.
* LightIsNotGood: She's an albino cleric dressed in white with some light-based abilities...who serves the Chained Oblivion, seeking to bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
* MakeThemRot: ''Inflict Wounds'' is said to "rot [victims] from the inside out'', especially at level two. Liam describes it as "necrotic, black energy of death."
* MaskOfSanity: While creepy, she is capable of maintaining an air of stability if needed, at least for short lengths of time, hiding behind a guise of "innocence" and adherence to the principles of the Lawbearer. Underneath, she's an insane worshipper of an apocalyptic deity.
* {{Necromancer}}: Played with. She doesn't actually raise the dead, but her concentration on the Death Domain grants her necromantic spells, even on top of her use of ''Chill Touch'' and ''Inflict Wounds'' from non-Domain spells.
* OlderThanTheyLook: DownplayedTrope. The cast believes she is a minor, but she is stated to be above legal age. All this really means is that she isn't an actual child.
* OmnicidalManiac: Makes this absolutely clear to Clothesline by admitting her allegiance.
-->'''Jayne:''' I am a [[ApocalypseCult servant of the Chained Oblivion]]. And I want ''everything'' destroyed.
* PlayingWithFire: She can use ''Sacred Flame'', and does to [[CopKiller immolate a constable interrogating her]].
* ReligionOfEvil: She worships the Chained Oblivion, hiding it with a symbol of the Lawbearer.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:With the Salamander defeated and half the party attacking her, she makes a run for it. She gets pretty far, too, before the constables arrive.]]
* SoftSpokenSadist: Doesn't raise her voice above a soft whisper even as she casually, brutally murders people.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Made clear after the break.
-->'''Jayne:''' ''[to Clothesline]'' I am not a very nice person.
* TouchOfDeath: Her ''Inflict Wounds'' spell more or less acts this way; she one-hit kills a hostile bar patron with it, and [[spoiler:nearly kills Clothesline with it]]. Her whip also instantly kills anyone it strikes under a certain HP threshold, though she never got to use that ability.
* WhipItGood: Her primary weapon is a white whip that she disguises as a belt.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:She tries to cast ''Chill Touch'' on Clothesline during the bar fight, then tries to off her entirely as soon as things seem to be wrapping up with the Salamander, and she very nearly gets away with it, too.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Frankfurt]]
!!Frankfurt
!!!Played by: Creator/EricBauza
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frankfurt_portrait.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Dwarf
-->'''Class:''' Paladin (Oath of Vengeance)

A dwarf who is introduced traveling with Obby The Rat and Holly. His village was obliterated by the Chained Oblivion's followers. Kingston found him in his wife's bed in the past.
----
* BadassBeard: He's a dwarf, what do you expect?
* BerserkButton: Anything to do with the Chained Oblivion, as Jayne finds out.
* HealingHands: He has access to ''Lay on Hands''.
* MeaningfulName: Frankfurt is a synonym for wiener, and Kingston knows it.
* OddFriendship: Appears to be friends with Obby the Rat, despite him being a paladin and Obby being a thief.
* OnePhoneCall: Jokingly played with, as Frankfurt asks for his "one courier pigeon" and to speak with his lawyer.
* ThePaladin: Is of the class of Paladin, and has the associated magic and armor, but it is unclear which deity he is aligned toward.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kingston]]
!!Kingston [=LaForge=]
!!!Played by: Brian Wayne Foster
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kingston_portrait.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Drow
-->'''Class:''' Bard (College of Lore)

A former circus singer who left once his voice cracked in puberty. Had a wife and child, but found Frankfurt in his bed. Now works as a prostitute in the Ass Sailor.
----
* AbhorrentAdmirer: He doesn't miss a single opportunity to make a pass at Clothesline, who quickly reminds him why she has her name.
-->'''Kingston:''' I'm not saying I have a type, but my preferred terrain is a litterbox.
* TheAlcoholic: He's racked up ''quite'' the tab at The Ass Sailor.
* BerserkButton: Frankfurt. Doubled once Frankfurt's pants go.
* ButtMonkey: Absolutely nothing goes his way. His complete inability to land any hits on Frankfurt just exacerbate it.
* FamedInStory: He's a fairly prolific novelist; Gryffin is a big fan of his books.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Even when talking about his wife, he folds into how "together", he wrote amazing books.
* LikesOlderWomen: He's ''very'' into older women.
* NayTheist: "Fuck the gods!" he says to a cleric.
* QuirkyBard: He is definitely not what might come to mind when you think "bard" or "beloved novelist."
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Claims to be over 100.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: As a result of his BattleStrip. The result is arguably FanDisservice.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gryffin]]
!!Gryffin Errondil
!!!Played by: Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gryffin_portrait.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Half-Elf
-->'''Class:''' Sorcerer (Wild Magic)

A princess from a town hidden by the eclipse. Fell out of her city a week and a half ago, coinciding with a RealLife eclipse. Desires meeting Holly to help return home.
----
* BriefAccentImitation: Whenever her wild magic takes over, her posh British accent changes to a stereotypical New Jersey accent.
* DamageReduction: As her main element is fire, she has resistance against fire damage.
* AnIcePerson: She employs some ice spells to wondrous effect when fighting [[spoiler:the Salamander]].
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: She's a ''very'' big fan of Kingston's books, claiming to have read them all.
* PowerIncontinence: As a consequence of being a wild mage, her magic doesn't always do what she wants.
* PlayingWithFire: Fire is her natural element--she throws out a few ''Fire Bolts'' during the bar fight, and is able to resist [[spoiler:the Salamander]]'s attacks.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: According to her character portrait, her eyes are ''entirely'' gold, sclerae and all.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: She was pushed out of her city, Illyria, during its solar eclipse-induced appearance in the material plane and was unable to return before it disappeared again. She can't return until the ''next'' solar eclipse, and needs Holly's help to figure out when and where it'll be.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Clothesline]]
!!Clothesline
!!!Played by: Creator/AshlyBurch
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clothesline_portrait.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Tabaxi
-->'''Class:''' Fighter (Champion)

A CatGirl with a severe chip on her shoulder.
----
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: Oh, she's plenty happy [[spoiler:to be alive after Jayne betrays her (again)]]. She just hates that it's because of Kingston.
* DoesNotLikeMagic: Hates all magic users, and according to Ashly she decided to hate Gryffin because of her SupernaturalGoldEyes showing her to be using magic in some way.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Played with. She loses her pants during the bar fight and claims to be "Donald Ducking it." Sam assures her that her furry lady bits are on full display.
* NoYou:
-->'''Constable:''' What's with your face, lady?\\
'''Clothesline:''' What's with yours, bastard?\\
'''Constable:''' ...Fair enough.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everyone in her village gets one based on their favorite thing. Hers is clotheslining people. Others were saddled with [[AllMenArePerverts "Porn"]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Her usual order at the bar is a saucer of milk with a side of catnip.

[[/folder]]


!!Honey Heists[[note]]Possibly ([[RuleOfFunny likely]]) non-canon.[[/note]]
[[folder:Trinket]]
!!Trinket
!!!Played by: Creator/MatthewMercer
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joana_carvalho_honeyheist_trinket_icon.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Bear (Grizzly)
-->'''Class:''' Thief
-->See the [[Characters/CriticalRoleVoxMachina Vox Machina Page]]
----

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cookie]]
!!Cookie
!!!Played by: Creator/LiamOBrien
[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cookie_7.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Bear (Sun Bear)
-->'''Class:''' Brains (Honey Heist 1)/Face (Honey Heist 2)
----
* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: Putting on the accent and throwing in random French words somehow allows Cookie to convince some guards he's a human even when not wearing a NiceHat.
* TheLancer: Serves as Trinket's most combative underling and also the most likely other contender for the leader of the bunch.
* NiceHat: Required to disguise himself as a human (when not The Face and speaking French). Wore a brown top hat in the first game, a bright red fez in the second.
* TheNoseKnows: As a Sun Bear, gets a bonus to sniffing out honey.
* TheSmartGuy: As the Brains in the first heist. Still very much like this in the second, with increased charisma from being The Face.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Waffle]]
!!Waffle
!!!Played by: Creator/TaliesinJaffe
[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/waffle_9.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Bear (Sun Bear)
-->'''Class:''' Hacker (Honey Heist 1)/Brains (Honey Heist 2)
----
* HollywoodHacking: Taken to the absolute limit, where Waffle gets advantage if he can work use of the word "hack" into his actions, such as "hacking" at something with his claws. Played straighter when they find the scrying mirrors and he gains the ability to teleport through them.
* NiceHat: To disguise himself as a person. Wore a green bowler in the first game, and a gray bowler in the second.
* TheNoseKnows: As a sun bear, he gets a bonus to sniffing out honey.
* NotCompletelyUseless: Unsurprisingly, "The Hacker" applies very little in a fantasy world...without creative twisting of the English language involved, that is. And then they find the scrying mirror security system...
* TheSmartGuy: Subverted. He's played as Cookie's less intelligent brother, but is still The Brains in the second heist, and was The Hacker in the first.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Peddy Tuxpin]]
!!Peddy Tuxpin
!!!Played by: Creator/SamRiegel
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/peddy_tuxpin.png]]
-->'''Race:''' Panda
-->'''Class:''' Muscle (Honey Heist 1)/Driver (Honey Heist 2)
----
* BigEater: Befitting a panda. He's quite hungry during the first heist, and ends up very happy that the sample spoons at the festival are made of bamboo.
* TheBigGuy: His role in the first heist, and he also sometimes fills the roll in the second despite no longer being The Muscle.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In the second heist, he's coming off a "meat bender" and is extremely addled and shaky.
* NiceHat: To disguise himself as a person. Wore a bright red fez in the first game, and the green bowler in the second.
* PandaingToTheAudience:Many of his defining features come from being a panda--he primarily eats bamboo, he's lazy, and he's black and white. The last one comes in handy in both campaigns, convincing a hungover Grog he's a weird Goliath or something in the first, and that he counts as a "brother from another mother" to the polar bears in the second.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Liam Las Vegas]]
!!Liam Las Vegas
!!!Played by: Brian W. Foster
[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liam_las_vegas.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Honey Badger
-->'''Class:''' Driver (Honey Heist 1)/Muscle (Honey Heist 2)
----
* TheBigGuy: Being an aggressive honey badger, he ''wants'' to be this during the first heist, and is overjoyed to be The Muscle for the second.
* TheDriver: His main role in the first campaign, and is so good at it he was able to teach Peddy to be it for the second. Also did driving for Vinnie the Pooh.
* TheNapoleon: Does not react well to being reminded he's much smaller than the bears.
* NiceHat: To disguise himself as a short human. Wore a back cowboy hat in he first game, and a red fez in the second.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tova]]
!!Tova
!!!Played by: Noelle Stevenson
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joana_carvalho_noelle_tova_small.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Dwarf (Werebear)
-->'''Class:''' Brains
-->See her entry above
----

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bearah Pawcett]]
!!Bearah Pawcett
!!!Played by: Krystina Arielle
[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bearah_pawcett_by_joana_carvalho_1.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Bear
-->'''Class:''' Hacker
----
* NerdsAreSexy: Bearah is played by Krystina with a throaty voice, vamping to the hilt.
* PlayfulHacker: She's the team Hacker after all.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Clair McFuzz]]
!!Clair [=McFuzz=]
!!!Played by: Britanny Walloch-Key
[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clair_mcfuzz_by_joana_carvalho.jpg]]
-->'''Race:''' Honey Badger
-->'''Class:''' Thief
----
* CallingCard: Whenever she steals something, she leaves the robbed party a box of [=McFuzz=]'s Signature Fudge.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Drew Bearymoore]]
!!Drew Bearymoore
!!!Played by: Dani Carr
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-->'''Race:''' Polar Bear
-->'''Class:''' Muscle
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* [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl:]] She's a very strong polar bear and is the team's Muscle.
* CloudCuckoolander: She is rather... eccentric, keeping fresh strawberries in her fur. Her excitable personality and frenzied eye movements do not help.
* EveryoneHasStandards: She lampshades that, as eccentric as she is, she recognizes that [[spoiler:Bearsley's evil motivations fall apart under scrutiny.]]
-->You're really dumb, and ''I'm'' saying that!
* GenkiGirl: Is incredibly excitable, especially at the beginning of the session.
* MadEye: Neither of her eyes ever seem to settle.
* TalkToTheFist: Threatens [[spoiler:Bearsley]] with a punch to the face.
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[[folder:Grizz Leigh Bear]]
!!Grizz Leigh Bear
!!!Played by: Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn
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-->'''Race:''' Bear
-->'''Class:''' Driver
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* ADogNamedDog: Thanks to her PunnyName, which is literally pronounced "grizzly bear".
* SouthernFriedGenius: Knows her way around cars as The Driver, and Mary Elizabeth played her with the same Texas twang in her voice that she's use later for "Coach Brunt" in Netflix's ''Carmen Sandiego'' cartoon. That Mary dressed in a black cowgirl outfit, complete with black hat and bear claws, helped sell the voice.
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[[folder:The Midnight Maven]]
!!The Midnight Maven
!!!Played by: Creator/LauraBailey
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-->'''Race:''' Bear
-->'''Class:''' Face
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* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: The Maven speaks with a sultry French accent.
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!!The Darrington Brigade
A non-profit adventuring group operating primarily in Wildemount. Founded by Taryon Darrington, their mission statement is to "fight for justice, win battles against evil-doers, and spread the Darrington name around the continent." Stars of "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" one-shot and live show in Austin, TX.

[[folder:Taryon Darrington (and Doty)]]
!!Ser Taryon Gary "Tary" Darrington
!!!Played by: Creator/SamRiegel
-->'''Race:''' Human
-->'''Class:''' Artificer (Alchemist/Battlesmith)[[note]]Used the original Unearthed Arcana class during Campaign 1; subsequent appearances moved him over to the finalised version of the Artificer introduced in late 2019, and changed his archetype to Battlesmith[[/note]]
-->See the [[Characters/CriticalRoleVoxMachina Vox Machina Page]]
----
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[[folder:The Owlbear]]
!!The Owlbear
!!!Played by: Creator/TaliesinJaffe
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-->'''Race:''' Human
-->'''Class:''' Rogue (Thief)/ Barbarian (Path of the Totem, Bear)
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* BackStab: As a Rogue, he is adept at this.
-->'''The Owlbear:''' [[PreAsskickingOneLiner Danger]] [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales right behind you!]]
* ButtMonkey: His first combat encounter is a CurbStompBattle at his expense. Taliesin subsequently leans into this.
--> '''Taliesin''': I’m aware it’s going to turn into more [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie LEGO]] [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie Batman]] the longer this goes.
* CaptainErsatz: He’s effectively the Exandrian equivalent to Franchise/{{Batman}}.
* CombatPragmatist: Mechanically, at least. As a Rogue, he gets Sneak Attack whenever he has advantage on an attack roll; as a Barbarian, he can use Reckless Attack to give himself advantage on an attack roll whenever he chooses - so he is, effectively, able to give himself Sneak Attack at his own volition. He can also use a combination of Rage & Uncanny Dodge to shrug off any attacks he takes.
* TheCorrupter: Invoked - Owlbear realises that the impact crater used to be a duck pond, and immediately gets the idea to milk it into Lionel's Crime Alley.
-->"That thing you're feeling right now in the pit of your stomach? I need you to use it. Harness it... We're gonna find what did this... ''and you're gonna have your revenge.''"
* HurricaneOfPuns: He has quite a collection of punny one-liners related to [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs owls, bears and owlbears]], plus a few about ducks.
* KnifeNut: He's described as having way too many knives.
* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: He wears an owlbear pelt as a cowl.
* ThePigpen: By Taliesin's admission he smells "kind of bad." Supposedly, he intentionally sprays himself with real Owlbear musk.
* StealthExpert: As a Rogue, he's very good at making himself unseen.
-->'''The Owlbear:''' [[CatchPhrase I hide.]]
** Hilariously subverted during two group stealth checks, where he rolls Nat 1 both times, making him less stealthy than ''Hazel''.
* StealthHiBye: Parodied - Taliesin can be seen making unspoken stealth checks throughout the episode, for the sole purpose of invoking this trope whilst the Darrington Brigade go about their business.
* UnstoppableRage: As a Barbarian, this is to be expected.
* WolverineClaws: He wears a set of knuckle mounted claws.
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[[folder:Farriwen Breeze]]
!!Farriwen Breeze
!!!Played by: Creator/LauraBailey
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-->'''Race:''' Air Genasi
-->'''Class:''' Monk (Way of the Four Elements)
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* BareFistedMonk: She fights with her elementally-imbued fists.
* BladeOnAStick / DoubleWeapon: Before departing on their expedition, she receives a Dual Glaive from Taryon's armory.
* BlowYouAway: Her Fist of Unbroken Air allows her to blast an opponent with compressed air.
* DramaticWind: She has a personal breeze which keeps her hair subtly in motion at all times.
* NotQuiteFlight: Due to her Genasi heritage, she can cast the Levitate spell, allowing her to hover up to 20 feet off the ground.
* PowerTattoos: She sports glowing markings along her arms which are connected to her elemental abilities, though she states that they're not technically tattoos, but more like engravings.
* RoseHairedSweetie: And follows all the hallmarks of the trope - until she ''kicks Owlbear's ass.''
* SupernaturalMartialArts: As a Monk of the Four Elements, she's able to deal elemental damage.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: As an Air Genasi she can hold her breath indefinitely.
* WeakButSkilled: She has the lowest strength of anyone in the group, but her considerable martial arts abilities more than make up for it: when pitted against The Owlbear, she delivers a CurbStompBattle onto him.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is pale pink.

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[[folder:Hazel Copperpot]]
!!Hazel Copperpot
!!!Played by: Creator/MarishaRay
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-->'''Race:''' Dwarf
-->'''Class:''' Bard (College of Lore)
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* BriefAccentImitation: She momentarily slips into a vaguely-Irish sounding accent akin to Farriwen's. The latter doesn't seem to recognize that she's being imitated and asks why Hazel sounds like that.
* GadgeteerGenius: She invented the wax cylinder gramophone.
* MagicMusic: Par for the course with a Bard.
* OneManBand: Her musical instrument of choice.
* TheRival: She quickly becomes this to Doty, who sees her as a threat to his position as Tary's biographer.
* SupportPartyMember: By her own admission, she's very much kitted for support with few direct damage spells, and doesn't do well in single combat against Buddy during her initiation. She doesn't even have any sort of actual weapon equipped, relying entirely on her MagicMusic.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Although she usually speaks with a standard Mid-Atlantic accent, she also has an odd tendency to add extra vowel sounds to words.

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[[folder:Damian Vadoma]]
!!Damian Vadoma
!!!Played by: Creator/AshleyJohnson
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-->'''Race:''' Half-Elf
-->'''Class:''' Fighter (Rune Knight)
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* TheAtoner: Despite her history with notorious criminals she joins the Darrington Brigade because she's looking for "more moral" jobs.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Wears a maroon three-piece suit.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: She has an androgynous appearance, according to her character art, and wears a three-piece suit. Hazel is noticeably confused about what her gender is when she first talks to her.
-->'''Hazel''' Why thank you, thank you, young... lady?\\
'''Damian:''' [[SureLetsGoWithThat ...sure.]]
* BigApplesauce: Has a vaguely New York-sounding accent. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything One of her tattoos even says "Never Forget".]]
* TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily: She's a mob enforcer in all but name.
* FieryRedhead: Ashley even describes it as "flaming red hair", but Damian is your typically mellow DarkActionGirl.
* GenderBlenderName: Damian is traditionally a boy's name.
* KnifeNut: Her primary weapons are a pair of stilettos with brass knuckles built into the guards.
* KnuckleTattoos: They Read "Vita" and "Mors"[[note]]"Life" and "Death"[[/note]]
--> '''Ashley''': She's got tattoos everywhere that you can see. Latin: vita, mors, life, death, on her hands; depending on the day, whatever she wants to give.
* SirSwearsALot: Especially when compared to the rest of the Darrington Brigade. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Ashley herself when she has to apologize in front of Taryon's parents for swearing too much.
* StylishProtectionGear: Her suit is actually functional armor.
* TattooedCrook: She's from an underworld crime family, and is covered in tattoos.

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[[folder:Buddy]]
!!Buddy
!!!Played by: Creator/LiamOBrien
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-->'''Race:''' Ogre
-->'''Class:''' Fighter (Champion)
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* ApologeticAttacker: He's rather nonplussed about having to fight Hazel during their initiation.
* BadassAdorable: He's a juggernaut with the personality of a teddy bear.
* BlindWithoutEm: Downplayed. He has severe vision problems, only fixed by the goggles Taryon gives him. He never loses them, as they are strapped to his head.
* BrainsAndBrawn: He's the Brawn to Mac's Brains.
* CarryABigStick: His primary weapon is an enormous club.
* TheBigGuy: At 9 feet tall, he's easily the largest of the group, and with 20 in strength, he's also the strongest.
* DumbMuscle: He's immensely strong and about as dumb as a brick.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: According to ''Narrative Telephone'', a bunch of ducks followed him home from a duck pond, and he couldn't make himself chase them away.
* GentleGiant: He towers over everyone else in the group, but is good natured and friendly.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: He has an Intelligence of 11 and a Wisdom of 12, which should make him a bit sharper than the average person. That's ''not'' how Liam plays him.[[note]][[WordOfGod Liam stated]] in a [[https://twitter.com/VoiceOfOBrien/status/1201110445974679552 tweet]] that Buddy's intelligence was supposed to be 5 ("dumb as rocks"), but he forgot to enter the altered value on [=DNDBeyond=] before the live show.[[/note]]
* HowMuchMoreCanHeTake: During the battle with Quackthulhu, he endures a brutal assault from both the monster's CombatTentacles and his BrainwashedAndCrazy ally Lionel, but never goes down.
* GutturalGrowler: Liam plays him with a very deep, gravelly voice.
* LightningGun: the modified chariot he wears on his shoulders for Macaroni to ride in has a Tesla coil installed on it.
* MadeOfIron: Shrugs off even to most grievous of injuries with naught but a sullen "okay."
* MightyGlacier: He's immensely strong and tough as nails, but not the quickest on his feet.
* MySkullRunnethOver: Taryon enchants his headpiece with Telepathy - which leads to poor Buddy ''screaming'' as his brain is suddenly filled with way more thoughts than it can handle.
* NiceGuy: He's a very nice, sweet guy who charms his fellow adventurers and the viewers alike.
* NightmareFetishist: He finds everything around him to be "pretty," including [[BodyHorror corrupted direwolves and a gigantic, tentacled duck]]. A large part of this is because [[DumbMuscle he's dumb as rocks]], and another large part is that, until he is given goggles by Taryon, he has [[BlindWithoutEm terrible vision problems]].
* WhyWontYouDie: Matt eventually brings up the ridiculous things he survives.
-->'''Matt:''' ''How many hit points do you have?!''
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[[folder:Macaroni Samsonite]]
!!Macaroni "Mac" Samsonite
!!!Played by: Creator/TravisWillingham
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-->'''Race:''' Halfling
-->'''Class:''' Cleric (War Domain)
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* BadWithTheBone: His Spiritual Weapon is a spinal column.
* BladeOnAStick: He doesn't use it much, but he's equipped with a Yklwa (a sort of shortspear with a 3-foot shaft and a blade of about 18 inches).
* BrainsAndBrawn: He's the Brains to Buddy's Brawn.
* CuteButCacophonic: He speaks in a very [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch-like voice.]]
* DepravedDwarf: Depraved Halfling, anyway. He's the smallest of the group, and easily the meanest.
* IShallTauntYou: He can't resist taunting Damian after she misses her first attack against him during their initiation duel.
* PlayingWithFire: He knows Flame Strike, which he uses with much enthusiasm against Damian.
-->'''Mac:''' Light 'em up, baby! ''Whoo!''
* PricklyPorcupine: His Spirit Guardians manifest as tiny porcupines.
* ShoulderTeammate: Spends most of his time riding on Buddy's shoulders.
* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: Wears a skull as a hat and his armor is a makeshift mixture of [[PeltsOfTheBarbarian fur]] and bone.
* TakeOverTheWorld: If ''Narrative Telephone'' is to be believed (which, granted, runs on RuleOfFunny more often than not), his ultimate goal is to use the Darrington Brigade as a guise for his plans to take over Tal'dorei.
* TokenEvilTeammate: While not overtly malicious, the fact that his Spirit Guardians deal Necrotic damage would indicate that he's of an evil alignment.
* TheUnpronounceable: Even he has trouble pronouncing the name of his [[BladeOnAStick Yklwa]].[[note]]It's "YICK-ul-wah" according to official sources.[[/note]]
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* TheSneakyGuy: As befitting a rogue.

* TheBigGuy: As a Half-Orc he is rather large.
* ThievesGuild: That's the Clasp in a nutshell.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: However, due to an event in the past, this Dragonborn is currently without a tail.