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* DropTheHammer: Before she receives her Holy Avenger sword in Episode 71, Kima's weapon of choice is a massive hammer enchanted with holy energy.

* DropTheHammer: He is gifted a hammer by Kurt, which replaces his toy wooden sword.

* EvilDetectingBaby: Gwendolyn is not a baby anymore, but she somehow perceived [[spoiler: Delilah's presence inside Laudna's body]], which terrified her.

* * EvilDetectingBaby: Gwendolyn is not a baby, but she somehow perceived [[spoiler: Delilah's presence inside Laudna's body]], which terrified her.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Is described as being barefoot when seated upon their throne.

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* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: While she initially anticipated being able to ease her way into leadership, especially given that she and Percy established a council rather than continuing to concentrate rule in the de Rolo household, the stress of her position during the Chroma Conclave attack clearly weighs on her, as Whitestone is one of the only safe havens on the continent for refugees and becomes the base of operations for a coalition to form to battle the dragons. Once the dragons are killed and Vox Machina ties up some of their loose ends, Percy and Vex are able to take more burdens off her shoulders, and she starts to get more personal support as she begins to cope with her own traumas.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: During the Chroma Conclave's reign of terror he and the rest of Whitestone's leadership allow Vox Machina to use to the town as their headquarters and to bring refugees and allies there.

An ancient symbol of the sun god Pelor, planted in the middle of Whitestone. It grew decayed under the reign of the Briarwoods, but slowly began to heal after their defeat. Thanks to Keyleth's Commune With Nature spell, he became one of the party's more unconventional allies. He's a pretty cool dude.

* EruditeStoner: Technically not a stoner (being a tree) but he absolutely fits the archetype given how wise, zoned-out and Californian he sounds.

* ConflictingLoyalty: It's honestly very sad and may involve supernatural compulsion. After Percy left her, believing her to be dead, she tried to move forward alone and rally the town. That failed, and her captors seemed to offer a place for her that she saw no option but to take. Percy's return threw everything she knew into confusion, and while she does act as an informant to the Briarwoods, she can't bring herself to attack Percy. After the danger has passed, she considers herself unworthy of anyone's trust.

* HumanPincushion: Last Percy saw of her, she had been shot three times with arrows.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: As a tiefling, Gwen is naturally charming; this combined with her sweet and well-behaved personality makes it so that she is adored by everyone who meets her.

* HappilyMarried: He was when [[spoiler: Vilya was still alive.]] He speaks very fondly of her to Keyleth and misses her greatly. [[spoiler: The ''Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn'' guide, which is set after the events of Campaign 2, reveals that he is this trope again, with Vilya's return from Rumblecusp.]]

* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: In a later meeting, he asks to strangle Vax to death out of morbid curiosity as part of a contract. Vax obliged, knowing he'd return to life shortly enough. The experience was... unimpressive.]]

* ItAmusedMe: The main reason he does anything is to drive away boredom. Why does he want the Warden of Syngorn's hat? Because he wants to watch the out-of-towners struggle to get it for him.

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Garmelie is truly Artagon, an elfin fey of great power, who had been tailing Vox Machina throughout the Feywild for his own amusement -- [[IHaveManyNames Garmelie is but one of his many aliases]].]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: The party is convinced that whatever favor he wants is going to involve something of dubious morality. [[spoiler:Turns out he just wants his wife's ashes to be taken to her home town of Vasselheim. Even when they learn they, ''each player individually'' insight checks him to be certain he's telling the truth]].

* TokenHeroicOrc: Illithid are canonically AlwaysLawfulEvil but Clarota is an outcast from this society, and every insight check and other measure Vox Machina did said that he was genuine in his desire to help his brethren and would guarantee safe passage for them afterward. [[spoiler: Regardless of his own feelings on the matter, the Elder Brain reneged.]]

* TheMentor: As Scanlan himself put it, it was thanks to Dranzel that he "honed his skills as a bard extraordinaire"

* LukeYouAreMyFather: She's his daughter from a one night stand with a gnome woman named Sybil.

[[folder:Cassandra de Rolo]]
!!Cassandra Johanna Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo, Guardian of Woven Stone
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-->'''Race''': Human\\
'''Class''': Rogue / Fighter\\
'''Voiced by:''' Esmé Creed-Miles

First mentioned in passing during Percy's backstory video, she is revealed to be alive in Episode 30, and has been feeding information to the resistance in Whitestone for years. Vox Machina rescues her in Episode 33, and she joins the party for the final confrontation against the Briarwoods.

[[folder:Trisha]]
!!Trisha
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-->'''Race''': Human

A member of the Paleguard.

* BadassNormal: She's a human who not only defeated skeletons and zombies during the rebellion but also defeated a Goliath barbarian in an arm wrestling contest.
* BodyguardingABadass: Sometimes serves as Cassandra's personal guard, who is no stranger to combat herself.
* InSeriesNickname: Grog and some of the other members of Vox Machina refer to her as "Trish the Dish", although never to her face.
* IntroductionByHookup: Has one with [[spoiler:Taryon Darington, which is also his first time and conclusively proves to him that he is not into women at all]]. Things are slightly awkward whenever they run into each other afterwards.

!!Vesper Elaina de Rolo

The first-born daughter and eldest child of Percival de Rolo and Vex'ahlia. Born in the year between the end of Campaign 1 and the Dalen's Closet oneshot.

* DeadGuyJunior: Named after Percy's eldest sister and Vex's mother respectively. Both characters have died prior to the campaign beginning.
* MysticalWhiteHair: She is the only child of Percy and Vex to be born with white hair like Percy's; which is more unusual than it appears to be at first, considering that her father's white hair was caused by [[DiseaseBleach the tortures he endured under the Briarwoods during his youth]]. It is heavily implied that her mother expecting her when she received Pelor's Blessing might be the true reason behind her unusual hair color.

!!Wolfe Kristoff and Leona Pike de Rolo

Vex'ahlia and Percival de Rolo's twin children. Bell's Hells see them briefly during their visit to Whitestone Castle, returning to a hunting trip with Vex'ahlia.

* TheCameo: They are briefly seen during Campaign 3.
* DeadGuyJunior: Wolfe got his name from the original patriarch of the de Rolo's family. Adverted with Leona, whose second name is a tribute to the still-living Pike Trickfoot.
* HereditaryTwinhood: Their mother Vex'ahlia is a twin who eventually had twin children herself.
* SiblingRivalry: They seem to have a bit of this going on, [[GenerationXerox not too differently from their mother and her brother]].
* ThemeTwinNaming: Wolfe and Leona's names mean respectively [[AnimalThemeNaming "wolf" and "lioness"]].
* UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn: Downplayed. They have an older sister and their parents had two more children after their birth.

!!Vax'ildan Friederick de Rolo
-->'''Race''': Half-elf

The second youngest of Vex'ahlia and Percival de Rolo's children.

* DeadGuyJunior: He got his name from her mother's late twin brother and his late paternal grandfather.
* TheGhost: As of Episode 36 of Campaign 3, he is the only child of Vex and Percy who still has to appear onscreen.
* LoyalAnimalCompanion: In the family picture included in ''Tal'dorei Campaign Setting Reborn'' he is holding Charlie, Trinket's young cub, in his arms, implying he has or he will eventually develop with him a similar bond [[GenerationXerox like the one between his mother and Trinket]].
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!!Gwendolyn Zahra Melanie Von Musel de Rolo
-->'''Race:''' Tiefling
The youngest daughter of Percival de Rolo and Vex'ahlia.
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* DeadGuyJunior: She owes her third name, Melanie von Musel, to the original matriarch of the de Rolo family; her second name is an aversion as it is a tribute to Zahra Hydris, a family friend who is also a red tiefling.
* NoodleIncident: In ''Tal'dorei Campaign Setting Reborn'' is mentioned that once she took one of her father's inventions and disappeared in the castle's dungeons with it, forcing her parents to enlist the help of various adventurers and local elite warriors to recover her.
* TouchedByVorlons: Gwen was born a tiefling because of her father's deal with Ipkesh during Campaign 1.

* LoyalAnimalCompanion: In the family picture included in ''Tal'dorei Campaign Setting Reborn'' he is holding Charlie, Trinket's young cub, in his arms, implying he has or he will eventually develop with him a similar relationship between [[GenerationXerox her mother and Trinket]].

* 100%AdorationRating: As a tiefling, Gwen is naturally charming; this combined with her sweet and well-behaved personality makes it so that she is adored by everyone who meets her.

* 100%AdorationRatings: As a tiefling, Gwen is naturally charming; this combined with her sweet and well-behaved personality makes it so that she is adored by everyone who meets her.

The first born daughter and eldest child of Percival de Rolo and Vex'ahlia. Born in the year between the end of the Campaign 1 and the Dalen's Closet oneshot.

!!Gwendolyn Zahra Melanie Von Musel de Rolo
-->'''Race:''' Tiefling
The youngest daughter of Percival de Rolo and Vex'ahlia.

* ChildProdigy: Gwendolyn's age is unclear, but she's clearly quite young, and Percy remarks to Bell's Hells in passing that she reads medical journals.

!!Syngorn

Founded by the sorceress Yenlara after leading her people out of the Feywild following the Calamity, Syngorn is the heart of elven civilization on Tal'Dorei. It is located to the south of Emon and Kymal near the Stormcrest Mountains. In times of danger, the elves of Syngorn can planeshift the entire city into the Feywild for safety.

* FantasticRacism: Half-elves are looked down upon by many pureblood elves in Syngorn, particularly amongst the nobility. Dwarves and tieflings also find themselves treated with suspicion in the city and frequently cannot travel anywhere without a guard.

[[folder:Syldor Vessar]]
!!Ambassador Syldor Vessar
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-->'''Race''': Elf

An elven noble, the father of both Vax'ildan and Vex'ahlia. After breezing through a town and supposedly having a passionate night with the twins' human peasant mother, he left her to raise the twins for the better part of ten years until deciding to have them (but not their mother) taken into his keeping. His cool and distant temperament put a strain on the relationship between father and children until some years later the twins ran away from Syldor and Syngorn in general. It wasn't until many years later that they briefly reunited, and the tension between Syldor and the twins only increased when they learned of Syldor's new elven wife and child.

* AbusiveParent: Emotionally neglectful and contemptuous of his half-blooded bastard children, or at least their human heritage.
* TheAtoner: He eventually comes to regret his abuse of Vax and Vex. [[spoiler: After Vax dies]] he does what he can with his political clout to try and make future generations be more open and accepting of the other races of Exandria.
* BlueBlood: Syldor is a mid to high-ranking administrator within Syngorn and definitely has some measure of pull and clout within the elven city.
* DisappearedDad: Syldor didn't want to have anything to do with either Vax'ildan or Vex'ahlia for their early childhood, and was gone for at least the first ten years of their lives. Even when they were made to live in Syngorn, it's implied that Syldor was emotionally distant when he deigned to acknowledge them at all.
* FantasticRacism: He looks down on other races, such as humans, and this is part of the reason he has a strained-at-best relationship with his half-human children. However, he is aware of this and tries daily to check his biases. He has no trouble acknowledging Percy as another city's noble, for instance, and joins a multi-race coalition to assault Thordak.
* {{Foil}}: He is one to Scanlan as absentee fathers. Scanlan didn't know [[spoiler: Kaylee]] existed until she was an adult, but when once he is aware of their relationship, he apologizes for not being there for her when she was a child and is totally ready to commit to being her father and building a healthy relationship with her. Syldor might have taken Vax'ildan or Vex'ahlia into his household in their childhood but they might as well have been on another plane of existence for how far away they were from his heart, and they eventually ran away from him. As adults, frosty politeness is the best the three of them can manage.
* ItsAllAboutMe: On some level this is why he reluctantly took the twins in -- he couldn't stand the thought of any part of himself being so close to peasantry.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He loves his wife and youngest child, and he's aware of his failures as a parent to Vax and Vex, but he remains cold and aloof to them and everyone else.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite his cold and aloof behavior, he genuinely finds the twins teaching Velora the phrase "blue sparkly poo" [[ActuallyPrettyFunny amusing]]. His wife was mortified, but he chuckled.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Numerous times as all three of his children die (and are subsequently resurrected) at least once over the course of the campaign. [[spoiler: He more solidly suffers this when Vax is KilledOffForReal, something which encourages him to make amends with Vex and become a better person.]]
* ParentsAsPeople: As a nobleman in a primarily elven city, he has problems with elitism and bigotry, and this means that he was a ''terrible'' father to the illegitimate children he sired with a human commoner. While he doesn't apologize for his past behavior, he is trying to be kinder to them in the present. At least, he is when they visit on official business. He isn't keen on "mixing families", even though both his wife and daughter are on better terms with the twins than he is himself.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite the tension between him and the twins, he still does whatever he can to aid Vox Machina in their quest when they visit Syngorn. When corrected that Vex'ahlia is a Baroness of Whitestone, he apologizes and uses the proper title.
* SoProudOfYou: When the twins visit during the Chroma Conclave arc, he tells them that he has heard of what they have accomplished in Vox Machina and he is proud of them as their father. Also, when Percy states that his daughter has become nobility in Whitesone, he smiles and immediately acknowledges this.

[[folder:Devana Vessar]]
!!Devana Vessar
-->'''Race''': Elf

Syldor's wife and Velora's mother, and by extension Vex and Vax's stepmother. According to WordOfGod, she works as a cartographer in the city of Syngorn.

* DotingParent: Devana cares very much for Velora, and according to [[WordofGod Matt's notes]] she wants Syldor to reconcile with the twins. Though she's not without her moments of frustration, such as her exasperated demand to know who taught Velora the phrase [[ItMakesSenseinContext "blue sparkly poo"]].
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Noted to have blonde hair, and is a very sweet woman.
* NiceGirl: The twins are civil toward Devana, and she herself bears no ill will towards them. It's a noticeable contrast when compared to her [[IceQueen Ice King]] of a husband.
* WickedStepmother: Devana definitely [[AvertedTrope averts]] this trope, she's a warm kind hearted woman who welcomed her stepchildren into her home and wishes for them to someday reconcile with Syldor.
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[[folder:Velora Vessar]]
!!Velora Vessar
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Syldor's daughter and Vax and Vex's half-sister. She adores her siblings and they her. Her wellbeing is the only thing that the twins and Syldor agree on.

* BigBrotherWorship: Well, Big Half-brother ''and'' Big Half-sister; at any rate it's clear that Velora admires the twins a great deal.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Vecna abducts her to use as a meat shield for his final fight with Vox Machina, and a Sunburst from Keyleth doesn't quite avoid her. However, whether her death was from the spell or she had died beforehand is unknown. Luckily, Kashaw manages to resurrect her.]]
* ChildrenAreInnocent: She's fairly innocent and unaware of the contempt between the twins and their father and never heard words like "blue sparkly poo" until Vox Machina visited her home.
* InnocentSwearing: She doesn't know what the words "poo" and "shit" mean. They're just words her cool elder siblings used and that they get a rise out of her mother.
* MoralityPet: Syldor shows a warmer side of himself around her, showing that he is at least capable of being a decent father. He even finds her InnocentSwearing to be funny.

!!Kraghammer

An underground city in the Cliffkeep Mountains that is the major center of Dwarven civilization on Tal'Dorei. Founded after the Calamity, Kraghammer is ruled by five noble families: House Greyspine, House Zuurthom, House Bronzegrip, House Thunderbrand, and House Glorendar. Every ten years an Ironkeeper is elected from amongst their ranks to rule the city.

* CityGuards: The city is patrolled by the Carvers.
* FantasticRacism: They are not very fond of outsiders and non-dwarves, although gnomes are more accepted after they allowed refugees of Wittebak in several centuries prior.

!!!House Greyspine

[[folder:Gradim Greyspine]]
!!Ironkeeper Gradim Greyspine
-->'''Race''': Dwarf

Current head of House Greyspine, Gradim is serving his third term as Ironkeeper of Kraghammer.
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* ActionPolitician: Part of his popularity as Ironkeeper comes from the fact he is also a war hero that personally leads Kraghammer's forces into battle.
* TheGhost: Has yet to appear in any of the campaigns, but was frequently mentioned in the first.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is a progressive figure in Kraghammer politics, encouraging greater ties to Tal'Dorei's surface and having a favorable view on outsiders living in Kraghammer.

!!!House Thunderbrand

[[folder:Steddos Thunderbrand]]
!!Lord Steddos Thunderbrand
-->'''Race''': Dwarf
-->'''Class''': Arcanist

Head of House Thunderbrand and one of the most prominent magic users in the city.

* AllThereInTheManual: His first name was never mentioned in the show, but was revealed in the ''Tal'Dorei Campaign Guide''.
* TheArchmage: Quite old and one of the most powerful arcanists and enchanters in Tal'Dorei.
* SingleTear: When looking at the amulet that belonged to Lorna, a single tear gathers in the corner of his eye which he quickly brushes away before returning his attention the party.
* StaffOfAuthority: Carries a brass staff with a black or purple gem imbedded into the top, which is presumably magical.

[[folder:Drake Thunderbrand]]
!!Elementalist Drake Thunderbrand
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-->'''Race''': Dwarf
-->'''Class''': Wizard (School of Evocation)

A member of the Arcana Pansophical and an old travelling companion of Allura and Kima.

* MinorMajorCharacter: Unlike his former companions, Drake plays a very minimal role in the story despite being a member of the Arcana Pansophical.
* PrecursorHeroes: He was previously in a adventuring party with Allura, Kima, and three other heroes. Drake, Allura, and Kima were the only survivors of their party's successful attempt to seal [[spoiler:Thordak in the Fire Elemental Plane]].
* RideTheLightning: He created a spell that transforms the caster and their allies into bolts of lightning for fast overland travel.

!The Ashari

A group of four multiracial tribes that guard locations around Exandria where the material and elemental planes meet through portals. The Air Ashari make their home at Zephra in the Summit Peaks of Tal'Dorei, with the Earth Ashari residing on the same continent at the valley settlement of Terrah in the Cliffkeep Mountains. The Fire Ashari reside on the continent of Issylra at the town of Pyrah. Lastly, the Water Ashari live in Vesrah, a hidden city in Anamn Islands of the Ozmit Sea.

[[folder:Korrin of the Air Ashari]]
!!Korrin of the Air Ashari
-->'''Race''': Half-Elf
-->'''Class''': Druid

Keyleth's father and interim headmaster of the Air Ashari until Keyleth completes her Aramente and returns for good.

* HappilyMarried: He was when [[spoiler: Vilya was still alive.]] He speaks very fondly of her to Keyleth and misses her greatly. [[spoiler: The ''Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn'' guide, which is set after the events of Campaign 2, reveals that he is this trope again, with Vilya's return from Rumblecusp.]]
* PapaWolf: Instead of standing aside and letting his daughter charge into battle against [[spoiler:Thordak]] where she could end up dead, he decides to rally his tribe to aid in the battle, himself choosing to take part in the fray as well.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He happily welcomes Vox Machina's assistance and goes to Pyrah so he can help the Fire Ashari. [[spoiler: He also agrees to go to Emon with his tribe to aid in the siege of the city while his daughter and Vox Machina do battle with Thordak]]. And he approves of the feelings between Keyleth and Vax.
* SoProudOfYou:
** He makes it clear when he sees her at Pyrah that he's proud of all of Keyleth's accomplishments. He outright tells her that she is his ray of hope and that he looks forward to learning the wisdom she gained by traveling with Vox Machina.
** [[spoiler: When Keyleth returns to complete her Aramente, he smiles proudly and wanted to hear it from her before giving her the Mantle of the Tempest.]]

[[folder:Cerkonos of the Fire Ashari]]
!!Cerkonos, the Flamespeaker
-->'''Race''': Human
-->'''Class''': Druid

Leader of the Fire Ashari and known as the Flamespeaker among them, Cerkonos was instrumental in Keyleth's Aramente. Testing her and Vox Machina, he is also a pillar of strength for Keyleth's spiritual journey, and in turn, he finds much strength and confidence in her.
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* AnArmAndALeg: When returning to deal with the torn rift between planes, Vox Machina returns to find Cerkonos missing an arm, likely an injury incurred battling Thordak and Raishan. [[spoiler:It's fully regrown when the party returns to Pyrah so they can travel to the Fire Plane]].
* MyGreatestFailure: Raishan infiltrated the Fire Ashari and opened the rift between the Material and Fire Planes before he noticed or could do anything to stop her. In other words, the Fire Ashari failed their duty and allowed a terrible threat into the world, because of his mistake.
* PlayingWithFire: As expected for a Fire Ashari, he's able to turn into a Fire Elemental and has access to fire spells.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Much like his Air Ashari counterpart, Cerkonos leads his tribe with wisdom, strength, and typically good judgement. He's also not afraid to call for aid when situations become too much for him.

[[folder:Uvenda of the Water Ashari]]
!!Uvenda, Heart of the Tides
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-->'''Race''': Gnome

Leader of the Water Ashari, this elderly gnome is stern and strong. She is responsible for tasking Keyleth to complete the last leg of her Aramente.
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* BearerOfBadNews: It is she who tells Keyleth that [[spoiler: taking the lodestones required to complete the Water Ashari portion of the Aramente was what killed Vilya, Keyleth's mother.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Just like her other Ashari counterparts. Uvenda leads her tribe with wisdom, strength, and compassion. She doesn't let her age or her stature become a detriment when leading her tribe.

!!Syngorn

Founded by the sorceress Yenlara after leading her people out of the Feywild following the Calamity, Syngorn is the heart of elven civilization on Tal'Dorei. It is located to the south of Emon and Kymal near the Stormcrest Mountains. In times of danger, the elves of Syngorn can planeshift the entire city into the Feywild for safety.

* BFS: Despite being a halfling, Kima's weapons of choice are heavy two-handed weapons like greatswords and mauls.