Grog Strongjaw

Grog Strongjaw is a goliath barbarian/fighter and a member of Vox Machina. He is played by Travis Willingham.

When he was young, Grog was exiled from the Herd of Storms by its leader, Grog's uncle Kevdak, for taking pity on a helpless old gnome the tribe was attacking. He was then taken in by that same gnome, Wilhand Trickfoot, and raised alongside his great-great-granddaughter Pike.

During his adventures with Vox Machina, he became the wielder of the legendary Titanstone Knuckles, acquired by taking down his uncle, to fight against the Chroma Conclave. He forged the Prime Trammels and was the wielder of the Sword of Kas in the fight against Vecna.

Intro

"Right, listen up. If you have ale, then you have a friend in Grog Strongjaw. A goliath of towering height and size, this barbarian has an appetite for the two great loves in his life: combat, women, and ale. Wait...

Easily the brains of the group, Grog is often consulted for his vast knowledge of shapes, colors, and shiny things. Also ale.

In his early years, armed with his two-handed great axe, Grog often enjoyed proving his might amongst the ranks of his family's wandering herd. But after coming upon an unsuspecting elderly gnome in the woods, he objected to the killing of such an innocent life. A creature of impulse, Grog felt only pity for this terrified little thing. His disobedience cost him dearly. Beaten bloody and banished by the herd leader, his uncle Kevdak, Grog was abandoned and left to die.

Exiled from his herd, it was then that the relative of the very gnome he fought to save, saved him. It was the kindness of a gnome cleric named Pike that healed Grog, bringing him back from death's edge. And they have remained close friends ever since.

Most nights, Grog can be found challenging entire taverns to wrestling matches! Or accompanying Scanlan to the nearest house where you pay for, er, lady favors. Also ale."

Appearance

Grog, being a goliath, has grey skin resembling that of a stone giant, with black tattoos adorning his upper body and the top of his bald head. With a massive, muscular build, he weighs over 645 pounds and stands 8 feet 7 inches tall. After a phylactery was removed from his body, a scar formed on his chest, marking the lingering darkness within him. Grog bears the brand of the Slayer's Take guild on his right arm, which he received upon joining. Whenever he enters his rage, his eyes appear to glow red, as seen in the Vox Machina Campaign Intro. The Belt of Dwarvenkind allowed Grog to grow a thick black beard, a feat thought impossible for him, as male goliaths have no body hair. While it was growing, it appeared translucent. During Vox Machina’s one-year break, Grog took the skin with the bear tattoo, which he had flayed from Kevdak’s chest, and had it tanned. He then had an exact copy of the tattoo inked on his back as a symbol that Kevdak and the events surrounding him are now behind him.

Typically shirtless, Grog wears fur-trimmed pants and secures the large Belt of Dwarvenkind, adorned with a golden face emblem, around his waist. A leather strap stretches across his chest, supporting a fur pelt draped over his shoulder, which is decorated with a large skull. After growing his beard, he added a metal band around his neck, featuring fang-like objects at each end. On his arms, he now wields the Titanstone Knuckles, massive stone-textured gauntlets forged from the heart of an earth titan.

For a brief time, while attuned to the Sword of Kas, Grog’s stone-grey skin turned pale white, his body became gaunt, and his jowls slightly sunk. His eyes turned blood-red around the irises. However, after completing the mission to seal Vecna and breaking free from the sword's influence, Grog returned to his usual appearance.

When Bells Hells encountered him in Vasselheim about thirty years after the adventures of Vox Machina, Grog was still incredibly muscular and bearded, but the black beard was streaked with gray and he had a little bit of a gut slightly overlapping the Belt of Dwarvenkind.

Personality

Jokes have been made occasionally about Grog being smarter than most barbarians when the group plays, as Travis does mathematical calculations faster than the other players. Travis has jokingly called his character "Professor Grog".

Grog's low intelligence score has proven problematic for the group in the past. He has been completely incapacitated by creatures that made psychic or intelligence attacks, particularly when an intellect devourer's attack put Grog into a catatonic state.

Because of his low intelligence, Grog is illiterate and cannot read or write in any language. After being unable to read any of the runes written in Giant within the City of Brass, Grog expressed a desire to learn how to read, and asked for Pike to help him learn the Common alphabet. Since then, Pike has managed to teach Grog how to read words in Common that are up to five letters long.

Grog has shown himself to be rather impulsive, as seen often when he charges ahead of the group into an unknown area of a dungeon or map. He was also the only chaotic-neutral group member at the start of the campaign, and he is often more aggressive and less merciful than some of the other characters. He does not like being bested in single combat, as seen in " Hubris " (1x17). He is willing to cheat to win, as seen when he drank a potion of Stone Giant Strength to defeat the half-orc Kern in " The Rematch " (1x23). Despite this, Grog has a sweet, happy side that often comes out when he is around his friends.

Grog is physically the strongest member of Vox Machina and often attempts to take the majority of damage, acting as the party tank, due to his high armor class and constitution.

Background

Grog was raised in the Herd of Storms, a band of nomadic raiders consisting mainly of goliaths. When Grog was younger, he and his group encountered a helpless old gnome and attacked him, but Grog took pity on the gnome and protected him. Because of this, Grog was beaten nearly to death by the leader of the herd, his uncle Kevdak, and he was exiled and left for dead. His father, Stonejaw Strongjaw, watched and did nothing to help his son. However, the gnome he had saved, Wilhand Trickfoot, sent his great-granddaughter Pike to his aid. She saved him from death, and Grog was welcomed into the Trickfoot home. He and Pike became best friends.

Vox Machina: Origins

Series I
Grog was a member of The Wing with Scanlan Shorthalt, Vash, Arnicor, and Thurista to recover an artifact from a temple in the swamp near Stilben. They fought a giant frog as well as the cult of fish-like people who inhabited the temple. They cut off the ruby eyes off of the statue of a fish god, then headed into town. Vash, the party wizard, identified some of their loot, but couldn't identify a vial of clear liquid they had found in the swamp. The party headed to an alchemist's shop to ask about it, but were met with assassins of the Myriad, who said they had interfered with their plans and demanded the vial. The assassins killed Vash before the rest of the party managed to kill them.

Grog followed his party to a tavern. There, he noticed Scanlan was talking to Tiberius Stormwind and joined them. The dragonborn expressed interest in the vial, which he recognized as a potion of Aqua Caedis, and bought it from Scanlan.

Later, Grog and Scanlan overheard an alchemist mention the Mockingbird, a ship arriving in the morning with a shipment. They walked in and Scanlan put him to sleep with magic so they could take a book he was guarding. As they investigated the room, Vax'ildan and Vex'ahlia jumped out of the shadows and attacked them, asking for the book they just got. Grog and Scanlan fought with the twins, but they were interrupted by a group of assassins who walked out of a mirror - the same ones that they had fought and killed earlier. Grog, Scanlan and the twins worked together to fight the assassins. Mid-battle, Tiberius walked in with Keyleth, and joined them in the fight. After all the assassins were killed, Iselda also walked out of the mirror and attacked the party. Grog tried to fight her, but he was trapped in a magic bubble that only dissipated once Iselda retreated.

Grog followed Scanlan when he decided to go help Vex instead of leaving for Whitestone with Arnicor and the cleric, and they met up with Vex'ahlia, Keyleth, and Tiberius at the docks. There, Scanlan pointed to the Mockingbird, and they all witnessed an explosion as Vax'ildan jumped out of a hole in the side of the ship, where he was being held captive. The group decided to work together this time, and boarded the Mockingbird. Grog fell overboard before they even made it on deck, but later reappeared, covered in seaweed, when the others were about to be overpowered by Iselda. Grog killed her by pushing her into a magical sygil that had been carved in the floor, and she burned alive. The group escaped through the previously made hole in the side of the ship. Afterwards, they all headed to a tavern together.

Series II
As was also shown in " The Story of Vox Machina " (Sx06), after doing some odd jobs in Stilben for a while, Grog left the group and traveled back to Westruun. After not hearing from him for a while, the rest of the party traveled there as well and met Pike Trickfoot for the first time. She told them that Grog had been acting strangely and had marched on his own through the Bramblewood Forest towards Gatshadow Mountain. Deep within the mountain, they discovered a mind-controlled Grog, the reanimated corpse of his father, Stonejaw Strongjaw, and a dying mage attempting to become a lich. The party slew the mage, but not before he embedded his phylactery into Grog's chest.

The party later realized the phylactery was going to activate very soon, and split up to find ingredients for a ritual that could save him. Grog went with the twins in search of the heart of a nymph. While in the Frostweald, they found a pond where a nymph, named Nahla, lived. Instead of attacking him, she invited Grog to follow her into the pond, which was a portal to the Feywild. After a while, Grog returned looking quite satisfied with himself while holding the item the group needed. He refused to tell the twins what happened on the other side.

With the help of Eskil Ryndarien, the phylactery was successfully removed from Grog, although it left behind some lingering necromantic energy.

The Story of Vox Machina and other pre-stream events

At some point, Grog inadvertently almost killed Trinket when he hit the bear's backside with the flat side of his axe, causing Trinket to charge through a heavily trapped area of a dungeon. Vex was not amused.

Grog was the one who decided to keep one of the penises of the trolls, that his teammates shot off, as a souvenir; it was later used as a distraction in an encounter.

Grog has previously been mentally dominated by another opponent, which caused him to turn against his group and almost kill a few of the party's members. ^{[citation needed]}

During a mission, Grog was fighting an umber hulk just like in " Into the Greyspine Mines " (1x02). He ended up getting confused and, in an attempt to bull rush the creature, he fell 170 feet to the cavern floor. He was knocked unconscious and almost killed by the impact.

Grog and Scanlan managed to intimidate a group of hostile mages in a fighting pit when Scanlan summoned a pony, that Grog abruptly decapitated and smeared its gore on his body while screaming.

Grog was responsible for a blue dragon, Brimscythe, turning against Vox Machina when he found a treasure room and went into a "rage loot"; when the dragon emerged, Grog paused to acknowledge it before he continued looting the room. Grog's choice almost cost some members of Vox Machina their lives, but it also significantly increased their party funds.

Grog convinced the group that in order to find good security for their new keep, which they named Greyskull Keep, the potential guards would have to fight each other to the death.

On the road from Emon to Kraghammer with mission to aid Kima, Grog successfully prevented a fight between a roving band of goliath barbarians, led by his uncle Kevdak's son, Zanror, and Vox Machina after he recognized his cousin. The truce was only temporary, though, and Grog left with the understanding that their next meeting would almost surely be their last—though this later turned out not to be the case.

Briarwoods arc

Grog participated in a drinking contest with his friends and won. However, he became angered by the taunting of another group of mercs, and after enough goading from Vax, he chopped off the hand of one of the mercs. This led to a bar fight, which enraged the barkeep enough to kick Vox Machina out. Although the group was in a funk after being kicked out, Grog happily played with the hand he severed before Scanlan showed everyone a help-wanted sheet that would earn them money. They met the council of Tal'Dorei, who hired them to kill the unknown beast attacking innocent lands. As they set out on their mission, they learned it was a blue dragon called Brimscythe. Grog impulsively decided to fight the dragon despite being woefully unprepared, which led to him being easily struck down by the dragon. Brimscythe defeated the party by sending rocks down on them. They survived, but Grog was severely injured before being healed by Pike. Grog initially wanted to abandon the mission, but after finding a village they had passed through had been ravaged, he had a change of heart and wanted to kill the dragon. The party returned to Emon, informing Uriel that while they did survive the fight, the dragon was still at large. Uriel decided to bring the fight to the dragon, dismissing Vox Machina from the palace. Vex'ahlia then revealed she felt the presence of someone working with the dragon in the council, meaning one of them was a mole. Scanlan claimed the mole was probably Allura, with Grog agreeing. Vex shot them down, claiming it to be Fince, and Grog conceded he didn’t actually get anyone’s name. Vex then assigned Grog and Scanlan to the task of looking for Fince, much to Scanlan’s boredom. Grog stole a keg of ale and chugged it to pass the time until Scanlan noticed Fince going past them. The two quickly followed him and watched as he entered a mansion while drawing a blade and locking the door. Scanlan rushed off to tell the others just as Grog asked him to get him a sandwich. Scanlan caved to the request before getting the others. As Grog enjoyed eating his sandwich, the other party members tried different ways of getting the door open. After a couple of failures, Vax took a toothpick off Grog’s sandwich and used it to pick the lock. Once inside, they sought Fince and finally caught him stealing documents from Krieg’s cellar. He tried to explain himself to the party until Krieg murdered him. The party gave chase to Krieg, landing themselves in a room filled with magic. Grog suddenly became infatuated with a pornographic painting, much to Keyleth’s disgust. She threw a book at him, which bounced off his head and revealed a hidden portal. They went through it, revealing a huge treasure trove. They became ecstatic as Grog helped fill the party’s bag of holding with various valuable items until Vex came to her senses and informed the party that this was the dragon’s hoard. Krieg reappeared and revealed that he had been the dragon all along. Another fight ensued, and Brimscythe began to manhandle the party in battle, giving Grog a heavy shock with his lightning. When they had a moment, the party devised a plan. Scanlan created an illusion to trick the dragon. With Brimscythe hoodwinked, the party each played their part in killing the dragon, with Grog delivering the final blow by axing Brimscythe in the skull before taking one of the dragon’s teeth as proof that they killed him. Scanlan complimented him on this. They then ran as fast as they could as the place began to collapse. They returned to the council, who congratulated and thanked Vox Machina for their victory, giving them a deed and key to their new keep as a reward.

The morning after their first night in the keep, Grog ate breakfast with his friends. He quickly punched Vax in the crotch, proudly announcing, "7 to 2!" Lady Allura then arrived to call for their audience. Grog smashed the door open when she called for them. She informed them that Sovereign Uriel expected them at his banquet. As Grog listened to Allura, Vax suddenly elbowed him in the crotch as delayed retaliation, much to Allura’s intolerance. Scanlan pointed it out as a three-pointer. They eventually made it to the banquet the following night, begrudgingly leaving their weapons at the main booth. Grog and the others dispersed as they got inside. He and Pike picked up a few glasses of champagne, which confused Grog as he had planned to get drunk. Nevertheless, he chugged down two of them. After that, Grog and the others reconnected just in time to see Percy in a state of anger and paranoia, explaining that the Briarwoods, who had just shown up to the banquet, had taken everything from him when he was a teenager. Upon learning they would be staying overnight, Vax offered to sneak into their room. Scanlan suggested a safe word for Vax in case things went south, which Grog suggested should be "Jenga." The party, excluding Vax, then attended Uriel’s table. Grog noticed Percy grimace as he saw the Briarwoods were also attending the table, understanding that things were going to be intense. As they all sat down, Grog suggested Percy say hello to the Briarwoods to break the ice before landing a punch on them, with Pike shooting the idea down. Grog ate improperly as dinner went on and Percy remained on edge. After Percy had an outburst from a lie about the de Rolos spewed by Delilah, the party took him away to talk in private. Percy told them the Briarwoods had killed his entire family and conquered Whitestone, surprising the party. After learning who the Briarwoods really were, the party decided to leave and save Vax, as he was in the room they would be staying in. After Vex sensed Vax was in imminent danger, Grog threw the man who made them leave their weapons out of his booth. They collected their weapons and ran out of the building to save Vax, who was just about to be killed by Sylas. Grog ran into battle to face Sylas head-on. Sylas drew his greatsword, Craven Edge, and slashed Grog a few times with it. Grog gazed in awe as the blade absorbed the blood drawn from him and increased in size. The two continued to square off until Delilah called for their carriage driver. The couple then took off. As Percy prepared to shoot the driver for working with the Briarwoods, the party was stopped and seized by Uriel’s guards.

Grog and the others were taken before Uriel, who reprimanded them for attacking the Briarwoods and thus ruining the banquet. Lady Allura calmed him down, promising to handle the party accordingly by putting them under house arrest. Grog and the others were then confined to their keep, and their weapons were taken away by Captain Jarett’s men. Grog angrily objected to just sitting in the keep, but the decision was final. So, Grog decided to entertain himself by lifting a makeshift weight bar. He then suggested beating up the guards and escaping, but Vax shot the idea down. Percy instead found a secret opening in the room that led to a hallway and a way out, but Jarett caught them and had them separated. Grog was locked away with Pike in the latter’s shrine. Grog checked in on Pike to see if she was okay. Pike claimed she was trying to meditate. Grog then looked around for something to eat. He found an urn and started eating the contents until Pike told him it was her ancestors’ remains. Grog then picked up Pike’s holy symbol. Understanding Pike spoke to the Everlight through it, he tried to speak through it himself, hoping for a reply. Pike soon broke into tears, telling him that ever since the symbol was cracked, it felt like Everlight wasn’t listening to her anymore. Grog suggested simply apologizing to her for that. They heard a commotion outside and decided to investigate. The door was locked, and Grog was reluctant to break Pike’s shrine until she permitted him to do so, as it sounded serious. The party reconnected and realized that Delilah had sent wraiths their way. Understanding they were under attack, Jarett gave them weapons to fend off the wraiths. The wraiths gained the upper hand at the start of the battle, as they were in darkness and could not be hit by their victims. That changed, however, when Keyleth conjured light, rendering the wraiths vulnerable. The party could finally hit and destroy them. Once they did, this convinced Jarett to let them go and stop whoever had sent the wraiths.

The party began to leave in the morning, but Pike remained behind as she needed to reconnect with the Everlight. Grog offered to stand by her side the whole time, but Pike insisted this was a journey she had to do on her own. She assured him she would still be there even if she was gone. Grog tearfully hugged her goodbye before reluctantly leaving. They then devised a plan to get what they needed to start their journey. Grog took part in stealing a humble horse carriage. Grog then began to feel distressed, moping and weeping, still upset about Pike’s absence, even admitting Pike was stronger than all of them. He wasn’t worried about her, but about how they would fare without her.

Vex had Percy stop the cart when she felt a disturbing presence. It turned out to be monstrous canine creatures sent by Delilah. They captured Scanlan since he had Delilah's book. The party chased after them all the way to a cliff. Noticing a couple of the monsters chasing them as well, Grog and Vax fought them head-on. Both monsters hopped into the carriage. Grog nearly got swallowed by one of them, but he ripped the creature in half before he could be eaten. He then tossed the other one out after it bit Vax. The party then noticed how dangerously close they were to the cliff, and they all jumped out, losing their carriage and the stuff they bought from Gilmore in the process. When they found a spot to make camp, Grog watched Scanlan use a scroll he had looted from Brimscythe's cave. He watched with fascination as the gnome turned into various things. Later that night, Grog suggested the party go around explaining the craziest thing they had ever killed. When it was Grog's turn, he spoke about a desert monster he had fought and killed by prying its jaws open and biting its tongue out. When Percy was asked what the worst monsters he had faced were, he answered that it was the Briarwoods and that they would be seeing them soon. Grog called him a buzzkill.

When they finally made it to Whitestone, they saw it in the desecrated state that it was. Percy later gained their attention by pointing to seven corpses hung from the Sun Tree, each corpse dressed as a member of Vox Machina, showing them the Briarwoods were anticipating them. Though unsettled by this, the party had to move on as a resistance member called them over to hide with them as a zombie giant was heading in their direction. When the resistance member noticed Percy's attire, she asked if he was another member of it. The party was later taken to Keeper Yennen, who was amazed to see Percy again and saw him as a leader now. Grog scoffed at this, claiming Percy's size was insufficient for him to be a leader. Yennen took them into a secret hideout. When Grog saw that there were ale barrels, but found them empty, he became furious. The party later tried to devise plans to rescue Archibald Desnay after Yennen informed Percy that he had been captured. Grog's plan was just to kill everyone and leave. Since Grog's idea was one of the bad ones, Vex devised her own plan. She, Keyleth, and Grog would take the front door of the building the Briarwoods' men were keeping Archie in. Grog tossed a few Briarwoods guards while Keyleth picked up the keys to the prison. The party reconnected and they saved Archie, only to be stopped in their tracks by Sir Kerrion Stonefell. Grog helped fight against the guards Stonefell had on hand, and they eventually won. They all fled from the prison, returning to Yennen's hideout. After Percy explained the origin story of his pepperbox, Grog asked why it had writing on the barrels. When Keyleth tried to put life back into the Sun Tree, she accidentally started a fire, prompting Vax to put it out with a barrel of liquid. When the said liquid was revealed to be ale, Grog restrained himself from acting violently. Later, the party ran off on a rescue mission for Cassandra while spying on Professor Anders when they found the building the two were located in. Grog laughed when Scanlan suggested he lure the guards away from Anders' house, but the party later relented and let him go. Upon seeing a sign that Scanlan's solo mission was a success, the party ran to enter Anders' home. Vax tried to see if there was a trap first, only for Grog to dismiss the idea and impulsively bust the door open, where guards were pointing bows at the party. The guards released their arrows into Grog, only igniting the goliath's wrath in the process, which got most of the guards killed.

When Grog caught up to Percy, he noticed Anders had brought empty suits of armor to life. Grog eagerly fought one of them, only to realize he could not lay a dent on the construct. The party later learned they needed to disassemble the armor by going for their joints. Grog turned to Anders himself, ready to kill him, only for Anders to possess Grog with his silver tongue. On Anders' orders, Grog attacked his friends. This escalated when Vex tried to kill Anders to break the possession, but Anders possessed her, Keyleth, and Vax in the same manner. When it seemed he had the upper hand, Percy eventually managed to shoot Anders' tongue out, restoring his friends' minds before killing Anders. After that, they reconnected with Scanlan outside, who warned them of a hoard of zombies heading their way. They made a run for it to Archibald's hideout. They were not safe there for long, however, as zombies burst through the door and attacked. They managed to slay the zombies, but Scanlan got bit. Since it would spread, Grog offered to amputate the arm, but Scanlan accepted it only as a last resort. They eventually moved out of the hideout, where they found a zombie giant heading their way. Percy used a rifle to destroy the giant in one shot, much to Grog's amusement. Unfortunately, Duke Vedmire showed up with two more giants, ordering them to kill Vox Machina. The party split up, not ready to fight them, before meeting back up at the Sun Tree. Try as they might have, more zombies showed up, making the denizens of Whitestone lose hope. But after a rousing speech from Percy, Grog encouraged everyone to kill everything. Killing all the zombies was still no easy task. And when things seemed hopeless, Pike returned, coolly greeting the party. Grog gratefully embraced her. Upon noticing she was glowing, he asked if she was a ghost, but she quickly explained that she was in astral projection form. Now the fight was much easier. Grog had Scanlan throw him at one of the incoming zombie giants. When Grog landed on top of the undead, he bisected it by chopping it from the head down. When the zombie hoard finally let up, Vox Machina, along with Cassandra, hunted down the Briarwoods. They went through an underground dungeon on the way. A prisoner called out to them asking to be freed in exchange for helping them find the Briarwoods, but Percy only turned his pepperbox on the prisoner.

Keyleth

Grog calls Keyleth's sabretooth tiger form "Minxie", after the two of them (Keyleth in her cat form) attempted to intimidate somebody and Keyleth pretended to be Grog's pet. Keyleth and Grog have worked together on other occasions as well, such as creating a special combo attack referred to as the "Fastball Special", where Keyleth turns into a brawny creature, like an earth elemental, in order to have enough strength to throw Grog at a large opponent.

Grog was present when Keyleth was on the brink of attacking Raishan when the dragon revealed herself in the guise of Seeker Assum and explained to her the value of patience. When Keyleth, struggling with her anger at Raishan, asked Grog how he manages to keep his rage in check, he answered: "Family."

Lady Kima of Vord

Grog became infatuated with Lady Kima after the party freed her from a torture rack in Emberhold and she subsequently borrowed Pike's mace to bash the duergar who tortured her into "hamburger meat."

Pike

Grog and Pike are best friends due to Grog protecting Pike's great-great-grandfather Wilhand Trickfoot, and Pike having saved his life after his uncle Kevdak banished him from his tribe and ordered the other tribe members to beat him near to death. The two often joke when working together, and Pike will often defend Grog from jokes made by other team members. After her death and resurrection, she has become more violent and bloodthirsty, sometimes even impressing Grog.

Scanlan

Grog and Scanlan Shorthalt were best friends, occasionally pursuing the same things. After he left Vox Machina though, relations between the two have been strained. Grog seems to feel that he has been replaced by the "Bardbarian".

Vax'ildan

Grog and Vax'ildan have a rather antagonistic relationship, the two of them occasionally playing pranks on each other. Aside from that, they are close friends who have each others' backs.

Quests

Grog's quest is not exactly known. However, it has been stated by Travis that he wants revenge on his uncle Kevdak for nearly killing him, which he managed to fulfill in " The Kill Box " (1x52).

One of Grog's short term goals was to beat the half-orc Kern, also known as "The Hammer", who beat him in the Crucible—a quest he has since fulfilled.

Proficiencies

• Skills: Animal Handling, Athletics, Intimidation, Survival
• Tools: Smith's Tools, at least one other set of artisan's tools

Current items

• Alchemy Jug
• Amulet of Defense (+2 to AC)
• Amulet of the Drunkard (allows Grog to heal HP when he drinks ale)
• Bag of Holding
  • Luxon beacon (from the Malleus Key)
• Belt of Dwarvenkind
• Bloodaxe
• Boots of Feral Leaping (traded for Percy's Boots of Spider Climbing and traded back)
• Chain of Returning (made by Tiberius)
• Dragon-Tooth Necklace (doubles hit points restored by hit dice; given to Grog by Shale)
• Dust of Tracelessness
• Earring of Whisper
• Dwarven Thrower
• Helmet coming to a sharpened point in front like a rhinoceros horn
• Moonhammer, given by Zahra Hydris
• Titanstone Knuckles
• Boots of Levitation

Former items

• +2 Studded Leather Armor (given to Kima of Vord)
• Boots of Spider Climbing (received from Percy in a trade and traded back)
• Bracers of Defense (given to Scanlan's Simulacrum in " The Final Ascent " (1x113), lost in " Vecna, the Ascended " (1x114) when the Simulacrum was dispelled by Vecna.)
• Craven Edge (banished to the Dread Emperor's realm by Vox Machina in " Best Laid Plans..." (1x50))
• Potion of Speed (given by the abjurist Noja; used during the first fight against Umbrasyl)
• Dancing Sword (originally awarded by the Deck of Many Things, but taken away through creative editing due to DM error on the draw)
• Deck of Many Things (confiscated by Vox Machina after he pulled The Void card and they had to spend two weeks retrieving his soul from Pandemonium)
• Firebrand Warhammer, picked up by a member of the Herd of Storms
• Gauntlets of Ogre Power (now belong to Pike)
• Greatsword of Frenzy (found in the cave near Yug'Voril; given to Whaska in exchange for information about Plate of the Dawnmartyr)
• Holy oil
• Javelin of Lightning (lost in Ank'Harel)
• Adamantine hammer (left in the ruins of Thomara)
• Sword of Kas (gains a +1d10 bonus to initiative, deals an additional 2 dice of damage to undead; given to Highbearer Vord)

Abilities

Grog has a few abilities that allow him to inflict more damage in combat and demoralize the enemy. The primal path of his rage is that of the berserker —his rage is a means to an end, in which his thrill is derived from the chaotic nature of battle. He later multiclassed into a Battle Master fighter similar to his uncle Kevdak, gaining use of Second Wind, the Great Weapon Fighting style, the ability to use Action Surge, and a variety of combat maneuvers.

Goliath abilities

• Mountain Born
• Natural Athlete
• Powerful Build
• Stone's Endurance

Additional features

• Beard Growth (Belt of Dwarvenkind)
• Darkvision (Belt of Dwarvenkind)
• Dwarven Resilience (Belt of Dwarvenkind)
• Elemental Resistance (Fire/Cold/Lightning) (Titanstone Knuckles)
• Enlarge (Titanstone Knuckles)
• Siege Damage (Titanstone Knuckles)

Feats

• Great Weapon Master (taken at level 12)
• Tough
• Mobile
• Mage Slayer
• Sentinel

Barbarian abilities

• Rage
• Unarmored Defense
• Reckless Attack
• Danger Sense
• Primal Path: Path of the Berserker
  • Frenzy
  • Intimidating Presence
  • Mindless Rage
  • Retaliation
• Extra Attack
• Fast Movement
• Feral Instinct
• Brutal Critical (3 dice)
• Relentless Rage
• Persistent Rage

Fighter abilities

• Fighting Style: Great Weapon Fighting
• Second Wind
• Action Surge
• Martial Archetype: Battle Master
  • Combat Superiority
  • Student of War: Smith's Tools

Maneuvers

As a 3rd-level Battle Master, Grog knows three combat maneuvers and has four Superiority Dice, which are d8s.

• Disarming Strike
• Parry
• Trip Attack

Appearances and mentions

• Pre-stream
• Campaign One, played by Travis in all episodes except as follows:
  • " The Throne Room " (1x07) [DM]
  • " Glass and Bone " (1x08) [DM]
  • " Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Tips " (1x12), absent
  • " Trial of the Take: Part 3 " (1x20), absent
  • " Trial of the Take: Part 4 " (1x21), absent
  • " The Siege of Emon " (1x78) [DM]
• Campaign Three
  • " Trial by Firelight " (3x02), mentioned only
  • " For The Tempest " (3x68), mentioned only
  • " Cages " (3x103) [DM]
  • " The Cradle's Convocation " (3x104) [DM]
  • " The Assembling of Legends " (3x112)
  • " Assault on the Malleus Key " (3x113)
  • " Fight for the Bloody Bridge " (3x114)
  • " A New Age Begins " (3x121)
• Specials
  • " D&Diesel " (Sx03)
  • " The Story of Vox Machina " (Sx06)
  • " Critical Role Q&A and Battle Royale!" (Sx08)
  • " Critical Role – Level 17 Battle Royale!" (Sx19)
  • " Critical Role: Grog's One-Shot " (Sx26)
  • " Trinket's Honey Heist " (Sx27) [DM]
  • " Critical Role One-Shot: Epic Level Battle Royale " (Sx30)
  • " The Search For Grog " (Sx42)
  • " Dalen's Closet " (Sx47)
  • " The Search For Bob " (Sx45)
  • " Vox Machina vs. Mighty Nein " (Sx57), mentioned only
  • " Total Party Kill: Chicago Live 2025 " (Sx95)
• Winter's Crest Festival
• Vox Machina Origins Series I, all issues except Issue 1, mentioned only
• Vox Machina Origins Series II, all issues except Issue 5, absent
• Vox Machina Origins Series III, all issues
• Vox Machina Origins Series IV, all issues
• The Legend of Vox Machina, all episodes
• Narrative Telephone
  • Episode 8: "Grog's Vlog"

Quotations

• "I would like to rage!" (Grog's catchphrase)
• "I have an intelligence of six, I know what I'm doing."
• "You owe me a cask. Of. Ale"
• "How about-- All of the dragon's teeth and three of the vials of blood?" (Grog's attempt at haggling)
• "...Vax." (after having half his beard shaved)
• "Do you have a female setting?" (to his cursed sword Craven Edge}
• "In my anger." (when first asked where he finds his strength)
• "In my friends." (when asked again where he finds his strength)
• “Vox Machina! Fuck shit up!”
• "FOR STRONGJAW!" (During his HDYWTDT on Kevdak)
• "Bidet." (Grog trying to sound fancy)
• "Standing there, with one hit point, acid melting my flesh, I would like to pull out the Deck of Many Things."
• "Vox Machina, fuck shit up! And I would like to rage! With my bonus action, I will smash the Titanstone Knuckles together."
• Grog: (responding to Keyleth asking how he keeps his rage at bay) Right, it all comes down to one word, really. Family. Right, before I was a part of this group, I had no family. Pike took me in, I met all of you. And I had a purpose. So before that, I would be down to fuck up anything up, anytime, no problem. I still kinda am. But I realized that if I fly off the handle too soon, it screws over my family. That's no good 'cause I care about you. Most of you. You're gonna get yours. It's coming, and I'm going to help you. And I'm going to high-five you when it's done. But until then, you keep that shit tucked inside. Let it build. And then, when the time is right, you let her have it. And I'll throw you into the fray, when the time is right.
  Keyleth: Promise?
  Grog: Yeah, I promise.