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Tiberius Stormwind

Tal'Dorei

"Greetings and salutations. I am Tiberius Stormwind.

Intro

"Greetings and salutations. I am Tiberius Stormwind. I hail from a town called Tyriex, located in the heart of Draconia, born from a politically respected family.

At the age of 15, I succeeded in passing the Sorcerer's Rite, showing prodigy-like control of my magic. The judges and the Draconian high council were amazed at how powerful my spells were for how long I had been training. At 20 years old, I was the youngest appointed member of the magic guild in Draconian history. For the next few years, I almost went mad from the malaise of being a guild member, as it's rather boring.

However, one day I happened upon a chamber, unused for quite some time. In the room were stacks of books and maps of the surrounding cities and areas around the known world. For months I would frequent the chamber, and learned of artifacts from legend. After a long period of research, I made a list of artifacts that caught my eye. I brought these findings to the high council and was told that all of the information in the chamber I stumbled upon was either believed to be fiction or unsolvable mysteries and hence were lost forever. I found those answers to be unacceptable.

A year later I devised a ruse and managed to convince the city council to lend support in me leaving Draconia on a mission of peace and diplomacy for the surrounding kingdoms, going from town to town and making friends and allies, in and for the name of Draconia. Being a red dragonborn, I had quite the task on my hands in that respect, but it was exactly what I needed so I could explore the world and find these artifacts, as I felt the truth was out there.

Some may describe me as buffoonish, but I say poppycock to all that. I am much sharper than most give me credit for. I just don't pay attention to things sometimes. I've also been known to be rather cunning, loyal, happy-go-lucky, and well, dangerous. I can't help but show my true scales now and then. But overall, I think I'm quite friendly for a dragonborn."

Appearance

Tiberius was a red dragonborn who wore glasses and a blue robe embroidered with green.

Personality

Tiberius was not the keeper of extraordinary wisdom. He was a reckless and chaotic dragonborn who loved to use his spells freely and plentifully. To support these desires, Tiberius had a Ring of Spell Storing and an Ioun Stone, both of which helped him prepare additional spells. When someone had a conversation with Tiberius and managed to outsmart him, he quickly switched to magic to defend himself, exploiting as many spells as he needed to dominate the argument.

Many times the group was unhappy with his rushed decisions. When the Slayer's Take tasked half of Vox Machina to slay a rakshasa, they trailed him to the Velvet Cabaret and were to pursue him further. However, after Tiberius spent all of his sorcery points, he was reluctant to proceed and demanded a rest. His careless character led to a mini-conflict, as almost the rest of the party wanted to advance rapidly.

Background

Tiberius hailed from Tyriex in Draconia, where he came from a large political family. Besides his personal quest, Tiberius's reason for leaving Draconia was to avoid being forced into the Draconian Council. He was fluent in the Common, Draconic, and Dwarvish languages.

Draconian society had institutional class- and tail-based slavery, which is why Tofor Brotoras had negative reactions to Tiberius. When Tofor made it clear she didn't like him, Tiberius responded by insulting her any time she spoke up and referred to her as "peasant" instead of using her name.

Tiberius often got unwelcomed looks. According to popular belief, chromatic dragons were, and still are, considered evil in comparison with the metallic kind. On his way to Fire Ashari tribe, Tiberius sprinkled some dust of illusion, altering his red scales and turning them silver.

Tiberius may have worshiped Bahamut, as in " Escape from the Underdark " (1x13), he shouted "By the blessings of Bahamut, I choose Emon!" while casting Teleportation Circle.

Before the Stream

Tiberius once disguised himself as a female troll to distract a couple of male trolls that were around a fire. The situation almost ended badly for Tiberius, but his teammates and Allura Vysoren rescued him.

After half of the party fell into a cistern under Emon, they fought an aboleth that resided in the waters. In their search for an escape, they found the remnants of an ancient town where a hag named Trysta resided. Tiberius made a deal with Trysta that, in exchange for helping the party escape and giving them the Mending Wheel, she could take a part of Tiberius's fortune. Tiberius never learned what that meant. The party also agreed to get rid of a group of Umber hulks which had built their nest in the ruins. During this battle, Tiberius killed one of the umber hulks by dropping it out of the nest. He later jumped out of the nest down a 170-foot drop and drank a Feather Fall potion, barely managing to make a saving throw.

Tiberius was inside the Ivory Tower when it collapsed into a pearl due to Allura's security magic, though he safely jumped out of the window and cast Feather Fall on himself to avoid taking damage.

Tiberius was so enraged after Juurezel the glabrezu killed Pike that he couldn't speak coherently, and he sobbed when Pike came back to life.

Draconian Knights

Tiberius returns home and is reunited with his family, earns a long overdue title and also learns of a new threat to Draconia which leads him on an unlikely adventure.

Stormwind Family

Tiberius had two brothers: Jerahd, a warlock he would contact for information on creatures and artifacts, and Faeryn, a silver dragonborn monk in another D&D campaign that Orion played. Faeryn and Tiberius did not interact during the stream, but Orion tweeted a picture of a letter Tiberius sent to Faeryn along with a Tear of Bahamut. Tiberius also had a sister named Drakka, a bronze dragonborn. However, Matthew Mercer implied that Tiberius may not be his father's child. Though Vox Machina learned of Tiberius's death, the party never learned the fates of his siblings.

Keyleth

Tiberius and Keyleth had a strong friendship, with Tiberius acting as a sort of loyal adviser and referring to Keyleth as "Your Highness" whenever he helped her through a very emotionally tough time. When Chroma Conclave attacked the Draconia, Keyleth was eager to rescue him, even through the chance were slim.

Scanlan

Tiberius and Scanlan had a somewhat bullying form of friendship that started at some point before the stream.

Vex'ahlia

Tiberius and Vex'ahlia were good friends. Tiberius was overjoyed at seeing Vex again when Vox Machina reunited after the events of the Trial of the Take, and he embraced her first when Vex'ahlia's group returned to the Slayer's Take guild.

Tiberius has admitted to being attracted to Vex'ahlia. This was seen in " The Rematch " (1x23) when Tiberius asked Scanlan to describe Vex'ahlia's breasts to him after he missed seeing her flash Grog during Grog's fight with Kern. Later in the episode, while Tiberius scolded Vax'ildan for being harsh on Kynan, he admitted to being frightened of and attracted to Vex.

Lady Allura

At some point, Tiberius became infatuated with Lady Allura. While she hinted that she liked him as well, it was still ambiguous, and their relationship turned south after " Crimson Diplomacy " (1x25). Tiberius also stated to the rest of Vox Machina that Allura was more powerful than him.

Quests

Tiberius' personal journey was to collect several fabled magical artifacts that were rumored to either be myths or no longer exist. Possessing their power, he intended to enact some positive change in the world. The artifacts were:

  • Mending Wheel (found)
  • Boros Ring (according to Trysta, it can be found in the Feywild)
  • The God's Hammer
  • The Pale Stone
  • Ropes of Mercy

One of Tiberius' personal goals was to find a way to re-enchant the Carpet of Flying, which lost its ability to fly after it was nearly destroyed by acid.

Proficiencies

  • Skills: Arcana, Deception, History, Persuasion

Current items

Former items

Tiberius's crafted items

Tiberius enchanted some magical items for the group:

Abilities

Tiberius was known for having various spells which he often used in combat. His trademark spell in combat was Fireball.

Dragonborn abilities

  • Draconic Ancestry: Red Dragon
  • Breath Weapon (4d6 fire damage)
  • Damage Resistance: Fire

Sorcerer abilities

  • Flexible Casting
  • Metamagic
    • Empowered Spell
    • Quickened Spell

Appearances and mentions

Quotations

  • "I encourage violence." (Tiberius telling Grog to kill the Duergar who tortured Kima of Vord)
  • Osysa: "I have been "keeper of this temple for hundreds of years.."
    Tiberius:"You don't look a day over 20!"
  • "Greeting and salutations. I'm Tiberius Stormwind from Draconia."
  • Tiberius: "I need about 1,500 of them [mirrors]. Can I get 1,500? How many can I get?"
    Matt: "There aren't that many mirrors in the city."
    Tiberius: "Okay. All of them."

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