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Vax'ildan

Tal'Dorei

Vax'ildan, nicknamed Vax, is a half-elf rogue / paladin / druid and a member of Vox Machina. He is played by Liam O'Brien.


Vax'ildan, nicknamed Vax, is a half-elf rogue / paladin / druid and a member of Vox Machina. He is played by Liam O'Brien.

Born in Byroden, he and his twin sister Vex'ahlia were raised there by their mother Elaina until they were taken to live in the elven city of Syngorn at the direction of their father, Syldor Vessar. Vax'ildan and Vex'ahlia were unhappy there, and left in their teens to be on their own.

During his adventures with Vox Machina, he came into possession of the legendary Deathwalker's Ward and Whisper to fight the Chroma Conclave. Vax'ildan offered his life in service to The Raven Queen to save his sister, and after his own death, was brought back to life by her to defeat Vecna. He then abandoned his mortal form to become the Champion of Ravens for many years.

Intro

" Never entirely welcome in the company of elves or men, Vax'ildan learned at a young age to skip past formality, preferring instead to invite himself in your door.

Along with twin sister Vex'ahlia, Vax was born by a chance encounter between elven royalty and human peasantry. Raised by their mother in their early years, the twins were eventually sent off to their father in the elven capital of Syngorn. But their cool reception among the elves there never warmed, and their time in the capital didn't last. The siblings stole away one autumn night and set out on the open road.

After a few years of wandering, they eventually decided to return to their mother, and journeyed back to the lands of their youth. But instead of finding their childhood home, they returned to a pile of rubble. Their mother was gone, their home burned to ash. Pressing the townspeople for answers, they learned of the day the dragon came.

With their ties all severed, Vax'ildan and his sister set out to find their fortune together in Tal'Dorei. An outsider since birth, Vax quickly learned to solve life's challenges in his own particular way, often by sidestepping them entirely. And when his knack for circumventing adversity isn't enough, the way of blades the elves schooled him in more than makes up the difference."

Appearance

Like his twin sister Vex'ahlia, Vax is a twenty-eight-year-old half-elf. He greatly resembles his sister, with long, dark brown hair and hazel eyes, but at 5'11" he is two inches taller than her. During his resurrection ritual in Vesrah, a part of his hair was braided with Vex's blue feathers as part of her offering. Vax'ildan wears the Deathwalker's Ward, a black set of studded leather armor trimmed with black feathers. When he activates the armor's ability to fly, a pair of large black raven wings sprout from his back.

After joining the Slayer's Take, Vax'ildan has the brand of the guild on his right arm. He got a pair of tattoos in Vasselheim after completing the Slayer's Take trial: on the inside of his left wrist are the sounds for "V" and "M" written in Elvish script, and on the inside of his right wrist is an icosahedron. While spending a year with Keyleth in Zephrah, he also got a tattoo of her antlers on his upper right arm. Additionally, Vax'ildan used to have the Clasp's brand between his shoulder blades, but it has since been covered by a handprint-shaped scar on his back after he asked Keyleth to burn it away.

After his resurrection, Vax'ildan developed a dark, bruise-like mark over his heart as a symbol of the boon he received from the Raven Queen. After being disintegrated by Vecna, the Raven Queen made a deal with Vax to allow him to return to life until Vecna had been destroyed. Once Vax reappeared on the Material Plane, the dark mark on his chest had expanded to resemble a pair of wings.

When Vax'ildan briefly returned to the material plane in order to commemorate his sister's wedding, he wore an elegant mask resembling Percy's, and his right shoulder had a bony, antler-like growth coming from the area of his tattoo of Keyleth's antlers.

Personality

Compared to his sister, Vax is far more focused and serious, but he is not without his moments of playfulness, as he is quite fond of being a prankster. He can be incredibly deceptive and often navigates through social situations with ease and occasionally coin.

Vax tends to wear his heart on his sleeve. He has a habit of self-loathing and tends to brood when undergoing emotional crises. When he feels overwhelmed, he prefers to walk away when it becomes too much to bear instead of dealing with the problem. At times, he keeps his emotions to himself, the only person he ever trusted for a long time being his sister. But he does open up towards those who earn his trust and his love.

Vax'ildan has said that he felt depressed for a long time before meeting with Vox Machina. For many years, he thought of himself as "lost and a wanderer", his goal being to find some purpose in his life. He had considered becoming a follower of Sarenrae, inspired by his friend Pike, but had to give up on this idea after he offered his life to the Raven Queen, in desperation, to save his sister's life. Upon encountering the Raven Queen, Vax'ildan was fearful at first, but he eventually accepted his new role as the goddess's champion. By accepting that role and coming to an understanding, Vax found what he had been lacking and became more at ease.

Vax'ildan is bisexual. He shows interest in both men and women, specifically Shaun Gilmore, a human sorcerer, and Keyleth, a half-elven druid and fellow member of Vox Machina.

Vax is a close-ranged combat fighter and often uses a deadly combination of sneak attacks, magical weaponry, items, agility, and various abilities when in combat. He is naturally the sneakiest member of Vox Machina and often scouts ahead for the group when in dangerous situations.

Vax's alignment is "chaotic good", like Pike and (currently) Vex.

Background

Vax, along with Vex, was born in the humble village of Byroden due to the brief union of a human woman named Elaina and an elven man named Syldor Vessar. The twins lived with Elaina for the first ten years of their life before they were sent to live in Syngorn, where their father lived. During this time, Vax had received training in the ways of the blade from his elven instructors, one of whom was named Master Tharendril. He and Vex learned the Abyssal language in classes together, apparently at their father's insistence.

After several years of cold reception from the Syngornian elves, the twins set off on their own when they were around sixteen years old. They returned to Byroden, only to see their childhood home destroyed and their mother gone, killed by a dragon.

The twins wandered the continent together for some time as they honed their respective skills. At one point, Vax'ildan discovered a plot to kidnap Vex'ahlia, and he agreed to join the Westruun sect of the Clasp in exchange for her freedom.

Vox Machina Origins

Series One

Vax'ildan and his twin sister Vex'ahlia were in the K'Tawl Swamp near Stilben to investigate a possible curse. After the twins took down a shark-speaker, Keyleth suddenly appeared and offered to heal Vax's wounds. The twins were confused by the exuberant druid, who had never heard of half-elves being mistreated before.

Back in Stilben, the twins interrogated an alchemist named Zeth, but he refused to talk. They were ambushed by assassins as soon as they left his shop. The twins hid in the sewers to watch over the shop, and when Zeth left, they stalked him to a sewer station, where Grog and Scanlan had just broken in. The twins attacked them on sight, but the two duos had to join forces when they were all attacked by a group of assassins, then Iselda, who entered through a magic mirror. During the fight, Keyleth arrived with her friend Tiberius, and they joined the battle. When Keyleth suggested all six of them group up to reach their common goal, Vax'ildan and Vex'ahlia refused and left on their own.

Shortly afterward, Iselda kidnapped Vax'ildan by pulling him inside a mirror, and locked him in a cage on the lower deck of a ship, the Mockingbird. She suggested that Vax join her organization, but he refused. Later, Vax'ildan managed to escape from the cage. He fought his way out of the ship by tricking Iselda's henchman to blow a hole in the side of the ship. When he jumped out, he found Vex'ahlia on the docks, along with Keyleth, Tiberius, Scanlan, and Grog. The six of them then boarded the ship and They found the source of the "curse" that had been plaguing the inhabitants of Stilben: a sigil carved into the floor and filled with poison. When Keyleth and Tiberius determined that it could be diluted by an acidic substance, Scanlan immediately started to pee on it, and Vax'ildan followed suit, succeeding in stopping the strange ritual. Iselda arrived and almost wiped the group out, but was killed by Grog, and the group escaped through the previously made hole in the side of the ship. Afterward, they all headed to a tavern together.

Series Two
While tracking the whereabouts of their friend Grog, the party that would one day become Vox Machina was directed to the Trickfoot household in Westruun, where they met Pike, who helped them rescue Grog from a lich. Later, the party had to split to find ingredients for a ritual to save Grog from the lich attempting to possess his body.

Vax'ildan went with Vex'ahlia and Grog to the Frostweald in search of the heart of a nymph. The team encountered basilisks on their way there, and Vex'ahlia was petrified in their fight, but Vax'ildan figured out that she could be cured by basilisk's blood. When the group encountered the nymph, she befriended Grog and brought him with her inside her pond for a while, and he refused to explain when he resurfaced with the heart they had come to get.

When the entire group reunited, the other three were accompanied by Percival de Rolo, who helped them with the ritual.

Series Three
Vax saved Vex'ahlia from being frozen solid by Skysunder by jumping in front of her, and he was frozen instead. The rest of Vox Machina took down the white dragon, freeing Vax and the frozen citizens of Westruun.

" The Story of Vox Machina " (Sx06) & other pre-stream events

Vox Machina ran into Vex and Vax's father, Syldor Vessar, in Emon. The conversation was frosty, and the twins learned that they now had a younger half-sister named Velora Vessar.

Vax'ildan and Pike became separated from the group during an incident inside a cistern underneath Emon, and they were both captured by the Clasp. Vax revealed his membership to the Clasp's Westruun sect, so their leader, Modeth Lai, called for a test of their skills and intent. The Clasp forced the rogue and cleric to battle a chained chimera in their arena, but an unconvinced Modeth had the two held overnight anyway. During the night, Pike and Vax managed to escape and reunite with the rest of the party in the Graveyard District.

Vax was able to land the killing blow on the blue dragon Brimscythe. Brimscythe had assumed a human form as General Krieg for some time, and after Vox Machina discovered Krieg's secret, he revealed his true nature to them. After a long fight, Vax ran up a wall and sunk his daggers into Brimscythe's neck, sliding down and slowly killing him.

Pike purposely injured Vax when she found out he had been a "peeping tom" by stepping on his foot. She dealt one point of nonlethal damage.

Post-Campaign

Following the defeat of Vecna and saving of Exandria, Byroden created statues for Vax'ildan and his sister. There was also a depiction of the Champion of Ravens outside the Temple of the Raven Queen in Whitestone. There was also a tomb for the fallen hero in the city.

Campaign Three: Bells Hells

Three decades after joining the Raven Queen in her realm, Vax'ildan returned to the Material Plane to protect Keyleth twice. The first time was the assassination attempt in Zephrah by Otohan Thull's shadow assassins, during which Keyleth did not see him, but Otohan did. This violated the rules set by the Raven Queen, and he was punished by her for doing so. The second time was when he saved her from certain death at the hands of Otohan during the Battle of the Red Center. However, this led to Otohan and Liliana Temult being able to compress him into a sphere of dark shadow so he could act as the final piece, the "sliver of divinity" needed to create the last lens in the activation of the Malleus Key during the apogee solstice in 843 PD.

Days later, when they visited her local temple in Jrusar, the Matron of Ravens granted Orym, Fearne and Chetney a vision of the Tishtan excavation site, where the Champion, still within his spherical prison, was screaming in pain. One of the priests in the temple told the adventurers that the followers of the goddess of fate were mourning the Champion. When Bells Hells talked to the Raven Queen in person, they asked how to free her champion, and she told them they would need to remove the Luxon beacon from the Malleus Key and then destroy the machine (in that order). When asked what would be the fate of the celestial warrior if something happened to her, the goddess of death admitted she didn't know.

After a brief but very intense battle between the forces of the Exandrian Accord and the Ruby Vanguard, Vax'ildan was freed after the Luxon beacon was removed and Keyleth destroyed the Malleus Key with an Earthquake. Vax'ildan's body reflected damage and fatigue after the strain he had been under for weeks, but he joined the fight immediately. Once the opposing forces were destroyed or fled, he confirmed to his friends that he could feel that he was still connected to the Matron of Death, but that despite everything that had happened he did not hold a grudge against her nor did he wish for her to disappear. One of the angels who had helped in the battle approached them and urged the Champion of Ravens to accompany them to Issylra to continue the fight against Predathos. However, he didn't want to leave and his goddess whispered to him, encouraging him to choose whatever was most important to him in that moment. Vax'ildan declared he would continue serving her, but in Exandria, after which he heard one more whisper, telling him that the night was his. Still somewhat bemused and confused, he took the hands of both Vex'ahlia and Keyleth, and gently squeezed Keyleth's. She, however, remained hesitant. Vax asked about Vox Machina's children, sounding pleased about the name of his nephew Freddy, but feeling sorry for Wilhand'ildan when he heard his name. Just before they stepped through the tree transporting them to Whitestone, Keyleth returned his gentle pressure on her hand.

After spending the evening talking and catching up with Vex'ahlia, Vax'ildan had disappeared by morning, leaving only a black feather drifting down from outside Keyleth's doorway when she opened it in the morning. Vex was somewhat surprised he hadn't spent the night with Keyleth, telling her she loved her. After the gods agreed to undergo the Rites of Catatheosis, the Matron of Ravens pulled Vax'ildan to her in her shadowy, golden fate thread-filled realm. There, he was surprised to find another with them: Morrighan Ferus, a Chosen of the Matron of whom he knew but had never met. She told them the gods would become mortal, reborn somewhere in the world. Making Morrighan her Champion (joining Vax in that role), the Matron appointed them guardians and wardens of her realms in her absence, with an ageless lifespan and tasked with finding her new mortal form in each rebirth cycle. Vax'ildan would no longer be alone in this position, now joined by Morrighan, and the Raven Queen restored to him some of his mortal form, including a heartbeat. She freed him to join Keyleth when his duties as Champion allowed.

About a week later, Keyleth opened her door to a knock, and found Vax'ildan waiting there. She'd been waiting for him, and invited him in to talk. He explained that while it was still his duty to carry out the Matron's will, that duty now brought him home, to Exandria, forever. Keyleth welcomed him inside and they agreed to begin again. Through the following years, although Vax'ildan's duty took him away much of the time, every now and then Keyleth's Champion came to visit.

Season One

In the animated adaptation, Vax'ildan infiltrated the Briarwoods' room in the Palace of the Sovereign and stole a mysterious book from a hidden compartment in their chest. He was bitten by Sylas Briarwood, but escaped through the window. On the road to Whitestone, Vex'ahlia warned him against being distracted by "pretty things", hinting that she had noticed his feelings for Keyleth. During the battle against Delilah's army of undead, Vox Machina was surrounded at the base of the Sun Tree, and Vax took a moment to tell Keyleth that he was in love with her. She reacted negatively at the timing of his confession and left to continue fighting the zombies.

Season Two

Vax'ildan began catching glimpses of a mysterious woman with long black hair visible to no one else. In Vasselheim, both he and Vex'ahlia were familiar with the Slayer's Take and appeared in a "Wanted" poster on their wall. During Vox Machina's encounter with the sphinx, Osysa pointed out that his weakness was his total dependence on his sister. When Vex'ahlia was slain in the sunken tomb, Kashaw's resurrection ritual had failed and Vax alone saw the black-haired woman—the Matron of Ravens —move toward Vex to claim her soul. In desperation, he called out, "Take me instead, you raven bitch!" and the woman looked at him thoughtfully before severing the thread of fate connecting the twins and moving off. Vex'ahlia took a breath, alive again. When the party were attacked, Vax was drawn into a vision of the gods and the mountain inhabited by Osysa's mate Kamaljiori. In the vision, he was attacked by Purvan Suul, the long-dead Champion of the Matron and former possessor of Deathwalker's Ward, and discovered victory in his surrender to fate, waking to discover he was now wearing the armor and was the new Champion of the Raven Queen.

Subsequently Vax'ildan began experiencing disturbing visions of death. When the party was split and he, along with his sister, Percy, and Keyleth were sent into the Fey Realm, it seemed to be particularly hostile to him. Eventually, after the party's reunification in Westruun on the eve of the Umbrasyl battle, he answered the Matron's call by going to her ruined temple and meeting with her. There, he learned that her purpose is to protect the sanctity between life and death, since death gives meaning to life. Newly confident and comforted by this knowledge, he and Scanlan attacked Umbrasyl by entering the dragon from the rear and using Kaylie's immovable sword to attempt to pinion him. When they escaped from the escaping dragon's flying body, plummeting toward the ground, Vax called on the Matron and surrendered to her power. Wings rose from his back, halting his descent, and he flew after Scanlan, grabbing him just before he hit the ground. Once the dragon was dead, Vax saw the Matron watching him, and they nodded to each other in understanding.

The Clasp

Sometime after leaving their father but before returning to their hometown, Vax'ildan learned that his sister Vex had a stalker who had paid the Clasp to get her for him. Vax gave the Clasp a child rapist, who was then transformed to look like her, allowing the Clasp to meet their contract. In exchange for sparing Vex's life, Vax was branded with the Clasp's mark and sworn to serve the Clasp whenever he was called upon.

Vax'ildan and Pike were once captured by the Clasp in Emon. Vax revealed his membership to the Clasp's Westruun sect, so their leader, Modeth Lai, called for a test of their skills and intent. The Clasp forced the rogue and cleric to battle a chained chimera in their arena, but an unconvinced Modeth had the two held overnight anyway. During the night, Pike and Vax managed to escape.

After talks with the Clasp to help the survivors of Emon after the Chroma Conclave attack happens, Vax asks Keyleth to burn away the brand on his back.

Cyriel

As teenagers in Syngorn, Cyriel and Vax'ildan were friends and love interests. Cyriel was a little older but close in age to the twins. After failing to pick her pocket on their first meeting, Cyriel took Vax'ildan under her wing and taught him to be a thief. Vax'ildan remarked that Cyriel and Tharyn were the only elves who were interested in getting to know the twins during the five years they lived in Syngorn. Cyriel gave him a few gifts, including an old coat with hidden pockets, and a set of old lockpicks for Winter's Crest. The two did not remain close, however, as Cyriel became busier with her work and became close with a goldsmith's apprentice, while Vax'ildan eventually left Syngorn.

Grog

Vax and Grog Strongjaw, a goliath barbarian and a fellow member of Vox Machina, have a playfully antagonistic relationship, the two of them occasionally playing pranks on each other. Aside from that, they are close friends who had each others' backs. Their prank war did become more prominent when Vax shaved off half of Grog's newly grown beard. Grog didn't take it well, but Vax only thought of it as another prank.

Keyleth

Vax and Keyleth are romantic partners. He started developing feelings for Keyleth while Vox Machina was adventuring in the Underdark on their mission to rescue Lady Kima of Vord and subsequently defeat K'Varn the Mad.

Vax eventually admitted his love for Keyleth and kissed her after they took down Professor Anders. Keyleth, however, hesitated to explore her own love for the rogue due to uncertainty and fear, but after Vox Machina discovered the corpse of Tiberius Stormwind and returned to Whitestone, the druid admitted her love for him, and that she had loved him for a long time. The two since established a close relationship, and Keyleth never stops loving him even after his death following Vecna's defeat.

Kynan Leore

Vax first met Kynan outside of Greyskull Keep upon their return from Vasselheim, during which he personally crushed the boy's dream of joining Vox Machina by telling him that he was not ready for the life that they live. Later on, when Kynan was revealed to be working with Anna Ripley, Vax took it upon himself to talk some sense to the boy, convincing Kynan that despite what he had done while working with Ripley, he could still find redemption. He later gave him two daggers he had bought from Gilmore's shop in addition to his Keen Dagger, and then later gave him his serpent belt, telling him that he earned his second chance. Vax reclaimed the serpent belt after a year, having seen that Kynan was a leader in the Whitestone forces but knowing he would not need it as much as him.

Percy

Percy and Vax were once very trusting of each other, but ever since Vex's death due to the gunslinger's own negligence, as well as other events, the two have not been able to see eye-to-eye. Eventually, they had a discussion and Percy told Vax that he wants to be in the rogue's good graces again, but for the time being requests that he "never trust him". After several events, the two ended up on good terms once more and later become in-laws, through Percy's marriage to Vax's sister, Vex.

Pike

Pike, as a person and as a cleric of Sarenrae, is respected by Vax and he originally planned to follow in her footsteps and become a paladin of the goddess, even sewing a symbol of her patron to his glove as a reminder of his bond with his friend. But due to his deal with the Raven Queen, he became fearful that the gnome cleric would shun him for turning away from Sarenrae's light and actively tried to avoid her. When Pike confronted him about his avoiding her, the two came to an understanding, with Vax still believing that despite their differing patrons, he can still follow in Pike's footsteps.

The Raven Queen

After offering his life in exchange for Vex's soul, Vax began having dreams about the Raven Queen, who referred to him as "fate-touched", which only served to confuse and frighten him. He soon accepted his new role as Champion of the Raven Queen when he managed to survive being inside Umbrasyl's stomach and while in free-fall. He later went to the Raven's Crest temple in Vasselheim to commune with the goddess, during which She answered many of Vax's questions about Her purpose as a goddess of death and his role as Her champion. After this communion, Vax became more at ease. And ever since, his faith in Her has grown, though he still fears Her. After the battle with Vecna, the Raven Queen claimed his soul.

When Vax became her celestial servant, she could no longer see his thread. Since then the Champion of Ravens has acted as the agent of the goddess of fate, and although she values the aspects of his personality that led him to sacrifice everything for his loved ones (surprising her, something that rarely happens), she considers that those same traits make him impulsive and vulnerable to manipulation.

After the Champion of Ravens was released from the Malleus Key, he declared that, despite everything that had happened, he didn't want the Matron of Ravens and her domain gone. The Matron granted him that night of freedom to be with Vox Machina and meet his nieces and nephews, and hours later, with the Rites of Catatheosis, she allowed him to return to a mortal (albeit prolongued) existence so he could be happy with his loved ones, while still acting as a champion with the help of Morrighan Ferus.

Scanlan

Vax and Scanlan Shorthalt, gnome bard and former member of Vox Machina, have a strong bond of friendship. At times, Scanlan was able to offer words of advice to Vax.

Shaun Gilmore

Vax and Gilmore enjoy flirting with each other and spending time together. In " Shopping and Shipping " (1x14), Vax asked out Gilmore for a meal and a walk, which is the first time in the game that this has happened. Vax also seems to view Gilmore as a confidant, as he told him about Vox Machina's struggles in the Underdark and about the Horn of Orcus, which the party had agreed to keep a secret. After defeating the Briarwoods and returning to Emon, Vax took a moment to sit down with Gilmore and explain that he was in love with someone else. Gilmore, although saddened by the news, took it very well, and after a final kiss, the two parted amicably. They remained close friends and still loved each other platonically until Vax's death.

Trinket

Vex has a companion bear named Trinket. If she is Trinket's adoptive mother, then Vax is his uncle.

Vex'ahlia

Vax and Vex both usually work together when scouting and ambushing opponents. They haven't been separated for very long since birth, at least until after the events of " Hubris " (1x17), where they were forced to work with different groups of people.

Quests

Vax'ildan, along with his sister Vex'ahlia, was on a quest to kill Thordak, the ancient red dragon that killed their mother when it destroyed their home town of Byroden. This has since been fulfilled with Vax slaying the Cinder King during the siege of Emon.

After his death at Thar Amphala, Vax agreed to the Raven Queen's offer of returning as a revenant so that he could fulfill his charge of sealing or defeating Vecna. He, along with Vox Machina, finally succeeded in banishing him, and in the end, Vax willingly returned to his patron's side and died for the last time.

Proficiencies

  • Skills: Intimidation, Investigation, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand
    • Expertise: Acrobatics, Perception, Stealth
  • Tools: Disguise kit, poisoner's kit
    • Expertise: Thieves' tools

Current items

Former items

Abilities

As an assassin rogue, Vax'ildan excels at dealing high damage very quickly, especially while stealthed, while evading and minimizing damage to himself. After reluctantly becoming a Champion of the Raven Queen, Vax eventually multiclassed as a paladin, granting him new abilities and proficiency with medium armor, shields, and martial weapons. With his second paladin level, he also gained access to paladin spells and Divine Smite. With his third paladin level, he took the Oath of Vengeance, which granted him additional abilities and spells. He later took the Resilient feat with his fourth paladin level, to further improve his fortitude.

Vax took a level in druid before his death. As a character with multiple spellcasting classes, this granted him an additional second level spell slot.

Half-elf abilities

  • Darkvision
  • Fey Ancestry
  • Skill Versatility

Fate-Touched

  • Fortune's Grace (grants an additional use of "Lucky")

Revenant abilities

These are the abilities demonstrated by Vax as a quasi-revenant. For the complete ability list, see the Revenant page

  • Rejuvenation: Returned to life within 24 hours after death
  • Vengeful Tracker: Know the distance and direction between himself and Vecna while they were on the same plane of existence
  • Undead Nature: No longer needed air and food [citation needed]
  • Regeneration: Regenerated 1 hit point per round when below half health

Feats

  • Dual Wielder
  • Lucky
  • Resilient (Constitution)
  • Sharpshooter

Weapon damage

Vax'ildan has an assortment of daggers, some of which also deal additional damage of the following types:

  • Fire (Flametongue Dagger)
  • Poison (Dagger of Venom)
  • Necrotic (Dagger of Life-Stealing)
  • Psychic (Whisper)
Class features
  • Cunning Action
  • Expertise
  • Evasion
  • Reliable Talent
  • Roguish Archetype: Assassin
    • Assassinate
    • Bonus Proficiencies (Disguise kit, poisoner's kit)
    • Impostor
    • Infiltration Expertise
  • Sneak Attack (7d6)
  • Thieves' Cant
  • Uncanny Dodge
Class features
  • Aura of Protection
  • Divine Health
  • Divine Sense
  • Divine Smite
  • Extra Attack
  • Fighting Style: Defense (+1 to AC when wearing armor)
  • Lay on Hands (30 points)
  • Sacred Oath: Oath of Vengeance
    • Channel Divinity
      • Abjure Enemy
      • Vow of Enmity
    • Oath Spells
  • Spellcasting (Charisma-based ability)

Oath Spells

Vax has access to the following spells, which do not count against the number of spells he can prepare.

Paladin spells

Vax has access to paladin spells up to 2nd-level. As a 6th-level paladin, he can prepare up to 5 spells per day.

Druid abilities

  • Ritual Casting
  • Spellcasting (Wisdom-based ability)

Druid spells

Vax has access to druid spells up to 1st-level. As a 1st-level druid, he can prepare up to 3 spells per day.

Appearances and mentions

Quotations

  • "Dagger dagger." (Vax's catchphrase)
  • "Dagger dagger... dagger."
  • "In the darkness, I say fuck."
  • "You know I'm in love with you, right?"
  • "Fuck you." (during his HDYWTDT on Thordak)
  • "Don't you even dare." (to Otohan Thull while protecting Keyleth)
  • Vax'ildan: I loved you fiercely in life, and forgive me, but I loved you fiercely beyond it as well. And I know how hard that was. I have no expectations. But... if you would, could we start over?
    Keyleth: I have been lying in wait, in perpetual stasis. It's felt like falling and never knowing when the ground will come. I think I've been waiting for my devilish rogue with wings to catch me again. I would love to start over.
    Vax'ildan: Begin again.
    Keyleth: But it will have to be a beginning, if that's okay with you.
    Vax'ildan: Every good story needs a start.
    Keyleth: I've missed you so much.
    Vax'ildan: I was never that far away.
    Keyleth: I know. That's part of what always made it so hard. Maybe we could go on a date?
    Vax'ildan: I would like that very much.
    Keyleth: My name's Keyleth, and you're the love of my life.
    Vax'ildan: If you will have me, I am yours, Keyleth of the Air Ashari.

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