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Vox Machina

Tal'Dorei

Vox Machina was a legendary band of adventurers based in Tal'Dorei, primarily active between 809 and 812 PD, and the protagonists of the First Campaign of Critical Role and the animated series The Legend of Vox Machina.

Vox Machina was a legendary band of adventurers based in Tal'Dorei, primarily active between 809 and 812 PD, and the protagonists of the First Campaign of Critical Role and the animated series The Legend of Vox Machina. They are world renowned heroes, most notable for rescuing the Tal'Dorei Royal Family from demonic possession, overthrowing the Briarwoods' rule of Whitestone, slaying the dragons of the Chroma Conclave, and banishing the newly deified Vecna beyond the Divine Gate.

Founding

The team, originally comprised of Grog Strongjaw, Tiberius Stormwind, Scanlan Shorthalt, Keyleth, Vax'ildan and Vex'ahlia, met in the swamp town of Stilben as a ragtag group of mercenaries in search of work. They found a job board posting from Fendril Vas, the elven head of a small merchant empire, who hired the group to investigate a new competition in town known as the Myriad. Their mission lead them to a chamber containing a planar rift that pulled the group into the plane of the undead fetal-formed deity Crysa-Thul, who revealed that their contract with the elven merchant was merely a ruse to lure here so the god could feed on them. The party fought back, destroying the creature, and returned to Stilben and to kill Vas in revenge.

Following years

Vox Machina retired from adventuring, with its members settling in different places. Keyleth returned to Zephrah to become the leader of her people. Scanlan and Pike married in Westruun and had two children together before separating amicably. Grog lived with them initially, then moved to Whitestone. Percival and Vex'ahlia settled in Whitestone and had five children, on top of dealing with numerous political responsibilities. Taryon eventually moved to Port Damali with his husband Lawrence. However, the members of Vox Machina stayed connected, and often spend time together in Whitestone. However, it was difficult for all of them to coordinate schedules, and Taryon and Lawrence's wedding at some point before 826 PD was the last time all the members of Vox Machina (minus Vax) gathered at the same place at the same time.

The Red Solstice and the Exandrian Accord

In 843 PD Ludinus Da'leth and his Ruby Vanguard used an apogee solstice to enact his plans to attempt to free Predathos, a god-devouring entity, from Ruidus. This caused the creation of the Exandrian Accord, to oppose the archmage and his allies from the Ruidian Kreviris Imperium; Vox Machina, after many years, reunited in order to help, and to free a long-lost friend: the Champion of Ravens, formerly known as Vax'ildan, who had been trapped by the Ruby Vanguard in the Malleus Key, and was being used to keep the red moon locked over the Hellcatch Valley. Keyleth, Vex'ahlia, Percival, Grog, Pike, and Scanlan were joined once more by Lieve'tel Toluse, as well as by Flamespeaker Cerkonos, and together led the efforts attacking the fortified Malleus Key to destroy it and free their friend. The battle was brief but intense, and they had to fight many enemies, including the Sunder King Ozo Cruth and his monstrous beasts; although he managed to kill Lady Vex'ahlia, she was brought back by Pike, and the Reiloran warrior was killed in turn by Grog. After damaging the structure and taking out its power source, the Malleus Key was destroyed by Keyleth's Earthquake, and she took the black orb at its top, allowing the Champion of Ravens to be freed.

Once the battle was over, the most devout allies of the Exandrian Accord wanted to travel to Issylra to access Ruidus and continue the fight there, but the Matron of Ravens granted her champion one night of freedom, allowing him to travel with his loved ones to Whitestone to celebrate and meet his nephews and nieces. In the following hours, the deities of the main pantheon decided to use the Rites of Catatheosis to be reborn as mortals, thus forcing the God Eater to feed elsewhere; as part of this measure and the beginning of a new era of "mortal deities", the Matron gave Vax'ildan some of his life back, officially making possible for him to be part of his friends and family's lives while performing his duties as a champion. In the following months, Vox Machina, from Whitestone, helped inform the people of Tal'Dorei about the new age that was coming, while also shaping the narrative (with some help from Scanlan's songs) to make sure people looked at the future with hope instead of fear.

Season Two

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Season Three

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Season Four

The season four of The Legend of Vox Machina will air in 2026. Further information will arrive in the coming months.

Season Five

The season five of The Legend of Vox Machina has been confirmed and will be the final season of the show.

Name

The original name of the group was the Super High-Intensity Team, but the players decided to abandon the name once they began to gain renown because of the acronym that it spelled out, although they still occasionally refer to themselves as "the S.H.I.T.s". The group debated calling themselves the Order of the Brotherhood of the Sisterhood, but chose the name Vox Machina. Vox Machina is Latin for "voice machine", a nod to the cast of voice actors.

Members

At the beginning of Campaign One, Vox Machina was a group of eight adventurers plus Vex'ahlia's companion, Trinket. Tiberius parted from the group amicably in " A Musician's Nostalgia " (1x37). Scanlan left the group after a very emotional confrontation in " A Bard's Lament " (1x85), but returned in " Masquerade " (1x99). Taryon joined Vox Machina in Scanlan's absence. After defeating Vecna, the party retired from adventuring.

Alignments

Originally, the alignments of Vox Machina were as follows: Keyleth, Percy, and Vex were neutral good, Pike, Scanlan, Tiberius, and Vax were chaotic good, and Grog was chaotic neutral. After " Crimson Diplomacy " (1x25), there was an unspecified alignment change to a character, which was likely either Percy or Tiberius due to their actions during said episode. After " Cindergrove Revisited " (1x46), Vex's alignment changed to chaotic neutral due to her many questionable behaviors and actions culminating in the theft of Gern Blanston's flying broom and then lying about it. During " Where the Cards Fall " (1x75), Vex's alignment changed to chaotic good due to a series of decisions, including her outspoken concern for two young enslaved aasimar.

Roles

Vax is one of the main damage dealers in the group, partly because he tends to be the one scouting ahead, though he is sometimes accompanied by his sister Vex'ahlia. Grog carries the group's Bag of Holding and is another of the main damage dealers, serving as a tank and protecting the less armored party members. Scanlan is occasionally used for infiltration and subterfuge, and Keyleth has been known to do aerial reconnaissance and transportation. Pike is the group's main healer, though Keyleth, Vex, and Scanlan also have healing abilities, albeit to a more limited extent.

Keyleth often tries to act as the conscience of the group. Though others may agree with her, she is often the most vocal about advocating for doing the right thing or worrying about a person's well-being, against more eloquent members who don't share her concerns. Vex'ahlia is the group's treasurer. She keeps track of the party's funds and distributes any earnings among them. She is also a skilled haggler and tends to handle most of Vox Machina's business transactions, while Percy tends to handle negotiations.

Allies and friends

See also: Category:Allies

Antagonists

Alive

  • The Clasp: Spireling Shenn called Vox Machina the enemy of the guild for not agreeing to spread Clasp's influence in Vasselheim in return for help against the Chroma Conclave. However, the guild was an antagonist force only when was paid by Hotis to send assassins after Vox Machina.
  • Master Vouk: A collaborator with the Briarwoods in Whitestone, Vouk's forehead was branded and he had his tongue ripped out by Vox Machina before he fled.
  • Duke Goran Vedmire: After serving as a duke under the Briarwoods, he was allowed to live in Whitestone to serve the community as penance for his crimes against the people.
  • Orthax: A shadow demon who has made vengeance pacts with both Percival de Rolo and Anna Ripley.
  • Craven Edge: Grog's sentient sword that upon being satisfied by feeding upon Grog's kills sucked out Grog's soul. The damage was undone by Pike and Craven Edge was banished by Keyleth via Plane Shift far from the Material Plane where it can do harm.
  • Ghurrix: Ghurrix was slain by Vox Machina; his essence is reforming in the Nine Hells, but he has been demoted and tortured for his supposed assassination attempt, a lie put about by Scanlan.
  • Kraken: An intelligent creature that Keyleth's mother failed to avoid in her final Aramenté trial. It toyed with Vox Machina until enough damage was done that it began to fight them seriously, killing Vax. It is trapped in the Elemental Plane of Water and is aggressively territorial.
  • Arkhan: Stole the Hand of Vecna and attached it to himself, remarking just before he Teleported away: "I'm sorry, it was just business. Until we meet again."
  • Vecna: Not actually dead, but banished and sealed away nonetheless.

Defeated

Locations

  • Tal'Dorei
  • Stilben
  • Port Damali
  • Hellcatch Valley
  • Issylra

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