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LADY VEX'AHLIA Grand Mistress of the Grey Hunt Baroness of the First House of White Stone Champion of Pelor Written by Danielle

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I’m not good at having multiple blogs apparently.  So I will be moving Vex back to my multimuse at @oceansburned ~ I also have Grog and a few other Cr*tical Role muses there, including some of the new campaign PCs

[asparklethatisblue]

So who remembers that iconic moment in the rematch against Kern?

 also I suppose it has to be changed now given recent events

[jonesylium]

>>TUMBLR MADE ME SHRINK THIS SO CHECK IT OUT HERE TO SEE MORE PRETTY DETAILS<< my contribution to this years critmascallery ** Liams reaction is the best:

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AHOPEFULBUNCH:

“ I could have guessed that.”    he nodded towards her bow, with his own in his hands and his quiver on his back.    “ That’s a fancy bow, not easily found around here.”   and he would know, his recurve was his father’s before him, a Saracen bow.  A chuckle left his throat at the comment at the end of her question.    my friends think i am vain.      ego wasn’t a new one.     “ caught a knife blade escaping the sheriff.  hardly the worst wound i have suffered from them.”

        INSTINCTIVELY SHE reaches for the vine covered bow and pulls it into her side.  “ Well we all must have talents in this world. ”  And many men believed that she should not have such a fine bow as she does and that’s why she holds it close.  “ It was my fathers.  He wasn’t from this continent. ”  Only a half truth but the bow came from a land far from there.  So far he hadn’t made any remarks that made her distrustful but she was cautious all the same.  “ Ah,  you’re the rebel they keep talking about then?  Perhaps you should avoid him next time,  yes? ”

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RCYALFLVSH:

It slips out in an unexpected bout of truth.

(he blames the fact that he’s just awoken, but he knows that she makes him painfully truthful at any time of day)

“My mother always said it was mountain air.” Percy replies quietly against her neck, “I never knew if she meant altitude or not, but she was right. Even at our keep, our home, I don’t think I ever slept as well as I do here.” The gunslinger admits, nuzzling against the ranger. Sighing lowly, Percy settles further into Vex’ahlia’s hold.

“Your hair is getting longer” he notes, a wayward thought as the fingers skimming her back play with the ends of her hair instead now. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen it this long in all the time I’ve known you…” he rattles off, looking up at her warmly before kissing at her shoulder before stilling against her save for his fingers.

   ANY MENTION OF Percy’s family takes Vex by surprise.  It was a rarity to hear tales of those he had lost,  almost like Percy was guarding those memories closely so as not to lose them.  If she could,  Vex would hear them all,  perhaps even write them down for him so he doesn’t forget a thing.  Instead,  in the quiet morning she just listens to him talk.  “ I think your mother was right.  There’s something in the air here,  that’s for sure. ” 

She agrees,  even in Greyskull she never slept as well as she does here.  Part of her thinks it is because of the man in her arms instead of the air but she keeps that to herself for now.  A content sigh escapes her,  pressed against his hair,  with his fingertips moving slowly across her back.  “ It’s getting too long, ”  she admitted.  Though he was right,  they had been so busy that she hadn’t bothered to get it trimmed.  “ I like that you were paying attention.  It hasn’t been this long since I was a girl in Syngorn.  I should cut it soon. ”

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TCMBOND:

          HE WATCHES HER intently, sharp eyes assessing the woman before him. She is right — no one hired her to be trustworthy, but can anyone blame him for being a bit cautious? The last time he agreed to join someone on a heist, he’d almost been shot to pieces for it.  “ Vex’ahlia, ”  he repeats. Not the strangest name he’s heard, but it’s up there. Young. Twin brother. Group of mercenaries. There’s stories he’s heard here and there, but like all rumors the details are sparse where they aren’t exaggerated. In any case, her reputation precedes her.  “ What did Jesse tell you about the job? ”

       SHE WAITS AS he makes his mind up about her,  knowing that despite not being trustworthy,  the job required some trust on his behalf.  If they couldn’t at least manage that then they were more likely to fail.  It’s all there in his eyes,  the small bits of information he knew about her but only enough to make her seem like a human being to him.  She nods,  her smile in place.  From the outside they would seem like old friends meeting up and nothing more.  “ Jesse was very vague,  actually.  He said you needed an extra set of hands,  preferably with my skills.  That was it really.  I was hoping you’d have more information. ”

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GHEZENBLESSED:

       She’s not one for modesty, he realized. It was something he understood somehow and the foreigner will fit right into Kerch just fine. Marketable skills or good looks, they’re all just commodities in the end, something to sell (or an invaluable price to showcase wealth) to survive a country with commerce for a heart, pumped up with money into its veins (and greed, but he didn’t want to admit that.) “Yes, that job. We still got paid, so it wasn’t the worst.” It took a couple of seconds to realize those weren’t his words but Kaz’s, and he had to wash down that filth with a sip of his lukewarm tea. Washing filth by yet another filth. Wylan cleared his throat, “Anyway, that’s the concept. But not everyone in this country are religious - or righteous for that matter.” He snorted then, “Even if you’re honest, you’ll get mauled by the bad ones if you’re not smart enough.” He started tidying up, shoving rolls of butcher’s paper into his satchel. “That’s good, I guess. If Kaz decided working with you, then you’re exactly the one he needed for the job.” It didn’t matter if you’re the best, or just passable - he already knew that by experience.

       AT THIS STAGE in her life,  Vex had many reasons to be confident in her own abilities.  Surviving as long as she had in the world was certainly one of her more marketable skills,  the fact she had never been caught was even better.  Her friends thought her greedy,  that she would take any job that would pay regardless of the risk but it wasn’t that simple.  She wanted enough money to be comfortable and safe,  she saw nothing wrong with that desire.  “ So long as you got paid... ”  She recalled how unhappy her brother was but in the end,  he survived and that was what mattered.  “ I find most are only religious out of necessity rather than from need. ”  The zealous were rarely so because they were in awe of their gods,  they did so for personal gain. “ It seems like that Kaz has a plan for everything. ”  Which was a refreshing change considering how her own friends were unorganised.  

[insomnova]

It’s good to see you again. [☕]

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semi hiatus notice: i forgot to mention this here, but most of my replies are going to have to wait until the weekend while I get settled into my new job!

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RCYALFLVSH:

There is a warm laugh, and Percy tugs at the blankets covering Vex’s head. When they remain, Percy decides to shimmy down under with her.

(he doesnt blame her. it is warm and inviting here.)

Percy curls around her slowly. They rarely touched in his family, but after so long with their merry band, he was beginning to see the merit of being so touchy. “I mean technically, we don’t have to do anything–” he confirms matter-of-factly, smiling at her in the defused light. His eyes readjusted, and he could almost make out all off her face.

“A little bit of hiding is acceptable I guess–” he confirms with a teasing look. His thumb smooths across her shoulder blade in an easy motion. Percy relishes just taking a moment with Vex’ahlia. “Did you sleep well?” he finally asked, bowing his head so he could slot under Vex’s chin.

    SHE HOLDS FIRM,  resisting giving up the warm blankets knowing the cold air would sting at her exposed arms if she did.  Yet, when Percy appears underneath she lets go instead choosing to wrap around him for warmth.  A happy sigh escapes as turns under the sheets to wrap around him better. 

“ That’s what I thought,  there has to be some perks for being a baroness. ” Living in the castle was certainly one as well but she liked the ones that let her sleep in and made good coffee.   His smile is infectious,  one of the many things she liked about Percy in the early hours of the morning where he was softer, warmer. 

“ Just for a little while, ”  she promised.  They would have to get up and greet the day eventually but for now they could stay like this.  Her chin came to rest on top of his head as she carefully tangled her legs against his.  “  Very well.  I don’t know why but I always sleep better in Whitestone.  What about you? ”

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AHOPEFULYBUNCH:

The outlaw pauses for a moment,   a set of his mouth,   amusement shining in green eyes,  just about managing to mask the pain.   He knows a stubborn woman when he sees one,  and he knows that there is no changing this woman’s mind.   With a sigh and a shake of his head he sits down,    the line of his lips quirking upwards.    “ Do you often spend your time healing strange men in the forests?”     Robin’s only human, he can only go so long before teasing someone.

           SHE TAKES HIS  quips as a sign of defeat and continued rifling through her satchel in search of her healing materials.  “ You’d be surprised.  I spend more time shooting men than I do healing them. ”  There were exceptions to that.  Vex always had a good intuition in knowing who she could trust and who to shoot.  Finding the clean, white linen she began to wrap it around the wound,  tying it tight enough to stop the bleeding.  “ So, what hurt you?  Or does your ego stop you from feeling pain? ”

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TCMBOND:

          “ YOU’RE THE GIRL that Jesse was talking about? ”  She doesn’t look like much, but who is he to judge? Jacob knows well enough that people are rarely what the seem to be at a glance, and there’s a sharpness in her gaze that makes him think she’s going to surprise him before this is over. Leaning forward in his chair, he glances around the room and then focuses his gaze on her.  “ How do I know I can trust you? ”

@lvdyvex / ❤!

        SHE KNOWS HOW she looks,  small and meek,  as though they have anything to do with getting a job done.  “ That would be me, yes.  Vex’ahlia. ”  She doesn’t offer to shake his hand,  they needed to look like casual friends meeting for a coffee.  It’s not the first job she’s taken on for Jesse but she liked to vet the clients herself before accepting a job.  “ You can’t, ” she says simply,  pulling the cup of coffee into her hands.  “ If I was trustworthy,  I wouldn’t be good at my job. You’re not hiring me to be trustworthy. ”

[camijuel]

Vex'ahlia de Rolo, champion of Pelor, Baronesse, Mistress of the Grey Hunt, mother of 5 (and Trinket), sensitive badass and my personal favorite member of Vox Machina

My own little personal headcanon is that Vex starts favoring silver over gold because it’s one of the colors of Whitestone and Whitestone is the first place she’s felt at home since the twins were taken from their mother.

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7am on monday morning is a good time to remember that after the epilogue, vex never wears her hair in a braid again because the memories hurt too much

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TEMPESTVOICE:

“Fine, fine, we all have our strengths,” Keyleth concedes with a smile. She’s seen Vex haggle–it’s better to agree to disagree than keep arguing, by far. “I did ask Vax to teach me how to use a dagger once. He tried to turn me down politely, but kept bursting into giggles. In retrospect, I wouldn’t want me throwing knives around either…”

She blushes even more intensely when Vex nudges her, refusing to make eye contact (lest she forget how to use words entirely). She then creates more flowers for them both with a wave of her hand, and takes Vex’s discarded flower crown, and goes to work trying to fix it.

“No, no, you were really close, actually!” Keyleth shakes her head and holds up her friend’s work. “You just missed a step right here. It sounds dumb, I know, but just…don’t think too hard about it? Eventually you’ll just get the muscle memory down.”

         “ AND YOU’RE a major bad ass with spells and healing, ” she teased.  It would be easy to go on and on with the druid’s achievements.  She was a vital part of their family and had saved her ass ( and her brothers ) more than once.  “ Vax is an ass.  If you want to learn to wield another weapon, I don’t see why you shouldn’t learn. ”  If their experiences had taught them anything, they all needed a bag of tricks to pull from. 

The ranger’s eyebrows waggle,  enjoying teasing the blushing half elf.  Out of all their friends,  only a few were bashful and Vex loved to take advantage of it.  She took a handful of flowers and placed them in her lap to get to work on once again.  

“ I suppose it’s just like fletching an arrow but I’ve been doing that for over ten years. ”  She believed Keyleth was right, it would take time but she had never been a patient woman.  “ Is that what being a druid is like when you’re young?  Lots of flower crowns? ”

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PFVMKDR:

         ❛   I  WANT  to  hurt  them,   ❜   he  intoned  quietly.  the  air  tasted  like  stale  must,  smelling  too  fiercely  of  the  prison  where  he  rotted  &  festered  like  an  open  wound.  hte  list  clattered  out  of  his  hands  &  percy  muttered  an  ignoble  curse,  reaching  for  the  weapon  when  he  saw  his  fingers  trembling.  a  breathy  laughter  whistled  from  his  lungs,  leaning  heavily  on  the  edge  of  hysteria.  percy  shook his  head,  grin  black  &  dark  with  a  smoke  -  lined  cruelty  he  was  beginning  to  think  wasn’t  imagined.   ❛   i  want  them  to  suffer  as  i  had.  as  my  family  had.  ❜

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         SINCE THEY HAD  found him in that cell,  she had never seen him be so cold.  The stakes had climbed higher and only he really knew what it would cost to take it back.  “ We’re with you,  Percy.  You know that we’re here for you. ”   There was a burning rage she had never seen in him before and it frightened her.  What happened to the De Rolo family was awful,  beyond awful.  Vex couldn’t even imagine the pain that their gunslinger had been in and hiding from them all.  Her hands twist together in front of her,  there was so much at stake and they couldn’t lose but she couldn’t lose him either.  “ Just... don’t lose yourself.  We’ll get retribution,  we’ll get your home back but we can’t lose you along the way. ”