Percival de Rolo

Percival Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III, better known as "Percy", is a human gunslinger and member of Vox Machina. He is played by Taliesin Jaffe.

Intro
"Percy was the third child of seven children, born to a noble family who lived far to the north in the ancient castle of Whitestone. With so many siblings to share the burdens of lordship, Percy turned his attention to the sciences, engineering, and naturalism.

''One day, a mysterious couple, named Lord and Lady Briarwood, came to court. During a feast held in their honour, the Briarwoods violently took control of the castle, killing or imprisoning everyone who would stand in their way.''

''Percy awoke chained in the dungeon, only to be freed by his younger sister. Together they fled, chased by the Briarwoods' men. As they ran, Percy's sister took several arrows to the chest and fell. Percy kept running, eventually jumping into a freezing river and floating unconscious to freedom. He did not remember waking up on a fishing boat. He barely remembered the next two years, as he slowly made his way as far south as possible.''

''Then one night, Percy had a dream. A roaring cloud of smoke offered him vengeance against those who destroyed his family. When he awoke, Percy began to design his first gun."''



Biography
Percy was raised alongside his six siblings in Whitestone, where his branch of the de Rolo family ruled. Five years before events of the stream, the Briarwoods were invited in as guests, where they proceeded to seize control of Whitestone, murdering the de Rolos and those loyal to them. Percy was taken prisoner and tortured by Anna Ripley. After Percy fled Whitestone with the help of his sister Cassandra, he wandered aimlessly before setting out to avenge his family. Percy then constructed his first gun, the List. On five of its six barrels he inscribed a target of his vengeance: Lord Briarwood, Lady Briarwood, Dr. Ripley, Sir Kerrion Stonefell, and Professor Anders. Percy tracked Dr. Ripley for a year until he made his way to Stillben, where he attempted to kill her. He was captured by Dr. Ripley's guards and imprisoned until he was freed by the rest of Vox Machina.

Because he is a gunslinger, Percy is the main long-ranged attack member of Vox Machina. He previously fought with his two guns, "The List", a six-barrel pepper-box, and "Bad News", a sniper rifle-esque device. The List has since been destroyed, and Percy has acquired two new weapons, both from Dr. Ripley: a four-shot pistol which he called "Retort", and another pepperbox known as Animus. He also has experience in using melee weapons, usually a rapier or a longsword.

Compared to the rest of the group, Percy is rather quiet, usually only speaking when necessary. However, he has shown he can be quite persuasive in social situations and is somewhat of a strategist within the group, as seen in.

Percy is also a tinkerer, and as such often creates or modifies weapons with explosives in order to give both himself and a few of his teammates an edge in battle. He is known for creating explosive and other types of arrows for Vex'ahlia to use in combat, as well as crafting his own ammunition.

Before the Stream
Percy did not join the party until they rescued him from a prison cell in Stillben after his attempted murder of Dr. Ripley.

With a well-aimed shot, Percy castrated one of the two trolls that were "attacking" Tiberius, and Vex'ahlia shot off the other.

At some point Percy spent several months designing and making a bomb for Scanlan to use.

On the same mission that Pike was killed on, the group encountered a shade-possessed royal family that had covered a glass dome ceiling with cloth to avoid being injured by the sun. Percy was able to damage the shades and force them out of their hosts by shooting holes through the glass dome and cloth, causing sunlight to come through.

Percy at some point had to be a lawyer for Keyleth when she was thrown into prison. He did so well that he is considered to be the unofficial lawyer for the group.

Percy constructed "Bad News" right before the stream started over the course of 5 months (most likely while Greyskull Keep was under construction).

The Briarwoods
Percy, for 5 years, harbored a grudge towards the villainous couple due to his family being massacred by their hands. However, he was afraid to pursue them until they appeared in Emon, after which he and the rest of Vox Machina decided to take the fight to them by going to Whitestone.

Cassandra de Rolo
Percy's younger sister. Cassandra was the one who freed him from captivity 5 years ago and helped him escape the castle. As they fled, Cassandra was felled by arrows and Percy continued to run, convinced that she had died right there. However, she survived but now she was in league with the Briarwoods, planning and sabotaging any and all attempts at rebellion. When Percy returned to Whitestone with Vox Machina, after killing Professor Anders, brother and sister were reunited. In the middle of their pursuit, Cassandra turned traitor on the party, declaring herself to be a Briarwood since, to her, she ceased to be a de Rolo when Percy left her for dead. But with the defeat of the Briarwoods, and the exorcism of Orthax, she came to her senses and Percy forgave her, ultimately leaving her to watch over Whitestone in his absence.

Doctor Anna Ripley
Dr. Ripley is perhaps the only person that Percy was truly afraid of. She was the one who tortured him endlessly when the Briarwoods attacked and took over the castle. Moreover, upon learning of Percy's inventions, she became obsessed with his work and desired to replicate it. She eventually succeeded, albeit at the cost of her right hand. Their next (and last) meeting occurred on the Isle of Glintshore, where she was revealed to have made a pact with the shadow demon that Percy once made a pact with, and that deadly partnership eventually led to Percy's death at their hands. She was later slain by Vox Machina and Percy was later resurrected.

Keyleth

 * &rarr; Main article:  Relationship between Keyleth and Percy.

Percy and Keyleth have a strong friendship, despite being the polar opposite of each other. They do come to blows when it comes to methods of leadership, but they still care deeply about each other.

Orthax
The shadow demon that Percy originally made a deal with so that the human would have the means to carry out his revenge. This eventually led to the creation of The List. Over time, when the Briarwoods returned to Percy's life, and as the Whitestone Rebellion progressed, Orthax slowly began to manipulate Percy and corrupt his will. When Cassandra betrayed the party, Orthax decided to include her name among those still on Percy's "list". But when Percy refused to kill his sister, Orthax soon manifested into a corporeal form and attacked the party. He was then defeated, but that wasn't the end of the demon as he found himself making a pact with Dr. Ripley. Together, the two eventually slew him on Glintshore and Orthax soon began feasting on his soul, only for Keyleth to sever the connection between Orthax and Animus, Ripley's pepperbox, the demon now having no tether to the Material Plane and returning to the Abyss.

Vax'ildan

 * &rarr; Main article:  Relationship between Percy and Vax'ildan.

Percy and Vax'ildan were once very trusting of each other, but ever since Vex's death due to Percy'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".

Vex'ahlia

 * &rarr; Main article:  Relationship between Percy and Vex'ahlia.

Percy and Vex have a rather interesting rapport with each other, mostly consisting of teasing and flirtation (and most of that coming from Vex). It's assumed that Percy may have developed feelings for the ranger, as he boldly kissed her in the woods outside Draconia after their battle with Vorugal. As for Vex, she confessed her love to him during his resurrection ritual, albeit he hadn't heard her words.

Quests
Percy's main goal was to avenge his family's murder at the hands of the Briarwoods, something that is now accomplished. Percy has also reunited with his sister, Cassandra.

He wanted to track down Anna Ripley, who was aiding the Briarwoods but escaped Whitestone while Vox Machina was distracted. Not only did he want revenge on her, but he also felt guilty for sparking her imagination to create firearms. Before he died, Percy forgave her, even after learning that she had produced multiple firearms and distributed the plans to other tinkerers. Vox Machina was able to kill her afterward.

Percy's Crafted Items

 * "Arrow?" (Vex)
 * Bad News (himself)
 * Bomb (Scanlan)
 * Diplomacy (himself; worn on left hand )
 * Entanglement Arrows (Vex)
 * Explosive Arrows (Vex)
 * Grappling Hook Arrow (Vex)
 * Grenade (himself)
 * The List (himself; a pepperbox firearm; destroyed by Scanlan)
 * Mask (himself)
 * Raven Skull Brooch (cast from a mold of the skull given by Keyleth; filled with sweet-smelling herbs; given to Vax'ildan)
 * Siege Arrow (Vex)
 * Special Staff (Keyleth)

Notable Items:

 * Amulet of the Shield
 * Animus (pepperbox previously owned/created by Dr. Ripley)
 * Cabal's Ruin (retrieved from Anna Ripley's corpse by Vox Machina and later given to Percy)
 * Dragonslayer Longsword (retrieved from the lair of Rimefang )
 * Earring of Whisper (made by Tiberius)
 * Gauntlets of Missile Snaring (retrieved from the lair of Rimefang )
 * Hat of Disguise (given to Scanlan)
 * Headband of Initiative (given to Vex'ahlia in )
 * Rapier +1
 * Retort (pistol previously owned/created by Dr. Ripley)
 * Ring of Lightning Resistance

Abilities
Being a fighter, Percy benefits from proficiency in all manners of weapons and armor. However, as he is also a gunslinger, he is more skilled in the usage of firearms, but he is more than capable of using one-handed melee weapons such as rapiers and longswords. While Percy does not often use some of his abilities, he does tend to use damage enhancing abilities to increase the power of his shots. Upon gaining the Magic Initiate feat, due to his connection to the shadow demon Orthax, he is able to cast a few spells but in a limited capacity.

Firearm Enchantments

 * Fire Shot (one barrel of The List)
 * Ice Shot (one barrel of The List)
 * Psychic (Animus)

Fighter Abilities

 * Action Surge
 * Extra Attack
 * Fighting Style: Archery (+2 to ranged attack rolls)
 * Second Wind
 * Indomitable

Gunslinger Abilities

 * Deadeye Shot
 * Lightning Reload
 * Grit
 * Piercing Shot
 * Quick Draw
 * Trick Shot (including Head Shot)
 * Violent Shot

Feats

 * Magic Initiate (Friends, Hex, Minor Illusion)
 * Sharpshooter