Dorian Storm

Dorian Storm is an air genasi bard who appeared in Exandria Unlimited and Campaign Three of Critical Role. He is played by Robbie Daymond.

Appearance
Dorian has sky-blue skin, crystal-blue eyes, and jet-black hair that falls in an ombre finishing in white and sky-blue just past his shoulders. He is 6'1" and more lightweight than he appears. Most of his clothes and his lute are sunburst blue, but the inside of his cape is colored the oranges and reds of a sunset. On his chest is a metallic plate in the shape of wings, and it's unclear whether it's purely ornamental or armor. As an air genasi, he moves with a lightness that could be mistaken for confidence.

For his return to Marquet, Dorian was uncharacteristically clean, spotless and shined.

Personality
Dorian is well spoken and charismatic. He seems to have come from a very secluded place, and likes to see different kinds of people living together. Dorian appears to have left home to look for a better life, but he often dodges questions about his past, seemingly uncomfortable when talking about it.

After his conversation with Lolth and his offering to give her Poska in exchange for power, Dorian's alignment switched from Chaotic Good to Chaotic Neutral.

Background
Born with the given name Bronte, he "left that name behind" and took the stage name Dorian Storm. He left home around Misuthar 842 PD and began playing gigs in Emon around Quen'pillar that year, seven months later.

When Poska said Dorian seems to come from money, Dorian nervously brushed it off and claimed to just be a humble bard. Dorian had lived "a very cloistered life" before he began adventuring, and he desperately wants to prove himself.

When Dorian was young, on occasions when he was caught in a big deception, his family would hire someone to cast Zone of Truth to force a confession.

A "conflicted" return to Marquet, where he began his journey "a long time ago", suggests that it is the location of his home. He previously spent at least one night in a hostel in Jrusar and had his purse strings cut overnight.

When camping out for the night, Dorian had a dream where he saw Fy'ra Rai being pulled into the darkness and tried to push against it. The dream began to shift as he called out to the Spider Queen to bring back his memories from the past week, in exchange for him handing over Poska. While this caused a shift in his alignment, Lolth kept her promise and gave back his memories.

Campaign Three
Following the events taking place in Exandria Unlimited, the party returned to Byroden. When Keyleth sent Orym on a mission to Marquet, she told him that his friends Fearne and Dorian could be helpful. Keyleth used Transport by Plants to sneak them to the skyship port in Emon, on which they traveled eventually to Jrusar. They soon found themselves responding to a mysterious attack of animated objects in the streets, fighting alongside Ashton Greymoore, Fresh Cut Grass, Imogen Temult, and Laudna, and they attracted the attention of Bertrand Bell, who promised to make introductions to high-placed people in the city.

Dariax Zaveon
Dorian has referred to Dariax as a friend, which Dariax appeared touched by. Dorian told Poska that "if he doesn't like someone, I don't like someone."

Fy'ra Rai
Dorian was a little hesitant in trusting Fy'ra Rai originally when she joined the party given the amount of time he has spent with Orym, Dariax, Fearne, and Opal. He gradually respects her more as she proves trustworthy on their journey south of Byroden, and into Niirdal-Poc, with her strong urge of protection over the group.

Orym
Dorian's feelings were hurt when Orym expressed alarm about Dorian holding onto the Circlet of Barbed Vision tightly, because for Dorian it wasn't so much about personal power but about ensuring that their party collectively kept stewardship of the evil artifact.

Exandria Unlimited stats
Dorian's character stats were rerolled between Exandria Unlimited and Campaign Three. His original stats at level 2 were:



Notable items

 * Winged Boots, passed down through his family
 * Moon-Touched Scimitar, kept hidden beneath his lute by an extra tuning pin
 * Handaxe, with a handle that detaches to be a flute
 * Immovable Rod
 * Six smoke grenades
 * Caltrops
 * Bag of ball bearings
 * Bertrand Bell doll made from chicken bones and Bertrand's hair (gift from Laudna)

Abilities

 * Limited Blindsight

Genasi abilities

 * Subrace: Air Genasi
 * Unending Breath
 * Mingle with the Wind (Cast Levitate 1/Day)

Bard abilities

 * Bardic Inspiration (1d6)
 * Jack of All Trades
 * Song of Rest (1d6)
 * Bard College: College of Swords
 * Bonus Proficiencies
 * Fighting Style
 * Blade Flourish

Cantrips

 * Thunderclap

1st level

 * Charm Person
 * Cure Wounds
 * Dissonant Whispers
 * Thunderwave

2nd level

 * Invisibility
 * Shatter

Behind the scenes
Dorian was brought into Campaign Three as a guest character after Liam and Ashley chose to play the campaign with their Exandria Unlimited characters Orym and Fearne, who started as initial Campaign Three concepts, leading to Dorian being a "perfect fit" to bring with them. His stats, which were originally determined using the standard array method, were re-determined under the same rules as other characters in Campaign Three and in prior campaigns: using the rolled method in the Player's Handbook with a homebrewed rule that if the sum of the scores was less than 70, they could reroll the scores.

Quotes

 * "Mm-hmm. Sorry, bacon lips."
 * (While being grappled so hard he can only deal half damage with Dissonant Whispers:) "Joke's on you—I love hugs."

Trivia

 * Dorian's name is a pun. He is a bard named after the Dorian musical scale.
 * His surname is a reference to his birth name, Bronte, that means "thunder" in Greek.
 * Unlike the rest of the party in Exandria Unlimited, Dorian's race was not clearly indicated in . Instead Robbie confirmed it in a Tweet a day after the initial broadcast.
 * Matt cosplayed Dorian in the sponsor segment of.
 * The animation on his Campaign Three stat card features a ripple effect, similar to wind disturbing the surface of water.