Tiberius Stormwind

Tiberius Stormwind was a dragonborn sorcerer and a former member of Vox Machina. He was played by Orion Acaba.

Intro
"Greetings and salutations. I am Tiberius Stormwind. I hail from a town called Tyriex, located in the heart of Draconia, born from a politically respected family.

''At the age of 15, I succeeded in passing the Sorcerer's Rite, showing prodigy-like control of my magic. The judges and the Draconian high council were amazed at how powerful my spells were for how long I had been training. At 20 years old, I was the youngest appointed member of the magic guild in Draconian history. For the next few years, I almost went mad from the malaise of being a guild member, as it's rather boring.''

''However, one day I happened upon a chamber, unused for quite some time. In the room were stacks of books and maps of the surrounding cities and areas around the known world. For months I would frequent the chamber, and learned of artifacts from legend. After a long period of research, I made a list of artifacts that caught my eye. I brought these findings to the high council and was told that all of the information in the chamber I stumbled upon was either believed to be fiction or unsolvable mysteries and hence were lost forever. I found those answers to be unacceptable.''

''A year later I devised a ruse and managed to convince the city council to lend support in me leaving Draconia on a mission of peace and diplomacy for the surrounding kingdoms, going from town to town and making friends and allies, in and for the name of Draconia. Being a red dragonborn, I had quite the task on my hands in that respect, but it was exactly what I needed so I could explore the world and find these artifacts, as I felt the truth was out there.''

''Some may describe me as buffoonish, but I say poppycock to all that. I am much sharper than most give me credit for. I just don't pay attention to things sometimes. I've also been known to be rather cunning, loyal, happy-go-lucky, and well, dangerous. I can't help but show my true scales now and then. But overall, I think I'm quite friendly for a dragonborn."''

Appearance
Tiberius was a red dragonborn who wore glasses and a blue robe embroidered with green.

Personality
Tiberius was not the keeper of extraordinary wisdom. He was a reckless and chaotic dragonborn who loved to use his spells freely and plentifully. To support these desires, Tiberius had a Ring of Spell Storing and an Ioun Stone, both of which helped him prepare additional spells. When someone had a conversation with Tiberius and managed to outsmart him, he quickly switched to magic to defend himself, exploiting as many spells as he needed to dominate the argument.

Many times the group was unhappy with his rushed decisions. When the Slayer's Take tasked half of Vox Machina to slay a rakshasa, they trailed him to the Velvet Cabaret and were to pursue him further. However, after Tiberius spent all of his sorcery points, he was reluctant to proceed and demanded a rest. His careless character led to a mini-conflict, as almost the rest of the party wanted to advance rapidly.

Background
Tiberius hailed from Tyriex in Draconia, where he came from a large political family. Besides his personal quest, Tiberius's reason for leaving Draconia was to avoid being forced into the Draconian Council.

Draconian society had institutional class- and tail-based slavery, which is why Tofor Brotoras had negative reactions to Tiberius. When Tofor made it clear she didn't like him, Tiberius responded by insulting her any time she spoke up and referred to her as "peasant" instead of using her name.

Tiberius often got unwelcomed looks. According to popular belief, chromatic dragons were, and still are, considered evil in comparison with the metallic kind. On his way to Fire Ashari tribe, Tiberius sprinkled some dust of illusion, altering his red scales and turning them silver.

Tiberius may have worshiped Bahamut, as in, he shouted "By the blessings of Bahamut, I choose Emon!" while casting Teleportation Circle.

Pre-stream
Tiberius once disguised himself as a female troll to distract a couple of male trolls that were around a fire. The situation almost ended badly for Tiberius, but his teammates and Allura Vysoren rescued him.

After half of the party fell into a cistern under Emon, they fought an aboleth that resided in the waters. In their search for an escape, they found the remnants of an ancient town where a hag named Trysta resided. Tiberius made a deal with Trysta that, in exchange for helping the party escape and giving them the Mending Wheel, she could take a part of Tiberius's fortune. Tiberius never learned what that meant. The party also agreed to get rid of a group of Umber hulks which had built their nest in the ruins. During this battle, Tiberius killed one of the umber hulks by dropping it out of the nest. He later jumped out of the nest down a 170-foot drop and drank a Feather Fall potion, barely managing to make a saving throw.

Tiberius was inside the Ivory Tower when it collapsed into a pearl due to Allura's security magic, though he safely jumped out of the window and cast Feather Fall on himself to avoid taking damage.

Tiberius was so enraged after Juurezel the glabrezu killed Pike that he couldn't speak coherently, and he sobbed when Pike came back to life.

After Grog had been captured in the Underdark and lost the Bag of Holding along with the Mending Wheel, Tiberius went to Draconia and purchased his own Bag of Holding in which to store the Mending Wheel. It was Tiberius' most powerful artifact, so he wanted to keep it safe himself.

As a fond spell user but quite an unwise person, Tiberius often tried to combine two concentration spells: Flying + Invisibility or Stoneskin + Alter Self. He persistently asked Scanlan for his Circlet of Concentration, which allows its wielder to simultaneously concentrate on two spells for two rounds. However, Tiberius's persuasion was not successful until the episode. Reaching Vasselheim, he finally successfully managed to bargain the Circlet for his Ioun Stone of Reserve.

During their contract for Slayer's Take, one half of Vox Machina infiltrated the Velvet Cabaret and began two pursue their quarry, a rakshasa owner of this establishment who introduced himself as Hosim. Tiberius saved the group by pretending to be Hosim, distracting the guards of the cabaret, and allowing the group to freely follow the rakshasa.

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Tiberius purchased a pseudodragon in Vasselheim, who will be later named Lockheed. The pseudodragon was weak and sickly, but with Tiberius' support. A week after, Keyleth figured out that his unwell condition is most like grew due to poor meat options presented by his former owner. She fed him Goodberries and with time his color improved, and Lockheed was looking healthier.

During this period, Tiberius trained the pseudodragon in tricks, simple tasks, and taught him a few simple words in Draconic, such as "hide" and "speak".

Arc 2: The Briarwoods
 Tiberius wrote to his father, Kruvanis Stormwind, invoking "the ambassador's right of wartime" and requesting an army to be readied to attack the Briarwoods-controlled Whitestone. Kruvanis admonished him: the authority to invoke war belonged not to Tiberius but to himself, and Tiberius — who was inexperienced and thus prone to jumping at shadows — had one chance to provide solid proof.

 During the journey to Whitestone, Tiberius left the party to better prepare himself for the upcoming conflict. While gone, he tried to convince the Draconians to help them and did not return to Whitestone.

 Upon returning to Emon, Tiberius announced to the other members of Vox Machina that he was leaving, as the "path of Vox Machina and the path of Tiberius Stormwind haven't been aligned for some time." Specifically, he hadn't made progress on his quests or earned the respect of his family.

Arc 3: The Chroma Conclave
 Tiberius Stormwind's body was discovered by Percy, who found it frozen in ice and locked in time as a hero defending Draconia from Vorugal the Frigid Doom. Unable to transport his body at the time, Vox Machina gave a short burial service for their longtime friend and ally. However, following the death of Vorugal, Scanlan approached the Ravenites to discuss a more permanent and dignified burial beneath the dragon's former lair. Among the requests was that a statue of Tiberius be built atop his grave, with an etching below reading "I Encourage Peace". Tooma, the leader of the Ravenites, agreed with Scanlan's request and tasked Korsa, one of the Ravenites' finest stonemasons, with the construction of the statue.

Stormwind Family
Tiberius had two brothers: Jerahd, a warlock he would contact for information on creatures and artifacts, and Faeryn, a silver dragonborn monk in another D&D campaign that Orion played. Faeryn and Tiberius did not interact during the stream, but Orion tweeted a picture of a letter Tiberius sent to Faeryn along with a Tear of Bahamut. Tiberius also had a sister named Drakka, a bronze dragonborn. However, Matthew Mercer implied that Tiberius may not be his father's child. Though Vox Machina learned of Tiberius's death, the party never learned the fates of his siblings.

Keyleth
Tiberius and Keyleth had a strong friendship, with Tiberius acting as a sort of loyal adviser and referring to Keyleth as "Your Highness" whenever he helped her through a very emotionally tough time. When Chroma Conclave attacked the Draconia, Keyleth was eager to rescue him, even through the chance were slim.

Scanlan
Tiberius and Scanlan had a somewhat bullying form of friendship that started at some point before the stream.

Vex'ahlia
Tiberius and Vex'ahlia were good friends. Tiberius was overjoyed at seeing Vex again when Vox Machina reunited after the events of the Trial of the Take, and he embraced her first when Vex'ahlia's group returned to the Slayer's Take guild.

Tiberius has admitted to being attracted to Vex'ahlia. This was seen in when Tiberius asked Scanlan to describe Vex'ahlia's breasts to him after he missed seeing her flash Grog during Grog's fight with Kern. Later in the episode, while Tiberius scolded Vax'ildan for being harsh on Kynan, he admitted to being frightened of and attracted to Vex.

Lady Allura
At some point, Tiberius became infatuated with Lady Allura. While she hinted that she liked him as well, it was still ambiguous, and their relationship turned south after. Tiberius also stated to the rest of Vox Machina that Allura was more powerful than him.

Quests
Tiberius' personal journey was to collect several fabled magical artifacts that were rumored to either be myths or no longer exist. Possesing their power, he intended to enact some positive change in the world.

Artifacts
 * Mending Wheel (found)
 * Boros Ring (according to Trysta, it can be found in the Feywild)
 * God's Hammer
 * Pale Stone
 * Ropes of Mercy

One of Tiberius' personal goals was to find a way to re-enchant the Carpet of Flying, which lost its ability to fly after it was nearly destroyed by acid.

Current items

 * Circlet of Concentration
 * Cloak of Displacement (purchased by Vox Machina in Gilmore's Glorious Goods; picked by Tiberius)
 * Decanter of Endless Water (blessed with holy water once per day)
 * Deck of Illusions
 * Earring of Whisper
 * Infinite Air Bottle
 * Ring of Spell Storing
 * Ring of protection (+1)

Former items

 * Ioun Stone of Reserve (traded to Scanlan for Circlet of Concentration)

Tiberius's crafted items
Tiberius enchanted some magical items for the group:


 * Blazing Bowstring (for Vex'ahlia)
 * Chain of Returning (for Grog)
 * Earrings of Whisper (for Vox Machina)
 * Hand Cone of Clarity (for Scanlan)
 * Scroll(s) of Telescription (for himself)
 * Surge blade (a couple of daggers tied to the end of the quarterstaff)

Abilities
Tiberius was known for having various spells which he often used in combat. His trademark spell in combat was Fireball.

Dragonborn abilities

 * Draconic Ancestry: Red dragon
 * Breath Weapon (4d6 fire damage)
 * Damage Resistance: Fire

Sorcerer abilities

 * Flexible Casting
 * Metamagic
 * Empowered Spell
 * Quickened Spell

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign 1
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series I
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II
 * Vox Machina Origins Series II

Quotations
Matt: "There aren't that many mirrors in the city." Tiberius: "Okay. All of them."
 * "I encourage violence." (Tiberius telling Grog to kill the Duergar who tortured Kima of Vord)
 * Osysa: "I have been "keeper of this temple for hundreds of years.." Tiberius:"You don't look a day over 20!"
 * Tiberius: "I need about 1,500 of them [mirrors]. Can I get 1,500? How many can I get?"

Trivia

 * As of August 2022, Tiberius held the record for the lowest Wisdom score of any player character on Critical Role.
 * This was also the lowest score for any individual stat for any player character, tied with Shakäste's strength score.
 * Proving his low wisdom, Tiberius also holds the record for the most friendly fire damage with 561. The highest amount of damage dealt per episode was 140 in.
 * In the Critical Role Major Arcana Tarot Card Set, Tiberius represents I - The Magician.
 * Early in the campaign, Tiberius's Teleportation Circle was the only way for Vox Machina to travel far distances quickly.