Hotis

Hotis  is a rakshasa initially found pretending to be a dwarf named Hosim, the manager of the Velvet Cabaret in Vasselheim. Half of Vox Machina, as well as Thorbir Falbek and Kashaw Vesh, were contracted to hunt him in. He was slain, with the killing blow by Vax'ildan accompanied by a taunt. Hotis eventually revived and later tracked down Vax in Whitestone. As an NPC, Hotis is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
In Vasselheim, Hotis had finely-groomed brown hair that fell to his back in two braided ponytails. His beard was very long and capped with a gold ring that caused the end to poof out. He wore heavy makeup; his cheeks were rosy and his eyes were adorned with eyeliner.

Chapter 2
Toward the end of, Vox Machina chased Hotis down into the catacombs. After they lost track of him, they fell into the sewers and faced their first obstacle- an otyugh. Although it was a tough opponent, Keyleth killed it with Blight. A little while later, they came upon 2 undead which somehow possessed Vax and Keyleth, so they turned against the rest of the party until the spirits got driven out. Upon resting at an acid lake, they ate a hero's feast and immediately felt better. When they had crossed partway over the lake on a flying carpet, antimagic glyphs were activated, and the carpet tumbled from the air. Several of the party members took significant acid damage and the carpet lost its enchantment before all of Vox Machina finally got to the other side. As they entered the final room, they heard a soft, silky voice-Hotis. Boss Fight: Hotis's disembodied voice, true to the rakshasa's devilish origins, began tempting them away from their mission. On an uncharacteristic natural 20 sense motive check, Thorbir realized they were being tricked and gave the command to attack. With a higher initiative, Hotis started by charming Tiberius, but failed utterly when he was countered by dispel magic. Vax chucks 3 daggers at him, the first 2 missing but the 3rd hitting him in the shoulder for 22 damage. A shield guardian appears,unaffected by a sacred flame attack by Kash. It shoots a fireball which engulfs Kash and Thorbir (who naturally rolls a 1) for 33 damage, does 16 damage to Tiberius and Keyleth. Vax dodges. Hotis is unharmed by Keyleth's faerie fire, who then transforms into a sabre-tooth cat. Now Tiberius uses magic to slow the golem, but Hotis is once again unaffected. Thorbir attacks the guardian with a series of attacks, doing 32 damage on 3 successful strikes. Hotis turns to Vax and casts a spell, telepathically controlling him. He attacks Kash, eviscerating him for 24 damage before getting himself back together and throwing off the possession. The shield guardian strikes back against Thorbir, dealing 12 damage to him. Meanwhile, Keyleth mauls the rakshasha, doing a brutal 8 damage and Thorbir slams the shield guardian several more times. Keyleth repeats her first attack, but this time Hotis seems to make the shield guardian take damage instead and then begins flying. Vax sneaks up on him and pierces him with a dagger. Although the hit was significant, it is lessened by the shield guardian once again taking damage. Kash manifests a mace out of magical energy and hits Hotis, doing 10 damage. Vax is punched by the shield guardian, taking 8 damage. Keyleth attacks the shield guardian, hitting on 2 attacks and knocking it prone. Tiberius builds an obelisk of stone, crushing the shield guardian and dealing 21 damage, while Hotis dodges out of the way. He taunts them all, promising to hurt their loved ones, beginning to manifest a portal. Tiberius instantly uses his magic to prevent the rakshasa's escape. Vax finishes Hotis off with a well-aimed dagger.

Chapter 5
By impersonating Gilmore, Hotis tricked Vax into removing his protective gear and weapons, then accompanying him to an isolated balcony of Castle Whitestone where Hotis stabbed a surprised Vax. After a battle in which Vax fell unconscious but was healed by Scanlan, Vox Machina managed to kill Hotis again, with Pike dealing the killing blow with a powerful Flame Strike. Hotis's body violently and painfully exploded into pieces as he swore to return.

Discussing Hotis with Allura Vysoren and Shaun Gilmore, the party decided that Hotis's return for vengeance on Vax and Pike is a looming threat that must be proactively addressed. Allura revealed that slaying rakshasas on their home plane will permanently destroy them, so Pike remained in Whitestone to locate Hotis's essence and plan his demise while the rest of Vox Machina pursued more Vestiges of the Divergence.

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