Drake Thunderbrand

Elementalist Drake Thunderbrand is a dwarven wizard and close friend of Allura Vysoren, as well as a member of the Arcana Pansophical. As an NPC, he is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Drake has short, black hair with a beard "trimmed fairly fine." When he first encountered Vox Machina in late 810 PD, he was wearing red leathers and was apparently unarmed, though carrying a gnarled, curved wand.

Personality
Somewhat exuberant in personality, Drake can also be quite soft—both concerned and supportive—toward Allura.

Background
Drake Thunderbrand is one of the eldest of House Thunderbrand in Kraghammer.

In around 795 PD, Drake was part of an adventuring party with Allura Vysoren, Kima of Vord, Sirus Kaldrem, Dohla Lorian, and Ghenn Talevesh. They sealed the ancient red dragon Thordak in the Elemental Plane of Fire with the help of the Arcana Pansophical, at the cost of Sirus, Dohla, and Ghenn's lives.

Campaign 1: Vox Machina
Drake was helping Allura study the nature of the sphere within the Ziggurat beneath Whitestone when the Chroma Conclave attacked Emon. He accompanied her when she teleported to Greyskull Keep after she felt her connection to various teleportation circles in the city were severed. Drake comforted Allura as Vox Machina explained what had happened and Allura told them her and Drake's history with Thordak.

After Vox Machina decided on their next course of action, Drake used an elemental transportation spell to transport himself and Allura to Westruun in order to find any research they could about the dragons of the Conclave at the Cobalt Reserve. After spending a few days there combing through the archive, which had been damaged by the Conclave's and Herd of Storms attacks on Westruun, Drake and Allura made their way via Spark to Whitestone to regroup with Vox Machina.

While in Whitestone, Drake, Allura, Shaun Gilmore and Pike Trickfoot created several whitestone obelisks around the outskirts of the city. When powered by spellcasters, they created an illusion that covered Whitestone, making it look like a stretch of uninhabited timberland. Drake also attended a meeting in Whitestone Castle with Vox Machina, Allura, Gilmore, Cassandra de Rolo, and what was believed to be Assum Emring to discuss next steps after Vox Machina had defeated Umbrasyl and Vorugal. There he lamented that they didn't yet know Raishan's whereabouts, after which Percival de Rolo revealed Raishan's deception and that she had been disguised as Assum.

During the final preparations for the battle to take back Emon, Vox Machina were intercepted on their way back from the Ziggurat to Whitestone Castle by Drake, who informed them that they'd been working on a few things for the party and asked them to meet him in the common room. Percy later sought out his sister Cassandra, and found her in her room talking to Drake, Gilmore, Brom Goldhand and Allura. The room was bustling with activity, as everyone present was preparing for the events to come. Percy requested anything left in the vaults to help prepare for the occasion, and Drake handed over what he had prepared for the party: four potions of healing he gathered from the city and four potions of fire resistance that he brewed himself.

Drake later accompanied Vox Machina alongside Allura, Kima, Gilmore, and Jarett Howarth, to the war camp outside of Emon. There he took part in the siege, fighting alongside the Daxio Outriders and Syngorn's Verdant Guard.

Relationships
Drake and Allura are lifelong friends.

Notable items

 * Wand: gnarled and curved, "almost spiraled, in a messed-up sort of way", with a well-treated surface.

Abilities
Drake is an elementalist, able to bind elemental forces to his will, and has created many new spells himself. One such spell, Travel via Spark, allows him and his allies to travel great distances while transformed into bolts of lightning. Drake is also known to skilled in potion brewing.

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign 1