Garthok

 is a half-orc rogue and member of the Clasp, encountered by Vox Machina in. He is played by special guest Jason Charles Miller.

Appearance
Garthok looks like a wide-shouldered humanoid, but his features are more intense and thick. He has a square jaw and grayish-green tinted skin. He wears a black cloak and studded leather armor.

Personality
He believes that the strong survive, but those who are careless are likely to perish regardless. Due to heartbreak and betrayal in his past, Garthok also has a hard time finding new love.

Biography
Garthok was raised in an orc tribe until early adulthood, before scraping by on the streets of Emon.

Prior to joining the clasp as a full-fledged assassin, Garthok fell in love with a half-orc woman called Rahetah from the Shalesteps, but this turned out to be scam - after a three-week long-con Garthok wound up robbed of all of his valuable possessions, including a memento from his father, a magical dagger.

As a newly-joined Clasp recruit, Garthok's fighting ability drew the attention of the Spirelings and he quickly rose through the ranks.

Though not revealed in his time with Vox Machina, Garthok's dedication to the Ruiner is his primary inspiration.

As Vox Machina traveled from Greyskull Keep to Gilmore's Glorious Goods after the Chroma Conclave's attack on Emon, they noticed a dark figure approaching them. The large half-orc, recognizing the group, communicated his purpose using the convoluted and coded Thieves' Cant, which Vax'ildan and Vex'ahlia understood. He then introduced himself as Garthok, a member of The Clasp.

Garthok joined Vox Machina as they stealthily made their way through the devastated streets of Emon. When the group found Gilmore's Glorious Goods in the process of being looted by citizens seeking to ally with Thordak, Garthok aided Vox Machina in defeating the looters.

Upon finding Gilmore and the survivors of the Tal'Dorei royal family, part of the group led the survivors back to Greyskull Keep while Garthok and the others headed toward a secret Clasp entrance. Garthok briefly tried to help the group recover some of Gilmore's stolen treasures, but the loot was already gone, so Garthok returned to the Clasp's tunnels to find his colleagues.

Vox Machina briefly saw Garthok amongst the members of the Clasp during their meeting with Spireling Shenn. When Vox Machina rejected Shenn's deal, they were marked as enemies of the Clasp and told to leave. Scanlan tried to talk to Garthok, but he refused to respond or acknowledge Scanlan, siding with the Clasp.

Notable items
A seemingly custom made curved short spear.

Abilities
Most of these are assumed from the Player's Handbook as Garthok didn't exactly have much time to demonstrate his abilities.

Half-orc abilities

 * Darkvision
 * Menacing
 * Relentless Endurance
 * Savage Attacks

Rogue abilities

 * Expertise
 * Sneak Attack (6d6)
 * Thieves' Cant
 * Cunning Action
 * Roguish Archetype: Thief
 * Fast Hands
 * Second-Story Work
 * Supreme Sneak
 * Uncanny Dodge
 * Evasion
 * Reliable Talent

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign 1

Trivia

 * Garthok is one of three guest characters in Critical Role to not have a character portrait, the others being Gern Blanston and Spurt.
 * In a video from Jason Charles Miller for, an in-character Garthok wished Vex and Percival a happy marriage with kids in the future, before revealing he and his wife had just had a boy and are leaning towards naming him Fjord.