Cyriel

**Cyriel** is an elven weaver's apprentice and thief.

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

At the age of 15, Cyriel is described as "a lanky girl with brown hair, suntanned skin, and sparkling blue eyes." She has a twisted leg and walks with the aid of myrtle wood crutches, which are "finely carved, with flowers and leaves and branches circling the crutches from top to bottom."

## **Biography**

### **Kith & Kin**

Around 800 PD, Cyriel was working as a weaver's apprentice under Lathra, at her shop in the Tarn Thorughfare. By night, however, she also worked as a petty thief in association with a guild. She met Vax'ildan, who was a little younger than her, when he tried to pick her pocket in the thoroughfare, mistaking her for a school bully; it was his first attempt at theft. She took him under her wing and taught him how to be a better thief, including giving him a coat with hidden pockets. Lathra didn't outright disapprove of their friendship, but was prejudiced about Vax'ildan being a half-elf. Their friendship became a casual relationship.

One particular evening, Cyriel and Vax'ildan went into the Tarn Thoroughfare to make some money. Cyriel stole some coins, jewelry, and a gem from a man at a goldsmith's stall by prentending to fall over and collide with him, while Vax'ildan watched. Vax'ildan split off from her to pick some pockets of his own, and nearly got caught stealing from the Verdant Lord's daughter. He reunited with Cyriel by the lakefront, where she was waiting with hot cocoa.

About a year later, Cyriel helped Vax'ildan arrange a boat for him to take Vex'ahlia out on the lake. She met Vex'ahlia for the first time on this occasion. Vax'ildan insisted to his sister that he and Cyriel were just friends.

At some point, Cyriel gave Vax'ildan an old set of lockpicks for Winter's Crest and promised to teach him how to use them. However, she became busier with her work and began spending more time with a goldsmith's apprentice instead of with Vax'ildan, and never got around to teaching him. One night, Vax'ildan showed up at Lathra's, and the weaver didn't want to tell him where Cyriel was. They continued to see each other occasionally before Vax'ildan left the city for good, but did not remain close.

## **Relationships**

### **Lathra**

Lathra was Cyriel's mentor at the weaver's shop. She tolerated Cyriel's friendship with Vax'ildan, but didn't want them to get too close.

### **Vax'ildan**

As teenagers in Syngorn, Cyriel and Vax'ildan were friends and love interests. Cyriel was a little older but close in age to the twins. After failing to pick her pocket on their first meeting, Cyriel took Vax'ildan under her wing and taught him to be a thief. Vax'ildan remarked that Cyriel and Tharyn were the only elves who were interested in getting to know the twins during the five years they lived in Syngorn. She gave him a few gifts, including an old coat with hidden pockets, and a set of old lockpicks for Winter's Crest. The two did not remain close, however, as Cyriel became busier with her work and became close with a goldsmith's apprentice.

## **Character information**

### **Notable items**

* Coat (old, with many pockets; given to Vax'ildan)
* Crutches
* Lockpicks (old; given to Vax'ildan)

## **References**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 137.
2. ↑ See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 19.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1  Critical Role (@CriticalRole) on Twitter: "Check out our updated timeline featuring ALL of our epic adventures throughout Exandria -- including Campaign 3! ⚔️" (2021-10-28).
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 135.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, pp. 138–139.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 139.
7. ↑ See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, pp. 135–137.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 138.
9. ↑ See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, pp. 139–140.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 142.
11. ↑ See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 197.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 199.
13. ↑ See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 200.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 223.
15. ↑ See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 256.
16. ↑ See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 136.
17. ↑ See *Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin*, p. 198.

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