Destino

Destino during the Tyndale Arc

## **Intro**

Destino was a man created by destiny bred by fate, his actions were reflections of those from his past, his story was chosen and played out by a higher power than him, and he was just along for the ride.

## **Description**

Destino was a human with a large leather coat that hid his magically infused holsters that were strapped all over his body, these holsters would allow him to summon spiritual firearms in any random element. He had a large purple hat given to him by the god of music, Orrin.

### **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.Template:Ep refTemplate:Ep ref

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.Template:Ep ref

### **Background**.

*At the age of 8 Destino watched his father get killed right in front of him. His father worked for a corrupt group who went by the Wilted Tea Leaf. Their leader was a man by the name of Gerome Saxxon. Many years before Gerome gained all his wealth and power, he had worked on a fishing boat. One day they pulled up an old chest, and inside were 8 ancient looking silver coins with no distinct markings to represent currency. These Coins had magical properties, ones that could turn fate on your side, or turn it against you. Gerome used these coins to build up his small empire. He then divided them amongst his most trusted captains. Destino's father was one of these captains, however one night he grew a conscience. He tried to run away with his son, but it was too late; Gerome had found them. The coins had been flipped and his father's fate was decided, Gerome killed him. When it came time for Destino's death the coin Gerome flipped chose to spare Destino's life. Gerome smiled and pat his head "I'll expect great things from you..." then Gerome left, leaving Destino to mourn the death of his father, and finding the coin that his dad still had clenched in his hand.*

Fifteen years pass and Destino was now 23 he had taken up the job of becoming a bodyguard for hire, or, if the price was right a Bounty Hunter as well. People would pay him to be their bodyguard for a short time, or longer depending on how much they paid. This however was all just a con by him as he would use this job just to get close to rich people. With the help of his new little friend Wesslake, a mouse with a rather large personality, he was able to rob them blind, with a perfect alibi to boot. Every day and every night all Destino thought about was one day finding Gerome Saxxon and getting his revenge, a curse that haunted him for his whole life.

Life went on as usual, until Destino got a rather strange request. Protect Elven royalty who belonged to a small elven kingdom hidden in the forest. They never interact with human, and the only reason they are now, was because they were right in the middle of a civil war. Some elves were trying to kill the king and his child for work related disputes. Destino didn't want to get involved, but when he saw how much they were paying him, he didn't mind watching over some Elven Princess for a few days. It was close to 6 months before the dispute was solved, and the princess was so beautiful and fair. However Destino realized that this princess, named Alendia, was not a princess but a prince. Destino and Alendia fell in love during their time on the run. After the six months, Destino was forced to never see Alendia again, due to their rules about outsiders in their hidden kingdom. Destino would sneak in from time to time and write to Alendia every week, even keeping a drawing he did of him, which was a fairly good likeness.

Destino was able to track down that Gerome Saxxon and the Wilted Tea leaf were located in Tyndale. He had infiltrated the outer walls of Tyndale by crawling through the sewage pipes. After a small amount of time in Tyndale, Destino had met a group of travelers like himself; Siladril Silonus, Eldian Tural, and Xore, joining up with them for a bit. He would dissappear from time to time, which he would accredit to him searching for Gerome Saxxon. The party was able to find the Wilted Tea leaf and kill Gerome Saxxon, however when Destino had returned, he had revealed that he too had killed a man called Gerome Saxxon, and that he himself was now Gerome Saxxon, claiming it as a title. Whoever kills Gerome Saxxon must then become the leader of the Wilted Tea leaf. Not wanting his own name to be known as the leader of a mafia, he took the name Gerome Saxxon, to make sure his beloved Alendia would remain safe.

After going off and seeing his beloved one last time, Destino unfortunately met his end. While waiting for his friends to return to the College of Sigfrey, a man in a dark cloak came up to him from out of the foliage. The man had accidentally bumped into Destino, and while trying to help the man back onto his feet, Destino had realized that the man he was touching was himself. He looked just like Destino and sounded like him too. He even had the same powers as him. The mysterious copy fought Destino, but ultimately killed him and hid his body in the shrubbery. Wesslake tried to stop the copy but was shot and killed as well. This power was Wayward-Son and Destino wouldn't be the last person it killed.

When the party had found his body, they found the drawing that he had made of his beloved, and on the back written in his own blood said "I am not me."

## **Character Information**

### **Quests**

His personal journey was to collect several fabled magical artifacts that were rumored to either be myths or no longer exist.

**Artifacts**

* Mending Wheel (found)
* Boros Ring
* 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.

### **Notable Items**

#### **Current Items**

* Circlet of ConcentrationTemplate:Ep ref
* Cloak of Displacement (purchased by Vox Machina in Gilmours;Template:Ep ref picked by TiberiusTemplate:Ep refTemplate:Ep ref)
* Decanter of Endless Water (blessed with holy water once per day)Template:Ep refTemplate:Ep ref
* Deck of IllusionsTemplate:Ep ref
* Earring of WhisperTemplate:Ep ref
* Infinite Air BottleTemplate:Ep ref
* Ring of Spell StoringTemplate:Ep ref
* Ring of protection (+1)Template:Ep ref

#### **Former Items**

* Ioun Stone of Reserve (traded to Scanlan for Circlet of Concentration)Template:Ep refTemplate:Ep ref

#### **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 bladeTemplate:Ep ref (Tiberius enchanted himself a couple of daggers and tied them to the end of the quarterstaff)Template:Ep ref

### **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)Template:Ep ref
* Damage Resistance: Fire

#### **Sorcerer Abilities**

* Flexible CastingTemplate:Ep ref
* MetamagicTemplate:Ep ref
	+ Empowered Spell
	+ Quickened SpellTemplate:Ep ref

#### **Sorcerer Spells**

##### **Cantrips**

* *Control Flames*Template:Ep ref
* *Fire Bolt*Template:Ep ref
* *Light*Template:Ep ref
* *Mage Hand*Template:Ep ref
* *Prestidigitation*Template:Ep ref
* *True Strike*Template:Ep ref

##### **1st-level**

* *Feather Fall*Template:Ep ref
* *Ice Knife*Template:Ep ref

##### **2nd-level**

* *Alter Self*Template:Ep ref
* *Blur*Template:Ep ref
* *Hold Person*Template:Ep ref
* *Invisibility*Template:Ep ref
* *Misty Step*Template:Ep ref
* *Scorching Ray*Template:Ep ref
* *Silence*Template:Ep ref

##### **3rd-level**

* *Counterspell*Template:Ep ref
* *Dispel Magic*Template:Ep ref
* *Fireball*Template:Ep ref
* *Fly*Template:Ep ref
* *Grand Columns/Obelisk of Stone*Template:Ep ref
* *Slow*Template:Ep ref

##### **4th-level**

* *Blight*Template:Ep ref
* *Glacial Blast*Template:Ep ref
* *Greater Invisibility*Template:Ep ref
* *Stoneskin*Template:Ep ref
* *Watery Sphere*Template:Ep ref

##### **5th-level**

* *Obelisk of Iron*Template:Ep ref
* *Telekinesis*Template:Ep ref
* *Teleportation Circle*Template:Ep ref

## **Quotations**

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

## **Trivia**

* Tiberius has the lowest Wisdom score of any player character on Critical Role thus far.
	+ This is also the lowest score for any individual stat for any player character thus far, tied with Shakäste's strength score.
* 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.

## **References**

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1. ↑ Matthew Mercer stated that the Hand Cone of Clarity "[...] is a custom item crafted by Tiberius for Scanlan. When spells or Bard abilities are cast through it, it increases the DC by 1" (source).
2. ↑ Orion explained his Obelisk of Stone spell on Twitter.
3. ↑ Matthew Mercer explained Tiberius's rock pillar spell on Reddit.
4. ↑ Orion posted the stats for Glacial Blast on Twitter