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MATT: Welcome and good evening, everyone. Welcome
to this week's episode of Critical Role, where a
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bunch of us voice actors, who are also huge geeks,
sit around and roll dice and have a good time in
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the wondrous journey of Dungeons & Dragons. We'll
go ahead and get things started with some
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character backstories, have a settle in here, get
the cameras ready, and then we'll start the action
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as soon as we return. So we'll see you guys here
very soon.
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[rock music]
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[dramatic music]
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ASHLEY: Pike grew up on the outskirts of town,
near the Bramblewood. Her ancestors were a family
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of deep gnomes with quite an unfavorable
reputation. Thievery, destruction, and trickery
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left them with the curse of the last name
Trickfoot. Sarenrae, the goddess of healing and
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redemption, had other plans for Pike's
great-great-grandfather Wilhand, who left his
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family at a young age after a dream: a dream that
changed the course of the Trickfoot family.
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Wilhand devoted his life to Sarenrae and pledged
from then on that him and his family would live a
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life of service and devotion.
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As a child, Pike seemed to have an affinity to
heal. Whether it was animals, people, or even
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flowers, she felt she had a purpose in making
things whole that had once been broken. She
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studied and learned the ways to heal though divine
magic.
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She lived a peaceful life, quiet and simple, until
one day, Wilhand was captured and almost killed by
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a group of goliath barbarians. One of the goliaths
took a stand against the murder of the innocent
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gnome and he himself was beaten, bloodied, and
left for dead, abandoned by his herd. Wilhand went
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to Pike for help. She prayed and healed this
barbarian as best she could,
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bringing him back to life.
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When he awoke, she discovered his name was Grog
Strongjaw. After that, they were best of friends,
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a rather unlikely pair. Little did she know that
in a few years' time, Grog would soon return the
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favor and bring her back from the clutches of
death. (roar, crunch)
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After being killed in battle, Pike felt angry. She
wanted to be stronger so that it would never
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happen again. She spent four months at sea
training with the men and women aboard a ship
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called the Broken Howl.
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Gripping her holy symbol in one hand, and her
morningstar in the other, this time,
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Pike is ready.
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TRAVIS: Right, listen up! If you have ale, then
you have a friend in Grog Strongjaw. A goliath of
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towering height and size, this barbarian has an
appetite for the two great loves in his life:
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combat, women, and ale! (chuckle)
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(record scratch) Wait.
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Easily the brains of the group, Grog is often
consulted for his vast knowledge of shapes,
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colors, and (chuckle) shiny things!
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Also ale.
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In his early years, armed with his two-handed
great axe, Grog often enjoyed proving his might
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amongst the ranks of his family's wandering herd.
But after coming upon an unsuspecting elderly
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gnome in the woods, he objected to the killing of
such an innocent life. A creature of impulse, Grog
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felt only pity for this-- well, this terrified
little thing. And his
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disobedience cost him dearly.
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Beaten bloody and banished by the herd leader, his
uncle Kevdak, Grog was abandoned and left to die,
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exiled from his herd. It was then that the
relative of the very gnome he fought to save,
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saved him. It was the kindness of a gnome cleric
named Pike that healed Grog, bringing him back
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from death's edge. And they have remained close
friends ever since.
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Most nights, Grog can be found challenging entire
taverns to wrestling matches! Ha! Or accompanying
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Scanlan to the nearest house where you pay for
lady favors.
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Also ale!
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MARISHA: A first impression of Keyleth would leave
you with little information on the half-elven