This week's random Encyclopedia Exandria article is... Jarett Howarth!

Jarett Howarth is a guardsman who served as captain of the guard at Greyskull Keep and as an officer of the Pale Guard in Whitestone.

A fun fact from the article: During the "audition" for a job at Greyskull Keep, Jarett dodged an arrow from Vex'ahlia.

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I've always wondered what does marquesian patterns look like? So I wanted to give a nod to Jarett Howarth 's Marquesian heritage, hmm I think it's nice to think that even in his time in service to Emon and Whitestone he prolly wore his Marquesian patterns to remind him of his home.

Someone needs to keep Vox Machina house safe, that is Jarett job on @criticalrole.

Thinking about Exandria having a holiday that celebrates love, rather than just romantic relationships, but during which you see romantic couples going all out to celebrate their partners rather earnestly.

Inns, bathhouses and taverns give couple discounts.

While high-end stores sell goodies and teddy bears with cute romance themed writing and imagery on them.

Some towns and villages even host speed dating events for those who are single but interested in trying dating out.

Sure, there's also more familial and otherwise platonic stuff too - much like with the many different romantic gifts, a lot of family-themed or friendship oriented gifts and sweets are sold by the thousands.

And some taverns and inns even offer special family meal deals and room discounts.

I think Vax'ildan would love this holiday, Keyleth too.

Vex'ahlia and Percy probably love it secretly but pretend to find it annoying if with others.

I also see Pike liking it, Tary too, while Grog is just indifferent.

Scanlan, though, probably pretends to love it, but in all truth it makes him feel lonely.

Also - Gilmore is a sucker for it, decorating his whole store with enough excitement to make Sherry consider retirement.

While Kims and Allura always take advantage of it to get away from work and take a much needed vacation.

Jarett probably respects it, but I also see him feeling lonely during it and keeping to himself outside of work hours.

Idk, love is in the air or some shit and my boyfriend gave me this idea so I ran with it.

I may get around to asking for more characters for round three. However, it would be on my twitter. 

ROUND 1: POLL 14

Propaganda

Dairon: Dairon is a total badass, but mostly they deserve recognition for being the first (only?) authority figure to properly earn Beau's respect by respecting her first. Also hot, can't forget that.

Jarett: N/A

Kynan: You really put aside everything and came all this way for me? How did you even get here so fast? Jarett: Several traffic violations. Cassandra: Three counts of resisting arrest. Kaylie: Roughly thirteen cans of energy drinks. Cassandra: Also, that’s not our car.

Critical Role Ship Moodboards: Cassandra de Rolo/Jarett Howarth

jarett is literally my favorite character in campaign 1 i want an entire tlovm episode about what he does in a day. i want a sitcom starring him

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This would be a great time for Jarett to come in as a helpful NPC. I’m just saying. He is a great ally without calling on Vox Machina. He’s...perfect....

      *      KELSIERSBONES      /      ft.   shaun      —      shaun   is   very   much   so   the   better   parts   of   his   father,   and   kynan   learned   those   parts   largely   from   jarrett.      it’s   not   really   a   surprise   when   shaun   wants   to   learn   the   rifle,   when   he   wants   to   start   training   to   be   on   the   pale   guard.      like   many   days,   shaun   is   found   with   a   dummy   rifle,   made   of   wood   and   filled   to   the   proper   weight   for   practice.      spotting   jarrett   the   boy   stopped,   quickly   if   a   bit   clumsily   setting   himself   up   to   properly   salute.            “      morning,   sir!      ”

jarett   has   always   done   well   with   children.         back   on   the   streets   of   ank’harel,   there   are   always   little   ones   running   about      (   unfortunately   ),      hanging   onto   his   sleeves   and   tripping   around   his   feet.      kynan   is   just   a   child   when   he’s   passed   off   to   jarett   as   well      —      a   child   in   the   body   of   a   nearly-grown   man.      cassandra   is   the   same      —      far   younger   than   her   looks   and   bearing   would   betray.      though   jarett   sees   their   youth   and   treats   them   as   such,   it’s   nice   to   have   happier   children   running   around   whitestone,   now   that   kynan   and   cassandra   are   wed   and   grown.      he   does   not   laugh   at   @kelsiersbones​​,   though   the   urge   is   certainly   there.      he   keeps   his   grin,   as   he   almost   always   does,   arms   crossed   as   he   looks   over   the   little   lord   with   faux   surveillance.      after   a   beat,   jarett   gives   a   short   nod   of   approval.            “      at   ease,   good   man,      ”            he   replies   with   gravitas,   before   caving   in   and   ruffling   shaun’s   hair,   grin   brightening   up   even   more.            “      your   form   get   better   and   better   every   day!      you’re   coming   for   my   job,   eh?      ”

Another day another Kynan.. but also Jarett Howarth... I can't believe these guys.. Tal'Dorei is burning and they're just taking chilling at whitestone?? Smh tsk tsk 😞😔

It's nearing the end of February, Black History Month, so we're presenting a handful of articles for characters played or voiced by black actors. This is not a complete list but a small selection featuring our best articles:

Shakäste, played by Khary Payton. Under the name Hush, he is a member of the Golden Grin, a secret organization and community that pursues ideals of freedom and justice.

Reani, played by Mica Burton. She makes sure that evil dies in Uthodurn as the not-so-anonymous Ivae'ess, the Lightbringer, and with the advice of her aasimar guide Samliel.

Laerryn Coramar-Seelie, played by Aabria Iyengar. Laerryn is the Heirophant Abjura of the Abjuration Guild and Architect Arcane of Avalir. She built the Astral Leywright so that Avalir may travel to other planes—and ultimately used it to scatter two primordials across known existence, mitigating the worst of the Calamity.

Nydas Okiro, played by Lou Wilson. Nydas is a man of many things: former pirate, designer of automata, Guildmaster of the Golden Scythe, last Dragon of Avalir, member of the Ring of Brass, a friend, a dreamer.

Jarett Howarth, voiced by Eugene Byrd. In Critical Role, he was head of the guard at Greyskull Keep, now an officer in the Pale Guard of Whitestone. In The Legend of Vox Machina, he is a captain of the guard for the city of Emon.

Devana Vessar, voiced by Toks Olagundoye. Devana is a Syngornian cartographer married to Syldor Vessar. She is the mother of Velora and the stepmother to Vax'ildan and Vex'ahlia.

Salda Tal'Dorei, voiced by Cree Summer (who also voiced Raishan). Salda is the wife of Uriel Tal'Dorei and was Empress of Tal'Dorei until her husband abdicated the throne.

Most of all, we encourage you to support organizations working toward racial equality and the improvement of black lives in the United States, such as the NAACP or the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Southern Poverty Law Center, the Equal Justice Initiative, the Center for Black Equity, or another organization of your preference local to your area or in your country.

I'm thinking about Vox Machina and queerness both in the canon materials and my own Vox Machina fanon...

Like damn, that's a fruit bowl.

I always focus specifically on Vax's identity as I relate to him and project on him a lot, but I have so many thoughts about all of them that I don't ever really talk or write about.

For example, I see Vex as a demiromantic bisexual woman who is polyamorous but also monogamous.

While I see Vax as a trans masc nonbinary guy who is bisexual, demiromantic & polyamorous but a bit sexually repulsed.

I see Percy as a bisexual demiromantic man who is monogamous but is open to causal friend sex for fun.

I see Pike as a demisexual biromantic woman who is open to causal friend sex but is strictly monoromantic and strictly monogamous as well.

I see Scanlan as a genderfluid man who is a hypersexual, pansexual, demiromantic, polyamorous and polygamous nightmare (self-identified).

I see Keyleth as an agender person who can shapeshift between different gendered forms at will, and she's also demisexual, demiromantic, polyamorous and polygamous with deep sexual curiosity.

I see Taryon as a gay man who is monogamous but open to causal friend sex.

Last but not least, I see Grog as an aromantic and agender man who is sexually attracted to people who have more physically feminine bodies.

Then, outside of the party, I have headcanons for Allura, Kima, Jarett, Gilmore, Kaylie, Cassandra, Zahra & Kashaw.

I see Allura as a bisexual and biromantic nonbinary person who uses starself pronouns, star's also open to causal friend sex and is polyamorous but strictly monogamous.

I see Kima as a lesbian trans woman who is monogamous.

I see Jarett as a gay man who is biromantic and polycurious but thinks he's monogamous.

I see Gilmore as a genderfluid man who explores casual sex freely as a pansexual demiromantic who is polyglorious (polygamous).

I see Kaylie as a bicurious lesbian who is monogamous.

I see Cassandra as a repulsed asexual and demiromantic, monogamous demiwoman.

I see Zahra as a bisexual and biromantic woman who is open to causal friend sex but is strictly monogamous.

I see Kashaw as a bisexual man who is monogamous, demiromantic and very sexually repulsed.

Bonus, but I also see Tary's husband Lawrence as a trans man who is monogamous, bisexual and homoromantic.

Last bonus, I see Gilmore's husband Darius as a gay man who is also polyglorious.

Fighter Breakdown Tracker, episode 3x78

Welcome to what was originally an opportunity to talk about the myriad wizards (not Myriad wizards, a separate concept) of Campaign 2 that occasionally gets co-opted into other things when the thought arises. Anyway, obviously the main event was the Barbarian Breakdown and, relatedly, the Party Breakdown, due to their Communication Breakdown, giving Allura Vysoren specifically her 19th Nervous Breakdown, but I've already talked a lot about Ashton. How are the fighters doing?

As a reminder: characters are included on the basis of 1. are they a fighter, 2. are they remotely relevant to this campaign, and 3. do I have something funny to say about them. I cannot stress enough how important item 3 is in the decision process; do not make requests, my muse speaks to me and that is how the characters (and, to be honest, classes) are chosen.

Cassandra de Rolo: Yes! According to the Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting (not reborn) she's multiclassed into fighter! Anyway that plan to go to the ziggurat went well, huh? totally normal and great. I like to think that due to her rogue levels she saw Fearne march down the ziggurat steps and just peaced out and has been chilling in Pike's little cabin ever since. 4/10: normal "is the world ending" concerns but otherwise she's having maybe the best day anyone on the Whitestone War Council can.

Jarett Howarth: he's specifically avoiding Bells Hells because motherfuckers keep teleporting from Marquet and not bringing any fusaka. This, plus normal "putting the Pale Guard on a war footing and also there's a really mad goat lady in the garden" bumps him up to a 6/10.

Orym: my serious thoughts about the space made for Chetney, FCG, and Imogen to step up aside I honestly think the semi-joking narrative of Orym going off in a huff and working out his feelings quite literally via the power of elaborate bodyweight calisthenics of the sort that grant you 20 Dex and 10 Str would be good for him. Allow yourself a little pettiness, Orym; it's good for the soul. 5/10 because I don't fucking know; we'll see next game.

Ariks Eshteross: I hope he's at peace and buried next to his love as requested; I still haven't gotten around to making those cookies actually and frankly I've had much more of an eye on the gunpowder tea shortbread. 0/10; I like to think he has found true rest.

Bertrand Bell: These motherfuckers have not visited the grave of their namesake at ALL. Traipsing around the Raven Queen's temple - literally everyone but Laudna and FCG has wandered over to that corner of the city - and NO ONE has taken a moment to pause and reflect. He died as he lived: everyone kind of setting him aside for more important matters except for followers of the Raven Queen. 8/10 because hopefully he was entertained by the raven show that got put on but also, come on man you couldn't stop by at all?

FRIDA: I have to imagine things in Vasselheim are wild and it's going to be missing FCG hours, but at least they're in great company! 5/10; they're a pretty even-keeled robot all things considered but the situation is pretty tense.

Otohan Thull: My sole regret about how great this episode is and the fact that we're dropping into the Fey Realm for a bit to have some much-needed time to regroup is that we are likely delaying their richly deserved demise. Anyway everyone's beloathed Palpatine knockoff is unfortunately super unflappable; another reason why they are boring as shit and why I very much want Bells Hells to make the bridge a little bit bloodier on the way up. 3/10.

Percival Friedrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III: Here's the thing. All things considered, his personal position is stressful, but not terrible. The ziggurat did not blow up; Gwen appears to either have not told him about her Delilah incident or did so in such a way that he didn't realize what was going on; he doesn't seem to have noticed the break-in into his parents' bedroom yet; Allura was reassuring re: Whitestone likely being safe (although...it's on a ley nexus so watch out!); and he got to deliver the line "ever since I met you, I knew you were destined for stupidity" which is actually how he specifically blows off steam. On the other hand, every single window in the castle has been destroyed, Allura had to leave, and I just checked and confirmed that Pike does not have the mending cantrip. Maybe one of the local clerics does? Maybe one of his kids does? Maybe Vilya or Ebenold does? Maybe Grog's in town and can be convinced that the role of the Grand Poobah etc etc is fixing windows? 6/10.