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Osysa is a gynosphinx residing beneath the Slayer's Take guildhall in Vasselheim. As an NPC, she is played by Matthew Mercer in Critical Role and by Alanna Ubach in The Legend of Vox Machina, Season Two.

Description[]

Slayers-Take-Osysa-the-Gynosphinx-by-Andrew-Keller

Fan art of Osysa, the gynosphinx that leads the Slayer's Take guild, by Andrew Keller.[art 2]

Osysa has a large, lion-like body, feathered wings, and the face of a female humanoid with a mane of ashy blond hair and glowing sky blue eyes with no pupils. She wears jewelry wrapped around her neck and shoulders.[4]

Biography[]

Background[]

Osysa has been the keeper of the temple to Ioun within the cavern beneath the guildhall for hundreds of years, scrying via a heart glass in the altar with which Ioun extends her vision to "watch the world." This allows her to locate the guild's quarry, determine the viability of contracts, and watch over her mate, Kamaljiori.[5] Her clairvoyance pierces through planes, becoming easier to block the farther it extends. While apparently possible, she states that a prior attempt to peer into the Abyss was a "dire mistake."[6]

Kamaljiori and Osysa - Linda Lithen

Fan art of Kamaljiori and Osysa, by Linda Lithén.[art 3]

"Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22)[]

When Vox Machina proved their competence, Vanessa showed them the way below the Slayer's Take guildhall in Vasselheim. There lay a sealed chamber with a ziggurat-like platform in the center, a place devoted to the Knowing Mistress.[7] Osysa, the keeper of this holy place, greeted Vox Machina, accepted them into the Slayer's Take, and gave them each the brand of the guild.

"Return to Vasselheim" (1x43)[]

Vanessa again brought Vox Machina, along with Kashaw Vesh and Zahra Hydris, before Osysa when they returned to the Slayer's Take to ask for aid against the Chroma Conclave. She became possessed, a blue light overtaking her, and informed them of the existence of the Vestiges of the Divergence, "relics wielded when the gods walked and fought alongside their creations."[8] She offered that her mate, who resided "south of the Frostweald," would be able to aid them further in seeking the Vestiges, but indicated that it was in her nature to challenge them by not giving any further information on his whereabouts.

Osysa reprimanded Vex'ahlia for mentioning Vecna within her temple to Ioun. After Vex and Percival explained what they knew of Vecna, Osysa scried upon Whitestone and noted that the ziggurats were not of Vecna's construction, but rather that he stole them.

Osysa also scried the destruction of Draconia at the hands of the Chroma Conclave.[9]


The Legend of Vox Machina[]

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Screenshot of Osysa, by Titmouse from "The Trials of Vasselheim" (LVM2x02).[art 4]

In "The Trials of Vasselheim" (LVM2x02), the party visited the Slayer's Take at the suggestion of a dignitary present when Highbearer Vord denied them aid against the Chroma Conclave. There, they were surrounded menacingly until a ringing female voice commanded the Take to hold. The floor opened beneath the party, and they fell, staggering to their feet in a dark, large hall. Glowing eyes appeared behind them and the voice told them weapons were useless here. The sphinx Osysa, Chosen of the Knowing Mistress and Patron of the Slayer's Take, revealed herself, telling them they didn't realize what defeating the dragons would cost. She pulled them away from each other and identified each of their weaknesses. She told them they were fools to think they could make a difference, and invited them to leave with whatever dignity they had left. Angry, Pike rose, saying, "Fuck dignity. I'm not leaving, not giving up, until someone listens." They might die, but they wouldn't be ignored. Osysa told her the will to give everything is what they needed, and tells them of the Vestiges of Divergence, created during The Calamity to strike down the gods themselves. The Vestiges lie scattered and hidden, but the Deathwalker's Ward, the Matron of Ravens's own armor, is buried near a lake to the west. Osysa's mate would reveal the remaining Vestiges if they recovered that one.

During their encounter with Kamaljiori in "Into Rimecleft" (LVM2x06), Scanlan summoned an image of Osysa, wounding the heart of the androsphinx and earning his aid and friendship.

Abilities[]

Appearances and mentions[]

Quotations[]

  • "I am a channel for this knowledge, but the best I can understand, [the vestiges] are old relics of the War of the Divergence. Leading into the Penance, the Second Spark. These were armaments. Objects of great power that were used in these wars against the gods, good and dark. Many have been buried, entombed, lost, forgotten. The few that are recovered are passed on through blood lines, through symbols of power and of seats of great political importance. But the actual information is lost to me."[12]

References[]

  1. The Legend of Vox Machina on IMDb
  2. This is the spelling in the official transcript.  See "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) at 21:35.
  3. See "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) at 23:56.  "I have been "keeper of this temple for hundreds of years"
  4. See "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) at 0:22:10.
  5. See "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) from 0:27:20 through 0:28:04.
  6. See "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) at 0:28:42.
  7. See "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) at 17:41.
  8. See "Return to Vasselheim" (1x43) at 0:27:25.
  9. Osysa scried the floating islands of Draconia crashing.  See "Return to Vasselheim" (1x43) at 0:37:08.
  10. See "Return to Vasselheim" (1x43) at 35:51.
  11. Osysa projects images of the Vestiges of Divergence to Vox Machina.  See "The Trials of Vasselheim" (LVM2x02).
  12. See "Return to Vasselheim" (1x43) from 0:27:52 through 0:28:44.

Art:

  1. Fan art of Osysa, by Lap Pun Cheung (source). Used with permission.
  2. Fan art of Osysa, the gynosphinx that leads the Slayer's Take guild, by Andrew Keller (source). Used with permission.
  3. Fan art of Kamaljiori and Osysa, by Linda Lithén (source). Used with permission.
  4. Screenshot of Osysa, by Titmouse from "The Trials of Vasselheim" (LVM2x02). This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.
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