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Retort was a firearm created by Anna Ripley based on her eyewitness accounts of Percival de Rolo's gun, The List.[1].

Description[]

Retort had a single small barrel with four chambers[2] with whitestone inlay and a little pockets across the gun, containing the same material. Underneath the main set of barrels on the front, there is a signature of Ripley carved with whitestone across, emitting a faint magical aura.[3] It is a variation on a scrying enchantment, allowing Ripley to hear what is happening around the gun.

History[]

Percival named the gun Retort when he took it from Ripley after Vox Machina freed her from a cell.[4] The first time Percy used Retort was to severaly injured Lord Riskel Daxio.[5] In Brimscythe's former lair, Percy used Retort against a purple worm.[6] On their way to Vesrah for Keyleth's Aramenté, Vox Machina was attacked by pirates, a Marid, and a water elemental. Percy used Retort to defend the ship, the Drensala Vis, they were on for the journey.[7]

Ripley used an enchantment on part of the gun to spy on Vox Machina, beating them to two Vestiges as a result.[8][9]

Post-campaign[]

Percy used Retort to fight against howlers in the plane of Pandemonium on the way to retrieve Grog Strongjaw's soul.[10] A year later, Retort was used once again to fight Sylas Briarwood and the vampires who kidnapped Percy and Vex'ahlia at their official wedding.[11]

References[]

  1. See "Reunions" (1x33), part 1, at 0:56:05.
  2. See "Reunions" (1x33), part 1, at 0:56:05.
  3. See "The Chase to Glintshore" (1x67) at 10:14.
  4. See "Test of Pride" (1x51) at 0:31:21.  The first reference to the gun as "Retort".
  5. See "A Musician's Nostalgia" (1x37) at 4:10:37.
  6. See "Omens" (1x39) at 1:24:10.
  7. See "Onward to Vesrah" (1x87) at 1:32:49.
  8. See "The Chase to Glintshore" (1x67) at 0:10:45.  Keyleth inspects Retort for any enchantments and found a faint magical aura.
  9. See "The Chase to Glintshore" (1x67) at 1:52:38Khime examines Retort. The name is spelled "Kyme" in the closed captions, but a later work with presumably the same character, Call of the Netherdeep, spells it "Khime".
  10. See "The Search For Grog" (Sx42) at 2:48:06.
  11. See "Dalen's Closet" (Sx47) at 2:54:09.

Art:

  1. Fan art of Retort, by Matthew Denz (source). Used with permission.