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Lord Sylas Briarwood[1] was the vampire co-ruler, along with Lady Delilah Briarwood, of Whitestone and other lands to the north after usurping the de Rolo family. Vox Machina overthrew him, with Keyleth dealing the fatal blow.

Over a year later, Sylas was spotted alongside his wife in the service of Vecna.

Description

Appearance

Sylas was a strong, tall man, with short brown hair framing his chiseled and handsome face, which was adorned with a well-groomed goatee. When Vox Machina first met him, Sylas's clothing was predominantly blue and black with gold and red trim. He wore a strip of gray fur cresting over one shoulder and framing his torso.[3]

Personality

Biography

Background

See: Briarwoods

"The Feast" (1x24)

Episode-25-Sylas-Briarwood-by-Jessica-Huegel

Fan art of Sylas Briarwood turning as he hears Percy scream his name, by Jessica Huegel (@Cryptobaffling).[art 2]

"Crimson Diplomacy" (1x25)

"Race to the Ziggurat" (1x34)

"Dark Dealings" (1x112)

"The Final Ascent" (1x113)

Upon Vox Machina's destruction of part of the barrier protecting Thar Amphala, Sylas and Delilah rode in on their undead dragon to investigate. After Delilah's death, Sylas fled in bat and then mist form, moving quickly enough to avoid death by a sunlight generating spell. As a vampire reduced to 0 hit points, Sylas was forced to return to his resting place and be paralyzed for an hour before regaining any hit points.

Relationships

Character Information

Abilities

Notable Items

Quotations

Trivia

  • Travis Willingham was dressed as Lord Briarwood during "The Coming Storm" (1x73), which aired the week before Halloween 2016.
  • In the Critical Role Major Arcana Tarot Card Set, he along with his wife, Delilah, represent VI - The Lovers.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Although the fan community assumed the spelling "Silas", Matthew Mercer spelled it "Sylas" in his written note from Dr. Ripley and in his Spotify playlist.
  2. See "Race to the Ziggurat" (1x34) from 3:44:40 through 3:46:50.
  3. See "The Draw of Destiny" (3x01) at 2:59:30.

Art:

  1. Fan art of Sylas Briarwood, by Kit Buss (source). Permission needed.
  2. Fan art of Sylas Briarwood turning as he hears Percy scream his name, by Jessica Huegel (@Cryptobaffling) (source). Used with permission.


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