Critical Role - Vox Machina: Origins (Volume #1)
MarshallsVoices for Vax'ildan
Vax is the Half-Elven twin to Vex'ahlia. As a Rogue, he is sly, focused, and keen, but he tends to hold a bit more compassion than Vex. He can be a bit of a prankster, and wears his heart on his sleeve.
When voice acting for Vax, you do not need to sound exactly like Liam O'Brien, but a bit of similarity is appreciated, and an English accent is required.
Reference: https://youtu.be/i-p9lWIhcLQ?t=574
(Note: Most of this audition will be a long conversation between the twins. Only read the lines for Vax.)
[In the shadows of a hollow tree, Vax and Vex watch in silence as the woman is dragged away and her child is swallowed up in the swamp.]
Vex: [Cynical] Welcome to the world, kid. You didn't miss anything.
Vax: [Mildly disgusted/horrified] What kind of people are these?
Vex: [Indifferent] No different than any other. At least that mother fought to keep her child.
Vax: [Disapproving] You're a cynic, sister.
Vex: [Not caring] Not if I'm right, I'm not.
Vax: [Watching people leaving the bog] We should wait 'til she's away from her parents and talk to her.
Vex: [Biting and harsh] You can talk to peasants anytime. Tracking's hard enough on land. Almost impossible across water.
Vax: [Nervous] I feel exposed out here. Good place for an ambush. We can avoid that, right?
Vex: [Logical] It's their swamp, brother. Whoever they are, if they want to ambush us there isn't a lot we can do about it.
Vax: But you can track them? Across water?
Vex: [Impatient] Of course I can. Now come on. Let's get to the bottom of this, get paid, and get out of here.
Vax: We could just ask the locals what lives out here.
Vex: [Disdainful] They'd say 'demons' or some ignorant nonsense. Peasants don't know anything except how to make more peasants.
Vax: [Matter-of-fact] We were raised by a peasant.
Vex: Speak for yourself. Father wasn't worth a shit but he was noble-born and as far as I'm concerned, once I graduated from the school, so was I.
Vax: [Pointing out] Noble-born don't grub around in the muck chasing after a swamp god curse.
Vex: [Light tone] They do if I'm doing it.
Vax: It was your idea to take this job, remember. You said we needed the work.
Vex: [Eye-rolling] I didn't mean charity.
Vax: [Softer tone, a bit frustrated] It's not charity, stubby. It's just... not a lot. Besides, when do WE get to solve a problem like this? Cure a curse? It should feel good.
Vex: [Suspicious] I feel suspicious. Nothing happens in a town like this without someone making money off it.
Vax: A curse doesn't seem very profitable.
Vex: It is to someone.(Please record some battle sounds.)
