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| - As twins, Vax'ildan and Vex'ahlia are very close. They were born in the humble village of Byroden due to the union of a human woman named Elaina and an elven man named Syldor Vessar. The twins lived with Elaina for the first ten years of their life before they were sent to live in Syngorn, where their father lived. During this time, Vax had received training in the ways of the blade from his elven instructors and Vex proved to be a rather studious child in lessons. At one point in their youth, Vax had given Vex a pair of blue feathers during one of her darkest hours. After several years of cold reception from the Syngornian elves, the twins set off on their own. They returned to Byroden, only to see their childhood home destroyed and their mother gone. Upon learning that a dragon was responsible for the destruction, Vex'ahlia spent the next few years of her life studying about dragons and learned how to hone her skills as a ranger in the chance that should she find the wyrm that killed Elaina, she would be able to exact revenge on them alongside her brother. At one point, before returning to Byroden, Vax learned that his sister Vex had a stalker in Westruun, who paid a guild of thieves known as the Clasp to retrieve her for him. Vax gave the Clasp the living body of a child rapist that had been transformed to look like her and in exchange he was branded with their mark. Vax would initially claim to Vex that she had been marked for death by the Clasp, before later admitting the truth about his history with the organization. For quite some time after discovering the destruction of their home, Vax and Vex only truly relied on each other, but eventually the twins found their way to Stillben, where they met individuals that would later join them and become the foundation for the adventuring party Vox Machina. During the party's travels, they arrived in the city of Emon. At that time, they had an unexpected reunion with their father, along with his new wife and daughter. The twins were also very upset when they learned that they were going to be separated during the "Trials of the Take" for membership in the Slayer's Take guild. Despite their objections, Vanessa Cyndrial, the Huntmaster for the Take, did not budge. During this time, both twins expressed depression due to not being around each other, and thus were relieved when they finally reunited when Vex's team returned after Vax's.
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