Hotis was a rakshasa initially found pretending to be a dwarf named Hosim, the manager of the Velvet Cabaret in Vasselheim. Half of Vox Machina, as well as Thorbir Falbek and Kashaw Vesh, were contracted to hunt him in . He was slain, with Vax'ildan's killing blow accompanied by a taunt. Hotis eventually revived and later tracked down Vax in Whitestone. As an NPC, Hotis was played by Matthew Mercer.