The Fey Realm

is the 7th episode of the second season of The Legend of Vox Machina. After escaping from the black dragon Umbrasyl, Vox Machina is split up. Half of the party find themselves lost in another dimension, the mysterious Fey Realm. They encounter strange dangers as they seek to recover the next Vestige of Divergence. Meanwhile, the other half of the party searches for a way to heal their cursed teammate.

Plot summary
Keyleth, Percy, Vax, and Vex find themselves in the Fey Realm. Vex and Percy panic about their missing party members, while Vax tells Keyleth to calm down and asks her what happened. She tells him that Umbrasyl split her attention when she was casting the spell. Vax reassures her that they have to believe that, though Pike was badly injured, Scanlan and Grog will help her. Percy then excitedly tells the group that he does believe them to be in the Fey Realm, as Keyleth watches an adorable creature be brutally killed by a carnivorous plant.

They walk through strange grasses as Keyleth continues to worry about their chances without the other members of Vox Machina. Percy confidently guides them through the dangers, telling them that he has studied the Fey Realm extensively. Vax, however, soon is attacked by the Awoken Grove for his negative attitude, and becomes frustrated with Percy.

Meanwhile, the other three party members land among mountains. Grog and Scanlan both rush over to the gravely-wounded Pike, who is conscious, and Grog frets over his actions. Pike tells him to put Craven Edge down, which he does, and Scanlan assists her as she heals herself. She finds that the sword is preventing her wound from closing and seems to be drinking her blood. Scanlan confronts Grog and tells him the sword is evil, which Grog denies, though he admits the sword had been urging him towards violence. Pike agrees with Scanlan and tells him he has to destroy the sword. Craven Edge speaks over them to Grog, and seems to possess him briefly, telling him that Pike and Scanlan are just jealous. Grog approaches the two with the sword, and Pike, still injured, stands in front of Scanlan and tells Grog to trust her over the sword. Grog raises Craven Edge, but slashes into the rocks around him instead, regaining control of himself, until the sword is finally destroyed. Pike encourages him as he does. When the sword is split, it tells Grog that it is taking him with it, and spews out all the blood inside it.

Grog reawakens not long after. Pike tells him that he's okay, but Scanlan mutters that he's not sure. Grog quickly realizes that he's lost all of his muscles and is incredibly weak. As Scanlan tries to comfort him, Pike says that she believes they're back on Tal'Dorei and knows where they can find help.

In the Fey Realm, Vax continues to see ghastly visions as Keyleth tells Percy that she thinks they are lost. Vex, meanwhile, notices a satyr following them, and sneaks up on him to confront him on her Broom of Flying. She drops him in front of the other three, and the satyr introduces him as Garmelie and that he only is interested in them for entertainment. Vax steals his sketchbook and looks at it, only to find it's fully of lewd caricatures of the party. As Keyleth blushes and Vex and Percy critique the art, Garmelie offers to guide the group. Percy dismisses him, though Vax, irritated at Percy, suggests they try it. Keyleth tells Vax to be more patient with Percy and they continue towards a waterfall. Garmelie follows them, openly now.

Grog struggles to climb a hill and initially refuses an offer of Scanlan's help, but finding himself still too weak to travel, gives in. With Pike and Scanlan's help, and a country duet interlude, they continue on. Pike initially admires Scanlan's dedication and assistance to Grog, but when he begins to hit on her, becomes annoyed.

Garmelie continues to mock Percy's attempts to lead the party through the Fey Realm and offers to help again, though Percy angrily turns him down. The party navigates a number of small jelly-like creatures, which recoil from and then attack Vax. They combine into a giant jelly creature, which engulfs Vax. Vex, Trinket, and Keyleth pass through a cloud of spores the creature dissipates into as Vax, freed by the others' attacks, leads the jelly away as it appears to be after him specifically. Percy checks on Keyleth and Vex, who are both hallucinating from the spores. Vax continues to attack the jelly and see visions of the Matron of Ravens. Percy assists Vax, using Diplomacy to electrocute the creature after Vax has led it into the water.

The two then have a talk. Vax initially tells Percy that he didn't want his help, but Percy promises Vax that while he's made mistakes himself, he will always stand with Vax. Vax tells him that he believes that the Deathwalker's Ward is why the Fey Realm is so hostile towards him, and that he seems to be heading in a different direction than the rest of Vox Machina, beyond where Percy or the others can follow. As they have this conversation, Vex and Keyleth sober up, though they feel very ill from the experience. Percy blames Garmelie, who says he's only a traveler, and who directs them towards the Shademurk, where they can find Fenthras, if they accept his help.

Back on the Material Plane, Umbrasyl and Thordak speak magically across a distance. Thordak berates Umbrasyl for letting Vox Machina escape and for focusing on the Vestiges of Divergence. Umbrasyl tells Thordak that the Vestiges can aid them, and Thordak tells him that he can seek them out, but not to lose sight of the larger goal. The magic ends, and Anna Ripley speaks to Umbrasyl, urging him to gain the Vestiges for more power. Umbrasyl still appears to believe in the plans of the Chroma Conclave.

Grog mourns his weakness as Pike comforts him, and prays to the Everlight that the rest of the party is safe. Scanlan, pulling the cart on which Grog and Pike sit, announces that they've arrived when they reach a small house.

Garmelie leads the party in the Fey Realm to a city that he tells Percy appeared one day from nowhere. Keyleth remarks that the city looks elven, and the twins darkly remark that they had lived in the city, which they recognize as Syngorn, with their father.

Cast
End credits list main cast, then guest cast in alphabetical order.

Crew

 * Written by - Kevin Burke & Doc Wyatt
 * Directed by - Young Heller
 * Storyboard artists - Isa Chaves, Karen Guo, Sinae Jung, Brian Pak, Erin Won

Vox Machina

 * Keyleth
 * Percival de Rolo
 * Scanlan Shorthalt
 * Grog Strongjaw
 * Pike Trickfoot
 * Trinket
 * Vax'ildan
 * Vex'ahlia

Returning

 * Thordak
 * Umbrasyl
 * Anna Ripley
 * Craven Edge

New

 * Garmelie