The Mighty Nein Reunited Part 2 – Uk'otoa Unleashed

is the second of the two The Mighty Nein Reunited episodes and the 51st one-shot.

Part I
The Mighty Nein begin with combat against Thoonum, the storm giant, and the deep scion servants of Uk'otoa. Kingsley activates his Rite of the Dawn, Beau hits several scions with throwing stars, Veth uses Hypnotic Pattern to incapacitate four of the scions, and Fjord Hexblade Curses then hits the scion mage with multiple Eldritch Blasts. The storm giant slams the temple, causing it to partially collapse and revealing a pit beneath. Yasha rages and draws her new sword, Scaldsaber. Jester casts Earthquake to further collapse the temple, and Thoonum falls on Yasha when she does. The mage attempts to fly down into the pit, but Fjord Counterspells it and the mage falls. Caleb then uses his Stormrider Boots to fly over the giant, dealing lightning damage, and casts Disintegrate.

Kingsley stabs the giant. Beau jumps down into the pit, following the mage, and uses the Belabor to push him against the wall. Veth fires at the giant and casts Brenatto's Voltaic Bolt, then jumps down and joins Beau in the pit. She and Beau both see the sunlight in the temple awakening countless venomous snakes that pour from holes in the walls. Fjord casts Fly with the Star Razor and uses his Relentless Hex to teleport to the mage. Thoonum slams down on the temple again, but while it crumbles, it does not fully collapse. Caleb falls into the temple, but casts Feather Fall to avoid injury. Yasha unfolds her wings and flies down to join most of the rest of the party. Jester runs to Kingsley and prepares to cast Dimension Door. The mage also tries to cast Dimension Door but is Counterspelled again by Fjord. Caleb readies a spell, waiting for Beau.

Kingsley and Jester appear via Jester's Dimension Door and Kingsley attacks the mage. Beau attacks both Thoonum and the mage with her Debilitating Barrage, giving them vulnerability to fire, at which point Caleb casts Widogast's Web of Fire on both. Veth's next shot kills Thoonum, and she further damages the mage. Fjord unleashes more Eldritch Blasts on the mage, who is badly injured. Fjord cannot see the Cloven Crystal anywhere, even after Yasha decapitates the mage. The party and the remaining scions all look through the temple, and the scions locate the crystal first, and place it into a divot on the floor. As runes within the temple begin to shatter, the Mighty Nein notice that the iconography shows images of the Calamity, of a sea serpent attacking navies, and realize this temple is dedicated to Zehir.

Fjord feels the same coldness he had been feeling repeatedly before, and attempts to cast Arcane Gate so the Mighty Nein can leave in pursuit of Uk'otoa, but the spell is canceled by Zehir. Fjord asks the statue of Zehir what it wants, to which Zehir responds that Uk'otoa must be punished. He also notes that Fjord carries the mark of Uk'otoa, but also that of the Wildmother. Caleb telepathically tries to intimidate Zehir, pointing out that Zehir needs help to recapture Uk'otoa. Fjord tells Zehir the truth: he was involved in the breaking of the first two seals, and gave the third crystal away to protect Jester, his love, but came to this temple to prevent the third. Zehir demands a pact to ensure the Mighty Nein truly do intend to go after Uk'otoa, and tells them it comes with a boon. Kingsley immediately expresses interest, but after the party briefly discusses the wisdom of this choice, Fjord says he will do it, as this is his responsibility to deal with.

Fjord approaches the statue of Zehir, which burns a rune into his chest, and asks him whether he will climb the mountain, or embrace the shadow. Fjord says he will climb the mountain. The statue then crumbles, and the hilt of a sword is revealed within it. After a moment, he takes the sword, which is a rapier called the Fang of the Spire King. He apologizes to Jester again, telling her she should never feel this was her fault. The Mighty Nein ask Kingsley about his willingness to make pacts, but Fjord offers the rapier to Kingsley, who gladly takes it.

As the party discusses next steps, Fjord tells them that he can sense Uk'otoa free somewhere in the south Lucidian Ocean. The Mighty Nein debates their options; Caleb can return them to Nicodranas easily, but Kingsley and Jester both have interest in Darktow, and point out that they won't be asked many questions...although they are banned from the island. Jester uses Sending to contact the Plank King Wyatt Maranoss, as she frequently does. He tells her that if she contacts him again, he will slit her throat. The party decides to go to Nicodranas and contact their allies, and hopefully get some rest.

In Nicodranas, they can see the black clouds out above the ocean, and hear chatter that the navy of the Clovis Concord has been mustered to investigate the storm, and that it seems to be centered near Brokenbank. The Mighty Nein decide to find a ship first, and rest afterwards. They consider the two available ships, the Drensala Vis and Ever Onward. After Beau translates Drensala Vis from the Marquesian to mean "Luck of the Mother", the party chooses that ship. They realize they had briefly met Captain Adella previously, and Adella is excited to go into the storm, and quite happy to do so for the fortune that Fjord promises her. She tells the Mighty Nein that they can rest on the ship and leave now, as the storm is about a day's travel. The party agrees.

Caleb flies to Tidepeak Tower as this discussion is occurring and uses his Ring of Telepathy to contact Yussa Errenis. He asks Yussa if he is aware of the storm, to which Yussa responds that he is looking into it. Caleb tells Yussa that the Mighty Nein are well aware of the cause and are going to address it, and he fears they may not come back. He asks Yussa if he has anything that can assist against Uk'otoa, to which Yussa responds that while he has no items greater than those the Mighty Nein already have, he can provide some potions, which Caleb gladly accepts. Yussa tells Caleb he hopes to see him next week. Caleb also picks up a charcuterie plate from Bluud at the Lavish Chateau, on Beau's request. Jester meanwhile messages her mother and tells her to stay with "Papa" due to the potential danger to Nicodranas. Marion responds that she will stay with friends instead. Jester also contacts Yeza on Veth's behalf and tells him to take the campers hiking somewhere on higher ground for the time being.

On the ship, as they sail into the storm, Kingsley knocks on Beau and Yasha's door and asks them about Molly. Yasha tells him that Molly was eccentric, but fun and easy to talk to. Beau is a bit more guarded, and tells him that it seems as though the shards of Lucien's personality all share some similarities. Kingsley admits he is trying to avoid the mistakes made by his predecessors. He tells Beau and Yasha that he sometimes talks to Caduceus about this, and he's gotten some information about Lucien from Fjord, and about Molly from Jester, but wanted more opinions. Beau tells him that all of the entities who had been in his body were very passionate people, and that they all took a lot of influence from those around them, so it is heartening to see the traits from Fjord, Jester, and Caduceus that Kingsley has picked up. Yasha agrees, and tells Kingsley that Lucien went very dark, and Molly often "teetered". Beau encourages Kingsley to be a little selfish, and that his enjoyment of violence and care for the crew are both positive traits in moderation, and assures him that as long as he doesn't hurt Fjord or Jester, she won't hurt him. Kingsley then takes Beau and Yasha's wine, and leaves.

The Mighty Nein awaken before sunrise, having taken a long rest, and notice that the sea is very turbulent around them. They can see other ships and hear cannon fire, and Fjord feels the familiar cold sensation, and thinks he may see Uk'otoa in the distance.

The Mighty Nein

 * Beauregard Lionett
 * Caleb Widogast
 * Fjord
 * Jester Lavorre
 * Kingsley Tealeaf
 * Yasha Nydoorin
 * Veth Brenatto

Returning
These characters previously appeared in Campaign 2 or any other Critical Role work.
 * Thoonum
 * Unnamed deep scion warlock
 * Wyatt Maranoss (via Sending)
 * Adella
 * Yussa Errenis
 * Bluud
 * Marion Lavorre (via Sending)
 * Essek Thelyss
 * Uk'otoa

New
These characters have not previously appeared in Campaign 2 or any other Critical Role.
 * Zehir

Mentioned

 * Avantika
 * Babenon Dosal
 * Yeza Brenatto (appeared via Sending, response not given)
 * Lucien Tavelle
 * Caduceus Clay
 * Ludinus Da'leth
 * Martina Steward
 * Orly Skiffback
 * Grankton, headmaster of Driftwood Asylum
 * Astrid Becke
 * Eadwulf Grieve
 * The Wildmother