The Trials of Vasselheim

is the second episode of the second season of The Legend of Vox Machina. Vox Machina travels to the mysterious ancient city of Vasselheim to search for allies. They're soon forced to turn to a group of seedy bounty-hunters, called the Slayer's Take. There they encounter an ancient creature who holds critical information that could help them in their fight against the dragons of the Chroma Conclave.

This episode was screened with episodes one and three Cinemark theaters on January 19, 2023, the day before their Prime Video release.

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

Crew

 * Written by - Colleen Evanson
 * Directed by - Alicia Chan

Vox Machina
These characters are Vox Machina and their adventuring companions.
 * Keyleth
 * Percival de Rolo
 * Scanlan Shorthalt
 * Grog Strongjaw
 * Pike Trickfoot
 * Vax'ildan
 * Vex'ahlia
 * Trinket

Returning
These characters previously appeared in an episode of The Legend of Vox Machina.
 * Craven Edge

New
These characters have not previously appeared in The Legend of Vox Machina, though they may have been previously mentioned.
 * Earthbreaker Groon
 * Kashaw
 * Zahra
 * Highbearer Vord
 * Osysa
 * Victor

Behind the scenes
The original pilot for The Legend of Vox Machina was a two-part episode in the Crystalfen Caverns beneath Emon where each member of Vox Machina was presented with their worst fears. The story beats were laid out, but showrunner Brandon Auman pointed out that this would not serve as a good introduction to the characters: knowing their fears was not meaningful without already knowing them. Some of this original pilot was salvaged for this episode. Sam explained, "We definitely wanted to explore the characters in a more in-depth way [this] season and get into their personal fears or traumas or upbringings. To really figure out what makes them tick." He remarked that Percy and to a lesser extent Pike were explored this way already in season one, but the team "really wanted to delve in deeper".