In Too Deep

is the fourteenth episode of the third campaign of Critical Role.

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Previously on Critical Role
''Last we left off, our group of heroes under the watch and patronage of Lord Eshteross have been dragged into a masquerade ball being held by the mysterious Chandei Quorum, of which the intent was to both discover if possible any membership to the Quorum, which is maintained as anonymous, as well as place a replica of an enchanted ring onto the thumb of Lord Armand Treshi. You bought outfits. You presented yourselves to this event and arrived to where there were drinks and music and many, many upper-crust individuals in the society here rubbing shoulders, making deals, making snide comments and rumors. In the midst of this delightfully chaotic social environment, the Dance of the Crossroads began, in which you began to attempt to make this endeavor viable.''

''Through your quick wit, and... dedication to the goal at hand, you eventually managed to achieve the baseline of your goal. The bare minimum required of you. But the evening is not finished, as it is only part way through. After this ring was placed upon his thumb, the dance come to a conclusion, the machinations of other things transpiring seemed to been followed by Chetney, who wandered out to discover that Cyrus, the brother of Dorian was in attendance to the party, seemingly with his own ideas, and had wandered off further down the left hallways, deeper into the chambers beyond.''

''Upon searching for him, you also discovered that another figure that you had just met that evening, that seemed to have some communications with Cyrus and Lord Armand Treshi, known as his Lady Emoth Kade, had gone off to the side, looking a bit odd, a bit out of sorts, a bit ill in some ways, had been doing some sort of a burglary of her own in one of these chambers. And seemed to be in league with some of these shade creepers that you had encountered in previous moments not but a week or so before.''

''While this is happening, Ashton, who had created a mask in the image of the Nightmare King Ira Wendagoth, seemed to draw the attention of Lord Armand Treshi, who had some dealings in secret with the Nightmare King, who then notified the captain of the Paragon's Call that are present at this event. This General Ratanish approached you asking questions and pulled the mask off your face, in which you responded by slapping him square in the middle of this event. He slapped back and it is now seeming to lead to a duel, a fisticuffs throw down on the outside of this event, in which the hustle and bustle of the chamber has now shifted from their own political attempts at making deals, and now enthrallment with the coming violence that is drawing its way to the outside of the chamber. As the rest of you are gathered, the crowd, abuzz with conversation, excitement, claps, murmurs, begins to shift to the outside under the stars, just upon the grassed landscape on the exterior of the Chandei Quorum chambers. There, amongst the glowing pedestals with nightlights and the various carriages and carts and sillgoats that have brought individuals up through the entire evening, then placed off to the side at rest, there is an open space here. The crowd seems to be already be aware is a common dueling ground when events like this transpire and people come to a disagreement. The crowd begins to shift and encircle the space as you feel this is where it’s going to happen.''

Bell's Hells

 * Ashton Greymoore
 * Chetney Pock O'Pea
 * Fearne Calloway
 * Fresh Cut Grass
 * Imogen Temult
 * Laudna
 * Orym

Returning

 * Ariks Eshteross
 * Armand Treshi
 * Cyrus Wyvernwind
 * Dorian Storm
 * Emoth Kade
 * Gavis Aranda
 * General Ratanish

New

 * The Green Seekers, including Gus
 * Mistress Orlana Sheshadri
 * Russ and Dunot, Chandei Quorum guards

Mentioned

 * Gryz Alakritos
 * Shaun Gilmore
 * Captain Xandis, captain of Lord Eshteross's skyship

Quotations

 * Travis: [So] I checked there, and he wasn't inside... (OoC) goddamn it, it's so Southern now. Holy shit. Fuck Santa! Okay, um, there we go.