Echoes of the Past

is the fifteenth episode of the third chapter of Critical Role. Vox Machina takes some well-earned downtime! Scanlan continues his dance with the mysterious gnome girl, Kaylie, and the group agrees to venture back to a mysterious cavern they had abandoned years before...

Previously on Critical Role
''"The party, upon returning from their adventure in Whitestone, had a meeting with the Council of Tal'Dorei where they were able to provide information, a witness, and have the guidance of the now no-longer-charmed Sovereign Uriel Tal'Dorei to alleviate them of any wrongdoing in the Briarwoods' arrival in Emon months ago, and reinstated their membership in the Council, dropped the charges that were against them within the city of Emon, and the party have now become once again lauded and accepted within the city. At the same time Uriel, going through a bit of an emotional breakdown with his lack of leadership in this whole circumstance, it was discovered that the reason his defense was improper was because there was an individual on the actual Council who was a traitor, who had been working with the Briarwoods and was secretly a follower of Vecna, from what the documents seemed to say. However, he had fled, and the party decided to go ahead and, probably do a better job than the local guard would, find out if he was too far or not.''

"They found that he was still in the city, beneath the city, and happened to correlate his current location with the Clasp, the thieves' guild of the city's current underground base, with which the party had previously had a few run-ins before. Making their way to the inn that houses one of the secret entrances to the Clasp's hideout, they encountered a band of traveling musicians, Dr. Dranzel's [Spectacular Traveling Troupe], and discovered a number of past individuals of Scanlan's performance history, as well as a few new friends, and got into an epic flute duel, which he threw, and in doing so—being a man of his word—gave the remaining gold coins in his pouch to a young gnome.

"The distraction being successful, the rest of the party snuck through the kitchen into the hatch and they had an encounter with the Clasp, after calling out to them within their own hideout, telling them that they're after this fugitive and not planning to do any terrible business within the guild, and managed to convince them to let them go about their way. Vox Machina had a showdown with the traitor, Riskel Daxio, within his cell before he supposed to be ushered out of the city, given a new name, and essentially be given free reign in the world. The party then beat him down pretty hard, and are currently dragging his bleeding unconscious [body] towards the Cloudtop District to turn him in."

Interrogation of Daxio
Lord Riskel Daxio, traitor to Tal'Dorei and former member of the Tal'Dorei Council, was captured by Vox Machina in. Vox Machina brings Daxio to Sovereign Uriel Tal'Dorei III, where he is interrogated to learn more about Vecna. Sovereign Uriel sentences Daxio to immediate execution, and Grog beheads him with Craven Edge.

An Unexpected Revelation
Back at Greyskull Keep, Vox Machina retired to their respective rooms. Scanlan was joined by Kaylie. Inside his room, they drank wine and Scanlan shared tales about his adventures to the girl. As Scanlan listen, Kaylie explained that she was from Kymal and she trained to become a bard at the Collage of the White Duke. Kaylie admitted that she has already heard about Scanlan's tales. Then she revealed that she heard most of the stories from her mother, Sybil. The revelation didn't dawn to Scanlan at first, but as Kaylie kept explaining, he realized that Kaylie was in fact his daughter. She continued to tell Scanlan about all the hardship that she and her mother has endured and she was forced to learn how to use a blade and charm to survive. Still shocked by the revelation, Scanlan listened as Kaylie explained that she has been looking for him and then she draw a blade.

Regaining his wits, Scanlan tried to calm her down and he is thoroughly apologetic and guilty about the situation. He keep expressing his guilt as he continued to talk to his daughter. He admitted that he was a scoundrel, to which Kaylie retorted that he is a scoundrel who have no boundless and leave a wake of people hurt. She demanded that he draw his blade. Scanlan refused to fight her. He admit that he has done a lot of mistakes in the past, but he was trying to become a better person for someone he loves. Scanlan told his daughter that she will find herself disappointed because he won't fight her and he is willing to offer his life if it will make her feel better. He admit that he is remorseful for not knowing her existence. Scanlan told his daughter that knowing that she is his blood, only makes him love her even more.

Kaylie hesitated for a moment and then lunged herself toward Scanlan's exposed chest, only to find herself unable to kill her father. They both shared a hug as Kaylie cried on Scanlan's chest as she questioned why she couldn't kill him when she has spent all her life hating him. Scanlan kept apologizing to her. Eventually she pulled away, gathered her blade and walks out. Before leaving, Kaylie stated that he was still a scoundrel. It has kept him alive so far, perhaps it was what kept her alive as well. She then left Scanlan alone in his room.

Vox Machina

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