Contentious Company

is the one hundred twentieth episode of the second campaign of Critical Role.

Previously on Critical Role
So, last we left off, the Mighty Nein, making their way through Eiselcross with the eventual destination planned of reaching the central ruins of Aeor, which currently is to the east across a volcanic river of magma.

''You traveled here trying to head off Lucien and the Tombtakers for what seemed to be one of the artifacts they're attempting to gather before heading to Aeor themselves. You managed to gain some time by flying in the air via giant eagles, and upon trekking deep within, you encountered strange locales, ancient Aeorian citizens frozen in some kind of magical time bubble. You made yourselves scarce as you went deeper into the ruin, discovering strange laboratories, encountering a horrifying mutated abomination. After battling it, you discovered the remnants of one of these laboratories, and an eventual escape hatch that led to a further subterranean, nearly petrified forest, corrupted by some sort of unknown source. But beyond that forest, you began to come upon a hallway and stairs that descended into a blue-lit chamber in the same direction that Jester's magic had said the second threshold crest you seek would be.''

And so, as we left off, you had just dispelled the magical barrier that had prevented entry and began trekking down the stairways into this blue-lit, familiar chamber.

The Mighty Nein

 * Beauregard Lionett
 * Caduceus Clay
 * Caleb Widogast
 * Frumpkin
 * Fjord
 * Jester Lavorre
 * Veth Brenatto
 * Yasha Nydoorin

Returning

 * Iver Climtaver
 * Dagen Underthorn
 * Artagan
 * Lucien
 * Cree
 * Zoran Kluthidol
 * Halfling Tombtaker
 * Elven Tombtaker

Quotations
Iver: Yes, but we all need income. Right? (aside) I'm not as good as he is. Yasha: That's okay, you're learning. Dagen: Yeah, I kept my employers alive, for one thing. Lucien: I don't think I've technically met most of you. Just the blue one. Caduceus: Well, I don't have any previous experience with anybody who looks like you, I suppose, would be how I'd put it. Lucien: Oh, right, right, the weird period. Don't worry about it. Caduceus: It occupies a lot of the thoughts of my friends. But not me. For the record.
 * Dagen: You've only been here a few months, isn't that right, little one?
 * Caduceus: We've never technically met before, really, by the way. I don't know if you know that.