Chasing Nightmares

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

Announcements

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 * The one-shot unlocked from the LoVM Kickstarter campaign streams on Thursday, January 27 at 7 pm PST on Twitch and YouTube. DM'd by Sam Riegel, this "Guest Battle Royale" will feature Anjali Bhimani, Darin De Paul, Will Friedle, Sumalee Montano, and ND Stevenson.
 * The Legend of Vox Machina will also release three episodes on 28 January 2022! Critical Role will host a watch party following the new episodes right on Twitch with a few cast members and special guests. Check out the latest article on critrole.com to learn more. First one is on Tuesday, 1 February at 7 pm PST.

Previously on Critical Role
''Last we left off, our heroes had been on the trail of a certain Gurge Kisgregg, a friend, patron-like character to this newcomer to the entourage, who had apparently been confiscated by some of the wardens, some of the Wilders of the city. Upon looking for information about it, you found that they were hunted by a bounty hunter named Artana Voe. Upon finding this bounty hunter, you discovered that she was hired by an individual named Vali, Vali Dertrana, who works in the Moon Tower higher up the Core Spire. Upon looking into this individual, this fine gnomish figure here, Chetney, snuck into it and barely escaped by smashing through the window. He managed to avoid being found that evening as you convinced most of the denizens of that hour that the place was haunted and, in that brief window before you heard they might be moving any sensitive and possibly important information or details in this space, you decided to go back in. You had discovered there was some sort of odd hidden passageway within and heard conversation from below. So, while finishing a date with the chef, Pretty, you all reconvened and decided to, before the morning sun were to rise above and trigger what sort of relocation might transpire in the morning, you delved back into this burgled office and descended these hidden stairs into what looked to be some sort of an odd workshop. Here in the center of it, you saw a large arcane contraption glowing blue with some sort of crystalline blue device in the center. You heard it whirring. In the center you saw tables with strange devices and alchemical implements with sheets and papers. You saw bars that marked various alcoves in the side like small prison cells. In the distance across the way you saw a man who was being held. And there in the center of all this, an elongated, strange, spindly, humanoid-like figure, a male creature that had two arms and two legs of thin and long gaunt features, long fingernails, long fingers, a hairless, strange, pale, sallow head with no hair, black eyes, no nose, and a jack-o-lantern-like fanged smile, long pointed ears that curled to the back. As he spun around on his stool and seemed to be aware of your presence as you arrived, "So. What brings you all to my temporary workshop?"''

Break

 * Official trailer for The Legend of Vox Machina coming 28 January 2022.
 * Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn coming 18 January 2022 from Darrington Press.
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Campaign Three adventuring party

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

Returning

 * Ariks Eshteross
 * Dorian Storm
 * Evelyn Wress
 * Gurge Kisgregg
 * Ira Wendagoth
 * Kamala
 * Escritorae Kunthea

New

 * Ela Lumas, human ginang of House Lumas
 * Geria, tiefling pet groomer
 * Oshad Breshio
 * Tuyen Otwana, elven owner of the Prism Emporium

Mentioned

 * Ajit Dayal
 * Armand Treshi
 * Balan and Zeyar Lumas
 * Estani, an astronomist of Yios
 * Jarett Howarth
 * Jiana Hexum
 * Kadija Sumal
 * Keyleth
 * Liliana Temult
 * Marwa Endalia
 * Morri Calloway
 * Oltgar (unnamed)
 * Percy de Rolo (unnamed)
 * Vali Dertrana
 * Vex'ahlia de Rolo (unnamed)

Trivia

 * This is the first episode filmed in 2022.