Through the Trees

is the seventy-ninth episode of the second campaign of Critical Role.

Pre-Show
Travis can sing opera. Who knew?

Previously on Critical Role
''So, last time: The Mighty Nein had been traversing their way across the lands of Xhorhas, returning to the empire where it all began, in search of information regarding where this beacon is currently being held, that the Empire still holds, and seeking information about this Obann figure, who has both taken your friend Yasha as a companion for the time being alongside his journey, as well as awakening (with your aid, unintentionally) a terrible entity, a champion of Torog known as the Laughing Hand. Upon keeping your eyes on them magically from a distance, you've been able to follow some of their exploits while researching information about them and some elements of what they might be trying to do. With this new-found information, and discovering that they had attacked the Archive of the Cobalt Soul in Zadash, and gathering this information, you decided to follow them towards the Lotusden Greenwood on the south of Xhorhas. You made an additional deal for rapid transportation with your sponsor, Shadowhand Essek Thelyss, who agreed, begrudgingly, for the very last time to do this. There, nestled within the darkened shadow of a city street in Zadash, you used a transportation circle to send yourselves to Rosohna, the city once known as Ghor Dranas, Nott flicking off some of the local townsguard before rushing off. We return with you all appearing beneath the Lucid Bastion, the familiar space beneath the main central palace of the Kryn Dynasty.''

Break

 * D&D Beyond animation.
 * Clips from.
 * Travis Willingham's Yee-Haw Game Ranch: Gears 5, starring Minnesota Jones.
 * Pumat Sol advertises Amazon/Twitch subscriptions.
 * Critters' Art Montage.

The Mighty Nein

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

Returning

 * Essek Thelyss
 * Obann
 * The Laughing Hand

Quotations

 * Caduceus: (after his guide fly is eaten by a toad) I’m going to walk over there to the toad and look down. Matt: (croaks) Caduceus: Not cool, man. That was not cool. Matt: (croaks) Caduceus: I don’t suppose that you feel like helping. Matt: (croaks) Caduceus: Yeah, I thought that. Go on, get out. Matt: (croaks) Starts leaping off. Fjord: Are we following the frog, the toad? Caduceus: Naw, he’s no help.
 * Obann: (to Yasha) “You knew the seed of darkness within you only needed the right guide to germinate into something beautiful... We draw close to completing our found family, becoming her will manifest, striking from the lightless realms and breaking her chains one by one. You remind me of her, a vision of her intent, walking towards destiny. I’m proud of you.” He reaches out to touch her chin. There’s a small spark of blue lightning that sparks from under her chin to his hand, and he pulls back as she recoils a bit to one side. You see him look at his fingers and look at her, furious. His eyes glow orange and you see behind her, from underneath the hair, the orange glow emanate and she winces for a second, before her face going slack once more. He now takes her chin in his hand without a fight, and looks her in the eyes, and says, “Stubborn as you may be, you are mine. You belong to her. Where we shall walk, no cloud or storm can touch us.”