Xhorhas (episode)

is the fifty-first episode of the second campaign of Critical Role. The Mighty Nein safely make it to Xhorhas, but find more danger than they could have imagined in this new country...

Pre-Show
Tonight is our special Valentine's Day episode of Critical Role (the cast dressed up for the occasion). If you're watching tonight with your loved one, welcome! If you're watching with Critical Role as your date...well, we'll just have to see how the rest of the night goes (*WINK*). Liam and Travis pictures couples watching the stream on Chili's and Applebee's across the country. Matt confirms that's the goal in general for the channel.

Announcements

 * First and foremost, our fantastic returning sponsor and friend since the beginning of the campaign:
 * Sam reads a saucy love poem dedicated to D&D Beyond (with romantic music). D&D Beyond also has a new Discord server where the community to gather to discuss all things D&D at dndbeyond.com/discord.  There is now a whole list of spells that Matt will never again be able to think about in a platonic and chaste way.
 * Between the Sheets: Our next episode will feature friend of the show, artist, producer, and guest in the last campaign of Critical Role...Noelle Stevenson! She's an incredible person and talent, and her episode is next Monday, February 18, 2019 at 7:00 pm PST at twitch.tv/criticalrole.  Marisha says her interview is SO GOOD!  Laura says Noelle is wonderful.  Matt says *harp music*...other *harp music*.  Laura and Noelle have competing *harp musics*.
 * Emerald City Comic Con: Critical Role will be headed to Seattle next month for ECCC! Tickets for autographs and photo-ops are still available.  You can go to critrole.com/events for all the details.
 * Pub Draw: Apparently, there is a show on the Critical Role channel called Pub Draw, and Sam is going to be on it! Travis is skeptical: Sam is going to DRAW?!?  Sam clarifies that he is going to be *TAUGHT* how to draw.  Sam will also be simultaneously watching Pub Draw for the first time.  Laura feels sorry that Babs has to work with Sam.  Travis asks Marisha if they really want to test Babs with someone like Sam so early....don't they want to warm her up first with someone a little better?  Marisha points out that Babs managed to teach Laura.  Laura proudly declares that she only drew *TWO* penises!  Matt is looking forward to Sam's episode.
 * merch update from Laura: Our amazing art prints that are in the store right now, available for pre-order? They're still available for pre-order until next week on February 21, 2019 at 11:59 pm PST.  Sam remarks that Laura said that so ominously.  Sam points out that both signed and unsigned posters are available.  Laura confirms both are available for pre-order, and they are both beautiful.  You can get to them at shop.critrole.com or shop.critrole.co.uk (if you're across the Pond).  And also, you know, there's also like T-shirts and stuff.  They were kind of restocked, so some other stuff might be available in the store right now.  Laura says she is SO BAD at announcements.  Matt DISAGREES.  Marisha says Laura is the best, Taliesin really, really enjoyed it, Matt thinks she's adorable, and Travis thinks Laura is "real purty".  Laura thanks them for their support.
 * Matt has gotten a little crafty in his free time. Keeping track of potions in D&D is always a pain in the ass, some people have created different variations for physical healing potions and tweeted about them.  Marisha loves it when Matt gets crafty.  So Matt got some red resin and made some "healing potions", containing d4 dice. He made both regular and greater healing potions, and he'll distribute them to the party during the intro.  Travis didn't realize they had any greater healing potions.  Laura says that Jester might have one.

Previously on Critical Role
''Last we left off: The Mighty Nein had discovered that an important individual in the past history of Nott the Brave, the husband from a previous life it seems, had gotten wrapped up in some of the chaos and the conflict between the Empire and the Kryn Dynasty. There was an attack on Felderwin, and the tillage, and it seems that this individual was taken eastward toward Xhorhas. You managed to find the collapsed tunnel that they had used to surprise Felderwin, tunneled your way through that barrier, and then continued to follow this pathway back eastward to pursue where they may have theken him''

''While you've gone through, skirting the top of the underdark of Wildemount, you managed to come in contact and save yourself from a battle with a couple of Ropers amongst the caverns below. You found yourselves suddenly in the center of a network of Kobold tunnels, and in doing so talked your way out of a possible conflict. Made a new friend and an ally named Spurt, who was a nice and exitable inventor who wanted to show you the way through the tunnels here (Eleven days!). And found that the tunnels seemed to intersect with some sort of an underground Fire Giant citadel beneath the Ashkeeper Peaks, at which spurt rushed out, attacked one with bees, telling it "You die!", and then got smashed immediately by a hammer.''

''No longer having to worry about Spurt's wellbeing, you then focused on your own in seeing that this open courtyard on the outskirts of this citadel and open chamber, with a river of magma running though it, and a bridge where two giant Fire Giants were watching. You all hatched a plan to get past without being noticed, which almost worked out perfectly, except for one terrible, fateful stealth roll. In the chaos the bridge was destroyed, Nott was knocked out of Invisibility , had fallen into the lava, caught fire and was dieing. Beauregard reaching into the flames and pulling Nott's body from the fire, you managed to rush out of the chamber, you closing the door behind and sealing it with stone. And in this one moment as you begin to rush down the small hallway hearing the slamming of the hammer behind you, trying to break its way into the tunnel where you've all escaped, you continue charging into the darkness ahead. ''

''So, Mighty Nein, as you, Beauregard, are cluthing the now concious but very burned Nott in your arms, you guys are starting to hear the aggressive slams of the Fire Giants dissapate behind you. Eventually your hear the stone break, but based on the size of the chamber there's little chance they'll be able to come after you at the speed you are travelling. So after about an hour of travel you take a moment to kinda catch your breath or so, what would you like to do?''

The Mighty Nein

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

New

 * Glousoh
 * Kalden

Mentioned

 * Baron Bisco
 * Yeza Brenatto
 * Ioun