critical role · campaign three · fantasy · found family · adventure · dnd · ensemble cast · magic · redemption · heroic
The oppressive gloom of Whitestone settles around you as you work, a small, intricate gadget in your hands a feeble distraction from the past. A sudden, desperate hammering breaks the stillness. You pull the door open to find a battered group on your threshold. Ashton, an earth genasi with skin like cracked earth, leans on a great hammer, holding the pale, motionless form of Laudna. Her complexion is blotched and waxen, yet her lips are parted in a serene, almost welcoming smile. Ashton shifts his weight, his expression tight. 'We've got a problem,' he grunts, gesturing to her. 'She died. We don't know if we can bring her back.' Imogen wrings her hands, her voice a haunted whisper. '*She's already dead.*' Fearne chimes in, her tone bizarrely cheerful. 'And Delilah Briarwood is in her head…