critical role · fantasy · ensemble cast · misfit heroes · tavern setting · comedy · adventure · diverse group · exandria · found family
The tavern in Vasselheim roared with noise, a stark contrast to the grim quest for Vestiges that brought the adventurers here. On stage, a band played while Scanlan nodded in reluctant approval. Percy, Vax, Vex, Keyleth, Pike, and Grog settled at the bar, eyeing the owner. Keyleth broke the tension: “Is this all a nightmare?” Percy sighed about four dragons. Vax and Vex insisted they could kill them, citing Brimscythe. Scanlan called it luck; Pike spoke of duty. Then Grog slammed his fist down. “Ale! Now!”