#chronicles of exandria

[jiru-chan]

Finally it’s finished!

The Tree of Names/Fall of Avalir!

Big thanks to @eldritchblep for letting me use her art as inspiration & the entire cast of EXU for such an amazing story 💜💜

Pattern and cross-stitch by me~

Size: approx 11x16.5” on 18 count Aida

Stitch count: 58,500

Only thing I’m sad about is that the shiny portions don’t show up with in the photo.

[itsdanicarr]

Just wanted to let you know that I'm reading Chronicles of Exandria Mighty Nein Volume 2 and I'm LOVING Iva's paranormal relationship with the Nein so far lmao

Haha thank you! I hope you've enjoyed it!

Fun fact for the art book - I actually took a lot of inspiration from Jessica Fletcher of Murder She Wrote, Lois Lane, with a dash of William from Almost Famous for Iva. Someone who is nosy and plucky and focused but also devoted to and passionate about her work, whose depth comes out via that passion.

Iva is a woman with her own business, her own writing passions - when she chooses to go after the Mighty Nein, it is with the verve of a journalist who knows in their gut that they've stumbled upon a huge story - they just have to learn enough to make the rest of the world understand, too.

Iva goes on a really huge journey and it is through her passion for her writing AND for the adventures of The Mighty Nein that she finds her own voice. And I think that's something that a lot of people can relate to - your unending love for someone else's work that opens the door to you finding your own niche, your own creative outlet.

Anyway I love Iva and I hope y'all love her, too!

[geekcavepodcast]

Dark Horse Announces Part 2 of "Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein"

Dark Horse Comics' comic book adaptation of Critical Role's Mighty Nein campaign is continuing. Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Part Two is created in collaboration with Matthew Mercer and the rest of the team at Critical Role. The 300+ page hardcover art book is written by Dani Carr and features art from the Critter community. The cover is by Stephanie Pepper.

"The Chronicles of Exandria--The Mighty Nein Part Two follows Critical Role's Mighty Nein campaign from their adventures in Xhorhas, to encounters with the Kryn and the Bright Queen, to discoveries at the Cinderrest Sanctum and in the belly of a behemoth, all the way to events at the Whitedawn Lagoon and beyond." (Dark Horse Comics)

Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Part Two goes on sale in bookstores on November 26, 2024, and in comic shops on November 27, 2024.

(Image via Dark Horse - Stephanie Pepper's Cover of Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Part Two)

[toadtusks]

Iva Deshin X Yussa Errenis is the new CR ship in town

[hollyoakhill]

So the most bizarre thing happened last week. I made a small contribution to the new Chronicles of Exandria: the Mighty Nein part two! But it doesn’t end there!

The book was released while I’ve on vacation, so I wanted to have a look at the final product before I came home, so I visited Forbidden Planet in London to sneak a peek. Anyway, I explained to the shop clerk that I wanted to remove the plastic to see how my sketch turned out, and upon learning I am a contributor to the book, asked me if I wanted to sign it(!) So if you’re in London, there are 6 copies of my handwriting waiting to be found!

To be frank, I have mixed feelings about this since it’s a huge work of several amazing artists, not to mention the CR team itself, and I did a single page haha. But I hope that if you’re in London and thinking about picking this book up, you’ll enjoy all the fantastic art that made the cut.

I am so honored to be part of this project, and I have something in the works I can’t talk much about yet (not CR related), but I hope that when it’s time to sign, you all can be there with me!

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria: The Mighty Nein - The murals of Urukayxl in Beau's journal by Hunter Severn Bonyun

[lynmars79]

Rux reminds me of Reepicheep. They would fight a fierce, friendly duel, bantering, talking of duty and honor and faith, and then go get a drink to talk about their grand adventures.

[ohnonewfandom]

Just saw the new mighty nein book has an clear cut line calling out that Essek specifically worked in subterfuge! which is nice considering the fandom idea that essek was essentially a grad student as shadowhand

[theroseandthebeast]

Yuletide 2023 Recs, Batch Two

17 recs for Castlevania: Nocturne, The Chronicles of Riddick, Crimson Peak, Critical Role / EXU Calamity, Daisy Jones & The Six, The Devil Went Down To Georgia, Dracula, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

The Safety of Abstaining, Courteously, Olrox/Original Male Character + Mizrak/Olrox

Love is a dangerous thing for all vampires. It makes them vulnerable. Olrox has had the misfortune of experiencing this first hand. He is not doing that again.

Strange Allies, Olrox/Mizrak + Mizrak/Richter Belmont

Mizrak can’t figure out why Richter Belmont is still alive.

Three Principles, Dame Vaako/Vaako

Society among the Necromongers is cruel and ruthless. Death is the natural order of things, and life is to be endured. This is the story of the man and woman who would become Lord and Dame Vaako. Don't forget: you keep what you kill.

Blood in the Snow, Lucille Sharpe/Thomas Sharpe

Before the house, there was the earth, and the blood.

tempter or the tempted, Asmodeus the Lord of the Nine Hells/Zerxus Ilerez

“The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?” - William Shakespeare Zerxus won't give up trying to save Asmodeus. Asmodeus won't stop trying to damn Zerxus.

You Wanna Try That Again?, Billy Dunne/Daisy Jones

There are so many lines in the sand between Daisy and Billy - boundaries they won't cross, words they won't say, urges they won't give into. Right up until they do.

The Devil Went Down to Georgia Station, Gen, The Devil & Johnny

Me, I was just about ready to play the fool myself when the Devil arrived. You see, the sector sheriff had died a little while back, and the spaceways were so infested with bandits that no law-abiding ship dared to fly. The bandits didn't come stop at Georgia Station for a drink and a fiddler either—nobody comes down here unless they've got a resupply contract, for there's only one safe route in. I was feeling my old wanderlust, what with being cooped up in one place for so long, and besides my free meals were getting smaller by the day. That's why, when the Devil came sauntering into the station's only saloon and slid into the booth across from me, bringing out her fiddle from Devil-knows-where, I listened when she made me a deal.

The Calm before the Storm, Gen, The Captain of the Demeter

The Demeter's log was not the only tale of note to be found upon the ship.

Sanguine, Gen, John Seward

John is having bad dreams. Most of all, he dreams that Quincey might not be as dead as everyone thinks he is.

Into That, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

Edgin returns the Helmet of Disjunction. Xenk rewards him.

Not Certainty, But Hope, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

In which Xenk proposes. "I'm sorry, but I'm going to need you to repeat that," Edgin said. "I have come here to ask your hand in marriage," Xenk said in that annoyingly calm voice, like dropping in on someone at their local pub and asking them to marry you was just like popping next door and asking for a cup of sugar from the neighbor, "that we might infiltrate a temple of Ilmater and discover the means by which so many happy couples have disappeared."

Deception Check, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

Ed had lied a lot. Did lie a lot. There was a lot of lying, was his point. But the trouble and the lying did not typically involve Xenk Yendar, and this was proving to be the problem. (or, Edgin Darvis attempts to lie and rolls a one.)

Legends & Lore, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

Xenk gets truth potioned and doesn't say anything interesting at all.

Ink of the Covenant, Gen, Edgin Darvis & Holga Kilgore

Holga and Edgin get drunk. Edgin gets a tattoo. Standard 8th day in Targos, really.

it's a (fake) love story, baby (just say yes), Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

“Back up,” Edgin said. “Explain how that’s connected to me going with you to a wedding.”

Perception Check (Roll for Romance), Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

"I bet Xenk fucks like a metronome, too. You know." Holga makes a highly suggestive, repetitive gesture. "In, out. In, out. No variation. Same exact rhythm every time. Boring." Edgin stares at her, torn between horror and fascination. "You've really thought about this, huh?" (So has he. Unfortunately.)

you'll find us in the meadowland, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

Xenk let himself in with a slow turn of his key in the lock. The obedient door let out not a solitary creak or groan. It had better not; he plied the thing with oil as often as he cleaned any of his gear. There was a little moonlight seeping in through the window - enough to see the shape of the man rifling through his things. He was standing at Xenk’s desk, tucked into the corner and lined by shelves stacked with holy texts. Not his most valuable, of course - he wouldn’t be so careless as to keep the most precious of his collection here - but any one of them would feed a hungry man for a few days, at least. And yet this man wasn’t hungry, and he was no ordinary thief. Xenk judged this not only by the strong slope of his shoulders and broad back and the fine weave of his coat but also by the fact that he had recently been awarded the highest honours the Lord of Neverwinter could bestow. No, Edgin could want for nothing; even he could not have spent his rewards so quickly. There was only one explanation. This was an affliction of the soul.

[wheniscriticalrole]

Deluxe Edition of The Chronicles of Exandria—The Mighty Nein Part Two, release date February 4th, 2025, added to the schedule. [x]

When is Critical Role?

[graphicpolicy]

Dark Horse presents Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Part Two Deluxe Edition

Dark Horse presents Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Part Two Deluxe Edition #comics #criticalrole

Dark Horse Books and Critical Role have revealed that the previously announced book Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria—The Mighty Nein Part Two will also be available for collectors in a stunning Deluxe Edition in early 2025. Written by Dani Carr and adorned with a beautiful cover by artist Helen Mask with designer Cindy Cacerez-Sprague, this volume was created in collaboration with…

[dreanner95]

I love Iva Deshin.

[kata-kemi]

Dark Bargains For CriticalRole The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Vol II.

[spottedenchants]

I was possessed by the spirit of rubygold earlier and also in C3 Yussa is apparently pen pals with the owner of Chastity's Nook, that smut shop the Nein visited in Zadash xD

please tell me more about yussa/marion erotic penpals au bc i'm frankly obsessed

So cw for talk about erotic stuff.

It's not an AU! Nothing in the show contradicts the idea that they are erotic penpals in the canon of the show! But the basic idea is that Yussa doesn't like walking around outside in Nicodranus any more than Marion does. But one time someone visiting his tower told him about the Ruby of the Sea and her incredible singing and so he scried on a public performance of hers. And he fell in love because it's Marion and everyone falls in love with her.

So he wrote her a letter and sent her a lovely gift. They've been erotic penpals for years now, with occasional private performances by Marion via scrying at agreed upon times. She rather enjoys the change of pace compared to her more typical hands on work.

He has yet to put two and two together regarding Jester either.

The best part is that Marion has never seen Yussa and he's anonymous in their letters so she had no idea she was in her penpal's home. And he was astral projecting so he didn't get to see her the one time she's left the Chateau in 20 years. He's gonna be so upset if he ever gets out of the Somnovum and finds out she was in his tower and he missed it!

But yeah that's pretty much all I have for it. They write smutty letters to eachother and his always comes with a nice gift.

[occidentalavian]

I need everyone to know that after Iva Deshin, the owner of Chastity’s Nook, met the Mighty Nein, she watched them fight at the Victory Pit in the Harvest Close Festival and became enamored with the party.

The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Vol. 2 revealed that Iva found a Hat of Disguise in her shop's lost-and-found bin, and that inspired her to follow the Mighty Nein from a few weeks behind to Nicodranas. That's where she met Yussa, when they became friends and pen pals! She followed them to Xhorhas, Uthodurn, Rexxentrum, was days behind them in Kamordah, and even was at the gala in Nicodranas before the War of Ash and Light's peace talks!

You can read all about it on her wiki page, I wrote a whole summary of it.

Here's the craziest part though. In her travels in Rexxentrum she researched Caleb and learned that he was Bren Aldric Ermendrud. She knows who Astrid and Eadwulf are. She spied on the Mighty Nein and Essek on the Balleater!

In Campaign 3 when Astrid was hiding as an employee at the Chastity's Nook, Iva probably knew who she was. She probably even knows who "Seth Domade" is.

[helenmask]

I was so excited to be able to make the packaging and a few flyers for Critical Role : The Chronicles of Exandria--The Mighty Nein Part Two HC (Deluxe Edition) (I am really happy with my caduceus blooming grove tea poster )