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Episode 113: Assault on the Malleus Key

Bell’s Hells and the Mighty Nein had traversed through the hidden portal to Ruidus, had gone to the depths of the Ruidian capital city of Kreviris and made contact with the remnants of the Volition, set themselves up, prepared for the assault on the Malleus Key to commence and be the distraction they need to divide and hit their targets within the red moon.
As they gave message, we cut to a short time before this where the members of Vox Machina present in Vasselheim begin to collect the rest of their allies so they can be part of the spearhead of this attack on the Malleus Key and the fortress that has risen from the surrounding dust of the Tishtan Site in the Hellcatch.
As you went to Whitestone and gathered Percival de Rolo, Cerkonos the Flamespeaker from Pyrah had joined you from Vasselheim, and the one member you had a hard time locating for quite some time seemed to be on a trek in Wildemount.
Upon catching up with Scanlan Shorthalt himself and his troupe of traveling midlife crises (transformed into purple centaurs) were making their “leather jacket road trip” across that distant continent before you let him know that you needed his help once more. Upon him decidin to join, you all had a group hug as he mentioned that he had to tell the other guys and let them know what’s going on.
So here in the darkened, star-filled night in the Barbed Fields of the exterior range of Bazzoxan in the plains of Xhorhas, the Wastes, you disengage from your group hug and Scanlan (lower horse body and tail) the rest of your friends await you to join their band not far from where you currently converse.

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    22 days ago

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    Highlights

    • 00:03:32 Marisha:“Ten seasons and a movie.”
    • 00:11:26 Scanlan and Jameson reminisce about bonding over group activities
    • 00:15:30 Epic horse SFX
    • 00:16:31 Grog:“So, when you need to go ‘boom boom’, you just rock nasty?”
    • 00:17:31 Pike wants to know how Cerkonos thinks he can stop Vox Machina
      Keyleth:“This is getting heated over horseshit.”
    • 00:21:00 Marisha(elderly actress voice):“Like good ol’ times! I walk through a tree.”
    • 00:27:44 Old Bear Trinket
    grand-cub fanfic

    Knowing that a spot in this year’s Grey Hunt would be passed on, the grand-cubs had been on their best behavior. All turning into brave guardians scanning for danger and honing their abilities.
    In “bear language”, the cubs had simple, elemental names. In some cases those names would correspond with the “fur patterns” of the humans they knew best. For example: A black cub named Feathers (for Vax), a larger cub simply named Boulder (after Grog), a light grey cub named Storm (you’d think it was for the fur pattern, but no, Storm is the Husky (dog breed) of bears and Very Vocal, so the namesake is from Percy’s loud guns)…
    Other potential names: Wind (Kiki) Bird (Scanlan), Shiny (Pike)

    • 00:28:19 Vex’s locket is extending Trinket’s life.
      Percy:“I’m gonna end up in there. Don’t think I don’t know that.”
      Vex:“Don’t think I haven’t thought about it.”
      Marisha:“That is a Black Mirror episode.”
    • 00:30:07 “All da scritches.”
    • 00:32:27 Whitestone Andy?
    • 00:33:00 Pike updates Scanlan on their kids, Juniper and Wilhand’ildan (nicknamed ‘Wax’)
    • 00:33:52 Meat Man Imports and Sexports
    • 00:39:41 Night’s rest complete, though maybe a little “Grog”-y
    • 00:42:55 Vex’alia notices the banners of Syngorn (her homeland)
    • 00:45:39 Percy doesn’t want to give up his rifle corps defending Whitestone, but concedes to Vexalia
    • 00:47:41 Cerkonos picking up on inuendo
    • 00:48:15 The shadow of a golden/brass dragon, Devossa (J’mon Sa Ord) flies overhead
    • 00:49:45 The Stratos Throne and Aeshannador (first-time allies for the conflict after long war with one another)
    • 00:54:02 Lieve’tel! (Her name was the last word from Bertrand Bell as he perished)
    • 00:56:00 Cerkonos is smitten.
    • 00:57:09 Vex delivers the unfortunate news about Bertrand
    • 00:58:19 Lieve’tel joins the party
    • 01:01:35 Fan Art Moment The holy warriors of the different temples of Vasselheim heading out for battle after final sacraments.
    • 01:02:35 Matt’s special wind
    • 01:06:00 Fan Art Moment Lieve’tel makes a rousing speech and receives a blessing from the Raven Queen, seen initially as a haze around her that glows incrementally out of nothing. Winged Celestial warriors “from realms beyond, a beacon of hope, to bolster your job this day.”
    • 01:09:45 “Why’d you have to say that?” (Matt laying on the pressure)
    • 01:10:42 Exandria, once again we stand united against an existential threat. United again, as we have many times before, against beasts and behemoths, demons and demigods. Once again, we will overcome this pervasive play for an unjustified power, for Exandria does not belong to a single entity, or individuals, or even an entire council of deities. Exandria belongs to us. Once again, we will reclaim that ownership for Exandria.
      Fuck shit up!
    • 01:13:53 Lieve’tel’s bell keeps ringing as though continuing to cheer on Keyleth’s words. It was a gift from Bertrand Bell.
    • 01:17:30 Vex:“Let’s bring that ‘big dick energy’, shall we?”
    • 01:18:28 The silver dragon, Athudashionus emerges from the Platinum Sanctuary.
    • 01:19:30 Allura gets to brief Vox Machina on the strategy
    • 01:24:04 Scanlan:“This seems like elder abuse. What are you doing?”
    • 01:25:40 After smelling Sam’s ancient mug from the first campaign, Travis is reeling.
      Laura:“Are you gonna barf?”
      Travis:“I went too hard.”
      Taliesin:“Anyone else feeling like delighting themselves with an olfactory experience?”
      Ashley:“I kinda want a little bit to know…”
      Matt:(announcer voice)“Tragedy struck in Los Angeles this past week, as…”
    • 01:26:54 Battlestar Galactica Season Three had a ton of fights
    • 01:27:04
    • 01:28:18 “Get your shit together.”
    • 01:29:03 Cerkonos:“I feel like I botched it, Scan-man…I should cover myself in shit? Oh, okay.”
    • 01:30:30 Cerkonos’ intense focus listening to Scanlan is hilarious. “Eyelashes…pockets…”
    • 01:32:58 Achivist Seth Domade (a.k.a. Essek Thelyss), son of Thela.
    • 01:34:50 “Archivist Seth Rogan”
    • 01:36:36 Airship captain Verin Thelyss.
      Laura:“Hot Boi Numba Two!”
    • 01:39:00 Verin asks Keyleth to sign his book of Air Ashari poetry.
    • 01:40:19 The brothers Verin and Essek (as Seth) depart while engaging in a small squabble about etiquette.
    • 01:40:50 Pike:(teasing)“Keyleth? Can you sign my tits?”
    • 01:41:28 The Ruidus team is in position
    • 01:42:03 Fan Art Moment Allura’s casting of the magical green signal flare
      Allura grasps her hands around and you see her fingers seem to grab the air, like it’s some sort of a molasses, leaving dark streaks of color behind as she swirls her arms around. Gathering it like clay, and then thrusts it into the air. You watch as the streak of dark light rises into the sky and suddenly gives off this burst of bright green color…The symbol of war has been triggered.
    • 01:43:06 Allura:“I’m getting too old for this shit.”
    • 01:45:38 Sam confuses sauntering and cantering until Taliesin jogs his memory with an elbow to the face.
    • 01:46:42 Sam:gun round chamber sound
    • 01:47:30 Vex’alia and Keyleth get Power Word: Shield and Death Ward-ed
    • 01:48:38 Cerkonos offers Lieve’tel a Goodberry in these trying times.
    • 01:50:15 Captain Xandis Keybane, Esquire.
      “Welcome to the Key Breaker. I hope you’re comfy. We’re about to go ahead and return to the place where I crashed my last ship to victory!”
    • 01:51:27 Xandis says “You know” very much like Jester.
    • 01:51:38 Xandis uses they/them
    • 01:53:23 Fan Art Moment The gateway opening for the “Key Breaker”
    • 01:54:21 Grog has heard capes are perfect in combat situations, unlike Edna.
    • 01:59:00 Anti-aircraft artillery magic
      Vex:“You can dodge that, right Xandis?”
      Xandis:“I can certainly try!”
    • 02:00:28 “Whoah.”
    • 02:01:09 Cyclops wyvern creatures with leathery red wings
    • 02:04:40 Percy:“Drop the horse!”
    • 02:09:25 HDYWTDT for Grog!

    (continued)

    • UltragrampsOPMEnglish
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      22 days ago
      • 02:10:15 Athodashionus gets the next kill
      • 02:12:46 Rollies: Xandis vs Magical Siege Weapon (distant AoE dispel shots)
      • 02:16:00 Cerkonos joins the Air Ashari in a rescue of a nearby airship with Essek’s brother on it.
      • 02:19:00 Vex:“I tie ropes.”
      • 02:20:24 The best they can.
      • 02:22:53 Grog’s cape temporarily disables a member of the crew. “Look alive, Percy!”
      • 02:24:30 An epic battle below can be seen
      • 02:27:54 Vex:“I’ve got you, darling.”
      • 02:28:49 Xandis:“I think we’re about close to your off poit. You should get the fuck out of here. I’m gonna turn around.”
      • 02:30:11 “Get off the boat already!”
      • 02:37:30 Dragoon Cerkonos
      • 02:39:05 Broom Sharpshooters Vex and Percy

      INTERMISSION

      Because of the midair rescue, the team lands slightly off course from the Malleus Key. Pike and Grog land first nearest to a weaponized dispelling tower and the rest of the team glide towards them into battle.

      • 03:09:03 Fan Art Moment Keyleth’s entrance igniting into a fire elemental as she lands.
      • 03:11:22 Sam:(noticing Robbie hasn’t rolled high on initiative)“Where’s Cerkonos?”
        Robbie:“You shut the fuck up.”
      • 03:12:48 Sam unveils his Ruth Bader Ginsberg shirt
      • 03:14:46 Fan Art Moment 4th level Hail of (Fiery) Thorns
      • 03:16:30 Commitment to the Coconut Bit
      • 03:22:03 Fan Art Moment Percy:“En garde!”
      • 03:24:40 Gun sword cane! (code name: Briar’s Bane)
      • 03:24:57 Marisha:“Ooh, push it into me.”
        Laura:“Excuse you?!”
      • 03:28:52 Grog gets a killing blow on a Reiloran in the antigravity field, sending it flying like a ragdoll
      • 03:30:55 Keyleth gets a killing blow
      • 03:34:14 Lieve’tel casts Planar Ally and summons a massive, three-headed white raven.
      • 03:34:47 Robbie gets hit with a stereo ♪Makinmyway♪
      • 03:35:47 The Vex mini falls of its broom
      • 03:38:03 Toll the Dead with the visual of Bertrand’s gift bell
      • 03:38:35 Everybody’s coming
      • 03:39:45 Scanlan is swarmed by seven slithers
      • 03:41:22 A pulse is felt as the Area of Effect dispelling tower seems to reactivate. For a moment “the mystical shape of some sort of ceremonial, armored, high-crested, robed Reiloran with weird symbols and shapes on its armor and crest” appears at the top of the tower; an extremely powerful-looking ghostly image of some massive ancient Reiloran.
      • 03:44:40 Deva stats
      • 03:47:14 “What balls?”
      • 03:48:13 Sam and Taliesin get Marisha to pick at her teeth on camera
      • 03:49:41 Cerkonos casts Wall of Flame at 4th level to make it a cylinder around Scanlan, roasting the swarm around him.
        Travis:“That’s a spicy meat-a-balla!”
      • 03:51:52 Scanlan:“Don’t worry about me, man! Impress Lieve’tel!”
        Robbie:“I’m not going to Force Cage you, I promise.”
      • 03:52:22 Liam:“Work the ball.”
        Travis:“Nobody breaks balls better than you!”
      • 03:53:23 Travis:“The tip is always very sentitive, Matthew.”
      • 03:54:34 Travis:“Fuck off, ghost!” (C2 callback)
      • 04:01:45 A Vidulch joins the battle
      • 04:05:20 “Scuuuze.”
      • 04:09:04 Ashley:“Sheesh, lobstrosities.”
      • 04:13:01 Matt and Taliesin synced
      • 04:14:13 Boobs of Feral Leaping
      • 04:16:00 Ashley:“How dee doo dee doo dee?”
        Matt and Travis:“No.”
      • 04:16:57 Marisha:“Because Grog gave me an idea.”
        Taliesin:“That is the worst phrase.”
      • 04:18:50 Marisha goes for old faithful Firestorm
        Travis:“Fuckin’ Keyleth flying in on the (A)C-130.”
      • 04:22:33 Sam makes the 24 beep
      • 04:22:48 Keyleth killing innocent bystanders since before the stream.
        Marisha:(British accent)“Sorry…”
        Travis:“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
        Robbie:(fading)“You guys are bad heroes.”
      • 04:24:22 Travis:“Says the guy with a horse’s ass.”
        Laura:“Scanlan’s just down there pooping all over the battlefield.”
        Sam nodding in agreement
      • 04:25:23 Devils join the battle on the side of Exandria followed by Opal, the Twice Crowned, Champion of the Spider Queen
      • 04:27:15 Robbie laments that Opal’s epic entrance wasn’t witnessed by her old teammates
      • 04:29:53 Grog:“Taint!”
      • 04:30:37 Fan Art Moment Epic fight on the back of a rampaging vidulch
      • 04:32:26 Grog:“'Cause you’re a flea and I’m me.”
      • 04:36:13 Scratch that, reverse it.
      • 04:38:50 Marisha sneezes (Stop it)
      • 04:39:47 Cerkonos takes his fire elemental form.
      • 04:42:56 Laura:“Okay okay.”
      • 04:44:55 Scanlan’s lightning whinny
      • 04:47:34 The welcome sight of brass wings as Devo’ssa arrives.
      • 04:50:11 Smack those jugs (juggernauts)
      • 04:54:39 Travis:“I hate bad acid rolls.”
      • 04:56:29 HDYWTDT
      • 04:56:56 Wingman Shorthalt
      • 05:00:58 The Judicators are surrounded, but holding their own
      • 05:02:24 Fan Art Moment Opal’s arachno-gasmic execution of the vidulch