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5 min read"Blasphemers! Heretics! They went this way!" The shout echoes down the marble hallway as the party flees through a cathedral of glaring stone saints, their eyes seeming to follow every desperate footfall. This is the climax of a brutal, room-to-room fight through the Sorrowheart Sanctum, a tower of faith that has turned into a killbox.
The episode picks up moments after the party has learned of a potential escape route through the barracks and crypts. Before they can plan further, the door bursts open. Archon Petra and a cadre of Exemplar Knights and Templar Recruits have come to judge them as heretics. What follows is a prolonged, multi-stage combat that tests every resource the party has.
The Battle in the Guest Chamber
The fight begins in the party's bedchamber, a confined space that quickly becomes a slaughterhouse. Mercy, the reanimated fungal juggernaut, immediately sets the tone. When Petra calls her a "beast," she responds with a savage battle cry that terrifies both Petra and a nearby knight, making them vulnerable to attacks. This is a key tactical moment—the party uses fear and vulnerability to gain the upper hand in a fight where they are outnumbered.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:30) **Episode Introduction** - Laura Bailey welcomes listeners to part two of the Age of Umbra: Sallowlands Daggerheart miniseries.
- 2 (02:11) **Planning an Escape in the Guest Chambers** - The party gathers in their shared room to discuss their next move and potential escape routes.
- 3 (06:09) **A Conversation on Faith and Duty** - A templar named Bowen confides in the party about his crisis of faith and his role in the city.
- 4 (10:09) **The Ambush Begins** - The party's planning is interrupted as armed templars break into their chambers.
- 5 (14:58) **Chaos in the Chambers** - The party engages in a desperate fight against multiple templars and exemplars as more enemies pour in.
- 6 (24:22) **The Battle Intensifies** - The exemplars and templars press their assault, targeting the party's reanimated member with powerful smite attacks.
- 7 (31:31) **A Desperate Stand** - The party forms a defensive line as enemies close in, with one member taking a shield bash to protect a companion.
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Show Notes
Part 2
The five wandering heretics clamber throughout the great towering city in search of a way out...
DAGGERHEART: HOPE & FEAR
Explore new Daggerheart content seen in Sallowlands with the first expansion for Daggerheart! Hope & Fear comes out August 25th and features new classes (Witch, Warlock, Assassin, Brawler), transformation cards, adversaries, campaign frames, and much more. Visit https://www.daggerheart.com/pre-order to learn more, or head directly to Critical Role shops to place your pre-order!
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AGE OF UMBRA: SALLOWLANDS
A group of outcasts and survivors brave blasted lands in search of answers in Age of Umbra: Sallowlands. This 6-part Daggerheart mini-series features Game Master Matthew Mercer and players Laura Bailey, Jennifer English, Abubakar Salim, Vico Ortiz, and Zachery Renauldo. They’ll form an unlikely band of companions, who venture off the beaten path in search of answers in the Sallowlands, a new region of the Halcyon Domain filled with cracked badlands, dangers, and awe-inspiring secrets. What fragile hopes dare they cling to in this story of desperation and survival? Learn more at https://critrole.com/umbra
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CREDITS
See full cast and crew credits at https://critrole.com/sallowlands-credits/
Starring:
Game Master Matthew Mercer | @matthewmercervo
Jennifer English as Dillywin Hellekin | @jenniferjenglish
Abubakar Salim as Mercy | @abubakarsalim
Laura Bailey as Sister | @laurabaileyvo
Zachery Renauldo as Alphonse | @zachthebold
Vico Ortiz as Cagauma | @puertoricaninja
Art by:
Key Art by Daniel Jiménez Villalba | @Danieljimenezvillalba
Character Art by Strange House | @strange_house
Sallowlands Map by Marco Bernardini
Miniatures Painted by Keo Lacebal, Angela Basset, and Erik Lonnquist
Main Theme Song by Omar Fadel
Set Design by Shaun Ellis
Set Fabrication and Production Design by Noxweiler Berf
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