Campaign Two: The Mighty Nein
Seven adventurers cross Wildemount as the Empire and the Dynasty slide into war.
Campaign Two is the second campaign of the web series Critical Role. Its 141 episodes ran from January 11, 2018, to June 3, 2021. The story follows the Mighty Nein, seven adventurers travelling across the continent of Wildemount.
Quick Facts
- Campaign number
- Two
- Party name
- The Mighty Nein
- Dungeon master
- Matthew Mercer
- Primary setting
- Wildemount
- Status
- Concluded
Lore & Background
The story is set while tensions run very high between Wildemount's two major powers, the Dwendalian Empire and the Kryn Dynasty, which the Ashkeeper Peaks divide. The adventurers first meet in a tavern in Trostenwald. As the campaign goes on they try to root out political corruption, above all inside the Cerberus Assembly, and, once war breaks out, to bring the Dynasty and the Empire to peace.
Reader's Guide
The Mighty Nein also thwarts two apocalyptic threats: Tharizdûn's attempt to escape his imprisonment and the Somnovem's attempt to return to the Prime Material Plane. Early on, Mollymauk Tealeaf is killed while the party tries to free members taken by slavers, and the firbolg cleric Caduceus Clay joins the group. The show has returned several times with specials set after the campaign's conclusion, and an animated adaptation, The Mighty Nein, premiered on November 19, 2025.
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