Deze serie vertelt de vormende reizen van een diverse groep individuen, die elk worstelen met hun trauma's uit het verleden en verlossing zoeken. Terwijl ze samenkomen, trotseren ze oude kwaden, persoonlijke demonen en de mysteries van hun oorsprong. Hun pad is bezaaid met gevaar, onwaarschijnlijke allianties en de onthulling van diepgaande waarheden. Lezers kunnen een rijke fantasy-vertelling verwachten, gericht op karakterontwikkeling en ingewikkelde relaties.
"Jester Lavorre had an unconventional upbringing, even for one born in cosmopolitan Nicodranas. Daughter of the famed Ruby of the Sea, she had many opportunities for mischief as a small child, of which she took full advantage! Dive into the mystery of Jester's early years, her first meeting with the Traveler, and the fateful events that set her on a path to eventually join the Mighty Nein."-- Provided by publisher
In Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast, Bren Aldric Ermendrud is chosen to attend the exclusive Soltryce Academy, preparing for an important future in service to the Empire. But nobody — least of all Bren himself — can foresee the cruelty he will endure, and the ways in which it will break and remake him. Witness the events that transform Bren into the Mighty Nein’s Caleb Widogast, and how they inform the path he’ll take in the future.