Exandria Stories

Forged in hellfire and war, Ryft was born to be a soldier in an archdevil's design. A Zariel tiefling shaped by bloodline, violence, and survival, she escaped the Blood War by choosing the one thing her makers never accounted for: friendship. Now ascended alongside Gale Dekarios-God of Ambition-Ryft should belong to the heavens, or the hells, or somewhere in between. Instead, she falls into Exandria. Stranded in a world that owes her nothing, Ryft crosses paths with the Mighty Nein and begins a quieter, harder battle-deciding who she is when no one claims her name. As old powers observe, ancient ledgers stir, and hell remembers its unfinished business, Ryft must reconcile her past as a weapon with her present as something new: a fighter who can heal, a survivor who can choose, and a woman learning that freedom is not the absence of war, but the courage to walk away. Some destinies are written in blood. This one is written in refusal.

Follow the adventures of the Shimmers Five through Wildemount (Exandria, Critical Role). All earmarked for a fall, these five women rise up against their secret executioner. Why were they chosen to die? Will they unmask their deadly plans for Exandria? Time will tell.

Best friends have a hold on each other stronger than any other oath in the world. Or so thought Basil and Alfur who would rather die than leave each other's side. Until a single choice changes their worlds and what they decided to split apart, fate brought back together. This is a small collection of stories for two D&D characters I made to live in the Exandria universe for a friend's campaign. Basil's story went to Strixhaven and Alfur ended up as an NPC in a separate story. Categorically, I suppose it's some sort of Critical Role universe fanfiction, however the lore is based off of how my friend runs her Wildemount campaign and not the show.

Based on Critical Role, this is a telling of how the DM is involved in the world of Exandria and is a possible telling of how Vox Machina embarked upon their adventures as shown in the streamed games of Dungeon and Dragons shown every Thursday night on Geek and Sundry. Some knowledge of either Critical Role or the Tal'dorei Campaign setting may be necessary. Do note the chapter Final Role contains spoilers from throughout Campaign 1 from episode 24 onwards. All copyrights remain to their respective owners (Wizards of the Coast, Paizo, Matthew Mercer and the Critical Role cast and crew; cover art@mikandii) but other writers are welcome to build upon any part of this series.

A man wakes up after being rescued not knowing who he is or where he is from. His entrance into this world was everything but common. The world is strange and magical. A mystery of his origins must be eventually found out and to see if he could ever regain or return to what was lost. This is an original Character origin story set in the campaign world of Exandria. Written by Mathew Mercer for his campaign world for the hit series Critical Role. Explorer's Guide to WildeMount published by Wizards of the Cost and Critical Role. As well as the Critical Role Web series will be used as reference material. There is no plans at this time to include the main story Characters,The Mighty Nien, or Vox Machina. Knowledge of Critical Role or Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Is not necessary to enjoy this story. But would be beneficial. This is my story set in a world I fell in love with. I hope you will join me on this journey and as I attempt to write a great story. Of a man who searches for meaning and purpose in a foreign world. But fate already it seems to have one already in mind. Art done by Lindsey Burcar

A fire genasi tries to make coin in town with her fathers, in the hopes of buying a new cart, lest they be left behind, but she gets much more than she bargains for. A story based in the Homebrew Continent of Esura, created by my fiancee, Kai, and set in the larger world of Exandria featured on Critical Role and created by Matthew Mercer. Cover art by @RaethHollow on Twitter.

An anthology I created over the course of a few years after a deep obsession with The Mighty Nein. Kess, a young man trying to carve out a meaningful existence for himself in Wildemount, experiences the highs and lows every corner of the continent had to offer. Trying to maintain his integrity and sanity in a world of corrupt or misguided governments and other powerful organizations against all odds. The chapters will start off following a mostly straight timeline but may get messy as I wrote each chapter at various points of my life completely out of order. Coinciding and inevitably following along with the plot of The Mighty Nein, with plenty of dark, romantic, lustful, and difficult moments with a handful of preestablished characters. Kess is a human, starting in his late teens all the way to his mid to late twenties, his journey of being taken advantage of as he works to become a self established mage. (Battle Smith Artificer with some sprinkles of Dunamantic Wizard) Finding a purpose in his life, learning to have faith and rebuild trust in strangers he find wiggling their way into his life. This story is for me and me alone, but I have some pride in it and wish to condense all my scattered writings into one coherent book. Any comments, praise, or critiques are welcome but will not have any major effect on my writing. Disclaimer that I am not an export on the lore Critical Role has built for Exandria, I do my best to stay true to the material but take liberties for the sake of the story I wish to tell. That being said, the only thing I claim ownership of is Kess himself. Everything from the characters to the world itself belongs to those with much better creativity, imagination, and have put more effort into all of Exandria than I ever have. Critical Role has been a major inspiration to me and my writing career, and I would never wish to discredit all they have accomplished and created. Enjoy the reading. -XtraSass

A romance fic about Essek and Caleb from Critical Role Campaign 2.

Based on the world of Exandria, as described by Critical Role, this story focuses on Arcanist Allura Vysoren and what her story may have been during the final Vecna arc (spoilers C1E80 onwards). Knowledge of campaign 1 helpful for this story and chapters 1-5 are canon-compliant including the Search for Grog All rights remain with their respective owners (Matthew Mercer and the other members of the cast and crew of Critical Role; Wizards of the Coast; Green Ronin Publishing) Cover art is by the talented @miikandi

The backstory of Methalda "Meatball" Aliz, a human fighter. She comes from a community dedicated to the worship of Sarenrae, the Everlight.

The Adventures Of My Own Created Characters Sivally Val Piledriver & Christollins Aurthos Barrelwood Their Fanficus In The World Matt Mercer's Own Respected & Loved Exandria

Another Fanficton Story about another two of my own created characters Simxo Joha Purinah (Aka Grefang StrongBoulder) and Christo Arth Barrelsteel ( Aka Arthuro Clawwind in the world of Matt Mercer's Own Respected and loved Exandria

"Cyrano, born under the name Lilthane, grew up in the lavish environments of some of Tal'Dorei's finest estates and amongst its poorest denizens. After a long journey to his ancestral home he finds the stories of his Nobel house to be a lie. Years later, he and his best friend/chosen sister Mirabel, or Madame Belle as the patrons of her brothel know her, are forced to embark on a journey with a near impossible task. At stake are the souls of thousands of innocents, and the free will of Cyrano's sister Mirabel. Set in the world of Exandria, created by Matt Mercer and the fantastical minds of Critical Role, this noncanonical adventure takes place over the series of all three campaigns. Based in the view point of outsider adventurers during the ascendance of some of Exandria's favorite legendary heroes. These misfits among misfits must overcome not just the mission before them, but they're own self-deception, ego, and the near impossible task of learning how you view yourself may not be reflected in the reality of your past and the choices you make." So this a book I plan on publishing piece meal over a period of time. I'm a fan of TTRPG, and in reflection of that, I will publish it a "session" at a time. For those who are unfamiliar with TTRPG, every night you meet up with everyone is a session where you guys go over a portion of a chapter within the campaign. So instead of promising a whole chapter at a time I will try and publish a "session" at a time. Other than those things I hope you guys enjoy it and even though the publication of these sessions might be somewhat sporadic I will do my best to be involved in the comments and respond when appropriate. If anything else comes to mind I'll put it here in the notes! Hope you guys like the story!