While traveling to find the next Vestige of Divergence, Vox Machina passes by Pyrah, home to the Fire Ashari people. Discovering that the village is in distress, Vox Machina must help them, battling fire creatures that are spilling out into the world through a portal to another dimension. As they try to close the portal, Keyleth learns more about the power that lies within her.

Thordak has fallen - though the price paid was steep. In the aftermath, Raishan absconds with Thordak's corpse. Vox Machina doesn't know her plan, but it can't be good. Fractured, they scatter on their own personal quests: vengeance, solace, and knowledge.

At sea, the twins fight for their lives against Ripley. Keyleth undergoes a dangerous earth ritual to locate Raishan, one that could cost her life. Pike and Grog's quest is no less perilous, as they struggle to convince Kaylie to help save Scanlan.