As the echoes of their latest dragon battle faded, Vox Machina, alongside Kima and Lady Allura, stood before a grand door adorned with intricate carvings. Scanlan, a sly grin on his face, held up a shimmering key that sparkled with arcane energy.

With a dramatic twist, he unlocked the door, and it creaked open to reveal Château Shorthalt—a sumptuous mansion bursting with ostentatious decorations, opulent furnishings, and lavish tapestries that seemed to celebrate Scanlan’s every triumph.

The air was thick with enchantment, as the warm light illuminated portraits of the bard heroically posed, and music floated through the air, inviting the weary adventurers into this realm of indulgence and revelry.