The Omen Archive

C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary

C4E012 The Giant's Belt
C4E014 A Bridge Too Far

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Thumbnail for Critical Role IV episode 13, with a green emblem around the episode number and compass arrows in the bottom corners. A split image having the effect of cracked plaster, with a photo of Ashley on the right and character art of Vaelus on the left. Ashley leans forward at the table, her hand loosely balled in thought on her mouth. She wears a green LA Dodgers ballcap and a black long-sleeve shirt. Vaelus is a purple-skinned elf with a hood and long straight white hair reaching past her chest. She wears a chainmail veil covering the lower half of her face and a black leather shirt laced up to her neck. Her purple skin has patterns of oranges, pinks, greens, and blues on the left side of her face. She stares forward, eyes narrowed.

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Runtime

3h 38m 9s

Cold Open End 0:18:52

Episode Start 0:24:50

Break Start 2:00:23

Break End 2:09:33

Running Bird Count

82

* See our note on how we count this

Total Time Brennan Did a One-Man Play

~6m 44s

Ad Skit

Laura, Taliesin, and Ashley sitting at the Critical Role Announcement Playhouse table. Laura looks upset, her fingers pressing on the table in front of her and her face tense and angry. Taliesin’s hand is on his chin, looking thoughtful and confused. Ashley grimaces, looking very worried about something she’s hearing.

Known Druidic Circles

Gods and How They Died

GodTimestampShapedWeapon
AzgraC4E002 2:35:41OrcsThe Pariah Blades
TansulC4E004 3:59:15HumansStaves of Night
SylandriC4E004 3:59:27ElvesThe Last Arrow
RauwynC4E004 4:01:24HalflingsThe Panto
TrozhnaC4E011 0:15:52DwarvesUnknown
IlumiTale Gate E1 1:02:48Gnomes (presumed)Unknown
Shaper #7 (C4E001 Cooldown 16:55)UnknownUnknownUnknown

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HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing:

Created by Flando Maltrizian, Master of Time(stamps)
Timestamp Description
0:03:30 Stages are for murder
0:06:25 boo
0:11:50 The Tale of Clyneheld and the Shaper
0:14:20 A better truth
0:17:00 Bolaire’s change of heart
0:18:50 Critical Role Announcement Playhouse
0:19:40 Travis update
0:23:30 Intro cinematic
0:24:50 EPISODE STARTS
0:27:35 Recap Ends (Castle Clippenblick)
0:32:20 Ordering around Occtis
0:39:10 Julien doesn’t have time to be careful
0:44:25 The wine is not for the servants
0:46:25 Occtis is not watertight
0:47:25 Occtis released a nightmare bird into the world
0:49:00 Julien tries to send a message
0:58:55 The Aviary master
1:02:30 Julien’s letter
1:07:25 Vaelus and Thaisha in the baths
1:13:50 Thaisha runs things from the bath
1:15:25 Nobody is dressed
1:17:05 Occtis and Vaelus
1:26:50 Vaelus has never thought that hard about the Stone of Nightsong
1:29:35 Cleaning Pin
1:31:05 Julien lets the emotions hit
1:35:15 The memory of the melee
1:39:20 Teaching Julien dirty tricks
1:43:25 Julien’s broken tooth
1:45:05 Thaisha makes herself a problem
1:46:05 Thaisha and Aranessa
1:57:15 Thaisha and Lord Einfasen
2:00:25 BREAK STARTS
2:09:30 BREAK ENDS (Julien and Aranessa)
2:19:20 Full team discussion of the situation
2:34:05 House Royce also made a pragmatic choice
2:36:30 Occtis leaves a message
2:41:35 What happens to the Golden Orchard if Royce dies?
2:48:45 The vulture returns, which is suitably ominous
2:50:05 Instructions unclear, jumped out the window (Aranessa’s letter)
2:51:05 And Twins!!!
2:57:05 An unfortunate stable hand
3:00:05 Feather fall (unbecoming)
3:02:45 Very important rolls (fleeing through the city)
3:07:30 Good call avoiding the lifts
3:08:30 Heading to Schongarten
3:14:20 Mozor
3:18:35 Occtis has too many dead pets
3:23:55 Druid circle lore
3:27:30 Occtis does not have good family relationships
3:31:30 Secret Tachonis holes
3:33:15 The Druid meeting
3:37:35 Episode Ends

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Full time Gameplay time Game 1st half Game 2nd half Mid break 1st start Ad start Ad end 1st end 2nd start 2nd end
3h 38m 9s 3h 21m 44s 1h 54m 25s 1h 27m 19s 9m 10s 0:00:00 0:18:52 0:24:50 2:00:23 2:09:33 3:36:52

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Main cast attendance

Aabria Iyengar, Alexander Ward, Ashley Johnson, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Matthew Mercer, and Taliesin Jaffe.

Absent

Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Luis Carazo, Marisha Ray, Robbie Daymond, Sam Riegel, Travis Willingham, and Whitney Moore.

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Week 2

Episodes in week: C4E012–C4E013.

6
Priest’s Day / Solaire
28th Trozemere
7
Weaver’s Day / Luniere
29th Trozemere
8
Hunter’s Day / Chassaire
30th Trozemere
9
Victor’s Day / Victoire
31st Trozemere
10
Smith’s Day / Forgiere
32nd Trozemere
11
Farmer’s Day / Viére
33rd Trozemere
12
Trader’s Day / Marchandiere
34th Trozemere
World
  • Petra and Ryah Tachonis arrive at Castle Klippenblicke [ep. 13]
Soldiers
Seekers
  • Group reconvenes and is escorted into Castle Klippenblicke to stay in the Schneffenkeep under Einfasen protection [ep. 12, 13]
  • Julien attempts to send letter to his family at the Golden Orchard [ep. 13]
  • Bath chamber conversation, per Critical Role tradition, between Thaisha and Vaelus [ep. 13]
  • Lady Aranessa Royce and Thaisha individually speak with Lord Otto Einfasen [ep. 13]
  • Party decides to escape Castle Klippenblicke and takes refuge in Schongarten [ep. 13]
Schemers

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NOTE: Numbers represent damage as dealt, taking into account resistances and other effects, and may differ from the damage as rolled.

Total: 0

Character Damage dealt
Julien 0
Thaisha 0
Occtis 0
Vaelus 0
Bolaire 0

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NOTE: Numbers represent damage as taken, taking into account resistances and other effects, and may differ from the damage as rolled.

Total: 0

Character Damage taken
Julien 0
Thaisha 0
Occtis 0
Vaelus 0
Bolaire 0

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Total: 0

Character Healing performed
Julien 0
Thaisha 0
Occtis 0
Vaelus 0
Bolaire 0

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Totals
Spells Leveled Spells Only Spell Levels
12 5 7
Character Spell Base level Cast at Notes
Occtis Prestidigitation Cantrip Cantrip
Occtis Summon Undead Critter 2 2 Cat
Thaisha Guidance Cantrip Cantrip on Occtis
Thaisha Druidcraft Cantrip Cantrip
Thaisha Speak with Animals 1 1
Thaisha Hold Person 2 2
Occtis Feather Fall 1 1
Thaisha Guidance Cantrip Cantrip on self
Thaisha Guidance Cantrip Cantrip on self
Thaisha Guidance Cantrip Cantrip on self
Thaisha Find Familiar 1 - via Wild Companion
Thaisha Druidcraft Cantrip Cantrip

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Total: 2

Character Ability/Feature/Trait Type From Notes
Bolaire Eldritch Invocation: Mask of Many Faces Class Feature Warlock
Thaisha Wild Shape Class Feature Druid Wild Companion

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PC natural 20s

Total: 2

Timestamp Character Description
0:49:11 Julien History Check with advantage on how to send a message from Castle Klippenblicke
1:03:44 Julien Wisdom Save against his trailing shadow

DM natural 1s

Total: 1

Timestamp Character Description
3:01:24 Aranessa Stealth Check with disadvantage after fleeing Castle Klippenblicke

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Total: 11

Timestamp Item Payer Recipient How obtained Notes
0:32:20 Julien’s bag Julien Occtis gave
0:38:42 letter - Julien wrote
0:51:28 letter Julien Einfasen knight took
1:07:06 bottles of Davinos wine - Julien took
1:16:27 clothes from Einfasen - Vaelus donned
1:29:24 clothes from Einfasen - Occtis donned
1:30:50 bottle of Davinos wine Julien - drank
2:15:33 Julien’s bag Occtis Julien returned
2:37:58 letter - Occtis wrote
2:38:53 letter Occtis undead cat gave
2:57:54 10gp Thaisha Yusifir paid put in pocket as apology

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Total: 22

Name First mention First appearance Race (if given) Identifier (if relevant) Description (if given)
Lady Maya Davinos C4E012 The Giant's Belt at 3:02:34 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 1:36:39 Julien’s mother First appearance outside of flashback is C4E026 1:12:40. Tall, with a cascade of curling dark black hair around her shoulders. Wears a deep forest green gown that fades into autumn red. "If her personality was a billboard, it would have big block letters going, 'She'll kill you.'" (She/her)
Castep C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:00:49 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:00:49 Bolaire’s wearer in C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary cold open (He/him)
Margrave C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:01:32 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:01:32 Soldier alongside Castep
Clood C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:01:32 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:01:32 Soldier alongside Castep
Wig-wearing actor C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:03:47 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:03:47 Face done in white makeup with a little beauty mark and a glorious, beautiful red wig of cascading curls.
Clyneheld C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:07:00 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:07:00 Rauwyn's lover in a play about her demise "Romantic knight of chivalry and derring-do with a heart as large as his courage." "Curséd by cruel witchcraft to never know the tender caress of a maiden born under star and moon nor gleaming sun." After Rauwyn becomes mortal (in the play), follows her to realms beyond across the stars as her true love. The actor rides a wooden hobby horse.
Eunice C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:14:26 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:14:26 Older woman at theatre performance. Talks to Bolaire about theatre and truth and stories and lies, inspiring him to try to find beauty. (She/her)
Lady Cordelia Einfasen C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:32:45 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:32:45 Wife of Lord Otto Einfasen The Lady of Castle Klippenblicke. (She/her)
Ingrid's younger brothers C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:32:59 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:32:59 Two young lords of Castle Klippenblicke.
Gentleman minister C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:33:02 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:33:02 Minister to Lord Einfasen Wearing a courtly robe of a dark rich gray with epaulets, medals, and small chains.
Kohlesturm C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:33:17 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:33:17 Minister to Lord Einfasen Archmage. Wearing coal black robes accented with orange and red in the shape of flames that create spiked shoulder pauldrons. Casts Identify on a candle during Demodus's testimony.
Message-carrying knight C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:50:18 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:50:18 Takes Julien’s message that Julien wants sent to the Golden Orchard. Says he will deliver it to the aviary, but instead gives it to one of Lord Einfasen's ministers.
Keeper of the Einfasen Aviary C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:59:02 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 0:59:02 Old man. Almost completely bald with two puffs of grey hair over his ears, which go down into mutton chops/his mustache. Wears a dried, lacquered tree on his back for birds to sit on and sings little songs to the birds. (He/him)
Freya C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 1:06:20 Name mentioned by the keeper of the aviary. Context unclear.
Scyvah Lloy C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 1:45:18 C4E021 King of Cards at 0:08:55 Orc Thaisha’s grandmother Thaisha writes her a letter from Riesingürtle. In flashback to the year 42, was 108 years old. A druid of the Circle of Ancients; carried the sounds and scents of the natural world. Helped make the weapons that killed Azgra. Referred to as Thaisha's *great*-grandmother at C4E021 0:24:03. (She/her)
Ilumi, goddess of magic C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 1:56:48 C4E033 Off-Balance at 1:15:26 God (Shaper) Shaper of Gnomes (presumed) Aramán's planetary rings are named after her. First mentioned in Tale Gate E1 1:02:48. Appears in a Legend Lore vision in C4E033 Off-Balance, where she has a face that catches the light only at the edge to form a crescent moon. (She/her)
Royce ancestor (young girl) C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 2:41:55 Received the blessing of Faerie Was told "For what you have done, young mortal girl, to save the world of Faerie, will your children, and your children's children, in generations beyond counting, ever know the blessings of our kind."
Petra and Ryah Tachonis C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 2:51:59 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 2:51:59 Occtis’s sisters Identical twins and the eldest Tachonis children. Enormously tall (pushing 7 feet), extremely thin. Pallid with a metallic silvery sheen around their eyelashes. Thick mascara and eyeliner and a square of lipstick on the center portion of the bottom lip. Pallid blonde hair tied into tight tall buns. Wearing black gowns and a set of silver rings/torques around their necks, appearing to push their necks taller. Weirdly incesty anda and want their children to be "true sibligns'" (She/her)
Yusifir C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 2:54:53 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 2:54:53 Stablehand at Castle Klippenblicke Saddles up horses for Thaisha and is then subject to Hold Person. She slips him ten gold and tells him to start a new life somewhere else before knocking him out, covering him with hay, and taking the horses. (He/him)
Mozor C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 3:14:20 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 3:14:20 Caretaker of Schongarten Circle of Stone. Old. Has a thick braided beard with a twig birdhouse braided into the bottom, shaven head, series of tattoos like a badger's stripes. (He/him)
Amadah Toadstool C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 3:33:16 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 3:33:16 Bearfolk Druid in Schongarten About eight feet tall and physically imposing, old, with lots of gray long hairs in her bearlike eyebrows. She is wearing a beautiful flowery gown.
Hannan C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 3:33:44 C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary at 3:33:44 Elf Druid in Schongarten Circle of the Hunt. Made partially of living wood, with half of his ribs wood and some of his organs exposed. Skin that is otherwise light blue deepening into violet near his hairline. Has a wild helm mass with bird's a long predatory beak and feathers, as well as wood things and strands of hair coming off of it. Underneath is a violent shock of red hair. Has claw extensions coming from his wrists and lots of nuts and beads etc. tied to him. Looks like a "weird rainbow scavenger barbarian." Unusually unapproachable for a druid in Aramán. Killed by Primus Tachonis in C4E031 Trick of the Light.

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Total: 2

Timestamp Kiss
0:28:19 Lord Einfasen kisses Aranessa's hand
1:56:18 Thaisha kisses Aranessa on the forehead

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A CCTV-style video frame showing Travis sitting at his desk talking on his phone and smiling tenderly. A red “recording” icon is at the top left, the bottom right of the frame is labeled “OFFICE”, and horizontal lines run across the frame similar to a CRT monitor. On the desk is a computer monitor with a webcam mounted on top. On the wall behind Travis is a Mighty Nein poster with all the cast’s signatures on it. On a shelf behind Travis is a YouTube views award and a plaque for the Mighty Nein Reunion Live Show in London, with “SOLD OUT!!!” in large text over an image of the cast. Laura, Taliesin, and Ashley sitting at the Critical Role Announcement Playhouse table. Laura looks upset, her fingers pressing on the table in front of her and her face tense and angry. Taliesin’s hand is on his chin, looking thoughtful and confused. Ashley grimaces, looking very worried about something she’s hearing.

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This category includes any mention of a bird by Brennan. Things named after birds (i.e. The Crow Keepers) are only counted in Bird Lore. Things associated with birds (i.e. feathers), metaphors, idioms, and catchphrases including birds (i.e. “I can still hear the falcon’s cry”), and actual birds are counted on all mentions.

Summary
Species Count
Total 8
Carrier pigeon 3
Unknown 2
Dove 1
Hunting bird 1
Vulture (undead) 1

Total: 8

Timestamp Species (if given) Line Notes
0:48:27 Carrier pigeon "'This homing pigeon is in its own version of "It Follows.'"
0:58:23 Carrier pigeon "It's not ideal time to send a bird right now because they're going to want to, you know, bed down or rest somewhere rather than flying at night."
1:00:02 - "You can see he's singing a little song [...] And going along petting birds and he's like, 'Hello. It is not to be scared. It is nighttime soon.'"
1:00:21 Dove "'First, we put the doves away...'"
1:00:23 Hunting bird "'... and then we put the hunting birds.'"
2:48:43 Vulture (undead) "Opening the window, looking out, preparing the spell, you hear a very surprising noise. (wings flapping) And your vulture lands on the windowsill, awaiting further instruction."
2:49:14 Carrier pigeon "You realize the only reason this vulture was able to catch that pigeon was that the pigeon made it to its destination, and that that destination must be much closer than Dol-Makjar."
3:33:49 - "He has this wild helm mass that's got a bird's a long predatory beak, feathers, wood things tied, strands of hair that come off of it..."