C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch

Aired on February 12 2026.

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Runtime

3h 45m 29s

Cold Open End 0:14:33

Episode Start 0:21:22

Break Start 1:26:40

Break End 1:37:19

Just Some Altradler Noises

Let’s play “find the eagle shriek” in this waveform.

A blue audio waveform with short sections of low amplitude with a large continuous high-amplitude block in the middle.

Audio Description

Brennan shrieking like an eagle as Altradler, interspersed with grunting and wind noises, and ending with prolonged eating noises.

The Seekers’ Families

What we know so far

Julien
- Raimond (father)
- Maya (mother)
- Alba (sister)
Thaisha
- Shadia (daughter)
- Alogar (son)
- Grandmother
Occtis
- Primus (father)
- Ethrand (brother)
- Petra (sister)
- Ryah (sister)
- Frons (brother)
Vaelus
- Maywyn (sister)
- Arthas (brother)
- Mother
- Father

Campaign Firsts

A Druidic Donation

Some new items from Amadah

Item	Known Details
Walker’s Ward	“While wearing this amulet, you are immune to magic that allows others creatures to read your thoughts, determine whether you are lying, know your alignment, know whether you have the ability to cast spells and at what level, and know your creature type. Creatures can telepathically communicate with you only if you allow it. [1:22:37]”
Hare’s Charm	“While wearing it, you can augment your jumping abilities. You can cast Jump only on yourself. [2:03:25]”
Otter’s Charm	“This will allow you to be at home in water like an otter would be. You can swim very quickly. [2:03:36]”
Spring Charm	“...allows you to take a minute and heal yourself once per day. And in addition to that, you have advantage on saving throws against to avoid being the poisoned condition while you wear the amulet. So you have a natural resistance to poison. [2:03:44]”
Spell scroll	“...of a spell that is beyond [Occtis’s] ability to cast. [1:40:20]”
Promise scroll to the Circle of Stones	“...something like a written record of a promise made to a druidic order, to the Circle of Stones. [1:40:33]”
Chanted abjuration scroll	“...something that is meant to ward and protect. [1:40:49]”
Kibbenimkedaz	“...the book of the names of stones. [1:44:53] ...the names of not only vast, ancient Druidic namings for types of stone, written as-- the term they use is ‘family name’ or ‘surname’ for the types of stone. You see there are hundreds of pages of just the individual names of stones out in the world. [1:46:25]”
Embers of Arask	“When struck with one...it burns people. [2:06:50] They do 1d6 fire damage. [2:07:01] ... There is a command word that causes them to ignite.... They cannot be extinguished. [Cooldown 9:44]”
Wooden ring	“And she pushes a wooden ring into your hand. [0:41:40]”

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HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing:

Created by Flando Maltrizian, Master of Time(stamps)
Timestamp	Description
0:01:50	Young Azune (only 5’9”)
0:04:15	Tryouts
0:07:40	Azune pushes himself to the limit
0:10:50	Azune says goodbye
0:13:10	The last time
0:14:30	Critical Role Announcement Playhouse
0:15:40	An authentic medieval peasant
0:20:00	Intro cinematic
0:21:20	EPISODE STARTS
0:24:45	Vaelus was also there (the demons don’t even go here)
0:26:20	Recap Ends (lots of good words)
0:28:30	5’11” chicks
0:30:10	Angry bird
0:32:25	Julien doesn’t trust demons (not scared of Julien)
0:33:25	Altralder is so cute
0:34:45	Talking to Altralder
0:37:45	Huge magic item haul
0:43:55	Prepare for takeoff
0:46:35	Pin tries to skydive
0:48:05	Ever seen a bird at night?
0:51:05	Spirits still on their tail
0:54:10	Friendly fire
0:56:40	Experiencing turbulence
1:02:05	Elijiah Wood Superpower
1:02:55	Occtis and Vaelus
1:10:40	Watching Vaelus trance
1:13:10	Vaelus’s memories
1:17:15	Unicorn rules
1:22:35	The Walker’s Ward
1:26:40	BREAK STARTS
1:37:15	BREAK ENDS
1:38:20	The charms
1:40:55	Embers of Arask
1:44:25	Kibbenimkedaz, the greatest geology textbook
1:49:50	Occtis rests
1:51:45	Occtis doesn’t even have enough good memories for a flashback
1:53:45	Waking up
1:58:35	Altralder can’t sleep safely
2:00:15	Occtis accidentally breathes
2:02:45	Presenting the magic items
2:04:55	Julien doesn’t know how jumping works
2:06:50	That’s what fire does
2:11:15	Defining the mission
2:13:15	They have not had good luck with safe havens
2:14:25	Paying the goatherd
2:16:40	Altralder can’t count
2:17:50	They definitely could’ve gotten dropped
2:18:50	Hannan is still here
2:22:15	Gerwyn
2:23:50	Occtis’s Mage Armor
2:29:55	Tonweld Kerzingblad
2:30:50	Alogar is a legendary drinker
2:32:40	Kerzingblad’s mom is proud of his drinking
2:34:35	The Barrowguard
2:37:10	Julien usually takes charge of tiring out the soldiers
2:38:05	A fornication fortress
2:39:30	Bringing in Filament
2:41:30	The Barrowguard is for the people
2:42:45	What kind of training was Julien giving Alogar
2:44:10	It’s the other Kerzingblad
2:45:15	Tonweld’s apology (not every day)
2:48:40	It’s weird to see people liking Julien
2:50:10	Captain Phaedron and Dame Gaya Seramai
2:51:25	What that snake do? (Olympic Village)
2:57:00	Breaking the news to Phaedron and Gaya
3:08:10	Dame Seremai made a mistake
3:14:10	The mission into Venatus
3:16:40	Recruiting Dame Seremai
3:20:55	Phaedron is an honest man
3:23:20	Aranessa is conflicted about splitting the party
3:28:40	Aranessa says goodbye
3:31:50	Insight checking Aranessa
3:35:40	Aranessa has a deep secret
3:37:50	Sir Tonwald redeems himself
3:38:50	Saying goodbye to Aranessa
3:41:40	Vaelus’s letter
3:43:50	Last woman Julien held
3:45:00	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 45m 29s	3h 26m 56s	1h 19m 51s	2h 7m 5s	10m 39s	0:00:00	0:14:33	0:21:22	1:26:40	1:37:19	3:44:24

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Main cast attendance

Aabria Iyengar, Alexander Ward, Ashley Johnson, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Luis Carazo, and Matthew Mercer.

Absent

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

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Week 1

Episodes in week: C4E015.

Week 2

Episodes in week: C4E015.

	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			Lady Aranessa Royce remains at Castle Torch to prepare her journey to the Golden Orchard [ep. 15]
Soldiers
Seekers			Flee Riesingürtle with help from Altradler the giant eagle, Amadah Toadstool, and Hannan [ep. 15] Occtis attempts his first "trance" [ep. 15] Arrive in Gerwyn, home of Castle Torch [ep. 15] Speak with Captain Luca Phaedron and discover misjudgement of Dame Gaya Seremai in sending the Barrowguard Third Battalion, including Alogar Fang, to Tannesar within the Eternal Night [ep. 15] Leave Castle Torch (minus Lady Aranessa Royce and plus Dame Gaya Seremai) to begin pursuit of Alogar Fang within the Eternal Night [ep. 15]
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: 13

Character	Damage dealt
Julien	0
Thaisha	13
Occtis	0
Vaelus	0
Azune	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
Azune	0

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Total: 0

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

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Totals
Spells	Leveled Spells Only	Spell Levels
13	12	12

Character	Spell	Base level	Cast at	Notes
Thaisha	Speak with Animals	1	1
Thaisha	Ray of Frost	Cantrip	Cantrip
Occtis	Identify	1	-	Ritual cast
Occtis	Identify	1	-	Ritual cast
Occtis	Identify	1	-	Ritual cast
Occtis	Identify	1	-	Ritual cast
Occtis	Identify	1	-	Ritual cast
Occtis	Identify	1	-	Ritual cast
Occtis	Identify	1	-	Ritual cast
Occtis	Identify	1	-	Ritual cast
Occtis	Comprehend Languages	1	-	Ritual cast
Thaisha	Speak with Animals	1	1
Occtis	Mage Armor	1	1

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Total: 9

Character	Ability/Feature/Trait	Type	From
Occtis	Ritual Adept	Class Feature	Wizard
Occtis	Ritual Adept	Class Feature	Wizard
Occtis	Ritual Adept	Class Feature	Wizard
Occtis	Ritual Adept	Class Feature	Wizard
Occtis	Ritual Adept	Class Feature	Wizard
Occtis	Ritual Adept	Class Feature	Wizard
Occtis	Ritual Adept	Class Feature	Wizard
Occtis	Ritual Adept	Class Feature	Wizard
Occtis	Ritual Adept	Class Feature	Wizard

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PC natural 1s

Total: 1

Timestamp	Character	Description
0:37:07	Thaisha	Perception Check to detect that the shouting below the aerie stopped

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Total Long: 4

Total Short: 0

Timestamp	Long or Short	Characters
1:25:35	Long	Vaelus
1:53:55	Long	Julien
1:55:49	Long	Thaisha
2:00:10	Long	Occtis

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Total: 25

Timestamp	Item	Payer	Recipient	How obtained	Notes
0:38:03	Walker's Ward	Amadah	Occtis	gifted
0:39:37	Hare's Charm	Amadah	seekers party	gifted
0:39:37	Otter's Charm	Amadah	seekers party	gifted
0:39:37	Spring Charm	Amadah	seekers party	gifted
0:39:37	Druidic spell scroll	Amadah	seekers party	gifted
0:39:37	Scroll of a promise to the Circle of Stones	Amadah	seekers party	gifted
0:39:37	Scroll of a chanted abjuration	Amadah	seekers party	gifted
0:39:37	Kibbenimkedaz, the book of the names of stones	Amadah	seekers party	gifted
0:39:45	Embers of Arask	Amadah	seekers party	gifted
0:41:29	Druidic wooden ring	Amadah	Thaisha	gifted
1:43:57	Kibbenimkedaz, the book of the names of stones	seekers party	Occtis	distributed	Timestamp from when Brennan says it is of the most interest to Occtis since there is not a clear moment of him putting it in his own inventory
2:03:02	Druidic spell scroll	seekers party	Thaisha	distributed	C4E018 Vindicta & Vale seems to indicate this is a Scroll of Protection from Demons
2:03:02	Scroll of a chanted abjuration	seekers party	Thaisha	distributed
2:03:02	Scroll of a promise to the Circle of Stones	seekers party	Thaisha	distributed
2:05:00	Hare's Charm	seekers party	Julien	distributed
2:10:39	Spring Charm	seekers party	Aranessa	distributed
2:10:43	Otter's Charm	seekers party	Occtis	distributed
2:16:10	12gp	Thaisha	Helvarian goatherd	paid	for goats
3:35:08	Spring Charm	Aranessa	Vaelus	gifted
3:39:40	thumb piano	Aranessa	Occtis	gifted
3:42:42	letter to the Mournvale	Vaelus	Captain Phaedron	gave
3:44:05	meal	-	Julien	ate
3:44:05	meal	-	Occtis	ate
3:44:05	meal	-	Thaisha	ate
3:44:05	meal	-	Vaelus	ate

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Total: 15

Name	First mention	First appearance	Race (if given)	Identifier (if relevant)	Description (if given)
Azune's mother	C4E001 The Fall of Thjazi Fang at 2:34:26	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 0:02:22			Seen in flashback. Starving due to giving up her food to her children to give them a chance at a future, i.e. with mercenaries who will feed them. Speaks some unknown language. (She/her)
Azune's father	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:09:46	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 0:02:22			Seen in flashback. Starving due to giving up his food to his children to give them a chance at a future, i.e. with mercenaries who will feed them. Speaks some unknown language.
The Barrowguard (collectively)	C4E004 Stone-Faced at 4:58:23	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:34:48	Primarily Human, Orcish, and Dwarven		Also includes some small folk and beast folk. Was formed to address the issue of the Barrowdells. Relatively recent and areligious organization.
Mercenary of The Gallow's Choir	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 0:00:13	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 0:00:13	Human		Recruited Azune and Mayali into the Falconer's Rebellion. Wears a chipped red-painted breastplate and patchwork armor. Carries a multiplicity of weapons, including a long spear on his back, a battleaxe and a handaxe at his side, and a longsword on his belt. Has an injury on the front of his face that cuts through the lip into the gum, and several teeth are missing on his upper jaw. He is older and has a ring of white hair. (He/him)
Mayali Nayar	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 0:02:24	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 0:02:24		Azune’s older sister	One year older than Azune. Successful at the mercenaries' recruitment trials but does not want to leave without her brother. Appears in C4E025 Targeted as an Argosian assassin.
Altradler	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 0:30:11	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 0:30:11	Giant eagle		A 30-foot-tall snowy white eagle that has a little bit of plumage that darkens to a soft gray around the edge of the beak and around the socks of the leg plumage where it gets down to the talon. Has a weeping wound over one eye. Very old. Eighty-foot wingspan. (He/him)
Captain Luca Phaedron	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:12:32	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:50:01	Human	Captain at Castle Torch	A knight with a gray beard, whiter towards the bottom and closer to brown higher up. (He/him)
High Ranger Bierza Kagrikovolek	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:12:34			Of Castle Torch	Was sent off with the 1st and 2nd Barrowguard troops. Also possibly "Head Ranger." (She/her)
Lady Alice Wolkschif	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:14:02	C4E028 Chasing Shadows at 4:31:01			Vassal house to House Einfasen. Holds sway in Gerwyn, residing in the castle of House Wolkschif. Aranessa knows her.
Helvarian goatherd	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:14:29	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:14:29			Altradler eats most of his goats and Thaisha reimburses him and says she'll bless the remaining goats with fertility. Pleased to help a druid of the Old Path.
Sir Tonweld Kerzingblad	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:29:48	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:29:48	Half-orc	Stationed at Castle Torch	A Lord Knight of Castle Torch alongside Julien, tasked with training troops. Massive, very tall, very broad-shouldered, very handsome. Keeps putting his foot in his mouth around Thaisha. (He/him)
Vindala	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:37:07	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:37:07			Elite soldier at Castle Torch who trains others. Friendly with Sir Julien.
Sir Castly Nural	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:39:21	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:39:21		Of the Candescent Creed	Has glowing filament tattoos on his wrist.
Domnhell Fletcher	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:46:55	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:46:55		Julien’s staff sergeant	He and Julien appear to have a brotherly friendship.
Dame Gaya Seremai	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:50:48	C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch at 2:50:48		Initially Lord Knight of Castle Torch	Deep, rich brown skin, hair in a tight brain that can easily be coiled for combat, tattoo of a snake's tail on her wrist with coils coming up around her neck and ending with the serpent's head on the underside of her chin. Wears light-looking dark half plate. Relieved of her station by Captain Phaedron in C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch. Killed by the creature that was once Tertia Tachonis in C4E018 Vindicta & Vale and raised as an undead in C4E029 Opening Night to fight for Occtis in the crypt under Obrimus Manor. (She/her or she/they (they/them pronouns only used by Occtis))

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Total: 1

Timestamp	Whisper
3:32:59	Brennan lets Ashley come behind the screen to see what he rolled for Aranessa's charisma (persuasion or deception) check

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Total: 6

Timestamp	Kiss
0:09:40	Mayali kisses a young Azune on the cheek
0:10:22	Azune’s mother kisses him on each cheek when she says goodbye
0:43:07	Thaisha kisses Altradler on the beak
2:30:37	Sir Tonweld Kerzingblad kisses Julien on the cheek
2:50:33	Captain Luca Phaedron kisses Aranessa's hand
3:39:18	Aranessa kisses Thaisha on the cheek

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Sam and Taliesin at the Critical Role Announcement Playhouse table. Taliesin spits out liquid from his mouth in a wide spray directed at Sam. Taliesin is dressed like a medieval peasant, wearing a dirty white tunic and messy black wig over his real pink hair. Sam reads calmly from a stapled sheet of paper, not yet noticing the liquid headed his way. In Taliesin’s left hand is a metal stein.

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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
Giant eagle	3
Red-tailed hawk	3
Carrier pigeon	2

Total: 8

Timestamp	Species (if given)	Line	Notes
0:27:41	Giant eagle	"The aerie's nests are some 20 feet wide in diameter, many of them, and you see enormous birds of prey, giant eagles throughout. These eagles down below, many of them are some 14 feet tall at the shoulder, many of them are some 14 feet tall at the shoulder, towering above you, turning to look [...] There are some that even have chicks that are about your size."
0:30:11	Giant eagle	"There is a 40-foot-wide nest here as you look and see a, let's call it a 30-foot-tall eagle with white plumage who turns to look, (screeches) screeches out. Thaisha, immediately you can tell, angry to be awake."	Same eagle as below, but described separately.
0:33:28	Giant eagle	"'Very well. This is Altradler. This is--' You see the eagle: (screeches). Altradler is snowy white, this massive white eagle that looks around. He has a little bit of plumage that darkens to a soft gray around the edge of the beak and around the socks of the leg plumage where it gets down to the talon."	Interactions with Altradler continue throughout the episode.
0:54:01	Red-tailed hawk	"You hear the screech of a hawk nearby. Move through as a bird moves into side by side with your sky carriage."
2:18:24	Red-tailed hawk	"At this point also, you see that wheeling overhead is a red-tailed hawk."	Same as above, i.e. the druid Hannan as a hawk, but much later in the episode.
2:40:33	Red-tailed hawk	"As the gate closes behind you, the red-tailed hawk overhead peels off towards the Shadowlight Waypoint."	Same as above, again after a break.
2:57:30	Carrier pigeon	"'We received a pigeon I think two or three days ago that the execution took place.'"
3:42:50	Carrier pigeon	"Captain Phaedron takes it and says, 'I can give this safe passage to a ship bound for the Mournvale. It will travel slowly. We have no roosting pigeons here that know to call the Mournvale home, so it will take some time, my lady.'"

	Priest’s Day / Solaire 21st Trozemere	Weaver’s Day / Luniere 22nd Trozemere	1 Hunter’s Day / Chassaire 23rd Trozemere	2 Victor’s Day / Victoire 24th Trozemere	3 Smith’s Day / Forgiere 25th Trozemere	4 Farmer’s Day / Viére 26th Trozemere	5 Trader’s Day / Marchandiere 27th Trozemere
World			Barrowguard Third Battalion, inlcuding Alogar Fang, leave for expedition to Tannesar within the Eternal Night [ep. 15]
Soldiers
Seekers
Schemers