C4E002 Broken Wing

Aired on October 9 2025.

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Runtime

4h 33m 18s

Cold Open End 0:11:47

Episode Start 0:20:01

Break Start 2:19:03

Break End 2:34:04

Ad Skit

Bad Dads

And Other Family

Enmity, Cruelty, and Agony (1:48:34)
General Raimond Davinos (2:58:38)
Lord Primus Tachonis (3:45:20)
Godard Halovar (4:20:48)
Granddad Halovar (4:31:14)

Campaign Firsts

Species	Count
Total	25
Magpie	6
Crow	4
Falcon	4
Nightingale	4
Unknown	3
Rock dove	2
Dove	1
Owl	1

Created by Flando Maltrizian, Master of Time(stamps)
Timestamp	Description
0:09:40	Azune backstory (it’s not going to happen here)
0:11:45	Critical Role Announcement Playhouse
0:13:20	First deaths of the campaign
0:16:40	Laura plays through the injury
0:19:30	Opening Cinematic (starting off with the subwoofer)
0:22:00	A lesson about touching stuff
0:24:05	The other thing that disappears is your consciousness (Stay)
0:26:35	Ever valorous, Sir Julien
0:29:00	Afterlife lore (halfling coffin)
0:33:35	Taliesin knows that you don’t touch stuff in ancient coffins
0:36:35	Shadia is mad (she’s 25? I was reading her as like 14)
0:37:55	She’s a champion and a legend
0:38:50	Bolaire touched something as well
0:41:20	No unnecessary murder
0:45:30	The end of the funeral
0:48:40	Take These Broken Wings
0:55:15	Thimble mourns Thjazi
0:58:30	Liam can’t read dice
1:00:55	Wedding flashback
1:02:25	Thimble meets Thjazi
1:08:55	The fake rune
1:12:35	The wolf was here the whole time
1:13:50	Speak with animals
1:16:00	Cyd and Casimir
1:18:00	Thimble did all the planning and knows nothing
1:21:00	Politics lore
1:23:15	How crow-centric are the Crow Keepers?
1:25:45	Oh yeah, Vaelus is still here
1:31:10	Vaelus and Thimble (and a fox)
1:36:15	Loza is retiring (the Circle of Ancients)
1:38:15	Occtis isn’t helping clean at all (Razzing Loza)
1:40:40	The Banner
1:43:05	Sugar is bad for elves
1:45:50	In the House of Halovar
1:48:45	Cruelty is a mean girl (but Agony is fun)
1:51:40	The demons have ulterior motives, who would’ve thought
1:55:50	Wick’s room
1:57:30	POO
1:59:20	Into the lion’s den
2:00:50	Teor has the best job interview of all time
2:04:15	Sorry for being injured
2:05:15	Hand like veal
2:07:55	Teor and Wick
2:10:50	Teor and the Photarch
2:14:55	Wick and the Photarch
2:19:00	BREAK STARTS
2:34:00	BREAK ENDS (Old Path lore)
2:36:15	The Lloy Wing (and a Pariah Blade)
2:38:30	Investigating the coffin
2:42:35	Bolaire “drifts into the black box”
2:44:40	The Coffin of Obelad
2:47:40	Feral celestials
2:50:30	Waiting 30 seconds
2:54:35	Murray has a job (Bolaire has paint)
2:57:50	General Raimond Davinos
2:59:20	Julien had a busy night
3:01:55	Don’t salute him (How’s it feel to be wrong again?)
3:03:50	Julien and his Dad
3:09:50	A plot to rescue Thjazi Fang
3:13:05	You are my eldest son
3:14:05	Kattigan in the wilds
3:19:20	Azune and the Brethren Hall
3:23:35	The police get privatized
3:31:10	Oh cool, it’s also education
3:32:20	The Penteveral campus
3:35:30	Ellipedes Tallbarrel
3:38:40	The Sundered Houses are taking Umbridge with the Penteveral (Kaplow)
3:44:55	Primus Tachonis
3:46:25	Back at Hal’s house
3:47:25	Hal and Thaisha still bang it out now and then
3:48:40	Shadia is a little into Occtis (Occtis is a virgin, canon)
3:49:45	Thaisha and Hal
3:56:45	Thimble preps Thjazi (a promise from a fairy is no small thing)
3:58:25	Kattigan is a bad house guest
4:01:25	Wulfric and Thimble are not friends
4:03:50	Kattigan pays respects
4:08:20	Hal and Thimble
4:10:30	Occtis does some voice acting
4:12:10	Late morning tavern
4:14:00	Solomon
4:15:00	Initiative
4:16:40	Back at the House of Halovar
4:18:30	I bet the Filament doesn’t come from a bad place at all
4:22:25	The Prismatic Retort
4:29:10	So not a cleric then
4:32:45	Episode Ends

Full time	Gameplay time	Game 1st half	Game 2nd half	Mid break	1st start	Ad start	Ad end	1st end	2nd start	2nd end
4h 33m 18s	4h 9m 22s	2h 10m 49s	1h 58m 33s	15m 1s	0:00:00	0:11:47	0:20:01	2:19:03	2:34:04	4:32:37

Encounter	Total length	Start time	End time	Rounds	In game time	Notes
War flashback	11m 47s	0:00:00	0:11:47	1	6s	Time started before call for initiative given the in media res nature of the flashback

Main cast attendance

Aabria Iyengar, Alexander Ward, Ashley Johnson, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Luis Carazo, Marisha Ray, Matthew Mercer, Robbie Daymond, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, and Whitney Moore.

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Week 1

Episodes in week: C4E001–C4E003.

	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			Thjazi Fang's funeral [ep. 1, 2]	Dean Ellipides Tallbarrel fired from Penteveral [ep. 2] Sir Harondus Einfasen meets with Revolutionary Guard Captain Edrian Fazir [ep. 2]
Soldiers				Secrets of Halovar family revealed to Wicander, namely the presence of an imprisoned angel named Aetheon in the basement of the Villa Aurora [ep. 2, 3]
Seekers			Thaisha touches mask in coffin of Olbalad [ep. 2]
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: 15

Character	Damage dealt
Teor	0
Thimble	15
Kattigan	0
Tyranny	0
Wicander	0
Julien	0
Thaisha	0
Occtis	0
Vaelus	0
Halandil	0
Murray	0
Azune	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: 1

Character	Damage taken
Teor	0
Thimble	0
Kattigan	0
Tyranny	0
Wicander	0
Julien	0
Thaisha	1
Occtis	0
Vaelus	0
Halandil	0
Murray	0
Azune	0
Bolaire	0

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Total: 1

Character	Healing performed
Teor	0
Thimble	0
Kattigan	0
Tyranny	0
Wicander	0
Julien	0
Thaisha	0
Occtis	0
Vaelus	0
Halandil	1
Murray	0
Azune	0
Bolaire	0

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KOs

Total: 3

Timestamp	Character	Circumstance	Resolution
0:00:20	Azune	Unconscious in flashback from pre-episode attack	Stabilized by successful death saves
0:00:20	Kattigan	Unconscious in flashback from pre-episode attack	Stabilized by medicine check from Teor
0:24:05	Thaisha	Unconscious without reaching 0 HP due to touching mysterious artifact	Brought back up by Healing Word from Halandil

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Totals
Spells	Leveled Spells Only	Spell Levels
12	6	6

Character	Spell	Base level	Cast at	Notes
Halandil	Healing Word	1	1	Thaisha healed for 1 point
Murray	Mage Hand	Cantrip	Cantrip
Thaisha	Guidance	Cantrip	Cantrip	on Halandil
Halandil	Thaumaturgy	Cantrip	Cantrip
Azune	Guidance	Cantrip	Cantrip	on self
Thaisha	Speak with Animals	1	1
Murray	Mage Hand	Cantrip	Cantrip
Murray	Identify	1	1
Azune	Detect Magic	1	-	Ritual cast
Kattigan	Spare the Dying	Cantrip	Cantrip	on Thjazi; the magic does not take hold as Thjazi is already dead
Occtis	Disguise Self	1	1
Occtis	Disguise Self	1	1

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Total: 3

Character	Ability/Feature/Trait	Type	From	Notes
Thimble	Sneak Attack	Class Feature	Rogue
Azune	Lucky	Ability	Feat
Teor	Lay on Hands	Class Feature	Paladin	heals worker NPC; points healed not stated

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PC natural 20s

Total: 3

Timestamp	Character	Description
1:14:03	Thaisha	Religion or Nature check when trying to speak to Wulferic
2:01:23	Teor	Athletics Check to lift a crate off a Halovar worker
3:29:05	Azune	Insight Check on Sir Harondus Einfasen

PC natural 1s

Total: 1

Timestamp	Character	Description
0:22:12	Thaisha	Constitution Save against the silver coffin

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Total Long: 1

Total Short: 0

Timestamp	Long or Short	Characters
3:46:21	Long	Azune, Bolaire, Halandil, Julien, Kattigan, Occtis, Teor, Thaisha, Thimble, Tyranny, Vaelus, Wicander

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Total: 24

Timestamp	Item	Payer	Recipient	How obtained	Notes
0:39:24	coffin of Olbalad	Thaisha	Bolaire	taken
0:39:44	museum's protective glove	Bolaire	Murray	loaned	presumed returned
0:47:43	platter of cranberry rolls	Thaisha	Elodie	given
0:48:30	Hal’s lyre	-	Halandil	retrieved
1:09:11	counterfeit glyph	Thjazi's body	Azune	discovered
1:12:42	various meats	-	Kattigan	eaten	shared with Wulferic
1:40:12	the Torn Banner	Loza Blade	Teor	gifted
1:44:02	platter of cranberry rolls	Halandil	Vaelus	gave
1:44:06	platter of cranberry rolls	Vaelus	-	discarded
2:08:00	shield	Teor	-	removed	presumably retrieved
2:08:02	golden flail with an angled head	Teor	-	removed	presumably retrieved
2:49:28	unspecified tool	-	Bolaire	retrieved
2:50:32	unspecified tool	Bolaire	-	dropped
2:56:14	paint for Hal	Thjazi	Bolaire	given
3:00:37	goblet of wine	Madam Gurlistra	Julien	given
3:01:25		Julien	prostitutes	paid	unclear number of coins (though at least 6) for services rendered
3:57:26	small funerary treasures	Thjazi's body	Thimble	looted
4:00:01	shepard's pie	Halandil	Kattigan	gave
4:00:01	ale	Halandil	Kattigan	gave
4:00:42	jar of honey	Halandil	-	put out
4:00:46	jar of honey	Kattigan	-	used	some was consumed but presumably not the full jar
4:01:05	shepherd's pie	Kattigan	-	ate
4:03:05	ale	Kattigan	-	left behind
4:07:25	Thjazi's letter	Thimble	Halandil	gave

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Total: 27

Name	First mention	First appearance	Race (if given)	Identifier (if relevant)	Description (if given)
Casimir Gavendale	C4E001 The Fall of Thjazi Fang at 2:36:55	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:10:41		An old member of the Torn Banner	Young back in their mercenary days. The quiet type. Worked the mess, knew everybody. Worked at Underwallen & Sisters, a wainwright/wagon-maker, and he put compartments into the wagons that could be used to smuggle things. Skimmed off the top, owed the Crow Keepers money, betrayed Thimble to settle the debt. Wears a black cloak and crow feathers. Baron of Sloak. Killed by Thimble.
General Raimond Davinos	C4E001 The Fall of Thjazi Fang at 4:03:27	C4E002 Broken Wing at 2:58:38		Sir Julien’s father	Gold breastplate with the symbol of House Davinos and the House of Royce, their liege lords. He has a silvering mustache and goatee, scars across his cheek, a golden helm taken down to a side, a broadsword, and a polearm astride the carriage top. Was friends with Thjazi. Killed by Primus Tachonis. Raised by the Tachonis and killed again by Thimble. (He/him)
Milo	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:01:12	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:01:12			Torn Banner soldier who died in a flashback at the top of C4E002 Broken Wing.
Norma	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:04:07	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:04:07	Dwarf	Torn Banner medic	Has a thick, braided beard and an empty upper lip. Heals using a dwarven poultice and her own flesh. (She/her)
Lucia	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:04:25	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:04:25		Torn Banner soldier	Badly wounded, open cavity in chest with ribs visible. (She/her)
Sorcerer	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:06:53	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:06:53		House Cormoray	Wears a beautiful white flickering tunic and summons a 15-foot dragon. Attacked by Thimble in the flashback.
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.
Niveda Anza	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:46:12	C4E002 Broken Wing at 0:46:12		Member of Hal’s theater troupe	Hair up in a gorgeous to-do, wearing all black with a lot of frills and puffed shoulders. Directs some performances, including KoTher'ai. Speaks loudly and dramatically. (She/her)
Primus Tachonis	C4E002 Broken Wing at 1:37:49	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:45:10			First mention not by name - "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Tall, grave figure with sallow skin.
Cruelty	C4E002 Broken Wing at 1:48:43	C4E002 Broken Wing at 1:48:43	Demon	Tyranny’s sister	Ruby red lips, small pronged silvery horns/antlers, whipping tail. (She/her)
Agony	C4E002 Broken Wing at 1:49:28	C4E002 Broken Wing at 1:49:28	Demon	Tyranny’s sister	Small, wears spectacles and monkish white robes that hide her figure, has bright blue skin. (She/her)
Rauwyn the Trickster	C4E002 Broken Wing at 2:45:26		God (Shaper)	Shaper of Halflings
Olbalad, the Sister of Mists	C4E002 Broken Wing at 2:45:57		Celestial	Halfling Angel of Death	The coffin investigated by Bolaire and Murray belonged to her. (She/her)
Termina	C4E002 Broken Wing at 2:57:10	C4E023 Buried Truths at 3:03:23	God-killing mask	Bolaire’s eldest sister and one of the masks that killed Rauwyn	Technically first seen at C4E001 4:26:09, but not revealed to be sentient and an NPC until C4E023 Buried Truths. First mention in C4E002 Broken Wing is first mention by name. As of C4E023 Buried Truths, is wearing the body of Lady Amariya Dacen Cormoray, and as of C4E029 Opening Night is actively impersonating her. (She/her)
Julien's companions at The Tangled Sheet	C4E002 Broken Wing at 2:59:41	C4E002 Broken Wing at 2:59:41		Work at The Tangled Sheet	A voluptuous tan-skinned woman and a blonde-haired muscular young man.
Madam Gurlistra	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:00:24	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:00:24	Gnome	Madam at The Tangled Sheet	Older woman. (She/her)
Captain Edrian Fazir	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:23:06	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:23:06	Human	Captain of the Arcane Marshals (at campaign start).	Older man, big belly, rotund, with a strap of white around his chin. Azune is given his old office. (He/him)
Lord Knight Harondus Einfasen	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:23:17	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:23:17			Firmly believes that he should be in charge. Member of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory. Knighted lord of the house of Einfasen. (He/him)
Gallant	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:34:10	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:34:10	Gnome	Grad student at the Penteveral	Tells Murray that Tallbarrel got sacked. (He/him)
Ellipides Tallbarrel	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:34:23	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:35:52	Halfling	Dean of the Penteveral (former)	Is sacked in C4E002 Broken Wing. Appears in a 25-year flashback at C4E017 0:06:07. At the time he was handsome and middle-aged with a round belly, wearing a waistcoat and a chain going to a watch. (He/him)
Dean Kora Keplenvaisreck	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:37:57	C4E002 Broken Wing at 3:44:43	Dwarf		The Revolutionary Council's preferred leader of the Penteveral. First clearly named appearance at 0:00:35. Clean shaven, platinum blonde hair sculpted as stonework, red lipstick, well done face, ruff like a governess. (She/her)
Person with crow feather earring	C4E002 Broken Wing at 4:13:01	C4E002 Broken Wing at 4:13:01		Crow Keeper	Wiry-looking, crow feathers on a twine earring. Fights Kattigan, Occtis, Thimble, and Vaelus alongside other Crow Keepers.
Person with crow feather hood	C4E002 Broken Wing at 4:13:01	C4E002 Broken Wing at 4:13:01	Human	Crow Keeper	Wiry-looking, crow feathers on the inside of a hood. Fights Kattigan, Occtis, Thimble, and Vaelus alongside other Crow Keepers.
Solomon	C4E002 Broken Wing at 4:13:58	C4E002 Broken Wing at 4:13:58		Guildmaster of the Crow Keepers	Wearing a brimmed, double-ridged black felt hat, long black coat, thin silver chain. Older. Killed by Vaelus.
Tansul, god of the sun	C4E002 Broken Wing at 4:23:53	C4E016 Visions of Shadow & Stone at 3:41:43	God (Shaper)	Shaper of Humans	Gave humans the ability to craft celestials at a time when he feared being slain by Azgra. Appears in a Legend Lore vision in C4E016 Visions of Shadow & Stone.
Sir Filoneus Halovar	C4E002 Broken Wing at 4:25:06	C4E003 The Snipping of Shears at 0:02:10	Human	Wick’s uncle	Massive, heavily-armored, gray-bearded, with luminous tattoos all around his neck that curl up around over his eyes. Questions Azune outside Hal’s house in C4E019 1:25:36. A member of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory. (He/him)
Aetheon	C4E002 Broken Wing at 4:31:35	C4E002 Broken Wing at 4:31:35	Celestial	Wick’s grandfather(?)	30 feet tall, chained in an iron maiden with taps in its side gushing blood. Has featherless wings and screams while gnashing rows of unpointed teeth.

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Tenets

Note that reference has been made to both “Tenets of the Whispered Light” (C4E002 1:50:57, Cruelty) and to “Seven Shining Tenets” (C4E002 2:16:41, Wicander). It’s not yet clear if these are two separate sets of tenets or one and the same.

Total: 2

Tenet Name	First Mention	First Mentioned By	Additional Confirmation
IV. THE ANOINTED CAST THE BEAM The sacred glyphs shimmer only to The Family of Flame. The Creed alone transposes Light to Filament. The Luminus shall obey and never outshine.	C4E002 at 4:25:51	Wicander	The Lore Keeper’s Ledger: Rookery Reunion! (June 1, 2026)
Forgiveness is one of our central tenets.	C4E002 at 2:09:22	Wicander

Proverbs, Hymns, Quotables

Total: 2

Proverb, Hymn, or Other Phrase	First Appearance	First Said By
Ever bright, ever light	C4E002 at 1:49:06	Tyranny
Oh, by the Beam.	C4E002 at 4:22:43	Wicander

Other Beliefs

Total: 9

Belief	First Mention	First Mentioned By
"An Aspirant is meant to protect, observe, and obey."	C4E002 at 1:57:28	Wicander
"The Light is all illumination, sparks of faith."	C4E002 at 1:59:33	Tyranny
"Our faith believes that the Light can burn through any shadow."	C4E002 at 2:10:02	Wicander
"Until such time as the Light can fully spread such that none seek violent response..."	C4E002 at 2:13:04	Photarch Yanessa Halovar
"The Light, as always, moves in all directions and it is simply for us to open our arms and receive it."	C4E002 at 2:14:33	Photarch Yanessa Halovar
"As you know, the Candescent Creed believes that the universe is a river of light and we are but vessels riding in this river. We have solved the ancient secrets, though, and we can distill the light energy into liquid Filament and that Filament can be used in rituals and[...] to empower people, to cast magic."	C4E002 at 4:18:22	Wicander
"Filament can even be ingested by people[...] these beautiful glowing tattoos are actually pure Filament. That's the bottled-down essence of the universe tattooed on my face."	C4E002 at 4:18:56	Wicander
"It is the Candescence that we all exist within and without us. It makes the universe and we are carried along its current and many say that we can sip of it from the great Radiant Chalice."	C4E002 at 4:19:19	Wicander
"The Prismatic Retort is what we use to change Light energy, distill it from the cosmos into liquid form, into liquid Filament."	C4E002 at 4:22:50	Wicander

Other Vocabulary

Total: 2

Word or Phrase	Quote	First Appearance	First Used By
Luminous	"Not only healed with radiance. He might be Luminous or some sort of Light-touched."	C4E002 at 2:11:09	Wicander
Light-touched	"Not only healed with radiance. He might be Luminous or some sort of Light-touched."	C4E002 at 2:11:09	Wicander

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Sam wearing a pale green button-up shirt with the top button undone. Wide stripes of pale and slightly darker green form a checkered pattern. He sits with his hands clasped on the table in front of him, leaning forward intently.

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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
Crow	2
Nightingale	2
Falcon	1
Magpie	1
Rock dove	1
Unknown	1

Total: 8

Timestamp	Species (if given)	Line	Notes
0:32:52	Nightingale	"...as you look at [Vaelus], you hear a distant bird song of a bird that you as a druid know is not native to this part of the world. You hear the call of a nightingale, distantly."
0:52:46	Crow	"You reviewed the attack on Thjazi and Thimble's hiding place, found crow feathers worn as garment left, bodies removed..."
0:59:17	Nightingale	"...in this moment, it occurs to you, Thaisha, as that song rose up, that nightingale song, you still hear, and you know it's only in your mind that you can hear it. As you speak in this moment to each other, I think the song has diminished, but its last echo as the lights come up."
1:00:07	Falcon	"She gives you one moment of eye contact, corner of a smile, and slides this massive knuckled hand over your shoulders and brings you in under the crook of her arm, and at the end of the song, goes, 'I can still hear the falcons cry. (sniffles)'."	Falcon's Cry reference.
1:23:25	Crow	"[The Crow Keepers] do a bunch of bird-themed performance art."
3:17:36	-	"You see a flutter of wings and there is a balcony way up high [...] And you see a falcon descend towards that monument and rest there. Falcons are cliff hunters. They look for places of altitude to look for other birds."
3:18:16	Rock dove	"There's rock doves and other birds that they would hunt and eat."
3:49:36	Magpie	"And the sun is just barely coming up. And there are magpies warbling to each other from different rooftops up here."

Runtime

Ad Skit

Bad Dads

Campaign Firsts

Damage Dealt

Combat

Current Bird Tally

Main cast attendance

Week 1

KOs

PC natural 20s

PC natural 1s

Tenets

Proverbs, Hymns, Quotables

Other Beliefs

Other Vocabulary