The Omen Archive

C4E022 The Point of No Return

C4E021 King of Cards
C4E023 Buried Truths

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Thumbnail for Critical Role IV episode 22, with a red emblem around the episode number and birds in the bottom corners. A split image having the effect of cracked plaster, with art of Murray and Bolaire on the left and a photo of Marisha on the right. Murray and Bolaire are on a balcony. Murray sits down at a table holding a wooden tankard, looking to the side and glaring. Bolaire leans against the railing of the balcony, looking to the side, hair blowing in the breeze. The skyline of Dol-Makjar is visible behind them. Marisha smiles widely, leaning forward at the table. She wears an orange beanie and a red cardigan.

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Runtime

3h 44m 9s

Cold Open End 0:20:48

Episode Start 0:28:40

Break Start 2:00:59

Break End 2:13:00

Total Combat Time

1h 44m 35s

Loot!!!

  • Potions of Healing (3)
  • 72gp
  • Silver capped bottles
  • Bright silvery necklace with charms
  • Velvet bags full of gems or stones (7)
  • Blank spell glyphs (40)
  • Shortsword

Running Bird Count

125

* See our note on how we count this

Battlemap Highlight

A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Bolaire hides around a corner from the room, down a hallway from a flight of stairs. Azune and Halandil are in the hallway with him. Five Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room around a fallen Demodus Blix, while two guard an entrance on the north side and two guard an entrance on the south side. The entrances have sewer grates set into them. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through both entrances. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. An underground river runs past the room on the south end.

Campaign Firsts

Potion Used

Bolaire, Potion of Healing, 3:39:09

Bolaire Works Those Bodies, Works Those Bodies

Makes Sure That He Hurts Somebody

New Bolaire Bodies data!

Bolaire from the shoulders up. An elf wearing a paper-white porcelain mask with dark lips and lines resembling tears running down from the eyes. He has long, voluminous, curly red hair reaching past his shoulders. He wears a red ornate leather vest. He seems to look directly at the viewer with the dots of blue light at the center of his black eyes.

Denizens of Tír Cruthú

Known Types of Fairies

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HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing:

Created by Flando Maltrizian, Master of Time(stamps)
Timestamp Description
0:02:20 Occtis loves the Golden Orchard
0:07:20 Young Thimble
0:09:45 Thimble has already killed lots of Tachonis
0:10:45 Thimble meets Occtis
0:17:10 Thjazi is out
0:18:20 Thjazi gave Occtis the idea to be a wizard
0:19:25 Longingly
0:20:50 Critical Role Announcement Playhouse
0:21:25 Vertical drama
0:27:20 Intro cinematic
0:28:40 EPISODE STARTS (Brennan is a narc)
0:33:00 Recap Ends and minis are revealed
0:37:50 Battle begins
0:42:30 ABM
0:44:20 Azune’s hammer connects
0:50:10 Something bad is in the water
0:57:10 A mold spirit (Laumy)
1:03:30 Faking an attack on Laumy
1:06:50 Murray the Appalachia wizard
1:12:10 Mind sliver
1:15:10 Don’t get hit by Laumy
1:21:50 Bane never changes
1:31:20 Demodus breaks stealth
1:36:40 Nat 1 has to be bad
1:38:15 Azune powers up
1:41:55 Hard to learn you got beat by a playwright
1:43:05 Azune is untouchable
1:45:55 Laumy eats Zaghi
1:46:55 Shatter
1:51:35 A 100% real knight (Demodus gets yoinked)
1:56:15 Bitch, you blind forever
1:59:00 Bolaire intimidates Laumy
2:01:10 BREAK STARTS
2:13:00 BREAK ENDS
2:19:05 HDYWTDT
2:20:50 Demodus’s disarm
2:22:05 True Strike is okay now
2:29:35 Battle ends (The Friends of Justice)
2:31:30 Tough loving Demodus
2:39:20 Demodus’s story
2:46:30 It’s so bad
2:51:00 King Gus is in danger
2:52:00 Rich people just laugh whenever
2:54:05 Demodus broke Dani Carr
2:56:45 Demodus is not alright
3:00:50 Investigating the room
3:05:40 Hallow, Harrow, and Hearth
3:10:50 They found the good stuff
3:12:50 Hal and Bolaire
3:17:30 Blix’s Bungling Blitz
3:19:15 Murray and Azune
3:28:00 Bolaire prepares to die
3:32:50 Just a mask
3:34:50 Hal risks it all
3:38:40 Bolaire is back
3:39:55 Bolaire’s box
3:43:40 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 44m 9s 3h 23m 5s 1h 53m 7s 1h 29m 58s 12m 1s 0:00:00 0:20:48 0:28:40 2:00:59 2:13:00 3:42:58

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Encounter Total length Start time End time Rounds In game time Notes
Sewer Crows 1h 44m 35s 0:33:00 2:29:36 6 36s "Total length" calculation removed break time

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Main cast attendance

Alexander Ward, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Luis Carazo, Marisha Ray, and Taliesin Jaffe.

Absent

Aabria Iyengar, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer, Robbie Daymond, Sam Riegel, Travis Willingham, and Whitney Moore.

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Week 1

Episodes in week: C4E022.

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
  • Demodus Blix sees illusion job posting at Penteveral, speaks with Dean Kora Keplenvaisreck, and is introduced to Trimus Tachonis [ep. 22]
  • Demodus Blix performs illusion job for House Tachonis at Palazzo Davinos, overhears confusing and disturbing conversations, and flees [ep. 22]
Soldiers
Seekers
Schemers
  • Successfully rescue Demodus Blix from Crow Keepers by inciting a diversionary fight between them and Laumy, a Raugrannath from the Faerie realm of Harrow [ep. 22]
  • Demodus Blix recounts his full experience of the illusion job at Palazzo Davinos for House Tachonis, including overhearing mentions of Houndsport, the Argosian delegation, and King Augustus [ep. 22]
  • Halandil and Murray find the missing blank spell glyphs of Hand and Wheel [ep. 22]
  • Azune remembers a report about Aubrus Drime going missing [ep. 22]
  • Bolaire acquires a new body, Crow Keeper rogue [ep. 22]

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Total: 2

Timestamp Event Body Notes
3:33:43 Removed from Aubrus Drime Body condition: Gruesomely stabbed to death by Hal at Bolaire’s request, leaving a gory mess. Face cut out to avoid the use of Speak with Dead.
3:38:35 Put onto Unnamed Crow Keeper

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Map number Map
1

A top-down view of a battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Five Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room around a fallen Demodus Blix, while two guard an entrance on the north side and two guard an entrance on the south side. The entrances have sewer grates set into them. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through both entrances. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. An underground river runs past the room on the south end, and stairs lead down to a hallway between the river and the room. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Bolaire hides around a corner from the room, down a hallway from a flight of stairs. Five Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room around a fallen Demodus Blix, while two guard an entrance on the north side and two guard an entrance on the south side. The entrances have sewer grates set into them. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through both entrances. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. An underground river runs past the room on the south end. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Bolaire hides around a corner from the room, down a hallway from a flight of stairs. Azune and Halandil are in the hallway with him. Five Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room around a fallen Demodus Blix, while two guard an entrance on the north side and two guard an entrance on the south side. The entrances have sewer grates set into them. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through both entrances. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. An underground river runs past the room on the south end. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Bolaire hides around a corner from the room, down a hallway from a flight of stairs. Azune and Halandil are in the hallway with him. Five Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room around a fallen Demodus Blix, while two guard an entrance on the south side. One of them has a red status ring around his mini. The entrance has a sewer grate set into it. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through the entrance. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. An underground river runs past the room on the south end. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Bolaire hides around a corner from the room, down a hallway from a flight of stairs. Azune and Halandil are in the hallway with him. Five Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room around a fallen Demodus Blix, while two guard an entrance on the north side and two guard an entrance on the south side. The entrances have sewer grates set into them. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through both entrances. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. An underground river runs past the room on the south end. A battlemap of a stone underground area in the sewer. A waterfall feeds into a river, which runs beside a hallway where Halandil, Azune, and Murray stand. A flight of stairs leads down into the hallway. A room is off from the hallway. A Crow Keeper is visible at the edge of the room. A battlemap of a stone underground area in the sewer. Bolaire, Halandil, Azune, and Murray stand in a hallway which runs beside an underground river. A flight of stairs leads down into the hallway. Off the hallway is a room, where two Crow Keepers and a fallen Demodus Blix are visible. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Laumy stands beside two Crow Keepers, while another stands over a fallen Demodus Blix a short distance away. Two other Crow Keepers guard an entrance on the north side and two guard an entrance on the south side. The entrances have sewer grates set into them. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through both entrances. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. A battlemap of a stone underground area in the sewer. Bolaire, Halandil, Azune, and Murray stand in a hallway which runs beside an underground river. They face off against a single Crow Keeper. Off the hallway is a sewer trench, which leads out of frame. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Bolaire, Azune, Halandil, and Murray fight Crow Keepers in a hallway around the corner from the room. Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room around a fallen Demodus Blix, while one guards an entrance on the north side and none guard an entrance on the south side. The entrances have sewer grates set into them. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through both entrances. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. An underground river runs past the room on the south end. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Brennan holds a transparent area of effect circle over a section of hallway outside the room. A couple Crow Keepers, Azune, and Halandil are out of the area of the circle. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Bolaire, Azune, Halandil, and Murray fight Crow Keepers in a hallway around the corner from the room. One Crow Keeper guards the south entrance to the room. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through both entrances. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Bolaire, Azune, and Murray stand on a raised platform above the room indicating an upper floor. Halandil stands in a hallway below, outside the room. Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room around a fallen Demodus Blix, while one guards an entrance on the north side and none guard an entrance on the south side. The entrances have sewer grates set into them. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through both entrances. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. An underground river runs past the room on the south end. A top-down view of a battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Bolaire, Azune, and Murray stand on a raised platform above the room indicating an upper floor. Halandil stands in a hallway below, outside the room. Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room around a fallen Demodus Blix, while one guards an entrance on the north side and none guard an entrance on the south side. The entrances have sewer grates set into them. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through both entrances. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. An underground river runs past the room on the south end. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Bolaire, Azune, Murray, and Halandil stand on a raised platform above the room indicating an upper floor. Two Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room. Demodus Blix lies on the ground away from them all. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Bolaire, Azune, Murray, and Halandil stand on a raised platform above the room indicating an upper floor. Two Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room. Demodus Blix lies on the ground away from them all. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room and exits through both the south and north entrances. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer, focused on Laumy and two Crow Keepers on a raised wooden boardwalk. Demodus Blix lies on the ground at the base of a ladder just at the edge of the frame. Two pillars rise on either side of the boardwalk with torches attached to them. A pile of boxes are on the ground next to the boardwalk. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer, focused on Laumy on a raised wooden boardwalk, and Halandil standing over a fallen Demodus Blix on the ground next to the boardwalk. Two pillars rise on either side of the boardwalk with torches attached to them. A pile of boxes are on the ground next to the boardwalk. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. Brennan picks up a d20 that he just rolled off to the side of the battlemap. Bolaire, Azune, and Murray stand on a raised platform above the room indicating an upper floor, while Halandil drags a fallen Demodus Blix towards the side of the room. Crow Keepers and Laumy stand within the room. A raised wooden boardwalk goes from the wall to the center of the room among wooden boxes and three stone pillars holding up the ceiling. An underground river runs past the room on the south end. A battlemap of a stone underground area in the sewer focused on two raised platforms indicating multiple levels. Bolaire, Murray, and a fallen Demodus Blix are on the higher one, while Azune and four Crow Keepers are on the lower one. Halandil stands within a stone room below them both, near the wall. A battlemap of a stone underground room in the sewer. A wooden boardwalk is collapsed in the center of the room, with Laumy standing atop the wreckage. Halandil stands by the wall of the room. A sewer trench runs in a circle in the room around pillars holding up the ceiling. A battlemap of a stone underground area in the sewer focused on two raised platforms indicating multiple levels. Bolaire and Halandil stand on the higher one, while a knight made of light, Azune, Murray, Demodus Blix, and four Crow Keepers are on the lower one. A room with a sewer trench in it is just at the edge of the frame below both platforms. A battlemap of an underground area in the sewer. Two raised platforms indicating multiple levels rise above a stone room. Bolaire and Halandil stand on the higher one, while a knight made of light, Azune, Murray, Demodus Blix, and four Crow Keepers are on the lower one. The room has sewer grates at north and south entrances. A river runs past the room, and past a hallway with stone stairs leading down into it. A battlemap focused on a stone platform. Bolaire, Azune, and Halandil stand over a fallen Crow Keeper each, while Murray stands next to Demodus Blix. One Crow Keeper remains standing next to a knight made of light.

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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: 113

Character Damage dealt
Thimble 0
Occtis 0
Halandil 37
Murray 7
Azune 43
Bolaire 26

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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
Thimble 0
Occtis 1
Halandil 0
Murray 0
Azune 0
Bolaire 0

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Total: 8

Character Healing performed
Thimble 0
Occtis 0
Halandil 8
Murray 0
Azune 0
Bolaire 0

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Total: 5

Timestamp Character(s) Description
0:45:37 Azune Crow Keeper, Warhammer
2:16:36 Azune Crow Keeper, Booming Blade
2:18:36 Halandil Crow Keeper, Liar’s Blade, HDYWTDT
2:27:23 Bolaire Crow Keeper, Glass Dagger
3:32:28 Halandil Bolaire’s body, Shortsword

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Total: 1

Timestamp Character(s) Description
2:18:56 Halandil Crow Keeper, Liar’s Blade

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Totals
Spells Leveled Spells Only Spell Levels
23 12 13
Character Spell Base level Cast at Notes
Bolaire Command 1 1
Murray Mage Hand Cantrip Cantrip
Azune Control Flames Cantrip Cantrip
Bolaire Mind Sliver Cantrip Cantrip
Halandil Healing Word 1 1 Demodus Blix heals for 6 points
Murray Chromatic Orb 1 1
Bolaire Command 1 1
Azune Booming Blade Cantrip Cantrip
Azune Shield 1 1
Halandil Shatter 2 2
Murray Minor Illusion Cantrip Cantrip
Murray Chromatic Orb 1 1
Bolaire Dissonant Whispers 1 1
Azune Booming Blade Cantrip Cantrip
Azune Booming Blade Cantrip Cantrip
Azune Shield 1 1
Murray True Strike Cantrip Cantrip
Azune Booming Blade Cantrip Cantrip
Azune Guidance Cantrip Cantrip on self
Murray Detect Magic 1 - Ritual cast
Halandil Comprehend Languages 1 - Ritual cast
Azune Control Flames Cantrip Cantrip
Halandil Healing Word 1 1 Bolaire heals for 2 points

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Total: 17

Character Ability/Feature/Trait Type From Notes
Halandil Bardic Inspiration: Granted Class Feature Bard to Murray
Halandil Adrenaline Rush Species Feature Orc
Murray Bardic Inspiration: Used Class Feature Bard
Halandil Adrenaline Rush Species Feature Orc
Azune Innate Sorcery Class Feature Sorcerer
Azune Metamagic: Subtle Spell Class Feature Sorcerer
Azune Font of Magic: Convert Slots Class Feature Sorcerer
Azune Push Weapon Mastery -
Azune Metamagic: Quickened Spell Class Feature Sorcerer
Azune Push Weapon Mastery -
Azune Metamagic: Subtle Spell Class Feature Sorcerer
Bolaire Eldritch Invocation: Pact of the Blade Class Feature Warlock
Azune Font of Magic: Convert Slots Class Feature Sorcerer
Azune Metamagic: Quickened Spell Class Feature Sorcerer
Azune Push Weapon Mastery -
Murray Ritual Adept Class Feature Wizard
Murray Lucky Ability Feat

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PC natural 20s

Total: 3

Timestamp Character Description
0:42:24 Azune Warhammer attack on Crow Keeper
2:00:00 Bolaire Intimidation Check to scare Laumy
3:35:50 Azune History Check with advantage on the identify of Aubrus Drime

PC natural 1s

Total: 2

Timestamp Character Description
1:36:44 Azune Luck Check on the Crow Keepers returning
2:59:02 Azune Investigation Check to search the sewers after the fight

DM natural 20s

Total: 1

Timestamp Character Description
1:27:34 Zaghi Constitution Save against Laumy’s Filth Bomb

DM natural 1s

Total: 1

Timestamp Character Description
1:31:26 Demodus Blix Stealth Check while casting Mage Armor

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Total: 18

Timestamp Item Payer Recipient How obtained Notes
3:01:52 potion of healing - Bolaire looted
3:01:52 potion of healing - Bolaire looted
3:01:52 potion of healing - Bolaire looted
3:02:53 60gp - Bolaire looted
3:11:04 silver capped bottles - Murray looted unknown number
3:11:08 Amulet of Vigilance - Murray looted
3:11:43 7 velvet bags full of metamagic gems - Murray looted Seperate specifics noted next episode
3:11:59 40 blank spell glyphs - Murray looted
3:16:18 12gp - Murray looted
3:16:23 12gp Murray Demodus Blix gave
3:29:48 spell glyph shards (half) Bolaire Bolaire transfered
3:30:04 shortsword - Bolaire looted
3:31:17 shortsword Bolaire Halandil gave
3:32:36 shortsword Halandil - dropped
3:33:54 Bolaire (inert) body of Aubrus Drime Halandil removed
3:38:35 Bolaire (inert) Halandil body of Crow Keeper placed upon
3:39:09 healing potion Bolaire - drank
3:40:51 wig - Bolaire retrieved

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Total: 1

Timestamp Administered by Administered to Potion Effect
3:39:09 Bolaire Bolaire potion of healing Bolaire heals for an unknown number of hit points

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Total: 4

Name First mention First appearance Race (if given) Identifier (if relevant) Description (if given)
Zaghi C4E021 King of Cards at 1:56:06 C4E022 The Point of No Return at 0:47:43 A leader of the Crow Keepers Had lent Demodus Blix money. Pimley Morn took Demodus to him. Killed by Laumy in C4E022 The Point of No Return after being tricked into turning on it by the Schemers. (She/her)
Twig C4E022 The Point of No Return at 0:07:23 C4E022 The Point of No Return at 0:07:23 Pixie Thimble’s brother Looks like a kid, as pixies did indefinitely before the doors to Faerie closed. (He/him)
Lady Ophelia Seremai C4E022 The Point of No Return at 2:41:05 Demodus Blix describes her as awful. Has either a tattoo or birthmark of red, yellow, and black rings around her neck. (She/her)
Lieutenant Junaeus C4E022 The Point of No Return at 2:43:01 Allied with the Tachonis A soldier who helped cover up the massacre at the Palazzo Davinos. Knew she was considered a "loose end" and had confirmed by Lady Ophelia Seremai that she would be killed, but that she would be given "the scar" and didn't have anything to worry about. (She/her)

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Taliesin, Liam, and Marisha squished into a vertical phone video frame, with large black bars on the left and right. Taliesin laugh maniacally, wearing a top hat and red cape as an old-timey villain costume. He holds a fake mustache over his face with his left hand and a wedding ring in his right hand. Liam and Marisha stand uncomfortably close to him and each other, struggling to fit in frame.

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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 3
Eagle 1
Falcon 1
Goose 1

Total: 3

Timestamp Species (if given) Line Notes
0:01:13 Eagle "We see (screeching) a massive eagle flying overhead, as the envoy of House Einfasen arrives."
2:13:11 Goose "Crow Keepers were sent off on a wild goose chase and chased that goose right back to our heroes."
2:46:02 Falcon "She said, 'My Lady, 'the falcon has just been delivered to Obrimis Manor. 'Does that mean anything to you?'"