C4E006 Knives and Thorns
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Runtime
4h 39m 18s
Total Combat Time
1h 37m 52s
Fey Foes and Friendlies
HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing:
| Timestamp | Description |
|---|---|
| 00:01:15 | Vaelus’s family |
| 00:04:20 | Learning to remember |
| 00:05:20 | Back to the present |
| 00:06:20 | Occtis and Vaelus |
| 00:08:45 | Critical Role Announcement Playhouse |
| 00:09:20 | RIP Charlie |
| 00:13:00 | Laura’s merch corner |
| 00:17:10 | Intro cinematic |
| 00:18:30 | EPISODE STARTS |
| 00:23:20 | Recap Ends |
| 00:25:15 | Let’s talk about your dead wife |
| 00:26:40 | The knife |
| 00:31:00 | Grief pukes |
| 00:32:50 | Ulbid’s enchanted sword |
| 00:36:25 | Tyranny takes the knife |
| 00:38:15 | Chanter’s eggs |
| 00:42:15 | Ulbid could be a friend to the pixies |
| 00:45:20 | What are we doing? |
| 00:46:15 | The RP handshake is real |
| 00:49:00 | T’iel Diar |
| 00:58:35 | After revenge |
| 01:01:15 | Sir Stagothy |
| 01:02:25 | Teor is carrying everything under his arms |
| 01:03:20 | I hope someone close to you gets brought up |
| 01:04:20 | The knife of Tyranny |
| 01:07:25 | Tyranny confesses (Kattigan crashes out) |
| 01:14:40 | Was the knife cursed? (push the desires deep down) |
| 01:15:50 | Robbie checks in after the scene (Robbie loves yelling at women) |
| 01:20:00 | Ambush (map out) |
| 01:24:20 | The stone approaches |
| 01:27:20 | Battle begins (fairy voices) |
| 01:36:00 | An extremely disturbing redcap |
| 01:37:50 | This redcap is chungling down |
| 01:42:40 | Wick becomes a being of light |
| 01:44:15 | Goblet QR Code |
| 01:48:25 | Wick explores his faith |
| 01:51:10 | A momentous roll (Law of Echo is just The Secret) |
| 01:52:20 | Wick’s mom |
| 01:54:50 | Wick’s wings (we’re 6 episodes deep and a character is becoming a god) |
| 01:56:05 | BREAK STARTS |
| 02:09:50 | BREAK ENDS |
| 02:10:45 | The fungus did not like the light |
| 02:13:30 | Skinner senses you want to say something |
| 02:14:25 | Kattigan hates dolls (bad magic) |
| 02:15:40 | Honeysuckle rules |
| 02:17:35 | Skinner is jealous |
| 02:19:20 | Honeysuckle, you need to calm down (Shuffa is into Wick) |
| 02:27:35 | Tyranny and Wick |
| 02:30:55 | Rainbloom and Thimble |
| 02:33:05 | The Hawthorn Glade |
| 02:38:30 | The moon crystal |
| 02:40:55 | Oops, all berries |
| 02:43:05 | Tyranny and Shuffa |
| 02:45:30 | Ulbid’s note |
| 02:50:00 | Sallow the hag |
| 02:52:40 | The angel and deviled egg on your shoulder |
| 02:55:15 | Kattigan sneaks into the conversation |
| 03:01:00 | Soobri’s vision |
| 03:03:40 | Playing with Shuffa |
| 03:09:40 | Teor and Skinner and Honeysuckle |
| 03:15:05 | Thjazi has more fairy friends |
| 03:18:10 | Thimble and Kattigan and Sallow (why is this hot?) |
| 03:21:30 | Giving up a memory of Thjazi |
| 03:23:00 | Thimble and Thaz |
| 03:25:20 | Cas had no loyalty |
| 03:28:00 | Forget what? (why make it this sad?) |
| 03:29:20 | Leaving the glade (Shuffa can’t come) |
| 03:31:50 | Moans in the forest |
| 03:34:50 | Map out |
| 03:38:30 | Battle begins |
| 03:42:40 | Thimble spreads poppers |
| 03:46:05 | Kattigan and Wulfric have some weird magic thing happening |
| 03:47:25 | Kattigan uses an atlatl |
| 03:49:45 | The cleric activates innate sorcery |
| 03:52:00 | Technicolor dream zombie |
| 03:53:50 | Wick blocks a big hit (Sam has an objection) |
| 03:55:55 | Are demons and undead friends? |
| 04:04:15 | Wicander Nicander |
| 04:07:00 | Ulbid remains the MVP |
| 04:09:50 | Matt let us do whatever we want |
| 04:15:35 | This wraith can easily kill Wick (Halovar’s luminous lash) |
| 04:18:15 | Wick’s life is different |
| 04:21:40 | Wick’s faith is rewarded |
| 04:22:55 | Ass blasting |
| 04:25:35 | HDYWTDT |
| 04:27:15 | The Wraith Tree |
| 04:35:20 | Thimble wins Survivor |
| 04:36:20 | Welcome home |
| 04:38:05 | Banter |
| 04:38:45 | Episode Ends |
Main cast attendance
Alexander Ward, Ashley Johnson, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Laura Bailey, Robbie Daymond, Sam Riegel, Travis Willingham, and Whitney Moore.
Absent
Aabria Iyengar, Liam O’Brien, Luis Carazo, Marisha Ray, Matthew Mercer, and Taliesin Jaffe.
| Map number | Map |
|---|---|
| 1 |
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| 2 |
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| Spells | Leveled Spells Only | Spell Levels |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 13 | 16 |
| Character | Spell | Base level | Cast at | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyranny | Mage Armor | 1 | - | Cast using Armor of Shadows |
| Teor | Guiding Bolt | 1 | 1 | |
| Kattigan | Spare the Dying | Cantrip | Cantrip | |
| Thimble | Druidcraft | Cantrip | Cantrip | |
| Kattigan | Cure Wounds | 1 | 1 | |
| Wicander | Light | Cantrip | Cantrip | |
| Thimble | Faerie Fire | 1 | - | via Fairy species feature |
| Wicander | Color Spray | 1 | 1 | |
| Wicander | Shield | 1 | 1 | |
| Tyranny | Scorching Ray | 2 | 2 | |
| Tyranny | Hex | 1 | 2 | |
| Teor | Divine Smite | 1 | - | via Paladin's Smite |
| Kattigan | Hunter's Mark | 1 | 1 | |
| Wicander | Halovar's Luminous Lash | 2 | 2 | |
| Tyranny | Eldritch Blast | Cantrip | Cantrip | |
| Teor | Divine Smite | 1 | 1 | |
| Wicander | Shield | 1 | 1 |
Total: 21
| Character | Ability/Feature/Trait | Type | From | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyranny | Eldritch Invocation: Armor of Shadows | Class Feature | Warlock | Armor of Shadows |
| Tyranny | Eldritch Invocation: Pact of the Blade | Class Feature | Warlock | Pact of the Blade |
| Thimble | Fairy Magic | Species Feature | Fairy | Druidcraft |
| Wicander | Celestial Revelation | Species Feature | Aasimar | Inner Radiance |
| Teor | Lay on Hands | Class Feature | Paladin | Jauf healed for 5 points |
| Thimble | Fairy Magic | Species Feature | Fairy | Faerie Fire |
| Thimble | Cunning Action: Hide | Class Feature | Rogue | |
| Kattigan | Quiver Reload | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Kattigan | Vex | Weapon Mastery | - | Vex |
| Wicander | Innate Sorcery | Class Feature | Sorcerer | |
| Teor | Paladin's Smite | Class Feature | Paladin | |
| Teor | Savage Attacker | Feat | - | |
| Teor | Sap | Weapon Mastery | - | |
| Thimble | Sneak Attack | Class Feature | Rogue | |
| Thimble | Fancy Footwork | Subclass Feature | Swashbuckler | |
| Kattigan | Savage Attacker | Feat | - | |
| Kattigan | Favored Enemy | Class Feature | Ranger | |
| Wicander | Metamagic: Heightened Spell | Class Feature | Sorcerer | |
| Teor | Savage Attacker | Feat | - | |
| Tyranny | Dark One's Blessing | Subclass Feature | Fiend Patron | |
| Teor | Inspiring Smite | Subclass Feature | Oath of Glory |
PC natural 20s
PC natural 1s
DM natural 20s
DM natural 1s
Total: 30
| Timestamp | Item | Payer | Recipient | How obtained | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:04:15 | silver platter of food | Sylandri | Vaelus | gave | |
| 00:24:23 | porridge | Ulbid Morn | Kattigan | gave | |
| 00:24:23 | porridge | Ulbid Morn | Teor | gave | |
| 00:24:23 | porridge | Ulbid Morn | Thimble | gave | |
| 00:24:23 | porridge | Ulbid Morn | Tyranny | gave | |
| 00:24:23 | porridge | Ulbid Morn | Wicander | gave | |
| 00:31:30 | Cerebel's toy scimitar +1 | Ulbid Morn | Thimble | gifted | |
| 00:36:31 | Jasavi's knife | Ulbid Morn | Tyranny | stolen | |
| 00:38:33 | blue Chanter's Egg | Ulbid Morn | Teor | gifted | |
| 00:38:33 | yellow Chanter's Egg | Ulbid Morn | Teor | gifted | |
| 00:38:33 | Greater Chanter's Egg | Ulbid Morn | Teor | gifted | |
| 00:44:21 | porridge | Wicander | Tyranny | gave | |
| 01:01:36 | Stagothy (toy deer) | Ulbid Morn | Thimble | gifted | |
| 01:10:41 | Jasavi's knife | Tyranny | Kattigan | gave | |
| 01:11:50 | note | Kattigan | Ulbid Morn | delivered | |
| 01:12:04 | Jasavi's knife | Kattigan | - | split | |
| 02:40:50 | strawberries | Rustblossom | Wicander | gave | |
| 02:41:29 | strawberries | Rustblossom | Kattigan | gave | |
| 02:45:19 | note | Ulbid Morn | Kattigan | delivered | |
| 02:46:14 | Jasavi's knife handle | Kattigan | Ulbid Morn | returned | via Wulferic |
| 02:46:14 | Jasavi's knife blade | Kattigan | Kattigan | pocketed | |
| 03:17:14 | letter to Thjazi | Jauf | Teor | gave | |
| 03:29:16 | letter to Thjazi | Teor | Thimble | gave | |
| 03:29:23 | letter to Thjazi | Thimble | Teor | gave | |
| 03:33:31 | foxglove or prickly poppy | - | Thimble | found | |
| 03:46:32 | magic bolt | Kattigan | Wulferic | created | |
| 03:47:43 | wooden bolt | Kattigan | - | used | |
| 04:22:16 | strawberry | - | Wicander | ate | |
| 04:34:24 | oil | Kattigan | Thimble | threw | |
| 04:35:12 | oil | Thimble | - | used |
Total: 17
| Name | First mention | First appearance | Race (if given) | Identifier (if relevant) | Description (if given) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylandri the Green Mother, Goddess of Life, Shaper of the Elves | C4E001 The Fall of Thjazi Fang at 04:11:30 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 00:03:45 | God (Shaper) | Mother-goddess of elves; also seems to be Vaelus’s actual mother (timestamp for first appearance based on this assumption) (She/her) | |
| Maywyn | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 00:01:17 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 00:01:17 | Elf | Vaelus’s sister | Lavender and spring yellow |
| Arthas | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 00:01:35 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 00:01:35 | Elf | Vaelus’s brother | Golden and green skin with bright red hair |
| King Augustus "Gus" Valian | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 00:22:18 | King of Timmony | Name mentioned at C4E007 01:44:47. First and current king of Timmony, which fought against Argosia and became its own country. His banner is three red hounds on a white field and he invited a druidic circle into his court leading to dogs being honored in Timmony. Called Gus by those who fought with him. | ||
| Unnamed Halovar | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 00:51:25 | Wicander’s younger brother | Hasn't been brought into the fold yet. Wick is worried about him. | ||
| Honeysuckle | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:27:33 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:27:33 | Pixie | Of Hawthorn's Glade | Bursts out of a flower in the fight outside Hawthorn's Glade and casts sleep. Obsessed with Teor after he "sent the light to embrace" her (knocked her out with a spell). (She/her) |
| Bix, Mak, and Flip | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:31:28 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:31:28 | Sprite | Of Hawthorn's Glade | Triplet boys. Bark armor, dragonfly wings, wood chip shields, war paint made from white clay mud and blueberry color on their faces. Short haircuts. |
| Skinner | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:36:01 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:36:01 | Redcap | Of Hawthorn's Glade | Human-sized head on a doll-sized body. Bright redc cap dripping blood into a white bushy mustache and beard. Has cold iron on his boots. Aggressive and combative. (He/him) |
| Rainbloom | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:45:28 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:45:28 | Myconid | Of Hawthorn's Glade | Beautiful and brightly colored giant mushroom. Majordomo. |
| Hawthorn | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:46:33 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:46:33 | Dryad | Of Hawthorn's Glade | Rides on a chariot made of vines. Runs Hawthorn's Glade. As a dryad, is more anchored to this world than many of the high fairies (grows roots). |
| Shuffa | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:54:17 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 01:54:17 | Shambling Mound | Of Hawthorn's Glade | Plant-based creature that grows huge thanks to the light of Wicander’s Celestial Revelation. Big lumpen torso of vines and briars with long, tendrilly arms. Loves Wick. (It/he) |
| Rustblossom | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 02:36:52 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 02:36:52 | Fairy | Of Hawthorn's Glade | Small flat clod of dirt with ugly red grass growing out of his flat little head. Little plate of a fairy with no wings. |
| Soobri | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 02:39:48 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 02:39:48 | Faun | Of Hawthorn's Glade | Older, very short (4'-4'6" tall) woman with thin old skinny arms, a bandana over her head, and thick, wild gray hair. Under the bandana are the broken stumps of a faun's horns, marked with burns from red hot iron. Soothsayer. Seems to be teary often. (She/her) |
| Sallow | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 02:50:01 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 02:50:01 | Hag | Of Hawthorn's Glade | A woman dressed in rags, with blue-gray corpsel.ike wet skin. Bulbous, luminous eyes like a predator. Mud and algae and reeds sewn throughout her hair. Takes a memory from Thimble in exchange for information. (She/her) |
| Traveling professor | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 03:04:16 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 03:04:16 | Fairy | Grasshopper legs and antennae, handsome man's face, small white shirt and vest, carries a scroll on his back and a small rapier at his side. Has a traveling scholar's cart with him. Dislikes the Candescent Creed for turning people from their old ways. (He/him) | |
| Jauf | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 03:08:57 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 03:08:57 | Bowka | Has what looks like (but is not) a jacket over his shoulders formed by an owl's wings. Has an owl head with real owl eyes and a beak coming down, which cuts at the edge of the feathers and becomes a jaw of skin and normal teeth. Has one injured wing that is being tended to, which Teor helps heal. Has met Cyd recently, has met Thimble a while ago, and has a letter for Thjazi. (He/him) | |
| Wraith | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 03:37:32 | C4E006 Knives and Thorns at 03:37:32 | Was once a cleric of Tansul. Destroyed by the Soldiers party. |
Verses
Proverbs, Hymns, Quotables
Other Beliefs
Total: 3
| Belief | First Mention | First Mentioned By |
|---|---|---|
| "It's called guilt. It's fine. You must repent and pray and it will pass." | C4E006 at 01:07:53 | Wicander |
| "When I find myself having a desire, a want for something, I like to push it down. I like to sort of bury it, hide it deep again. That always works for me, so maybe try that next time." | C4E006 at 01:14:58 | Wicander |
| "The Light is to guide us to a better tomorrow." | C4E006 at 01:48:22 | Wicander |
This category includes any mention of a bird by Brennan. Things named after birds (i.e. The Crow Keepers) are not counted. 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 |
| Crow | 1 |
| Egg | 1 |
| Owl | 1 |
Total: 3
| Timestamp | Species (if given) | Line |
|---|---|---|
| 00:38:36 | Egg | "These are Chanter's Eggs [...] It's an egg where the egg part has been replaced with a song..." |
| 03:02:19 | Crow | "And I saw a fluttering of crow's wings and him clapped in irons." |
| 03:08:57 | Owl | "There's an owl lying on the ground with a broken wing. But as it shifts, you realize that it's not an owl, it's a fairy..." |