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C4E007 On the Scent

C4E006 Knives and Thorns
C4E008 Fanged Revenge

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Thumbnail for Critical Role IV episode 7, with a blue emblem around the episode number and swords in the bottom corners. A split image having the effect of cracked plaster, with character art of Teor on the left and a photo of Travis on the right. Teor is a muscular lionfolk with gray and white fur. His mane is braided like a beard, held together with purple ties. A red scar runs down past his right yellow eye and mouth. He wears gold-trimmed plate armor over his chest. He stares sternly directly at the viewer. On the right, Travis looks forward attentively, his hand lightly resting on his chin. He wears a black T-shirt and a beaded bracelet.

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Runtime

4h 5m 58s

Cold Open End 0:08:19

Episode Start 0:18:28

Break Start 2:16:08

Break End 2:29:29

Flando Timestamps for All of C3

Remind yourself of Chetney’s final form, Deanna’s goat murder, Imogen and Laudna’s first kiss, and so much else.

English Peer Ranks, Descending Order of Importance

  1. Duke
  2. Marquess
  3. Earl
  4. Viscount
  5. Baron

Ad Skit

The Critical Role Announcement Playhouse table. Taliesin is dressed in a bright rave outfit and candy necklaces, while Marisha and Laura on either side of him eat from those necklaces. Taliesin wears a metallic rainbow tanktop and a pink, white, and brown wig, and clasps his hands in front of him in good-natured discomfort. Marisha grabs one end of a necklace in both hands and chomps down on it, while Laura holds the other end of the necklace, looking off screen, smiling and chewing.

Running Bird Count

54

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Total Abilities Used So Far

67

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Luminous Luck

The Light is strong with Wick

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HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing:

Created by Flando Maltrizian, Master of Time(stamps)
Timestamp Description
0:01:00 Dean Kora
0:02:10 Giving a tour to Amariya Cormoray
0:05:45 Amariya is curious about the death of the trickster god
0:06:45 Back to the Penteveral
0:08:20 Critical Role Announcement Playhouse
0:09:00 Taliesin the club kid
0:11:10 Taliesin is edible
0:14:10 Ashley’s perma-cock dice tray
0:15:40 Laura’s merch corner
0:17:05 Intro cinematic
0:18:25 EPISODE STARTS
0:20:45 The worst kind of friend killing
0:23:40 Recap Ends (Fire)
0:25:35 Always loot the bodies
0:31:40 Teor has marsupial pouches
0:33:05 Sam flask (putrescent Brennan)
0:35:25 Character design 101 (pop off a freshy)
0:37:25 A demon campfire
0:39:50 Getting lost
0:41:35 How many moons?
0:43:45 Teor got stuck in a tree
0:45:10 Brennan is a real hardass
0:46:05 Thimble and Tyranny become best friends
0:49:55 Rough rolls to start (The Kingdom of Timmony)
0:58:35 The old shake and spit
1:01:05 Tholomoine
1:06:30 Not fans of fairies or demons
1:12:15 Getting ready to pelt Wick (talking to a shepherd)
1:16:35 Tasker loves fairies
1:19:40 A very well-informed shepherd
1:25:10 Thimble stole Tasker and Windy’s charm
1:27:15 Snuff out demons nonliterally
1:30:45 Sloak sucks
1:32:50 Incredible logline
1:37:30 Casimir is the priority
1:39:00 Teor has the eggs locked and loaded
1:40:45 Dog shrines (a bunch of history lore)
1:47:35 The dogs respect the alpha
1:49:25 Rolling for horses and danger
1:53:00 Arderin
1:57:20 Double nat 20
1:59:30 Accidentally walking into a protest
2:02:35 Demanding a ride
2:05:40 Great play from Kattigan
2:07:15 Tyranny and Wick (only Teor is Teor)
2:09:50 4 horsepower
2:13:15 Rock’s mastiff
2:16:25 BREAK STARTS
2:29:25 BREAK ENDS
2:30:25 Thimble and Kattigan (Thimble is a snack)
2:36:05 Hounds of the King (King Gus)
2:37:50 She got that dog in her
2:41:20 Kattigan and Thimble are trying to do too much
2:44:55 Talking to the dog
2:48:35 No money for the stew
2:59:15 Tyranny on Teor
3:02:40 Castle Sloak sucks (planning)
3:20:05 Wick is bait
3:23:40 Casomir meets with Seremai and Tachonis
3:26:15 Univere Tachonis
3:27:40 Cas is angy (they missed Cyd)
3:31:15 Cas saw what Thjazi saw
3:32:25 Cas gets spanked
3:36:20 Tyranny is a hot peon
3:43:35 Daggers only (titties in the front, party in the back)
3:47:00 Sir Gully Breeches (immediately failing the infiltration)
3:53:00 Jessica Rabbit to Roger Rabbit
3:54:05 The persuasion check to end all persuasion checks (HDYWTDT)
3:58:10 Dr. Finger
4:05:25 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
4h 5m 58s 3h 40m 20s 2h 5m 59s 1h 34m 21s 13m 21s 0:00:00 0:08:19 0:18:28 2:16:08 2:29:29 4:03:50

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Encounter Total length Start time End time Rounds In game time Notes
Talking down Sir Gully Breeches 5m 2s 3:49:55 3:54:57 1 6s

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Main cast attendance

Brennan Lee Mulligan, Laura Bailey, Marisha Ray, Robbie Daymond, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, and Whitney Moore.

Absent

Aabria Iyengar, Alexander Ward, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Luis Carazo, and Matthew Mercer.

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Week 1

Episodes in week: C4E007, C4E010.

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
  • Dean Kora Keplenvaisreck delivers inaugural speech at Penteveral [ep. 7]
  • Talcydimir Pridesire captured [ep. 7]
Soldiers
  • Arrive in Kingdom of Timmony at Vallow fiefdom and learn of Talcydimir Pridesire's capture [ep. 7]
  • Travel on King's Road to Arderin [ep. 7]
  • Find rest and passage northward from Arderin on apple cart into the night [ep. 7]
Seekers
Schemers
  • Bolaire gives tour of Archanade to Lady Amariya Dacen Cormoray [ep. 7, 10]

Week 2

Episodes in week: C4E007.

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
  • Stolen deed of title returned to Casimir by Doset and Univere Tachonis [ep. 7]
Soldiers
  • Thimble spots Sir Hawkins—as a Rock's mastiff—staring at group from a distance [ep. 7]
  • Kattigan and Thimble meet Dame Morgaine as a herding dog in a tavern [ep. 7]
  • Arrive in barony and town of Sloak [ep. 7]
Seekers
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
Teor 0
Thimble 0
Kattigan 0
Tyranny 0
Wicander 0
Murray 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
Teor 0
Thimble 0
Kattigan 0
Tyranny 0
Wicander 0
Murray 0
Bolaire 0

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Total: 0

Character Healing performed
Teor 0
Thimble 0
Kattigan 0
Tyranny 0
Wicander 0
Murray 0
Bolaire 0

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Total: 1

Timestamp Character(s) Description
3:54:57 Wicander Sir Gully, Persuasion Check, not a kill

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Totals
Spells Leveled Spells Only Spell Levels
16 11 13
Character Spell Base level Cast at Notes
Kattigan Guidance Cantrip Cantrip on Thimble
Tyranny Thaumaturgy Cantrip Cantrip
Wicander Friends Cantrip Cantrip
Wicander Shield 1 1
Kattigan Guidance Cantrip Cantrip on Teor
Kattigan Guidance Cantrip Cantrip on Teor
Kattigan Clue 1 1
Tyranny Disguise Self 1 - via Mask of Many Faces
Wicander Aid 2 - on Tyranny, Thimble, and himself
Tyranny Disguise Self 1 - via Mask of Many Faces
Tyranny Disguise Self 1 - via Mask of Many Faces
Tyranny Disguise Self 1 - via Mask of Many Faces
Tyranny Disguise Self 1 - via Mask of Many Faces
Tyranny Disguise Self 1 - via Mask of Many Faces
Wicander Charm Person 1 1
Tyranny Suggestion 2 2

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Total: 9

Character Ability/Feature/Trait Type From Notes
Teor Channel Divinity: Divine Sense Class Feature Paladin
Wicander Restore Balance Subclass Feature Clockwork remove disadvantage on Tyranny’s stealth check
Tyranny Eldritch Invocation: Mask of Many Faces Class Feature Warlock
Tyranny Eldritch Invocation: Mask of Many Faces Class Feature Warlock
Tyranny Eldritch Invocation: Mask of Many Faces Class Feature Warlock
Tyranny Eldritch Invocation: Mask of Many Faces Class Feature Warlock
Tyranny Eldritch Invocation: Mask of Many Faces Class Feature Warlock
Tyranny Eldritch Invocation: Mask of Many Faces Class Feature Warlock
Wicander Restore Balance Subclass Feature Clockwork remove disadvantage on Tyranny’s persuasion check

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PC natural 20s

Total: 3

Timestamp Character Description
1:42:21 Thimble History Check on dogs in Timmony
1:57:29 Wicander Stealth Check with disadvantage traveling through Arderin
3:35:35 Teor Stealth Check with advantage to hide from the envoys of House Tachonis in Sloak

PC natural 1s

Total: 2

Timestamp Character Description
0:39:56 Kattigan Survival Check to travel from the Wraith Tree
2:03:06 Wicander Intimidation Check to demand a ride from a wagon driver

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Total Long: 1

Total Short: 1

Timestamp Long or Short Characters
0:45:09 Short Kattigan, Teor, Thimble, Tyranny, Wicander
2:09:19 Long Kattigan, Teor, Thimble, Tyranny, Wicander

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Total: 26

Timestamp Item Payer Recipient How obtained Notes
0:26:47 31gp 56sp 104cp - Thimble looted
0:29:46 unknown potion vial zombie Thimble looted unclear in whose inventory
0:29:46 unknown potion vial zombie Thimble looted unclear in whose inventory
0:31:36 31gp 56sp 104cp Thimble Teor gave
0:34:54 broken symbol of Tansul - Thimble looted
0:34:54 broken symbol of Tansul Thimble Teor gave
0:36:16 finger zombie Tyranny eaten
0:36:30 dagger zombie Teor looted
0:58:33 Tasker and Windy's wedding charm - Thimble looted
1:02:36 water Wicander Tholomoine gave
1:10:14 half a loaf of bread Tholomoine Wicander gave
1:12:16 small rocks - Thimble gathered
1:25:55 half a loaf of bread Wicander - ate
1:26:07 small rocks Thimble - thrown
1:38:51 blue Chanter's Egg Teor Wicander gave? no item transfer on screen but Sam noted he had it in his inventory at this time
2:05:26 4gp Teor apple cart driver gave
2:29:45 apples apple cart driver Teor ate
2:29:45 apples apple cart driver Thimble ate
2:29:45 apples apple cart driver Kattigan ate
2:29:45 apples apple cart driver Wicander ate
2:29:45 apples apple cart driver Tyranny ate
2:48:29 stew Gwen Kattigan gave Presuming Kattigan is holding both bowls since Thimble is far too small
2:49:42 2sp Teor Kattigan took
2:50:02 1sp Kattigan Gwen paid for stew
2:57:48 stew Kattigan - poured out
3:43:45 Greater Chanter's Egg Teor Tyranny gave

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Total: 22

Name First mention First appearance Race (if given) Identifier (if relevant) Description (if given)
Dead hunter C4E007 On the Scent at 0:28:42 C4E007 On the Scent at 0:28:42 Wilderness man with oil-stained otter/beaver/water rat pelts around his shoulders. Carries ferocious-looking tools and cold iron. Carries a pair of horns (implied to be Soobri's) on his belt. Has a thick leather hardness/bandolier with two potions in it. Dead at the Wraith Tree; looks to have been dead/a zombie for at least a year. Is the reason that Hawthorn's Glade sents people to the Wraith Tree.
Tholomoine C4E007 On the Scent at 1:00:37 C4E007 On the Scent at 1:00:37 Human Creed chapel in Vallow, Timmony Older, rotund man with a little bulbous red nose. Wearing a cassock. Acolyte of the Candescent Creed.
Earl of Vallow C4E007 On the Scent at 1:05:44 Was too busy to give Casimir audience in Arderin. (He/him)
Tasker C4E007 On the Scent at 1:13:27 C4E007 On the Scent at 1:13:27 Shepherd in Vallow Shepherd in Vallow. Impressed by pixies and remembers the fair folk fondly. Provides intel on Cyd's whereabouts. (He/him)
Windy C4E007 On the Scent at 1:24:01 Tasker's wife Sick with a lingering cough.
Lady Sloak C4E007 On the Scent at 1:31:17 Late Baroness of Sloak Remarried a Tachonis in her old age and then died. Temperamental but fair, more or less.
Priest of the Creed C4E007 On the Scent at 1:59:17 C4E007 On the Scent at 1:59:17 Preaching against King Augustus in Arderin.
Older woman C4E007 On the Scent at 2:04:28 C4E007 On the Scent at 2:04:28 Cart driver in Arderin Driving a cart returning from market with mostly-empty barrels of apples. Has a wide thatched hat to keep the drizzle off of her face. Gives the Soldiers a ride. Lives in Gormalay.
Sir Hawkins C4E007 On the Scent at 2:13:34 C4E007 On the Scent at 2:13:34 Hound of the King Hound of the King Rock's Mastiff. Tawny gold, darkening to brown around the jawline and paws and ears. Enormous, with a head larger than a human head. Hound of the king. Bold but won't do harm without conversing first.
Dame Morgaine C4E007 On the Scent at 2:35:15 C4E007 On the Scent at 2:35:15 Hound of the King Hound of the King Bernese mountain dog coloring but in patches of black, brown, white, deep rich blue. Border collie–looking herding dog. Hound of the king.
Gwen C4E007 On the Scent at 2:35:40 C4E007 On the Scent at 2:35:40 Barmaid, young woman. (She/her)
Halloway Kennel C4E007 On the Scent at 2:39:00 King Gus's father A lord's kennel master. Was hanged when Gus's true identity was discovered. Represents one of the three red hounds on Gus's shield. Name given at C4E027 4:25:03.
Charlie and Casper Kennel C4E007 On the Scent at 2:39:00 King Gus's uncles Were hanged when Gus's true identity was discovered. Represent the other two red hounds on Gus's shield. Initially referenced as Gus's brothers. Names given at C4E027 4:25:03.
Small group flying Seremai and Tachonis flags C4E007 On the Scent at 3:04:09 C4E007 On the Scent at 3:04:09
Hugh and up to six other knights C4E007 On the Scent at 3:23:40 C4E007 On the Scent at 3:23:40 Hugh's shield is badly rusted. Hugh's name given at 3:57:47. The six other knights likely include Sir Finch, Sir Copsewood, Big Tom Holly. This group is likely the group Sir Finch says are from Gormalay, from Tybry's Lea further north, at C4E008 3:09:22. One looks young, maybe 17.
Big Tom Holly C4E007 On the Scent at 3:23:40 C4E007 On the Scent at 3:23:40 Identified at C4E008 3:51:22 but likely one of the knights spotted in C4E007 On the Scent. Battle-tested and past retirement age, 6'4", fat with huge broad arms and a gray beard. Armor straps have been let out to fit.
Sir Finch C4E007 On the Scent at 3:23:40 C4E007 On the Scent at 3:23:40 Knight of the New Morning Identified at C4E008 3:07:51 but likely one of the knights spotted in C4E007 On the Scent. Armor is rusted, fought in the War of Axe and Vine. From Arderin, in Vallow. His father was granted knighthood by King Valian. (He/him)
Sir Garner Copsewood C4E007 On the Scent at 3:23:40 C4E007 On the Scent at 3:23:40 Knight of the New Morning Identified at C4E008 3:07:51 but likely one of the knights spotted in C4E007 On the Scent. Armor is rusted, fought in the War of Axe and Vine. From Arderin, in Vallow. A big guy. (He/him)
Sir Gully Breeches C4E007 On the Scent at 3:23:48 C4E007 On the Scent at 3:23:48 Crow Keeper Armor taken by Teor. Killed by Hawkins.
Sir Aniko Seremai C4E007 On the Scent at 3:25:03 C4E007 On the Scent at 3:25:03 Traveled with Lord Doset and Lady Univere Tachonis Name mentioned at C4E011 2:09:43. Around 6'9", broad-shouldered, has a spear with a pennant of his house strapped to his back, sword at his side, shield at his arm. Something luminous in his mouth. Bilious green eyes with slit pupils like a serpent. Sorcerous bloodline. Killed by Thimble.
Lord Doset Tachonis C4E007 On the Scent at 3:25:38 C4E007 On the Scent at 3:25:38 A cousin of House Tachonis Carries a thin rapier. Has the scroll Cyd stole. Was married to the late lady of Sloak for nine months. (He/him)
Lady Univere Tachonis C4E007 On the Scent at 3:25:38 C4E007 On the Scent at 3:25:38 Lord Doset's sister Wears black and silver finery, carries no weapon, gloved hands, has a gaunt tattooed face with teeth tattooed on the outside of her lips. (She/her)

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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: 1

Tenet Name First Mention First Mentioned By Additional Confirmation
VII. LIVE AGLOW, OR BE UNMADE To err is to dim. To doubt is to extinguish. Seek out the dim soul, the shadow, the demon, and snuff it out like a dying ember. C4E007 at 1:27:25 Wicander The Lore Keeper’s Ledger: Rookery Reunion! (June 1, 2026)

Proverbs, Hymns, Quotables

Total: 4

Proverb, Hymn, or Other Phrase First Appearance First Said By
The light is all and all in the light C4E007 at 1:03:00 Wicander and Tholomoine
Radiance will find you. C4E007 at 1:03:51 Wicander
Even those who are cast in shadow can be shown the Light. C4E007 at 1:07:25 Wicander
You speak with the warmth of the Light. C4E007 at 1:10:30 Tholomoine

Other Beliefs

Total: 1

Belief First Mention First Mentioned By
"But wait, also, the knowledge of the Light cannot be shared with those who are not ready for it." C4E007 at 1:04:58 Tholomoine

Other Vocabulary

Total: 2

Word or Phrase Quote First Appearance First Used By
Luxes "There was a call for all of the luxes in Vallow to move to Arderin, because there's something that we-- Are we expecting you?" C4E007 at 1:04:24 Tholomoine
Bringer of Light "I know that I do not have a long career of service ahead of me. But if you would consider allowing me to take my test, to keep my vigil, to join the Creed as a Bringer of Light, I would be so honored." C4E007 at 1:11:29 Tholomoine

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Sam holding a silver chalice to reveal an image of Brennan on the bottom. Brennan is looking deviously forward. A number of injuries or substances on his face are difficult to make out given the image quality. Sam smiles mischievously, his chin resting on the upturned palm of his hand.

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Sam sitting at the table, wearing a white T-shirt with an image of a shirtless Prince from the album Controversy. He has his hands behind his head and is standing against the tiled wall of a shower. He has voluminous black hair and a moustache. Over the T-shirt Sam has on a deep blue open button-up shirt. Sam leans back, his eyes wide in mock surprise, left hand out as if to steady himself.

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The Critical Role Announcement Playhouse table. Taliesin is dressed in a bright rave outfit and candy necklaces, while Marisha and Laura on either side of him eat from those necklaces. Taliesin wears a metallic rainbow tanktop and a pink, white, and brown wig, and clasps his hands in front of him in good-natured discomfort. Marisha grabs one end of a necklace in both hands and chomps down on it, while Laura holds the other end of the necklace, looking off screen, smiling and chewing. Taliesin dancing uncomfortably, green-screened onto an empty rave dancefloor. He wears a metallic rainbow tanktop, short metallic shorts, and a number of candy necklaces, and carries a green glow stick in each hand. The green-screened background has a disco ball, a scattering of colorful lights across the walls and floor, a blue sphere sitting on the ground, and tiled bench-like platforms lining the edges of the room.

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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 4
Crow 2
Falcon 1
Songbird 1

Total: 4

Timestamp Species (if given) Line Notes
0:46:58 Songbird "And you can actually hear, for the first time, the distant noise of a finch or maybe a robin coming back into a part of the forest that [...] had had no insect life, no birdsong. You just hear a brave little songbird has come back to explore this part of the forest[...]"
3:23:29 Crow "Up on top of a parapet that looks like nobody can even reach because the stairs have crumbled inside the tower, so the top of the tower is effectively only reachable by you and crows."
3:24:02 Crow "You see in a broad-mantled, freshly-made black cloak, black crow feathers..."
3:31:20 Falcon I watched him look up, saw the terror in his face and he saw that fucking falcon. He always believed. [...] A real falcon."