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Critical Role's newest storyline ventures into the completely original setting of this new domain, an environment remarkably changed from the well-known previous setting where previous campaigns occurred. Throughout this domain, divine beings met their end by people merely seven decades past, magic has gone wild, and society must figure out how to rule themselves without divine intervention.

The Setting of This New Adventure

If Exandria exemplifies a realm characterized by deities, the current setting is defined by their complete absence. Seventy years ago, a monumental conflict took place, and humanity slayed the final of celestial entities. All seven lords of creation departed, people needed to survive by themselves in a changed existence, filled with chaotic sorcery and doubt.

The central environment for the initial episode is Dol-Makjar, which is situated on the east side of an area known as Kahad. This mountain city highly regards the revolutionary heroes of the defining battle. Sculptures of these heroes project from the walls of the community, resisting the surrounding mountains like they're holding them back.

While Dol-Makjar serves as our starting point, numerous other locations get mentioned throughout the narrative. Initially there's the Rookery, seemingly the creative district of the community, where performers, writers, actors, and everything in between reside. Throughout this district that the story unfolds most of our time during the first episode. Additionally the performance venue, the Dithyramb of Azgra, is located.

Deeper within Kahad sits a different settlement called Dol-Rungja, though what is important concerning this settlement has yet to be disclosed.

Tir Cruthu constitutes the domain of mythical beings and an enigmatic location beyond the material world. Evidently this fairy realm has vanished, nevertheless, and the door to the fae realm has been closed. The implication behind this is yet to be disclosed, but it's evident to affect this character, who is beginning to grow older since getting disconnected from that dimension.

Ultimately, there is the Mournvale, a land distant from the main city and the place this character and the Sisters of Sylandri reside. It sounds like the domain of elven folk, but again, numerous details remain unexplained so far.

The Narrative of the Fourth Campaign

The plot commences in the community of Dol-Makjar. During the opening of the installment, the local population assemble for a significant event: the capital punishment of a key character. Per the herald, Thjazi is going to be executed for serving as "a turncoat, sorcerer, murderer, and open sedition against the city and its people." The character was once a celebrated soldier, but presently he's viewed as an outlaw by the governing body to the Revolutionary Council.

At the capital punishment, numerous distinct people with ties to him assemble to witness. These represent our main cast for the adventure, including Azune Nayar, Occtis Tachonis, Thaisha Lloy, a fourth character, a fifth individual, Murray Mag'nesson, Wicander Halovar, Teor Pridesire, Tyranny, Sir Julien Davinos, Bolaire Lothaire, a twelfth person and a thirteenth character. Some of these people attempt to rescue the condemned man; however, the rescue doesn't work and the character is executed.

Thjazi's death initiates the narrative of this adventure, but everything is tightly connected to the recent history of the setting of Aramán. Seven decades prior to present circumstances, after the great conflict with the last god getting destroyed, humanity needed to confront the dilemma: what now? Magic rapidly became chaotic and unstable lacking divine beings around, and the question about the destination of deceased individuals travel, now that divine entities are not available to transport them to the beyond, remains answered.

Predictably, mortalkind joined forces and started constructing their society again. However, as expected, some people agreed with what this new world might develop. Although information remains too much about the War of Axe and Vine, it's mentioned several occasions in the first episode, and this individual was seen as a celebrated soldier after that war came to an end. Though, after two years, he struck the Falconer's Rebellion against the ruling families of the settlement. The reason why has yet to be clarified, but since the character mentions that these powerful families "have never been more powerful", it's reasonable to conclude several points: the uprising didn't succeed and the Sundered Houses' authority persists as total in the settlement of this location.

Moreover, with magic functioning unpredictably, it's evident to be regulated and kept a close eye on. Remarkably unlike from the way sorcery is seen in a much more celebratory light in Exandria.

The Individuals of This Adventure

In addition to the central figures, we're introduced to several important supporting characters in the city of the mountain city.

The first is, of course, Thjazi Fang. A scoundrel, a thief, a rebel, a passionate individual, a sibling, a hero: Thjazi acts as the focal point about which the premiere {centers|focuses|revol