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Critical Role's latest adventure explores the completely original world of this new domain, a landscape completely distinct from the well-known former world where past adventures occurred. In this realm, deities met their end by humanity merely seven decades past, arcane forces run rampant, and society must learn to govern themselves without divine intervention.

The Setting of This New Adventure

While Exandria embodies a realm defined by gods, the current setting is defined by their total nonexistence. Within recent history, a transformative battle occurred, and people defeated the last of celestial entities. With the seven lords of creation now gone, mortalkind had to make do independently in a new world, teeming with wild arcane forces and doubt.

Our primary location for the premiere is Dol-Makjar, which is situated on the eastern border of a region known as Kahad. The settlement deeply respects the rebellion figures of the defining battle. The statues of these heroes extend from the fortifications of the community, resisting adjacent highlands like they're holding them back.

Whereas Dol-Makjar acts as the initial setting, several other locations get mentioned during the story. Initially there's the Rookery, which appears to be the creative district of the settlement, where bards, writers, performers, and assorted creatives live. Throughout this district that viewers experience most of our time during the first episode. This is also where the performance venue, this cultural institution, can be found.

Deeper within the territory lies another city called Dol-Rungja, yet the notable concerning this settlement remains disclosed.

Tir Cruthu represents the realm of mythical beings and a mysterious place beyond mortal existence. Apparently this magical domain has disappeared, nevertheless, and the gateway to the world of Faerie is shut. The significance regarding this event hasn't been revealed, but it appears to influence Thimble, who has now begun to experience aging since becoming separated from that world.

Finally, there is the Mournvale, a territory distant from the primary setting and in which an individual and a religious order live. It appears the territory of elven folk, but once more, numerous details continue to be unknown so far.

The Plot of Campaign 4

The narrative begins in the city of Dol-Makjar. In the beginning of the episode, the Dol-Makjar citizens come together for a very important occasion: the putting to death of Thjazi Fang. Per the announcer, Thjazi is going to be killed for being "a traitor, magic user, murderer, and open sedition against the city and its inhabitants." The character formerly a celebrated soldier, but presently he's seen as a criminal by the Chamber of Lords-Advisory to the Revolutionary Council.

During the execution, numerous distinct characters with a connection to him come together to watch. These constitute the primary characters for the story, consisting of Azune Nayar, another individual, a third person, a fourth character, Thimble, Murray Mag'nesson, Wicander Halovar, Teor Pridesire, Tyranny, a tenth character, an eleventh individual, a twelfth person and a thirteenth character. Some of these characters attempt to rescue the prisoner; nevertheless, the plan fails and he is put to death.

The execution sets into motion the storyline of Campaign 4, but each aspect links directly to the recent history of the setting of Aramán. Seventy years prior to modern times, after the defining battle with the final deity being slain, humanity were forced to address the question: how to proceed? Magic swiftly turned wild and unpredictable lacking divine beings around, and the uncertainty about the final resting place of the dead go, now that divine entities are no longer around to ferry them to the afterlife, remains answered.

Inevitably, people joined forces and began to build their life fresh. Though, as predicted, not everyone agreed with how this transformed reality would look like. While we don't know extensive details regarding the War of Axe and Vine, it gets referenced several occasions in the first episode, and this individual was seen as a celebrated soldier after that battle finished. Nevertheless, two years later, Thjazi launched the Falconer's Rebellion against the powerful clans of the city. The cause is still clarified, but considering that this individual states that these powerful families "are stronger than ever", viewers can infer several points: the Rebellion failed and the clans' power remains total in the settlement of Dol-Makjar.

Additionally, with magic being "wild", it's evident to be managed and kept a close eye on. Remarkably unlike from the way sorcery is seen in considerably more favorable manner in the familiar world.

The People of the Fourth Campaign

In addition to the central figures, we're introduced to several important non-player characters in the settlement of the mountain city.

The first is, of course, Thjazi Fang. A rogue, a criminal, an insurgent, a passionate individual, a family member, a hero: The individual serves as the center about which the first episode {centers|focuses|revol