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Critical Role's fourth campaign delves into the completely original realm of Aramán, a landscape vastly different from the established Exandria where previous stories unfolded. Within this world, deities were destroyed by mortalkind merely seven decades past, arcane forces run rampant, and society must figure out how to rule their communities lacking celestial direction.

The Realm of Campaign 4

While Exandria embodies a world defined by gods, the current setting is characterized by their utter lack. Seventy years ago, the Shapers' War unfolded, and people destroyed the final of celestial entities. All seven divine creators eliminated, mortalkind had to make do on their own in a transformed reality, rife with unpredictable magic and uncertainty.

Our primary setting for the first installment is Dol-Makjar, which is situated on the eastern edge of a territory known as Kahad. The settlement deeply respects the rebellion figures of the great conflict. The statues of these figures protrude from the barriers of the settlement, resisting adjacent highlands as if keeping them at bay.

While Dol-Makjar acts as the beginning location, several other places are referenced throughout the episode. Initially there's the Rookery, evidently the cultural district of the city, where performers, poets, actors, and various other artists reside. It's in this neighborhood that viewers experience the majority of the episode during the first episode. Additionally the performance venue, this cultural institution, resides.

Further into Kahad exists an additional community called Dol-Rungja, although its important concerning this settlement remains disclosed.

Tir Cruthu constitutes the realm of mythical beings and an obscure realm beyond the material world. It seems Tir Cruthu has vanished, however, and the portal to the magical dimension was sealed. The implication of this development remains explained, but it appears to influence Thimble, who is beginning to age since getting disconnected from that dimension.

Finally, there is the Mournvale, a land remote from Dol-Makjar and where an individual and a religious order reside. It sounds like the domain of elven folk, but again, many aspects stay unexplained currently.

The Narrative of Campaign 4

The plot commences in the settlement of Dol-Makjar. During the opening of the installment, the local population are gathered for a very important occasion: the execution of Thjazi Fang. As stated by the official, Thjazi is going to be executed for serving as "a traitor, arcanist, murderer, and blatant rebellion against the city and its people." Thjazi formerly a military legend, but presently he's viewed as a lawbreaker by the Chamber of Lords-Advisory to the administrative body.

At the capital punishment, numerous distinct people with relationships to him come together to watch. These represent the primary characters for the campaign, comprising one character, Occtis Tachonis, Thaisha Lloy, a fourth character, a fifth individual, Murray Mag'nesson, a seventh character, an eighth individual, a ninth person, a tenth character, Bolaire Lothaire, a twelfth person and Vaelus. A handful of these characters attempt to rescue the condemned man; nevertheless, the rescue doesn't work and Thjazi meets his end.

Thjazi's death initiates the narrative of the fourth campaign, but all elements relates closely to the recent history of the setting of Aramán. Seven decades prior to modern times, after the defining battle with the last god meeting destruction, mortalkind needed to confront the dilemma: what comes next? Magic swiftly turned wild and unpredictable absent deities around, and the mystery about the destination of the dead travel, since deities are not present to guide them to the afterlife, remains resolved.

Inevitably, mortalkind joined forces and began to build their society fresh. Nevertheless, as predicted, not everyone approved of how this transformed reality should appear. Despite limited knowledge comprehensive information concerning the War of Axe and Vine, it gets referenced several occasions in the premiere, and Thjazi was regarded a war hero after that conflict came to an end. However, following this period, Thjazi initiated the Falconer's Rebellion against the ruling families of the city. The cause remains explained, but considering that this individual states that the ruling clans "are stronger than ever", viewers can infer two things: the uprising didn't succeed and the clans' power remains complete in the settlement of Dol-Makjar.

Moreover, with magic operating chaotically, it seems to be controlled and carefully monitored. Pretty different from arcane practices are viewed in a far more celebratory light in Exandria.

The Characters of the Fourth Campaign

In addition to the primary characters, we're introduced to multiple significant supporting characters in the settlement of the primary setting.

Foremost among them is, unsurprisingly, Thjazi Fang. A rascal, a criminal, a rebel, a romantic, a brother, a celebrated figure: This character is the lynchpin about which the initial installment {centers|focuses|revol