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Jester says, “You made a greenhouse,” and Essek looks up.
Palms and figs and mangroves and tree ferns reach up for the ceiling, and a sourceless waterfall spills through them. The walkway spirals upward, clinging impossibly to the dangling roots of a banyan tree, and vanishes into the greenery. Everywhere there are flowers — dusky pink orchids and brilliant bromeliads, violet and yellow and red.
Essek takes a shaky breath. “I’ll show you your rooms.”
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03 Oct 2026
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strange how certain the journey by Chrome
Fandoms: Critical Role: Campaign 2 - The Mighty Nein (Web Series), Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
12 Mar 2021
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"Traces of dunamancy left in his wake...I have my theories on where you might have learned this."
Trent Ikithon baits a trap. Essek and Astrid disarm it, and live on borrowed time.
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29 Sep 2026
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and have you changed your life? by neinofthem (jeyneofpoole)
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
13 Nov 2025
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It is a mild night in Nicodranas, and Veth is considering slamming the door in Essek’s face.
He’s wearing a Disguise that she hasn’t seen before and an expression that warns of future vomit. He says, shivering, “Um. Hello. Please help me?”
Veth, who is beginning to wish that she hadn’t answered the door in her skimpiest robe, attempts to surreptitiously cross her arms over her cleavage. She says, remarkably pleasantly, “Are you fucking insane?”
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23 Sep 2026
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the place your journey started, you will recognize it by Chrome for firefright
Fandoms: Critical Role: Campaign 2 - The Mighty Nein (Web Series), Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
23 Dec 2021
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When Yussa invites himself along on an expedition to Aeor, he expects to unravel both the mysteries of ancient mages, as well as Caleb's mysterious arcane acquaintance.
If he'd known this sort of mystery was best-relegated to the pages of a romance novel, he probably would have stayed home.
In which Caleb unpacks some feelings around trust, Essek admits some fears about family, and Yussa is a third wheel.
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22 Sep 2026
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the other things that make us by saturdaysky for LadyOrpheus
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
22 Aug 2021
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Essek returns, when he can, to the sanctuary of Caleb's home. The peace of it is a balm against the tedious peril of the road, which has more misery to share than Essek had ever thought. It's nice to have a place where he can lose himself: in a book, in arcane study, in the confusing allure of Caleb's smile.
It's nice. And the cats miss him, Caleb says.
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22 Sep 2026