#my soul for astrid and wulf healing

[seanotturom]

this is a cr positivity checkpoint :D

I'm sure there are plenty of these things floating around (and if you come across any, please send them my way!), but in the interests of cultivating a bubble of celebration and enjoyment (which is what I turn to fandom for!), let's go nuts over things we loved about the CR2 finale:

GET REKT TRENT! the confrontation could not have been more poetic. his showing up unannounced? the nein coming together in all their cohesive combat glory? the plan that the three empire kiddos came up with ages ago for trent...actually working? I'm so proud of them, you guys.

astrid queen behavior canon! and we got to see the volstrucker in action in combat (release the statblocks, mattholomew, I am intrigued by wulf's build).

SUPER MOVER FJORD! that mobile feat was just icing on the cake on one of the zippiest builds I have ever seen? absolutely iconic, mr. willingham.

nothing but respect for MY battle cleric, the illustrious jester lavorre, with both the dominate person and the heal. ALSO her conversation with marion about their relationship, her dad, and what the future holds for that whole dynamic was beautiful and I will be thinking about it and crying for the rest of time.

caduceus, absolute king, delegating chores and aggressively telling off wulf for desecrating a holy place quite literally watered my (flower) crops (in the blooming grove). and while we're on that topic, evil wizards learning to make things grow? additionally: xhorhas kids getting to garden together ;-;

"I go where you go, baby."

PLANTING FLOWERS ON ZUALA'S GRAVE AAAAAAAAHHHHH I LOVE THEM SO MUCH I CAN'T I'M STILL CRYING ABOUT IT I HAVE SO MANY FLOWERS TO BRING HER YES YOU DO YASHA YES YOU DO AND THE GREATEST BLOOM, the ONE THAT ZUALA WILL BE HAPPIEST TO SEE, is the SPRINGTIME FLOURISHING OF YASHA'S LOVE AND HAPPINESS IN HER FUTURE WITH BEAU SHUT UP I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING

stenographer beau :) chief prosecutor beau :) EXTREMELY RESPECTED EXPOSITOR beauregard lionett :) because she deserves the recognition of her talent and her intelligence and her hard work and just...how far she's come. this trouble-making rebel represents everything that the soul stands for, and all it took was one person recognizing that potential and giving her room to thrive for the whole world to see her for the hero she is.

also her closure with zeenoth and her father? beautiful. refusing to give her birth family control over her, her accomplishments, the trajectory of her life...they don't deserve her. so proud.

the culmination of veth's terror of water...the midnight swim, the passing on of the ring of water walking to luc and the flask to kingsley...and on a larger cosmic scale, her first level in wizard? I am brave, she says, and I am smart and talented and beautiful and enough. and she says, this is enough, and spends the rest of her life with the family she built, saved, and continues to love.

PIRATE PRINCESS JESTER! she's grown and matured and discovered how real life romance is so much messier and infinitely more beautiful than in her novels, has come into her own as an individual, and chosen a life of adventure. and she still gets her storybook moments (kiss in the rain! you and me and the horizon! all the romancing the stone vibes!), even if they come with the silly awkward elements that define life ("--wait no go back to sleep uhhh I cAST MODIFY MEMORY--")

kingsley is literally so funny, y'all. "I only know what booze is in theory, but you're my best friend now." this dramatic purble bastard. "...so I hear you have a ship." go depose the plank king and live out your thottiest pirate dreams, my liege.

the wizards went back to aeor!! the wizards recognized that some things are better left to the past!! that disintegrate was such a powerful moment--

two books of memories left on two graves...my heart...

JUNIOR ADVENTURER SUMMER CAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!

caleb's a teacher now :'')

please add more!

#critical role #cr #cr2 #c2e141 #long post #I may add more later as I continue ruminating but I just really wanted to celebrate the mighty nein you guys #I love them very much and I really enjoyed the finale

[mapleandgingeroatmeal]

CR2E110- Dinner With The Devil (4)

The Titular dinner is here! I think all my braincells just got blown out my ears.

They stepped into that empty room and the floor moved and all I could think about was the haunted Mansion ride at disneyland.

Veth and Yasha going for that Chair warfare was actually very smart because it seemed like it threw off the expected dynamics for the night. Trent expected to have his two little tools by his side, but instead he had to deal with Veth being a third Tool of a different variety and glaring absolute daggers at him.

Everyone was just getting eviscerated with words this dinner! Caleb never smiled but I'm sure all the various ways people defended him made him feel safer.

My working theory is that Trent wants to body-snatch Caleb's nice young powerful body and use it to stay in power in the assembly, Jonah Magnus style. It would fit with keeping Bren's comatose body around, for experimenting on and soul-stealing.

I agree with Caduceus that Trent was full of shit about letting Caleb go, though. The arch heart (I checked) is a forbidden deity, so why tf would Trent ever let one of their clerics in to heal this person he'd spent years keeping under? And he's also someone who loves having control, which he didn't have with Caleb just loose in the world after he was released.

Ok between the interactions between Caleb and Wulf here, and Caleb's comment a few episodes back that he "knew threesomes", I am throwing my hat in the Blumendrei ring right now. I think there's a pretty good chance that Caleb, Astrid, and Eodwulf were all a poly Thing at some point. Liam is totally pushing that.

CADUCEUS COMING IN WITH ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC MOMENTS IN THE ENTIRE CAMPAIGN HOLY SHIT. This was one of the few moments where Matt's roleplay limitations to one npc at a time kinda leave something to be desired. We got Trent's live reaction to that speech, but we never saw the facial journeys of Astrid or Wulf, who I actually probably cared about more there.

We did, however, see Astrid's reactions to Jester. She kinda assumed that Jester was unaware of how much of a monster she really was, and then once Jester made it clear that she made the judgements she did despite knowing what Astrid had been through, she was so shocked she didn't respond. I think the idea that anyone could ever support or defend her for the things she did was probably something Trent worked to stamp out of his studenst minds. "you are unforgivable to the world, so may as well stay with me.' But Jester just made it clear to her that more options were available.

"race you to the top". As much as I would love to see some sort of healing happen for Astrid and Eodwulf, ngl I'm also kinda obsessed with an ending where they plot-twist murder Ickithon in his sleep and supplant him as the campaign's Big Bads.

Mansion next ep! I have never been so excited. In a moment that is very on-brand for me, all I remember if the mansion is Cats and Beau gets a bed roof sex mirror. So there's lots of surprises in store I think!

#critical role #cr catch-up #cr2e110

[disasterhumans]

Caleb(/Bren) Visits Astrid��s Home [C2E89 Transcript]

Matt: Situated in the north-eastern reaches of the Shimmer Ward, you come upon the address state in the letter: 31 Wodestone Manor. A respectable manor house, rests on an expansive property that seems to bear numerous other abodes across its snaking grasses and fencing. All which wrap around and sit in the shadow of one of the ominous towers of The Candles. A familiar one. Her manor house is one of many that sit on a property that encircles Trent Ikithon’s tower. You can see the manor house is largely built form bleached, pale wood, with dark window frames making for a curious contrast. It looks very nice. [...] This home is two stories [...] the second story [...] is more like an additional room. It’s nice, but not as big as some of the other estates you’ve seen here.

It’s past evening, so some of the lanterns in the district are lit. Some folk are walking through, but most of the Shimmer Ward has died down. [...] The interior [of the house] is lit.

(Caleb stands in the street for about ten minutes, staring at Astrid’s manor house, and the tower, before working up the courage to walk up to the front door, and use its iron knocker. A few moments pass, and a halfling, male servant dressed in a pale suit opens the door.)

Servant: Uh– might I help you?

Caleb: Eh... yeah. I’m here to see the lady of the house.

Servant: And, ah, who might you be?

Caleb (Bren?): My name is Bren Aldric Ermendrud.

Servant: I’ll pass this on to the lady. Please be patient.

(The servant re-enters the house, leaving Caleb on the stoop. A few moments pass before the servant reappears.)

Servant: Uh, the lady will see you shortly. Um, if you would please step in, there is a guest holding chamber, if you wouldn’t mind waiting for a moment?

Caleb (Bren?): Of course.

Servant: Of course.

Matt: As you step inside, the hosting chamber is a very sparsely decorated room. While the exterior looks very nice, the interior is very minimalistic. You’ve seen a lot of garish homes on the inside of a lot of affluent folk who just fill it with decor and paintings; very much a display. This house...a lot of the rooms just feel more empty, but not in a way that feels like it’s unintentional. Everything is particularly placed and spacious. And this hosting chamber is no different: small table under the window, those two couches, not much else—the walls are pretty barren here.

(The servant exits the room. Caleb take a seat, sitting “absolutely stock still,” He can feel his heartbeat throughout his entire body. His chest and stomach grow hot, swelling with nerves.)

Matt: You begin to hear footsteps approach. [In] the archway that leads into the hosting chamber, a figure steps in, and [...] raises a hand. The low candlelight in the room raises to get brighter. You see a human woman in her mid-thirties. Dirty-blonde hair, extremely short in the back, but long and [...] side-combed in the front, framing the right side of her face, to just past the chin. She looks toward you—a familiar face, if older—with a hard look in her eyes, but a smile, with a heavy scar—that is new—that rides from the top of the brow, to the bottom of the chin. She is dressed simply.

(Caleb rises.)

Astrid: (in Common) Well, it has been some time. I was not expecting...you, Bren.

Caleb (Bren?): (in Zemnian) Let’s speak in our regular tongue.

Astrid: (nods) (in Zemnian) Of course.

Caleb (Bren?): Hi.

Astrid: (simply, gently) Hello.

Caleb (Bren?): Um. I think I’ve been, uh, imagining and dreading this moment for… longer than I care to admit.

Astrid: Hm. I’m sorry “dread” was a word, but I’m sure you have your reasons.

(Several beats pass in silence)

Caleb (Bren?): … there’s so many things that I—

Astrid: (raising hand in a placating manner) Sit. Sit. (crosses room to sit on opposite couch from Bren. She rolls up her sleeves to show a series of dark, maze-like tattoos along her arms. She folds her hands on her knee.)

Caleb (Bren?): Um… so much. What happened?

Astrid: (wryly) A lot of things have happened, Bren. Where would you like me to begin?

Caleb (Bren?): Um… (beat) The last thing I remember is my home.

Astrid: (sighs)

(Several moments of silence pass)

Astrid: We were… chosen, for a reason. From obscurity, picked from the rest of the riff-raff for something that we… can do. (long beat) And to…seize such a destiny, can cause a lot of heartache. (beat) And we can do some terrible things.

(long beat of silence)

Caleb (Bren?): (rubs hand over his mouth) Um. Eh— It’s strange. I find myself wanting to, um… Apologize. Still. So much of me feels like… I f– I failed. But… A lot has changed, and I-I know some things now, that I didn’t, as a boy, and… I’m so glad to see you.

Astrid: (rueful) I’m glad to see you too, Bren. (beat) I mean, it’s been well over a decade… but we still often talked about and wondered where you were. If you were okay.

Caleb (Bren?): How did I— (clears throat [Liam: he’s in a cold sweat]) Um. How did I get to the sanatorium?

Astrid: (careful) W-we took you there. (pitying) You had a breaking point. And—understandably—began to lash out. Part of that same spark that was seen in you, could create a lot of sparks everywhere else. (reaches up to scratch at her neck, and reveal the burn scars there). (in the tones of parent placating a child) But for your own good, we took care of you, and we brought you there. But we had to subdue you first. You were too dangerous to us—and to yourself.

Caleb (Bren?): (beat) I… was there a long time.

Astrid: And we always hoped that you’d… (small smile) That you’d improve. And at times you did, and… I mean, to be honest, even looking at you now, and hearing some of the things that you’re doing… I mean you’ve defied all of our expectations. And if you feel like you failed then, know that everyone’s path goes at… different paces. You’ve certainly proven now that you are in no way shape a failure.

Caleb (Bren?): What are you doing these days?

Astrid: I’m… doing a bit of tutelage. I’m doing what we were meant to do. Which is keep our people safe.

Caleb (Bren?): (roughly) Is it difficult for you?

Astrid: At times. But I take pride in my work. And I’ve stopped some terrible things from happening. And I’ve seen some of the possibilities of what can be done when the right application with the right minds [sic].

Caleb (Bren?): Had you heard that my, uh, friends and I were here?

Astrid: It was… (wry smile) rather rapid chatter once Trent had notified us of the return of the lost pup.

Caleb (Bren?): You know what the Mighty Nein and I are leaning to do?

Astrid: I’ve heard. (smiles) And I’m very curious. It seems… I mean it seems so...not what I would have expected from you. So much more. I’m impressed. I’m proud.

(beat)

Caleb: When I, um (swallows), came back to myself. In Vergessen. There was a-a woman. A patient, I think. Sh– um… she healed me? And… This might be hard for me to convince you, but, she helped me see things. What we did that night… I-I did fail. But I didn’t fail the Empire. I failed myself, and my mother and father. (beat) He. Lied. To me. I know he lied. (beat) And if he would lie to me about that. It is hard for me to understand what he wouldn’t like about.

Astrid: (long exhale) (pityingly) Bren… I’m so sorry. (sighs) I’m so sorry. (reaches out to touch Bren’s cheek)

[Liam: Insight check.

[...]

Matt: She seems very genuinely mournful for your pain and your suffering. But there’s also a hardness to it, in like a less ‘this is a terrible thing that happened,’ this is more of a ‘I’m sorry you’ve suffered. As we’ve suffered. As many people have suffered forever, and ever. Life is suffering. And some things are necessary.’ That’s kind of what you glean, off of a very high insight check.] [...]

Astrid: To be gifted, in a world filled with hardship like this, is to do things we’re not proud of. And to question the choices we make, and to regret the things we wish we could change. Do I agree with everything that I’ve been asked to do? No. Do I think about it? Do I lament? Do I see the faces of the people I’ve watched expire at my own hand? All the time. But I also know the reason that we get to sleep every night in a comfortable inn bed, or in a manor—as do the many families and children, just like we were. Just like the families we once had. That don’t have to make the choices we did. They still get to live. Happily, and comfortably. Because the few—the chosen few—made the hard choice, and do what few have the will to do.

(Several moments of silence pass)

Caleb: (sighs) I, um… Hm. I’m sorry. I-I will… never forget what we were. And even now, all these years later, I can’t shake it. I still… care, a great deal, about you. At least, the girl I knew. But. He has blinded you. You and Wulf. And all of his little helpers. And I mourn our childhood. And our souls.

Astrid: (reaches out to rest her hand on Bren’s knee) I understand your anger. And as much as he’s been our teacher, he’s not infallible. He’s just an old man, with the right connections, who will one day pass, like they all do.

Caleb (Bren?): You always were ambitious.

Astrid: So are you, apparently, Bren. Like I said, I’m proud of you.

Caleb (Bren?): I think I better go. (slowly reaches out to touch the scar running down Astrid’s face and/or neck) (beat) Too many scars.

Astrid: I regret none of them. (beat) Except one.

Caleb: Thank you for allowing me into your home. Maybe we will see each other again.

Astrid: You’re welcome any time, Bren. I’d like to… see more of you.

Caleb: Yeah, maybe. (in Common) We’ll see, um… my friends are depending on me.

Astrid: (in Common) Of course, well then you should probably get to them.

[Liam(/Bren/Caleb?): I just sort of hang on her face for a minute. Think about staying. And walk towards the door.]

(Astrid stands and follows Caleb to the door, careful not to crowd him)

Caleb (Bren?): Gute nacht

Astrid: Gute nacht (reaches down to briefly squeeze Bren’s hand)

(Caleb leaves, wending his way back to the inn, and his friends, as Astrid stands in the doorway, arms crossed, and watches him go.)

#critical role #transcript #at this point transcripts are part of how i make sense of what's going on in scenes like this #c2e89

[fivegoldpieces]

Astrid and Caleb Talk - Transcript

[starts at 02:04:55 on Twitch VOD]

M: You see a human woman in her mid-30s; dirty-blonde hair, extremely short in the back, but long and kind of side-combed in the front, framing the right side of her face to just past the chin. She looks over towards you. A familiar face, if older, with a hard look in her eyes but a smile, with a heavy scar - that is new - that rides from the top of the brow down to the bottom of the chin. She is dressed simply.

A: It has been some time. I was not expecting you, Bren.

C: Let’s speak in our regular tongue.

A: Of course.

C: Hi.

A: Hello.

C: I think I’ve been imagining and dreading this moment for...longer than I cared to admit.

A: I’m sorry dread was a word. But I’m sure you had your reasons.

C: There’s so many things that I...

A: Sit. Sit.

M: She steps across the room to meet you on the opposite couch. And sits, and kind of rolls her sleeves up on her blouse where you can see the same marked, maze-like tattoos that you had previously seen on the arms of the halfling that was next to you - they appear to be black. She sits down and kind of pulls them up a bit, crosses her hands across her knee and sits across from you.

C: Um...so much. What happened?

A: A lot of things have happened, Bren. Where would you like me to begin?

C: The last thing I remember is my home.

A: We were...chosen for a reason. From obscurity, picked from the rest of the riff-raff for something that we can do. And to...seize such a destiny can cause a lot of heartache...and we can do some terrible things. 

C: It’s strange, I find myself wanting to apologize, still. So much of me feels like...I failed. But...a lot has changed. And I know some things now that I didn’t, as a boy and...I am so glad to see you.

A: I’m glad to see you too, Bren. I mean, it’s been well over a decade. I still often talked about and wondered where you were. If you were okay.

C: How did I - How did I get to the Sanatorium?

A: We took you there. You had a breaking point, and understandably, began to lash out. Part of that same spark, that was seen in you, could create a lot of sparks everywhere else.

M: She kind of reaches up and scratches a bit, and you can see, there’s like burn scars at the side of her neck there.

A: But for your own good, we took care of you, and we brought you there. But we had to subdue you first - you were too dangerous to us and to yourself.

C: I was there a long time.

A: We always hoped that you’d improve, and at times you did, and - I mean, to be honest, even looking at you now and hearing some of the things that you’re doing...I mean, you’ve defied all of our expectations. And if you feel like you’ve failed then, know that everyone’s path goes at different paces. You’ve certainly proven now that you are in no way or shape a failure.

C: What are you doing these days?

A: I’m doing a bit of tutelage. I’m doing what we were meant to do, which is to keep our people safe.

C: Is it difficult for you?

A: At times. But I take pride in my work. And I’ve stopped some terrible things from happening. And I’ve seen some of the possibilities of what can be done with the right application, with the right minds.

C: Had you heard that my friends and I were here?

A: It was rather rapid chatter once Trent had notified us of the return of the lost pup.

C: You know what The Mighty Nein and I are leaving to do?

A: I’ve heard. And I’m very curious. It seems so...not what I would have expected from you - so much more. I’m impressed, I’m proud.

C: When I...came back to myself. In Vergessen. There was a woman, a patient, I think. She...healed me? And this might be hard for me to convince you, but she helped me see things. What we did that night - I did fail. But I didn’t fail the Empire. I failed myself, and my mother and father. 

He lied to me. I know he lied. And if he would lie to me about that, it is hard for me to understand what he wouldn’t lie about.

A: Bren. I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry.

M: She kind of reaches out and touches your cheek.

L: Insight check. 27.

M: She seems very genuinely mournful for your pain and your suffering. But there’s also a hardness to it - less “This was a terrible thing that happened.” but more of a “I’m sorry you suffered, as we’ve suffered, as many people have suffered forever and ever. Life is suffering and some things are necessary.” That’s kind of what you glean with a very high Insight check.

A: To be gifted in a world full of hardship like this is to do things we are not proud of, to question the choices we make, and to regret the things we wish we could change. Do I agree with everything that I have been asked to do? No. Do I think about it? Do I lament? Do I see the faces of the people I’ve watched expire at my own hand? All the time. 

But I also know the reason that we get to sleep, every night, in a comfortable inn bed or in a manor, as do the many families and children - just like we were, just like the families we once had - that don’t have to make the choices we did. They still get to live happily and comfortably because the few - the chosen few - made the hard choice and do what few have the will to do.

C: I um...I’m sorry. I will...never forget what we were. And even now, all these years later, I can’t shake it. I still care a great deal about you. At least, the girl I knew. But...he has blinded you. You and -wulf, and all his little helpers. I mourn our childhood, and our souls. 

M: She reaches out and puts her hand on your knee.

A: I understand your anger. And as much as he’s been our teacher, he’s not infallible. He’s just an old man with the right connections, who will one day pass, like they all do.

C: You always were ambitious.

A: So are you apparently, Bren. Like I said, I’m proud of you.

C: It’s good to see you. I think - I think I better go.

L: I raise my hand slowly up and just touch the scar, run my thumb down it.

C: Too many scars.

A: I regret none of them. Except one.

C: Thank you for allowing me into your home. Maybe we will see each other again.

A: You’re welcome anytime, Bren. I’d like to see more of you.

C: Yeah, maybe. We’ll see. My friends are depending on me.

A: Of course. Then you should probably get to them.

L: I hang on her face for a minute, think about staying. I walk towards the door.

M: She gets up and follows behind, at your pace, keeping her own distance from you so as not to crowd. 

C: Gute Nacht.

A: Gute Nacht.

M: She grabs and squeezes your hand for a moment before giving a nod to her servant who opens the front door. Releases it and just stands there, arms crossed in front and just watches you.

L: I turn and go.

[END]

#cr spoilers #critical role #cr transcript #caleb widogast #long post #transcript #phew #so much here

[readbythestarlight]

c2e141 (part 2)

(It was too long for Tumblr to allow so there will also be a part 3)

Aaaaaand we’re back!

Oh my god they’re actually gluing his hands together

Should that be allowed to work?

“See? You aren’t a failure. Now, finish the job, and fulfill your destiny.” Bitch shut UP

[[MORE]]

No you can’t, Astrid

No but Caleb knows

And you still made a lot of your own choices girl

Byeeeee Wulf

I mean tho that seems extreme he just wants to be done with it why be more of a dick to him than Astrid

Oh damn Caduceus

Caleb using fire magic to SAVE his friend’s family home I’m

Aw…

Okay. Fine. Astrid can have her redemption arc too. Because she went through a LOT.

I resent the forehead touch though.

Oh okay then just go

I hope they find peace somewhere, somehow

Not-Molly where the heck have you been

Oh for the love of his someone punch him

Yasha that’s hot

Caleb I don’t think you’re on the chopping block at this point babe

“I love you too”

KISSES IM THE RAAAAAIN I’m so SOFT

Oh dear what is Cad gonna do

Oh DAMN Caduceus!

Keep going babe come on

Jesus he’s just gonna keep succeeding

Trent is such a fucked human being that he is incapable of empathy is how I’m interpreting it

lol Not-Molly

“WHAT is WRONG with you” xD

Awww Veth giving up her flask!!

“You are now the best friend I’ve ever had—and I walk away”

God okay we still have like 3ish hours what else can HAPPEN

Whooooo is it

Oh damn they came back ALREADY?

That was quick

I’m glad tbh

Even tho I still don’t really like Astrid but give me time

No mention in their accounts of any other members of the CA huh

Cad is NOT forgiving them for this easily DAMN

Do it, intimidate them!

Yep there it is, he can’t empathize

Oh NO the spooky book!

It’s Gotta be useless now tho right

Valid point Jester

Oh Veth :((((

I’m not ready for the goodbyes!!

I’m crying goddd

Cad NO

Godddd there’s so much TIME left and I have to go through it without Caduceus??

“But it doesn’t feel separate from the family he’s made”

I’m crying

“You comin’ hot boi?”

NO

you can’t take him from me too right now

NO please god

Yes Caleb talk him into staying!!

ESSEK

THELYSS

PLEASE

no no please caleb ask him again please

Stop breaking up my found family

Essek I don’t understand OR accept this PLEASE

Fuck I’m just gonna lay here in a puddle of my own tears

I hate this I hate this I hate this

Huuuugs

Group huggggggs

Artists I need Essek in a flower crown art to heal my shattered soul please

“Don’t take too long because, um, connection is what saves us”

Thank you Yasha

KISS

ON CHEEK

AND HUG

“Don’t be a stranger”

“Try to be kind to yourself”

“YOURE the one who showed me that trauma doesn’t define you”

“Stay safe”

“You too, Caleb Widogast”

Fuck

FUCK

FUUUCK

Caleb gonna teach Luc I’m fine

“He’s his godfather, yes” this is fine

God Astrid just go with them

Y’all I’m not ready

Yes let’s check on Yussah good idea

“Friends, I was hoping you were going to make your way here” I’m so glad they went to see him

Awww he’s so HAPPY!!

They’re YOUR heroic knuckleheads and you love them

Beau you’re silly

Caleb and Yussah study buddies! I’ve been wanting that since we met Yussah

Not as good as Caleb and Essek study buddies but I’ll take what I can get :’)

Fjorjester water tower date

I want you to close that chapter yes

And YES good y’all go together

Oh man Fjord so desperately wants to be on the ocean and he so wants Jester with him and this is everything I want for them if it’s also what she wants

I’m crying

I love them so much

Fjord’s like “I wanna live with you”

God YAAAAAAALLL they’re so unbearably cute

Aww the Nein Heroes is there

Oh god and now goodbye to Veth

I’m gonna cry all over again

Fjord and Veth making me laugh-cry

please roll well

Yay!

Oh no not the Veth and Caleb goodbye

Yep here I go weeping again

“Veth the Brave” OKAY SURE FINE

Veth please please I can’t I’m crying I’m already crying you don’t have to make it worse

“Yes, you’ve convinced me I’m brave. But you are mighty.”

FUCK STOP

I don’t know that I can watch a third campaign because I don’t know that I can go through this again

“For most of my life, I’ve wanted to be a pirate.”

“Most of your life…?”

“Since I heard you have a ship.”

Thank you for that laugh Tal I needed it

I’m glad he’ll be with them

OH MY GOD ITS THE BANDITS

“I was sleeping…” I love Orli

You’re alright, Kingsley, I hope we see you more in the future

I keep worrying they’re gonna get up and leave the table and I can’t have that

Oh boy here we go

“What have you done?” lol

Udolaphon fixing to help end this man’s whole career

God I hope he doesn’t hurt them one last time by spilling about Essek I just thought of that

Yessss give Beau the credit she deserves!!

I’m so PROUND of her! LOOK at our girl.

“If we need any subcontractors I know a pretty good detective agency.”

Looking after her family members who aren’t present <3

Good, let him rot there

NICE they left him glued and powerless

They’re gonna offer him a spot in the Assembly

Called it

Atta boy don’t you fall into that pit of vipers

He’s coming for you next

Astrid, of fucking course

I knew it

Alriiiiiight time for Beau to get her justice

SUCK IT YOU SHITTY FATHER

Niiiiiiiiice

Beau has earned all the honor he never believed she could be worthy of

“Give this to TJ for me”

YES girl

Zenoth going to jail hell yeaahhhhhh!

JUSTICE FOE BEAU HELL YEAHHHH

And Yasha was there to support her the whole way and I’m crying again

No

No no no

If Artagan says goodbye I quit

I kid you not Matthew don’t do it

“I wanted you to be my friend, and you were”

Yes please stop using past tense

Okay thank god

Matthew you just about gave me a heart attack and Laura a heart attack

Don’t leave okay don’t leave

Don’t GO

Please

She’s grown beyond him and he knows it and he’s trying to tell her and let her go gently and I’m crying AGAIN

I’m so bad with goodbyes y’all this is really just tearing me up inside

“There’s still so much of Exandria to fuck with” what a goodbye I love him

Okay okay Fjord closure time

I can’t believe I was ever fool enough to think they wouldn’t give us these moments of closure

And now I’m just a wreck

“Do you remember me?”

“I do, boy. What brings ye here?”

“I came to find you.”

I’m fine this is fine

Please hug him

Fjord sounds so happy

I’m crying guys

Fjord finally getting his answers

The awkward “I slept with the same woman as my dad figure” reveal

I’m so glad we’re finally getting the backstory on this

“Guide you away from his path”

Adopted dad vibes

Only to lose Fjord and think he’d failed twice

“I thought about you every day, since that night. The life I had before working with you, is one I don’t care to recall, and you showed me kindness and love and honor and it meant the world to me. It fills my heart with joy to see you here, pleased, at peace. I suppose my last question is: is it your desire to stay here. We do—we have a ship.”

Gonna try to unseat the Plank King and become Pirate King huh? xD

“As my captain, you will always have a seat on my ship.” This is fine

Aw :(

Yeeeeeah!

Take a couple of trips, get to know your future daughter in law better, it’s fine

YAY

“You know that power. It’ll eat you in town. U’kotoa’s a hungry beast.”

“I believe you. We’ll have to do something about that.”

“Maybe.”

Yasha’s turn

Beau okay good start definitely we want Beau along

Let Yasha have a nice long vacation

GETTING A PLACE TOGETHER YES

gardening yes

Making you food for when you come home from work, my expositor

I’m crying that’s so SOFT

Beau stop being horny for 3 seconds challenge xD

“I never want to hold you back from anything, I want to be here to support you in everything that you do.”

“I want to be your Yeza” omg

Mmmm yes let’s get some Yasha past answers maybe please?

Drop the book off for Zuella ;_;

“I’ve never known anyone deeper than I know you, and yet I feel like there’s still so much more to learn. A lifetime to learn. And I’m so excited to explore every—every bit of you. In multiple layers. Your past doesn’t scare me.”

“You sure?”

“It only makes you beautiful”

Okay OKAY STOP y’all I JUST got done crying

Can you believe we got the perfect lesbian couple y’all

Oh god here we go

Oh my god

Oh no??

Greet??

Oh no

Jadek? Okay okay

Oh NO

Spread your wings!! Show them your new wings!!

YES good kneeling is a good choice

Ozone

Yessss Storm Lord yesssss

Y’all suck not marking her grave

Ouch

Beau that’s clearly NOT awesome

Shoutout to the Storm Lord

Oh they found her </3

Yasha no I can’t handle YOU crying

I was not emotionally prepared for this at all

I love the way Beau gives her space and then is also there with her and supporting her in the way she grieves

Just gotta love the healthy relationships they’ve given us

I’m cryinggggg

Y’all need to get some sending stones

(More in part 3)

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