Critical Role The Place of Wings | Critical Role | Campaign 4, Episode 17 Part 1
Mar 5, 2026
Liam O’Brien — charismatic performer and roleplayer. Aabria Iyengar — spellcasting scene-stealer. Taliesin Jaffe — sharp, reactive storyteller. Matthew Mercer — veteran voice actor and narrative anchor. They explore an ancient place of power, confront winged spirits and shared death visions, investigate a disturbed quarry with bleached bones, and fight trained scorpions and rising skeletons amid strange arcane crystals.
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Tanisar Connects Prophecy To House Politics
- The Seekers reach Tanisar, a buried celestial Place of Wings tied to Tonsul's myth of vengeance, revealing layered religious and political stakes.
- The site blends archeology and prophecy: Octus's Kibbenimkadas vision and the ruined temple connect house politics to divine narratives.
Nightingales Transfer Grief And Powers To Vaelus
- A sudden wisdom save and deathlike visions force Valus and Taisha to relive traumatic deaths and nearly cross over, revealing Tanisar's potent spirit magic.
- The Stone of Nightsong transfers nightingale spirits to Vaelus, granting Ceremony, Gentle Repose, Spare the Dying, and Speak with Dead without Identify.
Check Artifact Attunement Before Big Rituals
- When handling unknown artifacts, test attunement effects before using powerful rituals: Vaelus learned Stone of Nightsong powers immediately upon attunement.
- The stone granted low-level cantrips and higher spells (Ceremony, Gentle Repose, Speak with Dead), so examine items for utility beyond combat.