Critical Role

Part 1   A visit to The Seven Stars yields important meetings and a nudge in the direction of their disappeared illusionist...   New Episodes Release Weekly on Thursdays. Learn more about Campaign 4 at https://critrole.com/campaign4/     GET MORE CAMPAIGN 4 WITH BEACON We're excited to bring you even MORE Campaign 4 with a Beacon membership! Get access to exclusive shows like our behind-the-scenes Critical Role Cooldown and ask the Campaign 4 cast your burning questions directly through our LIVE monthly Fireside Chats. You'll also receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant ad-free access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord. Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to everything Critical Role!   OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN 4 CAST GAME MASTER Brennan Lee Mulligan Laura Bailey as Thimble Luis Carazo as Azune Nayar Robbie Daymond as Kattigan Vale Aabria Iyengar as Thaisha Lloy Taliesin Jaffe as Bolaire Lathalia Ashley Johnson as Vaelus Matthew Mercer as Sir Julien Davinos Whitney Moore as Tyranny Liam O’Brien as Halandil "Hal" Fang Marisha Ray as Murray Mag’Nesson Sam Riegel as Wicander "Wick" Halovar Alexander Ward as Occtis Tachonis Travis Willingham as Teor Pridesire   CREDITS Produced by Maxwell James, Steve Failows, & Kyle Shire Set Designed by Shaun Ellis Production Designer: Noxweiler Berf Character Art by Loren Hontanilla Edited by Taylor Burke and Emily "Stevie" Stevenson Critical Role Announcement Playhouse Editor: Vinny Celesti Opening Title Editor: Paul Foyder Opening Title Colorist: Peter Koocheradis Window Effects by Christian Brown Graphic Design by Aaron Monroy & Jordyn Torrence Dol-Makjar art by Daniel Jiménez Villalba Miniatures Painted by Payton Keo Lacebal Opening Title Theme by Neal Acree Campaign 4 Key art by Hannah Friederichs Additional Art & Design by Hannah Friederichs   Episode QC by Catherine Zimmerman & Paula Flores Assistant Editor: Gianna Gencarella Post Production Coordinators: M Swing & Bryn Hubbard Closed Caption Editing by Margaret Dill, Nikki Kindelberger, Courtney Knewtson, Danielle Lackie, Eleanor Smith-Dufresne & Alice Tsoi Post Production Supervisor: Tal Levitas   HEALTH & WELL-BEING Due to the improv nature of Critical Role and other RPG content on our channels, some themes and situations that occur in-game may be difficult for some to handle. If certain episodes or scenes become uncomfortable, we strongly suggest taking a break or skipping that particular episode. Your health and well-being is important to us and Psycom has a great list of international mental health resources, in case it’s useful: http://bit.ly/PsycomResources Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Taliesin Jaffe — performer playing Bolaire Lathalia, quick-witted and analytical. Liam O’Brien — performer playing Halandil 'Hal' Fang, steady investigator and ally. Marisha Ray — performer playing Murray Mag’Nesson, driven and probing. They explore disappearances of arcanists, unsettling blue-flame magic, layered mural sorcery, tense interrogations, and a hunt for a missing witness. Stakes rise as strange conjuration and necromancy surface.

Bolaire Lathalia (Taliesin Jaffe), a curator and forger, helps manipulate perceptions. Murray Mag’Nesson (Marisha Ray), an arcane trickster, handles disguises and subterfuge. Azune Nayar (Luis Carazo), an arcanist lieutenant, leads magical forensics at the Palazzo. They investigate vanished arcanists, scrubbed magic, staged illusions, and a staged massacre that blurs truth and memory.

Taliesin Jaffe (plays Bolaire Lathalia), Marisha Ray (plays Murray Mag’Nesson), and Liam O’Brien (plays Halandil "Hal" Fang) navigate Dol-Makjar’s intrigue and family ties. They juggle museum politics, school alliances, and whispered recruitment. Scenes include secret research, tense council moments, and plans to infiltrate power structures.

Two former child actors trade nostalgic tales about Care Bears, Polly Pocket, and Japanese toy obsessions. They recount studio holiday prizes, carnival-game scorelines, and run-ins with movie-star moments. Expect creepy puppets, 3D pin art squishes, miniature dioramas, karakuri automata, and glow‑worm nightlight confessions.

Laura Bailey, voice actor playing Thimble, brings sharp investigative instincts. Taliesin Jaffe, voice actor as Bolaire, steers thoughtful planning. Marisha Ray, voice actor as Murray, anchors tense narrative beats. Liam O’Brien, voice actor as Hal, delivers family-tied drama and daring moves. They unpack forged glyphs, black-market blanks, tense city patrols, and a risky return to Dol-Makjar, all amid secretive schemes and mounting stakes.

Alexander Ward — actor and roleplayer who plays Occtis Tachonis. Matthew Mercer — veteran voice actor and game master on the show. Ashley Johnson — actor and voice artist portraying Vaelus. Aabria Iyengar — tabletop pro and performer who plays Taisha. They reflect on emotional arc endings, surprising bonds and tensions, fights and rituals, fan art spotlights, and shifting palace politics.

Vaelus (Ashley Johnson), a divine-focused adventurer; Thaisha Lloy (Aabria Iyengar), a spellcasting tactician; and Octus Tachonis (Alexander Ward), a decisive magic-user. They battle a winged scorpion and an undead celestial in a dark dungeon. Tactics, desperate heals, a dramatic divine smite, and a gruesome decapitation drive the action. Family secrets and ruined rituals surface as the party sorts remains and plans their next move.

Aabria Iyengar as Thaisha Lloy, a magic-wielding investigator; Alexander Ward as Occtis Tachonis, a visionary arcana seeker; Sam Riegel as Wicander “Wick” Halovar, a sly trickster. They explore a Candescent shrine, probe Tanisar’s ruined obelisk and a failed apotheotic ritual, uncover binding runes and a drowned man’s cryptic death, then descend toward a blood-filled chamber as combat looms.

Marisha Ray (versatile player portraying Murray/Vaelus), Liam O’Brien (longtime performer as Octus/Hal), Taliesin Jaffe (veteran voice actor as Bolaire), and Laura Bailey (voice actor as Tysha/Thimble) navigate a tense arrival in an ancient place of power. Combat erupts with animated skeletons. A shattered crystal, magical echoes, searches of excavations, rites with the dead, and cryptic project notes propel the mystery forward.