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A Monument to All We Are by Sable_Scribe
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series), Critical Role: Campaign 2 - The Mighty Nein (Web Series), The Mighty Nein (Cartoon)
30 May 2026
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Sometimes Dead Gods still Dream. Sometimes Dead Gods don't stay Dead.
Sometimes a Dead God's greatest hope is a handful of broken souls bereft of love and purpose, lost in a world that has never cared to truly know them.It is the nature of Faith to believe in what Isn't, to believe in the Light that cannot yet be Seen.
The faith of a God is different. The faith of a God is to be given their Fangs.
In the wide world of Wildmount, some great thing outside of time and space owes the Mighty Nein a debt– weather they like it or not– and it intends to make good on it. Fate now converges upon a single, final timeline, with all of Exandria now caught in the crossfire.In which things happen a little out of order, family is both a choice and a ferocity, Gods are fussy creatures that absolutely play favorites, and Kings and Queens have nothing on a group of assorted lunatics that Really Don't Care About Your Pride, Thanks.
In which our intrepid heroes develop a pathological allergy to positive attention– which doesn't stop it from happening– things keep trying to kill them anyway, and the 'Mighty' part of the Mighty Nein is added much much later than you might think.
Series
- Part 1 of Crown of Stars
Bookmarked by Alilain
11 May 2026
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You Don't Have to Kneel by Dancer612
Fandoms: Critical Role: Campaign 2 - The Mighty Nein (Web Series), Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
04 May 2026
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Caleb Widogast is escorted into the Kryn Dynasty by Trent Ikithon with no explanation and no orders beyond obedience.
He expects a mission. Instead, he is presented to the Bright Queen as an offering.
Bound by treaty, Caleb is placed under the authority of Essek Thelyss—not as a prisoner, but not as anything resembling free. Political asset. Arcane liability. Weapon, repurposed.
Husband.
Essek is meant to control him.
The problem is, Caleb only knows how to follow orders—and Essek refuses to give them.
Bookmarked by Alilain
04 Apr 2026
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Caleb Widogast returns a stolen Luxon Beacon to the Kryn Dynasty knowing it will cost him safety—and possibly his freedom.
What he does not expect is to be seen.
As judgment unfolds in the Bright Queen’s court and Trent Ikithon refuses to release his claim, Caleb finds himself under the watch of Essek Thelyss, the Dynasty’s Shadow Hand. What begins as supervision becomes conversation, then trust, then something quieter and far more dangerous: understanding.
Bookmarked by Alilain
24 Mar 2026
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They Are My Boys by MyNameIsAmanda
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series), The Mighty Nein (Cartoon)
04 Apr 2026
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With Caleb it was nearly instant. He needed someone to watch over him, and she needed someone to watch over. With Essek it was a slow, subtle change, and it surprised her as much as it surprised him.
A collection of short stories exploring the relationship between Veth and the wizards.
Bookmarked by Alilain
24 Mar 2026
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Empire Now by cancaincan
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series), The Mighty Nein (Cartoon)
08 Jun 2026
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Essek thought he knew the meaning of devotion, but watching Caleb he has now come to understand it. He sees it in the way Caleb operates, in every decision he makes. A clear devotion to his goals and his people and his passions.
When did Essek begin to feel it himself?
For decades Essek has danced with false devotion. False devotion to the Queen, to the Luxon, to his country. Yet, he is beginning to feel that the King of the Empire, Caleb Widogast, is a man he could dedicate a devout devotion to.
Bookmarked by Alilain
24 Mar 2026