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Caleb (Bren) ducks his head, feeling some layer of protection, some layer of warding, leave his skin for the first time in several years, though he’s sure that the ward has no physical feeling. This is all mental. And he hears Beau choke. Caleb (Bren) does not turn to face her or her questions. Doesn’t look at Nott hidden in the shadows, surely watching his every more.
“Give this to Yasha, would you?” They both know it isn’t a question. And Caleb (Bren) doesn’t wait to hear Molly answer it. He moves before Beau can intervene. He moves before Nott can stop him. He moves before Eodwulf can make it to Yasha’s side.
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- Part 7 of critical role stories
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28 Feb 2026
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"What makes you think that I am afraid?" Caleb asks.
Yasha falters again. "Oh well, I don't know. It's ok if you're not," she says. "It's just I don't like to sleep either."
She looks embarrassed and Caleb feels bad. He hadn't meant for that to happen, but he'd felt vulnerable, seen in a way he hadn't expected.
“I am afraid,” he admits. “Of course I am. Any time I close my eyes I see the flames, hear the screaming. I just… I did not think it was so obvious.”In which The Nein go to Vergesson to look at the beacon. But unlike in canon, this time Caleb accidentally gets kidnapped. Predictably, this fucks him up really badly, to the point where he's near catatonic. His recovery is uncertain and war between the Dynasty and the Empire looms on the horizon. The Nein must support Caleb while working through their own feelings about his kidnapping as they figure out what it is exactly they owe to each other.
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23 Feb 2026
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You See A Few Things In My Position by Aimandfire
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series), The Mighty Nein (Cartoon)
14 Feb 2026
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Caleb seemed confused when the simulacra placed the smaller cup in his hands, which was about normal sized in his grip. “Okay?” He seemed to take it more out of not being sure what else to do, rather than wanting tea.
“It’s a very rare blend, my favorite.” Pumat smiles, prompting him to drink.
He hesitantly rests the cup on the counter. “Perhaps you should save it for yourself then.”
“I’ve already poured it for you.” He says, interesting.
“I don’t like tea.”
“I don’t either, but I like it. You should try some.” Pumat smiles. “Perhaps if you like it I can start selling it.”
Caleb hesitated, but took a sip.
Oddly enough his expression remained mostly unchanged. Which wasn’t the usual effect of the dust of deliciousness.
Perhaps his simulacra only put in a pinch?
Actually now that he looked at him, Caleb’s expression seemed very vacant. His eyes almost empty.
Pumat was getting deeply concerned.
OR- Caleb comes into the Invulnerable Vagrant trying to sell everything he had; Pumat Sol is suspicious
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22 Feb 2026
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Sometimes the past won't let you rest.
After a run in with Trent, Caleb isn't sure he will ever find rest again.
Chapter 3:
The Mighty Nein discover a plot against one of their own.
There are some things you can't hide from.Bookmarked by GfromB
22 Feb 2026
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My Friend Filthy by orphan_account for Professor_Snip
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
13 Jun 2018
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Nott is a goblin with no friends, and nowhere to go. Caleb is a human with no family, and no hope left. They don’t expect each other, but Caleb is empty, and Nott needs something to care for. So they work with the broken pieces.
Together is better.
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- Part 1 of My Friend Filthy - The Collected Works
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21 Feb 2026
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Nott hasn't been in prison for very long when she gets a cellmate, a human called Caleb.
This story follows the development of an unlikely friendship, and the way it saves two people who'd long since decided to give up on the world.
Or: prison is not the first place Nott imagined she'd find a family, but she isn't complaining.
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21 Feb 2026
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It's been awhile since Caleb has had a large disassociative episode, and unsurprisingly, it's still not easy to deal with. The Mighty Nein have had experience bringing him back to the present, but there's still no cure all for a wounded mind.
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Everyone looked to the wizard, concern graven in each face differently. Jester clearly felt guilt, surely thinking if only about some spell or another being available to her. Nott reached for her flask before remembering she'd given it to Jester for safekeeping while she worked on her alcoholism. Fjord had a dark look on his face as he took in their situation, ever pragmatic. Caduceus seemed calculating in a way that wasn't typical of him. Beau reflected he hadn't seen this as much as the rest of them. Caleb had been getting better.
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- Part 6 of Fireside Chats
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21 Feb 2026
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In a world where mind altering magic is cheap, it's unwise to drink alone. The Mighty Nein step in to protect Caleb a little late.
This is rated Mature and Non-Con/Dub-Con for the emotional implications and ramifications and what could have happened more so than what does transpire physically.
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- Part 1 of Fireside Chats
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21 Feb 2026
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A story inspired by the last chapter of 'A mote of Possibility' by SwissArmyKnife
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20 Feb 2026
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Nine ways the Mighty Nein did not meet Caleb and Nott.
1. In the Stocks – Molly encounters a man in a pillory.
2. In a Goblin Hoard – While clearing out a goblin den, Yasha finds a human captive being defended by an unexpected protector.
3. In a Bookshop – Caduceus finds a very nice bookshop owned by an even nicer former-wizard.
4. In Another Party – Working with another party of adventurers gives Fjord the sense of an opportunity missed.
5. In Uniform – In a world where he never broke, Warmage Widogast apprehends a criminal Beau.
6. In the Circus – Six months before reaching Trostenwald, Molly finds two starving travelers on the side of the road.
7. In the Lavish Chateau – Nott says they need work and sanctuary; the Ruby misunderstands.
8. At Sea – On a ship taken by Captain Tusktooth, Nott is discovered as a stowaway, and Caleb bargains for her safety.
9. On the Streets – Caduceus is rescued by two disabled con artists; naturally, he decides to keep them.- Language:
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20 Feb 2026
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Ways to wound your wizard based on damage types & conditions.
1. Acid – Nott doesn’t mark her chemicals well, and Caleb drinks a vial of acid thinking it’s a healing potion.
2. Piercing – Caleb’s ears are pierced when he’s taken captive.
3. Fear – After a traumatizing healing session, Caleb develops an aversion to Caduceus’s hands.
4. Necrotic – To save his friends, Caleb must crawl through a passage of bursting necrotic pustules.
5. Charmed – Molly charms Caleb to lighten him up during a night out.
6. Slashing – When an evisceration is healed in great haste, it leaves gristly scar tissue which reduces Caleb’s mobility.
7. Force - The Traveler gets a little overzealous keeping one of Jester’s followers out of harm’s way.
8. Madness - The Mighty Nein encounter someone who knew Caleb in Vergesson Sanitorium.- Language:
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20 Feb 2026
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Something is happening, something Caleb cannot name. Is it for good or for ill? Will it save them or damn them all? Is this the moment that the Mighty Nein will come together, or is this the moment that it all falls apart?
He cannot know, as they race towards the edge of what could be their destruction. This is the pursuit and the end of something, or someone, their inevitable conclusion just within reach.
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- Part 16 of kintsukuroi (broken pieces laced with gold)
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14 Feb 2026
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Bones Are Ash That Hasn't Yet Kissed Flame by Aimandfire
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series), The Mighty Nein (Cartoon)
10 Feb 2026
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The giant burned, along with the wooded patch behind them.
And then that distant look crossed over his face, his eyes seeing both nothing at all and too much.
Beau stepped forward, reached out to gently take his arm, prepared to guide him away.
Then Caleb started screaming.
“Caleb? Caleb!” Nott shouted, rushing forward, pulling at his coat. “Caleb snap out of it! Caleb!”
He didn’t even seem to notice, screaming and crying, face full of anguish as he wrapped his arms around himself, shaking violently.
“Caleb? Hey man, snap out of it!” Beau shouts, quickening her pace.
“What’s wrong with him?” Fjord shouted, also rushing over, but he was aways away; this wasn’t normal, not at all. He was screaming in agony.
The whole party was paying attention now, either rushing over, or watching, terrified.
But Caleb saw none of it; all he saw was the fire, the flames dancing in front of him, fore consuming all.
And he screamed.
“Caleb, please snap out of it.” Nott begged, tugging at his coat again, tears pricking her large eyes.
Then Caleb lunged forward - Towards the fire.
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12 Feb 2026
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Slashing Damage by 221Browncoat
Fandoms: The Mighty Nein (Cartoon), Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
18 Jan 2026
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Following a run-in with dire wolves, Caleb is even more quiet and snippy than usual. The other members of the Mighty Nein assume he's just tired, but there's something more to it...
Featuring tropes such as: hidden injury, injury reveal, and worried friends! Rating for blood, brief references to gore, and a touch of language
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Originally written for Whumptober 2023, for the prompt, "I don't need you to help me." With The Mighty Nein show out now, I remembered this existed and decided to cross post it here from Tumblr!**If you've seen the Mighty Nein animated series but aren't familiar with the campaign and don't want spoilers, proceed at your own risk!**
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07 Feb 2026
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Caleb’s running a fever by the time the rest of the Mighty Nein find him.
He was expecting that much – he’s done this before, after all, knows that it’s a bad idea and will not go well in the long run. However, bleeding out in the middle of a forest is also not a good idea, and will also not go well in the long run. The difference is that bleeding out in the middle of a forest will go exceptionally poorly in the short run, so it’s a lesser-of-two evils sort of thing. He’s well-versed in Faustian bargains, made both unwittingly and otherwise. It’s fine.
(In which Caleb gets separated from the rest of the group, and then injured, and then some rather ill-advised DIY field medicine involving fire. The rest of the Mighty Nein are left to pick up the pieces when they find him.)
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04 Feb 2026
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Nott and Caleb were so codependent prior to the start of the campaign (and during lbr), but that didn’t always mean it was easy to get along. Caleb gets sick, and becomes a little difficult.
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- Part 2 of So I’ll Run My Fingers Through Your Hair
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02 Feb 2026
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Caleb instinctively reaches for the energy of a Counterspell, but Nott suddenly rears back and knocks against him as she avoids a strike, and it throws him off enough that the swipe of protective magic fizzles out with less force than he intended, and then -
Everything is fuzzy and indistinct in a way that frightens him, but he can’t - it - his mind won’t focus on it. He doesn’t understand. He feels so confused.
Or: Sometimes the most interesting thing you can do to a character is see how they function without their greatest strength. Caleb gets hit with Feeblemind :)
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02 Feb 2026
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Whenever Caleb travels via familiar, he trusts the others to keep him safe. Mollymauk thinks the Mighty Nein take this responsibility too lightly. He’s right.
He knelt in front of the vulnerable wizard. It gave him satisfaction that the human fit neatly between his knees. If he’d wanted to make this short, he could have snapped the man's neck. Instead, he breathed. Something, the warmth or the smell, reached beyond the fey veil. The man stirred and gave a very slow blink, as one in the midst of a dream. His chin tipped up, gazing at the enemy looming over him with unseeing eyes, and in a soft, accented voice that Talisman remembered from the square, he asked, "Fjord?"
An actual sigh of pleasure slipped from his lips. It was too perfect. "No, my dear." He lifted two fingers, and in a voice of Power, he touched the man's temple. "Lock."
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01 Feb 2026
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“He isn’t dead, is he?” Veth asked quickly. “Is he?”
Jester rolled Caleb onto his back and put her ear to his chest. She listened for a moment, then shook her head. “No, no, he’s breathing. I think…I think he might be sleeping.”
Beau, who had been growing tenser and tenser as the conversation went on, relaxed slightly. “Is that all, then?” he asked. “Just…just sleeping?”
Fjord snapped his fingers. “That must’ve been a Sleep spell,” he said. “Sand is a component, if I remember right. Just slap him, he’ll wake up.”
Jester gave Caleb a flick on the forehead. He did not stir.
(or: a Dream spell gone awry sends the Mighty Nein to a place they never thought they'd go, to face memories long since buried...)
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01 Feb 2026
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The Uthodurn scene with the shopkeeper and residuum got me thinking, what if Caleb thought the residuum might still be there? How would he deal with that knowledge? (Not well)
There’s gold in his arms. Well, not exactly gold, but maybe better (maybe worse, definitely worse). He heard it from the nice lady at the store, residuum is better than gold — worth more — it’s right there in the price, several gold for just a bit and he knows his exchange rates, that means it’s better than gold. Simple math. His skin itches and well, it’s itched since he got out, that’s not new. It itched before too, but in an excited, young way, a magic-waiting-to-get-out way, not a get-it-out-please-take-it-out way. What itches must out, is that a thing people say? He doesn’t know; words rotted in his mouth when he was locked up and now they skitter away from him like roaches. That’s what happens when you lose a decade.
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- Part 1 of Exercises & Drabbles
- Part 4 of Fresh Horrors (Eternal Whumptober)
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01 Feb 2026