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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast, Essek Thelyss & Caleb Widogast, The Mighty Nein & Essek Thelyss, Jester Lavorre & Essek Thelyss, Essek Thelyss & Verin Thelyss, Nott | Veth Brenatto & Essek Thelyss, Deirta Thelyss & Essek Thelyss, Verin Thelyss & Caleb Widogast Characters: Essek Thelyss, Caleb Widogast, Verin Thelyss, Deirta Thelyss, Leylas Kryn | The Bright Queen, Quana Kryn, Jester Lavorre, Nott | Veth Brenatto, Beauregard Lionett, Fjord (Critical Role), Yasha (Critical Role) Additional Tags: Burns, some light non-graphic vomiting, um he gets burned alive but does not die so like there's that, Childhood Trauma, Essek Thelyss Has Chronic Pain, Essek Thelyss-centric, POV Essek Thelyss, Bad Parent Deirta Thelyss, veth adopts essek (again!), imagine how much fun caleb has watching essek get burnt alive, Dismemberment, Implied/Referenced Torture, Serious Injuries, Post-Canon Summary:
Once, when Essek was very small, he lit himself on fire.













