A Chaotic Neutral

Title: A Fine Kettle
Universe: Critical Role, Campaign Two, Alternate Universe
Characters: Caduceus Clay, Caleb Widogast
Rated: K+
Description: Of all the things Caduceus expected out of his new purchase from the antique store, a djinn appearing in a swirl of steam never even made the list.

For ClayLeb Week, day six, Class Swaps

Caduceus Clay had need of a kettle.

Just this morning, his own had come to ruin, the handle breaking off, the insides rusting as if by some magical means. He’d been forced to microwave water for his tea and that won’t do at all.

It couldn’t be just any kettle. Caduceus had no need for the fancy ones they sell in stores nowadays. He appreciated more traditional designs.

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Title: A Dash of Insight
Universe: Critical Role, Campaign Two, Close to Home series, Somewhere Around Episode 62
Characters: Caleb Widogast, Caduceus Clay
Rating: K+
Description: In which an exchange of favors leads Caleb to come to a sudden epiphany about Caduceus Clay.

For ClayLeb Week, Day Two, Serving Life

Xhorhas was not home.

It could not be home.

Then again, Caleb Widogast did not have a home, did he? Because Caleb Widogast did not, technically, exist. Bren Ermendrud thought of the Zemni Fields as home, but Bren no longer existed either, so why not could Caleb Widogast make Xhorhas his home?

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Title: The Caduceus Effect
Universe: Critical Role, Campaign Two, post episode 47 roundabout
Series: Close to Home
Characters: Caleb Widogast, Caduceus Clay
Rated: K+
Enticements: None
Descriptions: Caleb didn’t know how he did it, but there was something calming about proximity to Caduceus Clay.

For clayleb week 2019, prompt Day One, First Meeting/Early Days

Caleb didn't know what Jester and Nott were up to, and frankly, he assumed he was better off not knowing. The two of them were chattering and giggling over Nott's alchemic materials, and it alarmed him, but only half as much as it irritated him.

Peace and quiet were not to be found in his quarters.

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Title: Dirt and Blood
Universe: Critical Role, Campaign Two
Characters: Mollymauk Tealeaf, The Mighty Nein
Rated: K+
Description: Molly wakes with dirt on his tongue, and sleeps with blood on his lips.

Originally written for a Tealeaf Fanzine, but the project ran into some hurdles. Enjoy!

He likes beer and sweets and meat and bread and food and drink.

A certain taste lingers in his mouth, no matter what he drinks or eats or who he kisses. He can’t be rid of it.

He wakes with the flavor of dirt on his tongue. Dirt and silt and soil. The gritty harshness of plant matter and river rock. The reek of decaying organic life. The cloying sweetness of clay. He licks his lips and swears the grit of dirt follows the curve of his mouth, loiters in his nostrils, cakes in his hair no matter how much he shakes it out.

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