A Nine-Pointed Circle and a Divided Shadow
The ritual acts directly upon Teor’s shadow rather than visibly cutting his body.
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What Was the Mercanaud Procedure?
What were the Mercanauds preparing to do to Teor at sunrise?
Teor is paralysed, stripped of his equipment and suspended in manacles above a nine-pointed pentagram while Calastro cuts his shadow into pieces. Calastro later restores the shadow and says Teor would have had “quite a ride” at sunrise. Wicander and Tyranny stop the process before completion, so its intended result remains unknown.
First raised at 03:18:19 — What Was the Mercanaud Procedure? in The Procedure Is Cancelled (The Snipping of Shears)Open Questions
- What would have happened to Teor at sunrise?
- Why was his shadow cut into pieces?
- What was the significance of the nine-pointed arrangement?
- Was the purpose murder, transformation, replacement or imprisonment?
- Who designed the procedure and how often has it been used?
Clues
The Result Was Expected at Sunrise
Calastro’s remark identifies a timing condition but not the result.
What We Learned from Critical Role Campaign 4, Episode 3
Cut threads, quiet threats and the shadow behind the shears
Episode 3 exposes the manufactured Candescent Creed, sends a new party towards Gormalay and ends with House Tachonis tearing its way into Palazzo Davinos.
What Would Resolve It?
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Determine the procedure’s intended result.
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Explain why Teor’s shadow was divided.
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Identify the meaning of the nine-pointed circle.
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Establish who created the method and whether it has been used before.
Developments
Teor Is Found inside a Shadow-Cutting Circle
The interrupted ritual reveals manacles, a nine-pointed pentagram and shears cutting Teor’s shadow.
The Procedure Is CancelledThe Procedure Is Cancelled before Sunrise
Calastro restores the shadow and hints at a sunrise result without explaining it.
The Procedure Is CancelledTranscript-backed claims
2Mystery Evidence
Claims are labelled by how the transcript establishes them. Evidence can support a clue without proving a theory.
1 Confirmed1 Reported
Teor is found manacled above a massive nine-pointed pentagram while Calastro uses shears to cut his shadow into pieces.
Source
Teor is found manacled above a massive nine-pointed pentagram while Calastro uses shears to cut his shadow into pieces. · The Procedure Is Cancelled · What Was the Mercanaud Procedure?
After restoring Teor’s shadow and scuffing the circle, Calastro says Teor would have had “quite a ride” at sunrise; the intended result is not explained.
Source
Calastro Mercanaud — After restoring Teor’s shadow and scuffing the circle, Calastro says Teor would have had “quite a ride” at sunrise; the intended result is not explained. · The Procedure Is Cancelled · What Was the Mercanaud Procedure? — The Procedure Is Cancelled