Exandria Unlimited: Calamity

Witness the fall of gods and the birth of a world broken by betrayal.

Exandria Unlimited: Calamity is a four-episode miniseries broadcast from May 26 to June 16, 2022, serving as the second season of the ExU anthology. Set approximately 1,500 years before the events of Critical Role's main campaigns, it follows a new group of heroes during the Age of Arcanum in the floating city of Avalir. Unlike previous seasons featuring the Crown Keepers or their successors, this story explores the world's distant past to depict the apocalyptic Calamity. Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan led a cast including Aabria Iyengar, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Travis Willingham, Lou Wilson, and Luis Carazo. The series aired during the hiatus of Critical Role's third campaign, offering a deep dive into a historical era where mortals and gods interacted directly before the catastrophic civil war among the Exandrian pantheon.

Quick Facts

Premiere date: May 26, 2022
Number of episodes: 4
Primary location: Avalir

Lore & Background

The Calamity was an apocalyptic series of events triggered by a civil war among the Exandrian pantheon and their followers, which imperiled the entirety of Exandria. Nerdist reported that this era is set about 1,500 years before the main campaigns, representing the second age of Exandria. The conflict was so devastating that only one-third of the world's population survived. Set in the floating city of Avalir, the story focuses on high-level characters showcasing races and subclasses new to the setting at that time. Brennan Lee Mulligan noted that while the central question for many might be whether the Calamity happens, his series instead asks, "What is the nature of mortal beings when faced with this?"

Did You Know?

Brennan Lee Mulligan was inspired to set the series in the Age of Arcanum after a dinner conversation with Matthew Mercer in 2021.
The Calamity resulted in only one-third of Exandria's population surviving.