Madeline Worcester's Reviews > Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins--Caduceus Clay

I feel so unbelievably melancholy right now writing this review because I have finally finished all the M9 Origins. I have read each volume as it has been published, with many accolades and many criticisms to boot. Despite this wide range of emotions throughout the experience, I am pleased to say that we ended here with one of the higher notes. If you could not tell based on the stellar average rating, Cad's story is one of beauty and authenticity.

I was initially unsure if the projected story would truly feel like the other origins because the corpse quest did not seem significant enough, but I do feel as though it all came together by the end. Similarly, I was not sure if I would like or connect with the characters as much because Cad is not one of my top M9 characters (even though I still like him), but the character facet proved to be pretty smoothly done. I felt invested in the family, the grove - which was drawn exactly like I imagined it - and all of the other creatures on the premises.

There are some M9 volumes that are probably skippable, but I would recommend this one 100%! I think it marks an amazing endpoint to the series, and it elicits countless emotions from beginning to end.