S2.09 - Idle Ambitions of the Fractured Throne

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02/04/20 • 71 min

"The ascent to greatness, however steep and dangerous, may entertain an active spirit with the consciousness and exercise of its own power: but the possession of a throne could never yet afford a lasting satisfaction to an ambitious mind.”
- Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The deepest pool is found with a wayward step, and boy did we step in it this week. In what certainly becomes a two-parter, we begin by asking the question of handling borders, and find ourselves neck-deep in a thorough dissection of the histories of Aevum Tertius. Enjoy!
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Referenced Episodes

Yeva, the first city and the fate of the Knowing: S1.1
The Shrouded Empire, the first "nation: S1.2
the Avireal, the dream-legends of elves: S1.15
En'golin, the First mecca of the distant Maker: S1.20
Strife-spire, the cause of millenia of conflict: S1.25
Spans, the primal entrapment: S1.34
The Nine, defenders of the Nineflow: S1.37
The Eight, the dragons, the Aspects, and the macrowar: S1.67

Mentioned in this episode, expounded on in the Record of the Lorekeeper:

Glossolalia
Sigils, Glyphs, Runes

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Yeva, the first city and the fate of the Knowing: S1.1
The Shrouded Empire, the first "nation: S1.2
the Avireal, the dream-legends of elves: S1.15
En'golin, the First mecca of the distant Maker: S1.20
Strife-spire, the cause of millenia of conflict: S1.25
Spans, the primal entrapment: S1.34
The Nine, defenders of the Nineflow: S1.37
The Eight, the dragons, the Aspects, and the macrowar: S1.67

Mentioned in this episode, expounded on in the Record of the Lorekeeper:

Glossolalia
Sigils, Glyphs, Runes

Previous Episode

S2.08 - A Fury akin to Madness

We've all heard stories of Hulks, berserkers, barbarians... but what is actually going on there? This week on the Lorekeepers, the two of us attempt to suss it out.
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Referenced Episodes

the Avireal, the dream-legends of elves: S1.15
Somnus, contour plane of cosmic slumber: S1.62
Umbirok, fallen god of mortals: S2.8

References to the Record of the Lorekeeper

Red Bada
Noos
Somnus

Next Episode

S2.10 - Fighting the Long Defeat

"...for ere the fall of Nargothrond or Gondolin I passed over the mountains, and together through the ages of the world we have fought the long defeat.”
- Lady Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring
This week we continue our conversation about the history of Aevum Tertius on the macro scale by considering this: what have the other ancestries been up to during all this time? We consider this while dodging and weaving station troubles and canceled contracts, ultimately discovering some pretty neat things!
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Referenced Episodes

the Drakenfall, storm of dragons: S1.2
Yamdallah, mecca of dragonborn: S1.16
warriors of the Nine, Halûme's "jedi": S2.2

Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!
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