The Second Stranger | Arc 4 | E14: murder by a monstrous king

The Paragon-Killer strikes. The royal wedding falls into chaos. And Øka rises in a baptism of blood.

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Special thanks to our Heroes and Paragons: Alex, Azra, Brooke Brite, @brownestnerd, Charles, chillacres, Cora Eckert, Emma, Finn, Hat, Isabel, Kanding, Lex Slater, Moonflower Tea, Nicholas, Purplemouse, Scruffasus, Summer Rose Folta, Sunny, and Targott.

Content warnings for this episode: fantasy violence, death and killing, descriptions of gore, body horror, monsters and monstrosity, blood and bloodletting, children in dangerous situations (but NO child death or harm), scopophobia, falling, heights, and vast and unknowable depths.

CREDITS:
Title - “murder by a monstrous king” from “a book” by Marthe Reed.
Music - C.I.S. Music (https://soundcloud.com/cis_music), Fesliyan Studios (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/), and Soundstripe (https://www.soundstripe.com/).
Album art - Sea Thomas (https://twitter.com/pisharpart).
Podcast editing - Marisa Ewing of Hemlock Creek Productions (https://twitter.com/sassy_composer).

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