The Second Stranger | Arc 6 | E1: one star / sliding up the blade

The Jukai crew gear up to investigate the Stagnation and claim the Godshard of Sen. Citlalli learns sword-fighting. Dewey gets a pep talk. Voska tries communing with the dead. And Øka encounters an old grudge.

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Content warnings for this episode: complex and complicated relationships, death of loved ones, and blood and bloodletting.

CREDITS:

Title - “Man In Black” by Justin Phillip 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 - Sea Thomas (https://twitter.com/pisharpart).

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