The Second Stranger | Arc 8 | E4: demolished by blood

The final battle for Andake begins. Oblivion and Lilith arrive at Fireroot Farm. The Paragons and Keepers make their final stand. And Abiku Ishtar calls on her ancestors.

"The Second Stranger" is sponsored by Dmitry (https://twitter.com/DmitryOpines) and ExplainTrade (https://www.explaintrade.com/), a negotiation skills training consultancy; because you can't ask to roll persuasion in real life.

Special thanks to our Heroes and Paragons: Alex, Brooke Brite, Brooke in Seattle, @brownestnerd, Charles, chillacres, Cora Eckert, Finn, Hat, Isabel, Kanding, Lex Slater, Lyle and Peanut, Moonflower Tea, Nicholas, Purplemouse, Riley, Rose, Scruffasus, Spencer Critchfield, Summer Rose Folta, Sunny, and Targott.

Content warnings for this episode: fantasy violence, apocalypse, war, grief, body horror, monsters and monstrosity, gore, blood & blood-letting, complex and complicated relationships, romance, eldritch abominations, and destructive SFX.

CREDITS:
Title - "Eulogy for a Dying World" by Connie Chang.
Music - C.I.S. Music (https://soundcloud.com/cis_music) and Soundstripe (https://www.soundstripe.com/).
Album art - Sea Thomas (https://twitter.com/pisharpart).
Podcast editing - Sea Thomas (https://twitter.com/pisharpart).