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Spring in Hieron 23: The Heat Will Warm Your Bones

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It is said that in the land of Hieron, there are two types of dreams: the first, an undirected working-over of one's recent whims and toils, with, per...

Spring in Hieron 22: Better Every Time

22 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the dense forest that covers the northeast of Hieron, a battle between old and new continues. Hadrian, Ephrim, Fero, and Throndir face down the cre...

Spring in Hieron 21: A Fountain of Information

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In light of recent events in New Zealand, please know this episode includes description of the aftermath of an attack on a community and conversations...

Spring in Hieron 20: Passing of Voices

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Some journeys have many purposes. For Ephrim, Lord of the Last University, the trip to the isles of Alcyon offers an opportunity to retrieve the speci...

Spring in Hieron 19: A Night Like Tonight

01 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Creed of Samothes has, for countless years, spread its reach throughout society across Hieron. For many, it has provided strength, structure, and ...

Spring in Hieron 18: A Simple Answer

23 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Across the campus and beyond the walls of the Last University, the gathering masses are holding their breath and asking themselves questions: What doe...

Spring in Hieron 17: A Desire to Live

15 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From their home in the Last University, Adaire, Ephrim, Hadrian, and Throndir watch as refugees arrive from every direction as war and disaster spread...

Spring in Hieron 16: Music Through A Wall

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As Del continues to descend towards the surface, Hella, Fero, and Lem head towards the ruins of the New Archives in search of a Cartwright Wren, a pec...

Spring in Hieron 15: The Breath of Hieron

25 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Content Warnings: Descriptions of death, descriptions of medical care His presence can be felt by those who do not even lay eyes on the dragon's body...

Spring in Hieron 14: Neighbors To Be Made

18 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

High above the Isles of Flight, Severea's Gift, the moon named Del, begins its descent. Below, a strange mix of chaos and quiet as the Mistral react: ...

Spring in Hieron 13: The Time of Gods

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Content Warnings: Descriptions of death and injuries, descriptions of corpses, descriptions of surgery It is some time after noon in the unnamed Unive...

Spring in Hieron 12: Long Promises

04 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On the smallest of the Isles of Flight, Deya, Lem King finds himself cornered in a bookstore. But, he is, after all, Lem King, and conflict is to the ...

Spring in Hieron 11: Cut Off the Head

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For some, it is just another week: Ephrim and Hadrian explore an untouched quarter of the University, Adaire digs into the mysterious connections of t...

Spring in Hieron 10: Who Vouches?

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the ruins of the ancient orcish Stoneworks, Lem King, Fero Feritas, and Hella Varal find themselves snared by by botanical beasts. But what lies be...

Spring in Hieron 09: A Certain Way

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

All across the yet unnamed settlement growing in the reclaimed ruins of the Last University, small possibilities begin to reverberate from the potenti...

Spring in Hieron 08: Sympathetic Objects

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It weights on everyone: The end is not far from here, but the golden Golden Lance has brought word that somewhere to the north, are are those who drea...

Spring in Hieron 07: Structure and Purpose

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As the weeks move on, the Last University's new arrivals acclimate to their new shelter. And as the campus' empty spaces slowly become more and more f...

Spring in Hieron 06: Something You've Practiced

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Boundless Fate, the handmade vessel captained by Hella Varal, rests upon the shore of the unnamed river which glides through the forest west of t...

Spring in Hieron 05: Try To Live a Good Life

09 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With each strike of the hammer, each flash of magical heat, the Blade in the Dark grows closer and closer to restoration. Those living on the isle of ...

Spring in Hieron 04: Material Effort

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The fifth year of the settlement at the Last University begins with a reunion of old friends, as the Druid Fero reunites with Throndir, Eprhim, and th...

Spring in Hieron 03: Hospitable to You

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It has been four years since the body of Hieron was ravaged by the swift arrival of the heat and the dark, and the wound grows deeper every day. Fero ...

Spring in Hieron 02: Why Are You Here?

20 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The community at the Lost University continues to survive the harsh winter as sickness and conflict strain their growth. As Ephrim and Throndir strugg...

Spring in Hieron 01: The Touch of Others

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It is still winter, yet. Months ago, the heat and the dark emerged from the long sands of Rosemerrow, bringing terror and destruction to Hieron. And t...

Spring in Hieron 00: What Came Before

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we recap Hieron and get ready for Spring!! Today's plan is to go over Hieron, check out some old maps, and fill in a lot of gaps. Think of...

Live at the Table - Fall of Magic 3

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everyone, Austin here! Now that this trilogy of episodes is over, I can say it's probably one of my favorite things we've done both in the Live at...

Live at the Table - Fall of Magic Pt 2

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everyone! Here's the second part of Fall of Magic! We open again the scroll, return to the side of the Magus, and watch as the world enters the Fa...

Live at the Table - Fall of Magic Pt 1

14 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Join Austin, Dre, Jack, and Janine--a hang-gliding town crier, a swineherd, a golem, and a... bush dog, respectively--as they travel with a mysterious...

Twilight Mirage 68: The Twilight Mirage Post Mortem

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

C/W: Discussion of physical and emotional child and spousal abuse 2:12 to 2:15 The Twilight Mirage Post Mortem is here which means the season is reall...

Twilight Mirage 67: Futura Free Pt. 4

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Exigency Register A-TM-V-742 - Total Record of Events, Entry 001 To whoever finds this message: My name is Keen Forester Gloaming. I am, at time of th...

Twilight Mirage 66: Futura Free Pt. 3

24 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dispatch 717. Satellite… I mean, Grey. Sorry, just feels more natural to say 'Satellite' when I'm out here in this tin can. Nostalgia for a differen...

Twilight Mirage 65: Futura Free Pt. 2

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A letter from Grey Gloaming, Exile of the Rapid Evening and Operations Chief of the Brink, delivered to Keen Forester Gloaming by secure courier. Dad,...

Twilight Mirage 64: Futura Free Pt. 1

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Once, floating in the sunset-hued safety of the Twilight Mirage, the Divine Fleet hummed and pulsed, its ships bright beacons of culture and technolog...

Twilight Mirage 63: Guaranteed Events, Or: An Accounting of the Time When We Built the Machine

03 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Crystal Palace, in all its endless worker-bee wonder, clacks and whirs its way across space, and now, as it nears the destabilizing stain of the Twili...

Twilight Mirage 62: The Feast of Patina

27 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the year after the Miracle, wonder and surprise appeared all throughout the daily life of the residents of the Quire System. Unfortunately, the com...

Twilight Mirage 61: The Restitution of All Things Pt. 2

20 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At the heart of many capital ships, there is a great flow of heat and energy. Yet the core of of the Restitution of All Things is the coolest place on...

Twilight Mirage 60: The Restitution of All Things Pt. 1

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For the hundreds of days after the Miracle of the Mirage, the sky above the planet Moonlock was filled only with dust and color. While the occasional ...

Twilight Mirage 59: The Siege of the Lineage Brighton Pt. 3

06 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

CW: This episode contains death and gun violence On one end of the Quire system, eminating from The Restiution of All Things, is the Profit's Star, an...

Twilight Mirage 58: The Siege of the Lineage Brighton Pt. 2

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On paper, the Notion's mission to protect the Wandering Sea from the cruel talons of Advent is going well: They've secured the massive, mysterious cub...

Twilight Mirage 57: The Siege of the Lineage Brighton Pt. 1

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the year that followed the Miracle, the Brighton Lineage leveraged their skill as diplomats (and their resort-quality holdings) to gain favor with ...

Twilight Mirage 56: The Vault of Anticipation Pt. 2

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

CW: This episode contains discussion of suicidal ideation. A single family remembers the Divine Pleroma, now. Neither Phive Amala nor her daughter, Ae...

Twilight Mirage 55: The Vault of Anticipation Pt. 1

08 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The deserts of Altar are dotted with tombs, and each takes a shape all its own. Some are cathedrals, others monuments. One, a hanging garden. But in t...

Twilight Mirage 54: Downtime on Skein

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It is one day after the Second Miracle and the arrival of Our Profit, the so-called final hegemon of the New Earth Hegemony. Lit by the massive, false...

Twilight Mirage 53: Our Flaws in a Vacuum, or the Promise We Made To Each Other

25 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Despite the faux-mornings and would-be-nights, the sun never rises or sets over the Quire system. Yet today, in the moments between light and darkness...

Twilight Mirage 52: The Second Miracle

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As the axiom Ache strikes from above, the Notion joins Acre-7 in trying to end the conflict so Quire can perform a second miracle. Gig Kephart, desper...

Twilight Mirage 51: Open As Possible

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With the prophesied "Dark Day" less than 24 hours away, the Notion continue their plan to intercede and stop the murder of Wind's Poem, one of the eve...

Twilight Mirage 50: A Very Old Mistake

05 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Across the threshold into the Vale's deepest fog, The Notion is finally sets their sights on their target, Acre-7, as well as the axiom Ache, who brin...

Twilight Mirage 49: Bona Fide, Good Faith

28 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Determined to prevent two murders predicted by Crystal Palace, the Notion heads to one of Skein's allocologies, a floating, all-in-one corporate campu...

Twilight Mirage 48: This Place Pushes Back

20 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After careful planning, the Notion covertly breaches the outer perimeter of the Vale, bypassing the dronefield of Saint Wynter... only to have a bumbl...

Twilight Mirage 47: Uncontrolled Fires

13 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As half of the Notion explores the jungle valleys of Skein, the others descend to Terncage, the planet's largest metropolis. A pair of old allies tell...

Twilight Mirage 46: Every Time We Leave, It Changes

06 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Deep in the jungles and mountains of the planet of Skein, far from the NEH metropolises, scientists from across cultures have come together to form Te...

Twilight Mirage 45: Downtime on Gift-3

30 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With their missions on Gift-3 behind them, the Notion is made to consider what went right, what went wrong, and what they can do to make sure things ...

Twilight Mirage 44: The Pathways in the Woods

23 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Deep within the endless Q-Glass storm of Gift-3, the Notion investigate and converse with the residents of the Axiomatic town of Polyphony. While Even...

Twilight Mirage 43: The Center of the Storm

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Deep in the scrapyards of Gift-3, a bubbling ocean of glass is battered by an massive, endless lightning storm. And beyond the sheets of rain, lies Ba...

Twilight Mirage 42: Look the Other Way

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aboard the floating airship of Big Garage, the Notion come face to face with an old ally, the award winning bounty hunter Waltz Tango (Cache). As Four...

Twilight Mirage 41: No Value in a Closed Door

02 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After returning from their meeting with Advent and the Concretetown Particulars, the Notion discusses the complexity of the situation over dinner. Whe...

Twilight Mirage 40: Like What We Used To Do

23 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Having agreed to help a group of young runaways that go by the name the Sailors of the Ark, the Notion begin to gather information for their mission. ...

Twilight Mirage 39: Staying Neutral

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Having confirmed the location of the stitch connecting Gift-3 to Brighton, the Notion prepares to undergo their mission to transport a small group of...

Twilight Mirage 38: The Good Decision

09 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Inside of a laboratory on 29th floor of Big Garage Co-Working Tower #12, Gig Kep-hart performs an experimental robotic surgery alongside the bras...

Twilight Mirage 37: Along A Route

02 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Deep in the Crashyards of Gift-3, Signet, Even, and Echo have been sent by Cascara and Seneschal's Brace to locate and secure a "stitch" in space, a p...

Twilight Mirage 36: Every Bad Idea

26 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Newly unified as "The Notion," the crew of The World Without End has arrived to Gift-3. While half of the group is busy working on their (semi-)offici...

Twilight Mirage 35: This Year of Ours: The Notion

19 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

From a certain perspective, the Twilight seemed to rest perfectly at peace, an etheric coastline: The Nine Idylls--even Volition--in close, harmonious...

Twilight Mirage 34: This Year of Ours: The Mystic

17 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"Thirteenth" by Declan's Corrective, Co-Governor of Seneschal, former Ace Pilot of the New Earth Hegemony Before these clinquant peaks And Quire-fashi...

Twilight Mirage 33: This Year of Ours: The Speaker

16 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Feedback by Janus, Red Equity of the Golden Clause, on a term paper exploring the the emerging legal jurisdiction of the Quire System. Please Note: Th...

Twilight Mirage 32: This Year of Ours: The Stitch

15 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An entry from the journal of the former excerpt "To the prince, we offered twelve thousand flowers, Blooming in an untouched field," leader of the Bel...

Twilight Mirage 31: This Year of Ours: The Mechanic

14 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A letter from Kent Brighton to the Lineage's Matriarch, the Lady Lyme. Dearest Aunt, I hope this message finds you well. Our vessel has just now enter...

Twilight Mirage 30: This Year of Ours: The Muscle

13 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An excerpt from an address to the high council of the Qui Err Assembly by Annex Iota Pretense, reconstituted leader of her people.. I have heard the m...

Twilight Mirage 29: This Year of Ours: The Pilot

12 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hey, It's Cascabel. I know you're probably zipping between planets in some sort of experimental ship right now bud, but once you get back just let me ...

Twilight Mirage 28: This Year of Ours: The Scoundrel

11 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An excerpt from the journal of Grey Gloaming, Co-Owner of the Brink space station and clearing house, and former agent of the Rapid Evening. I used to...

Twilight Mirage 27: The Miracle of the Mirage: The Siege

06 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

While the other strike teams move in bursts of heroism to confront their foes--Independence and Sui Juris respectively--the remaining group has a more...

Twilight Mirage 26: The Miracle of the Mirage: The Heist

29 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With the possible union between the Divine Independence and the Iconoclastic god Volition disrupted, the Twilight Mirage--and the universe at large--h...

Twilight Mirage 25: The Miracle of the Mirage: The Dragon

21 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It is a moment of crisis, with many threats coming to bear on the residents of the Twilight Mirage all at once. Sui Juris, a separatist movement, has ...

Live at the Table Teaser: Misspent Youth

15 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

  Hey everyone, Austin here! As those who watched along via YouTube earlier tonight can tell you, this episode of Live at the Table was something e...

Twilight Mirage 24: godspeed, glory Pt. 3

09 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Telluric Vulgate // The Independent Hymnal// Chant of Arrival   In orbit broad, aloft in black He floated through the sea. With gasping voice he ...

Twilight Mirage 23: godspeed, glory Pt. 2

01 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Assemblage / Book: Of the Stellar Coriolis and the Resonant Orbit / Passage 004 Though Kamala had impressed Him, His admiration was not the same a...

Twilight Mirage 22: godspeed, glory Pt. 1

25 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Assemblage / Book: Of the Stellar Coriolis and the Resonant Orbit / Passage 001 Before the resonance was decay. Standing on the precipice of obscu...

Bluff City 01: A Bowling Alley, A Boxer, and A Bird Pt. 1

24 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everyone!   While our normal weekly episode is still going to come out tomorrow, we wanted to give you a gift today to celebrate Thanksgivin...

Twilight MIrage 21: One's Own Right

18 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With Privign pushed to the brink of disaster, and new threats revealed, two thirds of the Beloved Dust take measures to evacuate the station. While ⸢...

Twilight Mirage 20: Bits Left Behind

10 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As the station of Privign comes under assault, the Beloved Dust rush to respond. Tender Sky and Signet speak with the leader of the temple to determin...

Twilight Mirage 19: A Single Moment, Caught

04 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On the nearly abandoned mining station of Privign, the Beloved Dust continue to search for their comrades (and the hostile agent from the New Earth He...

Twilight Mirage 18: The Sun Pales to Its Brightness

27 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After returning to their ship, the Beloved Dust receive information about their next mission. The Beloved Ivy*, the group equal parts comrade and riva...

Twilight Mirage 17: Like Falling Leaves

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Two weeks ago, the living planet of Quire used the instantaneous streaming device built into Gig Kep-hart to send a broadcast to everyone in of the Mi...

Twilight Mirage 16: An Approximation of a Connection

13 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In the colored shadows of Sculpture City, the Divine Fleet's reconnaissance team finds itself more and more entangled in the intrigues of Quire's most...

Twilight Mirage 15: A Life and A History

06 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As if driven by the spirit of the late divine Curiosity, the Myriad crew sour Sculpture City (and it's surrounding environment) for answers. Echo Reve...

Twilight Mirage 14: The Value of Distance

29 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With their belongings stored in the Old Gold Graduate Club & Privacy, the Myriad crew pursue one of their mission's core goals: securing the spread o...

Twilight Mirage 13: An Instinct Without A Word

22 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After joining each other for dinner, the crew of the reconnaissance ship Myriad tend to business before setting west towards a sprawling city.* Grand ...

Twilight Mirage 12: The Promise of Presence

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In the month after the midnight attack on Doyenne Undela Apogica, the crew of the Myriad explore the nearby deserts and jungles* in preparation for a ...

Twilight Mirage 11: What We're Capable Of

08 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With the Contrition's Figure rehabilitation facility safe and secured, the Beloved Dust are left to attend to matters personal*, professional, and spi...

Twilight Mirage 10: Looking To Land

01 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In the virtual confines of the Contrition's Figure rehabilitation center, it has come time for the Beloved Dust to face their foes! The bounty hunter ...

Twilight Mirage 09: The Sound of Strings

25 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Driven into a corrupted, digital city by a mysterious foe, the Beloved Dust set up to rescue the inhabitants of the rehabilitation center called Contr...

Twilight Mirage 08: We are the River, And it is the Sea

18 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In the heart of Contrition's Figure, the Beloved Dust continue to investigate a strange disturbance that is displacing the inhabitants of the rehabili...

Twilight Mirage 07: Second Street Drifting

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Following a distress call from the Vice-Warden of Contrition's Figure, Seance's correctional facility, the Beloved Dust prepare to enter the building ...

Twilight Mirage 06: We Want You To Come Home

04 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Days after the crew of the Myriad establishes a connection between Quire and the Divine Fleet, the Beloved* Dust meet at the digital club called The S...

Twilight Mirage 05: The Sunlight of Knowing

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With the sounds of conflict guiding them into action, the crew of the Myriad prepares for battle. Grand Magnificent tests his ability to work under p...

Bluff City Teaser

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A teaser for the first episode of our new patreon exclusive monthly campaign, Bluff City! Get access and listen at friendsatthetable.cash!

Twilight Mirage 04: Birds of Prey

20 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The crew from the ship Myriad continue to explore the planet Quire. Grand Magnificent (Arthur Martinez-Tebbel) explains the strange experience that h...

Twilight Mirage 03: The Planet of Quire

14 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In the wake of Gumption's death, and with the killer at large, the divine fleet dispatches a group to prepare the planet of Quire for refugees. The li...

Twilight Mirage 02: The Last Divine

07 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After receiving word that the city-ship of Seance* would come under attack, the Beloved Dust move to intercept the threat. Fourteen Fifteen (Jack de Q...

Twilight Mirage 01: The Beloved Dust

30 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Beloved Dust, a group of investigators and operatives with Divine mandate, learns that there is an imminent threat targeting Composure's Colise...

Twilight Mirage 00: The Final Eight Divines

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Heads up: This is our world building episode for our new season, where we describe the setting and some major components. If you're less interested in...

Winter in Hieron & Marielda Post Mortem

28 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Everyone! Here's the audio from our live post mortem for Winter in Hieron! We looked back at the season together, spoke about our motivations and ...