The Second Stranger | Arc 8 | E2: portents fold into abyss

Entropic beasts descend. The Alliance begins to safeguard the Paragons' souls. The Doom and Fortune Tracker strikes. And Gentle plunges into the dream realm.

"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: apocalypse, war, fantasy violence, gore, body horror, monsters and monstrosity, complex and complicated relationships, romance, flirting, references to sexual entanglements, blood and bloodletting, 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 - Connie Chang (https://twitter.com/ByConnieChang).

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