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This episode carries content warnings for mention of blood, discussion of mass destruction/death, discussion of medical treatment, mind reading and medical coercion.

The wheel turns, for the crew of the\\xa0 Blue Channel, there hasn\\u2019t been time for reckoning. Instead: a funeral; a\\xa0 room with questions in it; the front steps of a church; another room, different questions; a message, contrite and frightening; somehow, a few small moments of real connection.\\xa0

And above it all: Something is wrong with the sun.

This week on PALISADE 20: In Their Fear Pt. 1

March on soldiers, I\\u2019m your Queen / The ambassadress of beauty I\\u2019m told

Dossier

Organizations

Violet Cove:\\xa0The Dim Liturgy claim to have seen the Divine Devotion\'s arrival coming in their sacred text: A battered and corrupted backup of Crystal Palace\'s final predictions for the future. Now the two cults work together to oust the Bilats... and perhaps to do more intriguing things, as well.

The Devotees:\\xa0A church from the Twilight Mirage that is committed to the worship of the divine Devotion, which they sometimes refer to as Fervor. Common practices include the regular checking of one\\u2019s pulse and multi-day group picnic outings.

People

Griesel Sunset (he/him): Coriolos\' father. A zealous Devotee. Recently deceased.

Zedd Z. Izzard (he/him):\\xa0Lovable dirtbag chef. Works in main hall\'s mess hall. Knows everyone\\u2019s favorite drink and most people\'s favorite meal. Satisfactory pilot. BIS Spy.

Stargrave Elcessor (she/her): Leader of the Bilateral Interecession\\u2019s occupation of Palisade, assigned personally by Cynosure Whitestar-Kesh. As a Stargrave, she has been granted the means and \\u201cright\\u201d to detonate the star at the center of Palisade\\u2019s star system if she determines that those here are an existential threat to the Principality.

The Witch in Glass (she/her):\\xa0A former scion of Kesh who, after knitting a bond with the adversary Perennial, came into control of the broken body of the Divine Past, which she has renamed the Reflecting Pool. Rules over the Crown of Glass, a city-state on the southeastern reaches of Palisade. A shaky ally of Millennium Break. Haunted by an old foe.

Connadine (he/him):\\xa0Commander of the BIS on Palisade. An expert in psychological operations and folklore. As a composer, his opus is the\\xa0Adagio, a plan to get everyone on Palisade operating in ways not only predictable, but scripted. As a\\xa0conductor, his orchestra now turns towards the second movement.\\xa0

Saint Decario Dicario (he/him):\\xa0Devoted Devotee warmonger and one-time lover of the Twilight Mirage rockstar Teleos Triton Tanager.\\xa0

Elle Evensong (she/they) - Elle arrived to Palisade along with the first wave of Devotees, making a name for herself as a cunning combatant and clever commander. She became a poster child for Twilight Mirage\'s support of Palisade (and, for members of the Dim Liturgy, a prophesied bridge between the past and the future). But as the war began to heat up, she seemed to vanish into the background. Pilot of the Cataphract.

Saffron Septet (she/her):\\xa0 A doctor from the Twilight Mirage who lives as a digital consciousness, spread across a number of bodily forms including a heavy Torch Unit, a small motorcycle, and a unique and specially-crafted surgeon body.\\xa0

Places

Diadem Gravtrain:\\xa0While the vast trench-city on Palisade\'s equator lays abandoned, Kesh has reactivated its railway via an operations center in Carmathen.

Tintagel:\\xa0A city and fortress that marked the Fabreal Duchy\\u2019s farthest reach on Palisade\\u2019s southern continent. Stargrave Elcessor uses its palace as her operations center and home when she is on planet.

Brecheliant Forest:\\xa0A vast, mysterious forest on Palisade\\u2019s southern continent said to confuse even the most experience of travelers.

The Paint Shop:\\xa0Sitting atop the central peak of Steeple Catterick, most people assume the Paint Shop to be no more than an artist commune where visiting artists collaborate on eccentric and avant-garde work. In truth, it is both a manufactory and front for the Bilateral Intelligence Service.

Divines

Asepsis (it/its):\\xa0The final living remnants of a Divine who pursues its particular vision of purity at the cost of everything else. Kept, studied, and utilized by Captain Kalvin Brnine. Recently confounded by BIS spy Zedd Z. Izzard.

The Divine, Arbitrage (it/its):\\xa0The amoral machine turned de facto treasurer keeps the Frontier Syndicate a step ahead in all matters of commerce. Sole minter of \\u201cglint,\\u201d a newly popular currency on Palisade.

Mysteries

The Iconoclasts:\\xa0Something beyond the human, desperate to eradicate subjectivity itself.

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Hosted by Austin Walker (@austin_walker)

Featuring Janine Hawkins (@bleatingheart) Sylvi Bullet (@sylvibullet), Ali Acampora (@ali_west), Art Martinez-Tebbel (@atebbel), Jack de Quidt (@notquitereal), Keith J Carberry (@keithjcarberry) and Andrew Lee Swan (@swandre3000)

Produced by Ali Acampora\\xa0

Music by Jack de Quidt (available on bandcamp)

Text by Austin Walker

Cover Art by by aurahack (aurahack.jp)

With thanks to Amelia Renee, Arthur B., Cassie Jones, chocoube, Daniel Laloggia, DB, deepFlaw, Edwin Adelsberger, Emrys, fen, Greg Cobb, huw, Ian O\'Dea, Ian Urbina, Irina A., Jack Shirai, Jake Strang, K. Morris, Katie Diekhaus, Ken George, Konisforce, Kristina Harris Esq, L Tantivy, Lawson Coleman, Mike & Ruby, Nich Maragos, Olive Perry, Patrick Murray, Quinn Pollock, Robert Lasica, Rosa W., Shawn Drape, Shawn Hall, Summer Rose, TeganEden, Thomas Whitney, viviridian, Voi, weakmint for their support

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