4.14: Second Citadel--The Mad Mirages (Part 3)

Published: May 3, 2022, 6 a.m.

b'There is very little that the regions of the Universe can agree upon. The Northern Wilds has their monster-hunting furor, the Western Wastes are known for their scholars and scientists, and in the Southern Frosts survival against the elements dominates daily life. But in all three regions of the Universe, children are taught the same lesson: do not enter the Wayward East, for that way lies madness.\\n\\nBut every region has its rebels. So here they stand, at the Eastern gates -- two Northerners, two Westerners, and a Southerner -- prepared to venture into madness themselves.\\n\\nThe truth is worth a little madness, after all. Unfortunately, it won\'t be a little madness meeting them out there in the Mirrored Plains: it will be quite a lot.\\n\\nWelcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay.\\n\\n(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)\\n\\n-------\\n\\nYou can find all of our transcripts here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing\\nTranscripts will come out along with the public release of the episode.\\nOn staff at the Penumbra:\\nAlice Chuang -- Head of Design\\nGinny D\'Angelo -- Head of Merchandise and Outreach\\nMelissa DeJesus -- Script editing team\\nMilo Ellersick -- Promotional artist\\nHarley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer\\nJoelle Kross -- Transcriptionist\\nNoah Simes -- Production manager\\nGrahame Turner -- Script editing team\\nKevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer\\nRyan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music\\nRecorded by Mertz at The Bridge Sound & Stage\\n--------\\nAttribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.\\nhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode "Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba\\n\\u201cElectronic Tanpura 6\\u201d by sankalp https://freesound.org/people/sankalp/sounds/155494/\\n\\u201cAmbience, Wind Chimes, A\\u201d by InspectorJ https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/353501/\\n\\u201cDesolated Lands Ambience\\u201d by original_sound https://freesound.org/people/original_sound/sounds/365153/\\n\\u201cCinematic Pulsing Atmosphere\\u201d by PatrickLieberkind https://freesound.org/people/PatrickLieberkind/sounds/415330/\\n---------\\nTrigger warnings:\\n- Sudden loud noises\\n- Enclosed, claustrophobic spaces\\n- Violence and threats of violence\\n- Threats of warfare and genocide\\n- Religious persecution\\n- Starvation and torture\\n- Sexism and xenophobia\\n- Discussion of illness and death\\n- Deception by authority figures\\n\\nOur Sponsors:\\n* Check out Drizly: https://drizly.com \\n\\nAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands\\n\\nPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy'