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Published: May 31, 2020, 12:39 p.m.

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c/w blood, eyes, combat, discussion of police

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\\u201cThen, there were the Jubilant. They weren\\u2019t professional or ruthless; they weren\\u2019t calculating or swift-tongued - but, they had their ways. They were resourceful, broad-hearted and brave. Uncertain in a way that kept them open to other means of doing things.

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Others liked to dismiss them. All they saw was the messes they created but they never watched for long enough to see that, no matter how dire the situation, they always found a way back out.\\u201d

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Before Oken nim Shalif, the faces of four strangers. The Jubilant Maybe, struggling to make sense of the man they\\u2019ve found in a box that should contain weapons. There won\\u2019t be long to take stock though. They may have fended off the cart\\u2019s guards, but there are reinforcements on the way - and these ones won\'t be so eager to give up what\\u2019s theirs.

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~~ PEOPLE ~~

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Altara nim Shif: Scion of the nim Shif family and one of their enforcers.

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Nilkat: A former factory mechanic, turned revolutionary. A member of the Ginnels and our story\\u2019s narrator.

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~~ FACTIONS ~~

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Ginnels: A broad revolutionary network, formed by the workers of Calvary Ward.

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Jackals: More formally known as the Tenders of the Dawn\\u2019s Embers, the Jackals are an organisation of remnant hunters guided by strange divination.

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League of Gunsmiths: Controllers of the licensing and manufacturing of spirit guns.

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Maybes: A loose collection of radical cells carrying out direct action.

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nim Shif: Embrace\\u2019s newest great family. Plotting to take over the city with silvered tongues and bloody blades.

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Syndics: Clerks and government officials, embroiled in extortion, corruption and conspiracy.

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Umbral Provenders: A legitimised organisation of smugglers, who use the cut to smuggle contraband into and out of the city.

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Episode title from Jesus Bill! by Delta Sleep.

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Follow the show on twitter @flimsyrituals

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Find our website at flimsyrituals.com

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Chat to us on Discord 

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Hosted by Adam Dixon. Starring Beck Michalak, Elizabeth Simoens, Ryan Evans, Steve Martin and Thryn Henderson.

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Produced by Thryn Henderson

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Series art by Ben Swinden

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Music taken from Kai Engel\\u2019s Satin

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