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Published: Oct. 4, 2021, 3 p.m.

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c/w mindreading, manipulation, surveillance, betrayal, break-ups

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\\u201cBut then our triumph broke, torn asunder not by those whose noses we\\u2019d bloodied to build it, but those who\\u2019d helped us fight for it. Boctive Deign, Xenarus Crow. They\\u2019d always held fear in their hearts. That fear would poison our fragile course.\\u201d

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The day before the march on the Arrad Chambers and the liberation of Lastreah, Neah Gorse finds saimself alone in the Winter\\u2019s Lodge. Below them, the fragile machinery of the revolution whirrs. Messengers run to-and-fro, delivering news to the leaders that sit in council, and return with news and schemes.

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More than anyone knows, Neah has been building sair knowledge of the revolution\\u2019s machinery. As sai comes under other\\u2019s dangerous influence, sai might be persuaded to turn the machine to  fouler purpose.

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~~ PEOPLE ~~

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Boctive Deign: A charismatic and cunning revolutionary, whose radical treatises on Embrace are widely distributed and eagerly read.

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Darjan Hask: A poet, writer and part of Embrace\\u2019s elite. Sai are a childhood rival of Neah.

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Elif: Apprentice of a fashion house, leader of the Indifferent Maybe (focused on espionage).

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Eviron Eaves: A prominent member of the Winter\\u2019s Lodge who the others look to for leadership.

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Ido Ozk Erut: A prominent member of the Winter\\u2019s Lodge, who manages a lot of the day-to-day functions.

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Renna: A former Dodger. Joined Roan\\u2019s gardens after she found the strange caves beneath Atrium during the first earthquake.

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~~ FACTIONS ~~

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Ginnels: A revolutionary faction formed by the workers of Calvary that use the Maybes as their direct action groups.

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Wolves: A revolutionary faction that formed in the early days of the Assembly. They believe that acting to secure the revolution\\u2019s safety is paramount.

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~~ PLACES ~~

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Winter\\u2019s Lodge: A place pulled out from the cut. A shifting collection of mismatched architecture. A shell for the gall.

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Episode title from Victory by Janelle Monae

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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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