After his camp is destroyed, Nester tells the Oneroi what happened in Asgartha’s Faction Tournament. How did they compete? Who won? How?

Wait — what happened to Auraq. Why was Nevenka on stage?

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Having just survived a heard of stampeding bisalmon, Nester attempts to draw the attention of the Oneiroi to an upcoming Asgarthan Faction Tournament and the participating champions.

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Resting on a cliffside bookcase above several hundred empty shells of books, Nester considers what has driven him into the Tumult. Perhaps he is not being entirely honest with himself — or with us.

What happened to his home? Who is Camilla? What is the Musubi? Why now?

Also, Nester recites three poems by the 3rd Poet Consul to Yzmir, Himitsu, which provide some background on Asgartha’s history.

The Flood

The Ark(aster)

The Rediscovery Endeavor

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Special thanks to Sylvia Sullivan for supporting in this episode as the voice of Camilla.

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This episode is an introduction to Altered, me, and what this podcast is.

Feel free to jump /in the Tumult/ in EP1 if you want to get straight into the narrative.

In celebration of the launch of Altered and to do my part in building the Altered community, I’m hosting a Character Creation contest in the Pilgrim’s Nest Discord linked in the show notes. I’ll be giving away promo cards I get from GenCon events as prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Submissions are open until end of day September 12th (11:59PM PST)! Check it out!

And if you’ll also be at GenCon this year (2024), look for me - I’ll be wearing a shirt with the Pilgrim Whale glyph on it. Pilgrim’s Nest Discord: https://discord.gg/yAuFj5C9FR X and Threads: @NesterPilgrim