Roads Uncharted

Rou and Eight make it to the pie-eating competition, which is run by a gnome named Reginald. The goal is to eat as many pies as possible in an hour - no regurgitation, no passing out, and no leaving the table for any reason. While preparing for the competition, Rou and Eight meet Jane, the reigning champion. Eventually, Jane and Eight are all that remain at the table. Unfortunately, Jane starts to choke, and Eight attempts to save her. 

Afterward, Eight takes some food from her plate and tastes it in an attempt to discern if there is foul play. Eight is able to recognize she has been poisoned but they don’t recognize the specific poison and she is taken off to the medical tent. Eight wins a trophy and a coin purse for being the one individual remaining at the table. Reginald tells them to go off and enjoy the festival, he will report the incident to the guards and if they want to talk to Eight and Rou, they will find them. Rou mentions where they are staying, then he and Eight decide to go see Jane at the medical tent.

As they head that way they discuss the implications of the contest and who could have poisoned Jane, why they did it, and how they did it. When they arrive they learn Jane has passed. Eight hands over the trophy and they ask the medical staff to leave it with her as it was part of her effects.

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Transcript by CJ Kallevig

EPISODE CREDITS:

Produced by Dax

Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren

Logo Artwork design by Jessie

Character Artwork design by Riyuski

Segment music and sound effects licensed through Epidemic Sound

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The episode opens with Eight and Rou leaving the arena after the fight between Renny and Arthas. The competition lasted several hours and it is now mid-afternoon. The atmosphere of Azarra is very festival-like - vendors selling fried food, games, friendly competitions, etc. Eight questions a local about what to do, and he suggests they go check out a local crisp vendor. She is an older woman, but they are warned not to call her “granny”.

Rou and Eight go and find the crisp vendor, a dwarf with dark hair and a scarf covering her face to prevent her beard from getting into the crisp. They debate the merits of holding places in line, and whether or not the vat she uses is fueled by magic. Eight is disappointed to learn that the baking is not magic-based, and the dwarf comments magic users are lazy.

They grab some crisp, including two that they save for Arthas, and then they head to the docks where the airships are. While they sit at the docks, Thomas and his lackeys show up. They tell Rou he needs to be out of the city in two days because he is not welcome. Rou and Eight, wanting to regain their previous happy moods, head off to find the pie-eating competition.

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Transcript by Wren

EPISODE CREDITS:

Produced by Dax

Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren

Logo Artwork design by Jessie

Character Artwork design by Riyuski

Segment music and sound effects licensed through Epidemic Sound

LINKS:

Be sure to follow and tag Roads Uncharted on Bluesky!

Rou, Eight, and Arthas enjoy a large breakfast before they rush off to get Arthas registered for the fight. According to the proprietor, they can find the arena at what the locals call “the pier”, a mass of rock on the cliffside that juts out over the sea. Traveling through the bustling crowd they eventually come to the registration booth, where Arthas meets a very nasty cat-person.

Eight and Rou are able to watch from the stands, where the crowd is rather dense and vendors wander throughout while advertising snacks and other wares. The pair share awkward conversation until the competition begins. They witness four matches before Arthas is led out to fight the same cat-person he met at registration. He wins handily and is escorted away until his next match. Each opponent that Arthas faces is quickly vanquished, and the Giant-Kin quickly becomes a favorite for the competition. When his final opponent enters the arena, Arthas learns that they might be the hardest challenge he’s come across to date. 

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Transcript by CJ Kallevig

EPISODE CREDITS:

Produced by Dax

Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren

Logo Artwork design by Jessie

Character Artwork design by Riyuski

Segment music and sound effects licensed through Epidemic Sound

LINKS:

Be sure to follow and tag Roads Uncharted on Bluesky!

As Eight and Arthas make their way through the city streets they are approached by a man named Thomas. When attempts to cause trouble fail, Thomas and his companions leave the duo confused and concerned. 

Rou arrives at The Hedgehog Inn, a recommendation from Azarra’s Welcome Center, and begins to make himself comfortable for the evening. As he enjoys his dinner, the door opens and a massive man begins to try and wedge himself through the opening. Eight and Arthas have arrived at the same inn.

Although Arthas has to stay in the barn due to his size, he is delighted to learn of a fighting competition that is going to occur in the morning. As they often are, Eight is the first to approach and manages to convince Rou to let them join him for dinner. Rou learns very quickly that Eight likes to chat, as the warforged regales him with tales of their journey thus far. When Eight makes mention that they are headed to the university at Kidohlva, Rou agrees to join them since he is headed there as well.

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Transcript by CJ Kallevig

EPISODE CREDITS:

Produced by Dax

Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren

Logo Artwork design by Jessie

Character Artwork design by Riyuski

Segment music and sound effects licensed through Epidemic Sound

LINKS:

Be sure to follow and tag Roads Uncharted on Bluesky!

During the last few hours of his journey toward Eulela, Rou wanders into the café and meets a young woman named Sarah. When she comments she is originally from Eulela, Rou nervously asks for recommendations in regards to places to visit and things to do. She invites him to join her for dinner and the pair learn they have far more in common than originally expected, despite the differences in their places of birth.

Rou claims he is traveling to discover new cultures, people, and places. She mentions that the university of Kidohlva might be a good place to start, and it’s conveniently close to where they’ll be landing in Azarra. She warns him that some things he may be used to in Baukora won’t be available in Eulela, and if he shares his knowledge it could potentially be dangerous. Later, as Rou heads to his room to prepare for landing, he recognizes the scent of lily and sandalwood in the air. Forced to wait until he is called to depart, Rou hides in his room and hopes the source passes him by.

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Transcript by Dax

EPISODE CREDITS:

Produced by Dax

Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren

Logo Artwork design by Jessie

Character Artwork design by Riyuski

Segment music and sound effects licensed through Epidemic Sound

LINKS:

Be sure to follow and tag Roads Uncharted on Bluesky!

Teddy leads Eight and Arthas through the Wildwoods, sneaking by the sentries, until they reach the real reason he is here. Teddy reveals he has been researching rifts hidden within the woods - rips in reality made of crackling energy. Whereas Eight wants to research cautiously, Arthas decides to take a head-on approach and charges into it. Unfortunately, this sets off its magical properties and the group is forced to deal with the result of this recklessness. 

Once they are free from danger, they continue their search through the area and stumble upon the ruins of a structure hundreds of years old. Engraved on this structure is the same bird symbol etched onto Eight’s plating. Teddy shares with Eight that this symbol once belonged to a prominent family from long ago.

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Transcript by Wren

EPISODE CREDITS:

Produced by Dax

Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren

Logo Artwork design by Jessie

Character Artwork design by Riyuski

Segment music and sound effects licensed through Epidemic Sound

LINKS:

Be sure to follow and tag Roads Uncharted on Bluesky!

A scholar in the library overhears strange voices talking about the books they have borrowed. Deciding to follow them out into the city proper, he discovers the voices belong to Eight and Arthas. While trying to figure out how to introduce himself, Eight saves him the trouble and makes the first introduction. Agreeing that he seems harmless, Eight and Arthas agree on a “mutually beneficial arrangement” in which this scholar will offer them a place to stay for the night in exchange for the ability to ask them questions.

The scholar, named Theodore Lawrence Briggs, enlists Arthas and Eight in an expedition deep into the Wildwoods. He wants to map out and explore the area surrounding the city but has had difficulty obtaining assistance in doing so, and hints that he has not been entirely honest with the Kinder-Kai regarding his true purpose in their city.

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Transcript by Kris

EPISODE CREDITS:

Produced by Dax

Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren

Logo Artwork design by Jessie

Character Artwork design by Riyuski

Segment music and sound effects licensed through Epidemic Sound

LINKS:

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Rou provides a little insight as to why he left the safety of his home and what drives him to explore Eulela, the continent to the east.

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EPISODE CREDITS:

Produced by Dax

Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren

Logo Artwork design by Jessie

Character Artwork design by Riyuski

Segment music and sound effects licensed through Epidemic Sound

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Giant-Kin are rumoured to be extinct, as they choose seclusion over interacting with the world around them. Arthas is the exception, and has chosen to wander the world accumulating titles and stories. 

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EPISODE CREDITS:

Produced by Dax

Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren

Logo Artwork design by Jessie

Character Artwork design by Riyuski

Segment music and sound effects licensed through Epidemic Sound

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Eight chats with you about who they are, who created them, and what they hope to accomplish as they explore the wide world of Rejiev.

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EPISODE CREDITS:

Produced by Dax

Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren

Logo Artwork design by Jessie

Character Artwork design by Riyuski

Segment music and sound effects licensed through Epidemic Sound

LINKS:

Be sure to follow and tag Roads Uncharted on Bluesky!