We're entering into orbit around the main story of Edge of Eternities by Seth Dickinson. For our first mission, we are exploring episodes 1 through 4, providing a summary and discussing key parts of the narrative. As you join our boarding party, we remind you that it is vital to familiarize yourself with the story at MTGStory.com, including the Planeswalkers' Guide. Once you have prepared for boarding, please dress in your red shirt and proceed to the Podcast.

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MagicCon Vegas gave us a first look at the upcoming set, Edge of Eternities, and then immediately afterwards we were given the Planeswalkers' Guide and first episode of the Edge of Eternities story! The Edge of Eternities story is now live, with updates every day for the next couple of weeks. So today, we're giving our first reactions to the guide and story, talking broad overviews of what we've learned so far, and mostly just getting really excited for this incredibly different, strange universe of Magic.

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The Story Circle has gathered on this day in June to hear a story from Henn @IWriteRobots, a Theros tale of tragic love between Pavios and Thanasis, two men trapped by fate. "Emonberry Red" by Clayton Kroh is a heart-wrenching tale, and it contains within it heavy content, including depictions of suicide. It also contains within it beauty, longing, love, and loss. Take care when listening.

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The Story Circle offers up the delicious tale of Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar and her time spent as the executive chef for The Dark Lord Vincent, where she wrote the most famous cookbook in all of Magic history. Looking for a recipe for ogre toes or cubed unicorn? Gather and listen to the story of the "Chef's Surprise" by Sonia Orin Lyris, originally published in the Distant Planes anthology edited by Kathy Ice, released in 1996.

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This week, the story circle has gathered to share a tale from Kamigawa's past. Master Dosan shares the parable of Iname, the first kami to create life in the form of the first kami child. A family drama among the spirits of Kamigawa, "Thankless Child" is emblematic of the original Kamigawa block's vignettes, visions into the world through the stories that are told there.

Music from the official soundtrack to Kamigawa Neon Dynasty, "The Neon Riverside," by insaneintherain.

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Welcome back to the Story Circle, our Magic fiction audio series! Our first Story Circle story for 2025 is "Expeditions to the End of the World" by J. Robert King from the Colors of Magic anthology, read by Jay Annelli. This story begins with Captain Crucias, a mostly reformed pirate running a cruise to the edges of Argoth during the Brothers' War. It's a bit of a tearjerker with some heavy topics, including childhood illness and death, so be prepared to laugh at the start and cry by the end.

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Welcome back to the Story Circle, where we share stories from Magic that we believe deserve sharing. This year, we're doing things a little differently. For this first week, you'll hear our intro explaining what's different this time around, as well as some Vorthos news, and then we're jumping right into the story. For this story and future story episodes, we will also be posting the audio of just the story independently, in case folks want to just hear the story.

Our first Story Circle story for 2025 is "Expeditions to the End of the World" by J. Robert King. This story begins with Captain Crucias, a mostly reformed pirate running a cruise to the edges of Argoth during the Brothers' War. It's a bit of a tearjerker with some heavy topics, including childhood illness and death, so be prepared to laugh at the start and cry by the end.

If you'd like to hear more audio stories from Magic's past, please consider supporting us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where $1 a month gets you access to our Discord server, as well as early releases of the podcast! $3 a month gets access to our live listen, where you can hear episodes recorded live!

Last week we asked you, our lovely listeners, to send us questions about Magic lore and story, and now we're here with our 10th mailbag episode to answer those questions! We got questions ranging from asking about the peculiars of Ixidor's magic to what it means to get brunch in the multiverse, and we answered them to the best of our abilities. Thank you all for your questions!

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It's been a little while since Aetherdrift released, but we've finally caught up with K Arsenault Rivera to talk about the experience of writing the story for Magic's racing set! We talk about the similarities between Aetherdrift and March of the Machine, writing despicable villains, and the importance of the Fast and the Furious films.

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This week we're answering a question that has certainly been on the minds of Vorthosi since Tarkir: Dragonstorm hit the shelves: What even is a dragon? How has Magic created their own concept of dragonkind? We talk the influences behind Magic's dragons, their different morphologies, and a little bit of Dragon Lore.

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