Vorthos Audio Files

Hi, I'm yoshiislander and you're listening to Vorthos Audio Files, the podcast where I read to you Magic the Gathering stories for your relaxation, while flavoring your knowledge of the multiverse.

Welcome to episode 14, and the second installment of the Zendikar arc: With the Eldrazi loose on Zendikar, Gideon Iora and the future Gatewatch fight for the survival of the plane aided by the Planeswalker Kiora. Learn how the Gatewatch was founded during the massive battle at the arc's conclusion.

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Our second installment takes us over a thousand years ago, when one woman stood between her world and the brink of destruction.

The kor Planeswalker Nahiri, called the Lithomancer, helped imprison the Eldrazi on her home plane of Zendikar over 6,000 years ago. Planeswalkers in those days were ageless and virtually immortal, and Nahiri had no intention of leaving Zendikar unguarded. She settled in to keep watch over the Eldrazi titans' prison and waited.

And waited.

And waited.

Until things changed. The Eldrazi stirred. Nahiri woke.

This was not the great reawakening of the Eldrazi seen in the storyline of Rise of the Eldrazi—the titans themselves remained imprisoned, even as their lineages ravaged Zendikar. This was around a thousand years earlier, and it might have led to a great rising…were it not for Nahiri standing in the way.

Cue the story.

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Hey there, I'm yoshiislander and you're listening to Vorthos Audio Files, the podcast where I read to you Magic the Gathering stories for your relaxation, while flavoring your knowledge of the multiverse.

Welcome to episode 13, and the first installment of the Zendikar arc: With the Eldrazi loose on Zendikar, Gideon Iora and the future Gatewatch fight for the survival of the plane aided by the Planeswalker Kiora. Learn how the Gatewatch was founded during the massive battle at the arc's conclusion.

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Our first installment takes us into a side story following Kiora.

Merfolk Planeswalker Kiora came to Theros during the events of Theros block and the novel Godsend. She was—and is—on a quest to find the greatest denizens of the seas of many worlds. Kiora hopes to return to her native Zendikar and fight against the world-devouring creatures called the Eldrazi with the help of her summoned allies. But she will not return until she has found a weapon worthy of the fight.

Kiora arrived on Theros during the Silence, a time when the gods of Theros were magically barred from interfering in the mortal world. She took full advantage of this circumstance, posing first as an avatar of the sea god Thassa, then as the mythic rareal navigator Callaphe. The native merfolk, called tritons, were desperate for any sign of their god's return, and many of them embraced Kiora's claims.

Elspeth Tirel and Ajani Goldmane, meanwhile, sought to journey into Nyx to stop the ascended Planeswalker-god Xenagos. They recovered Callaphe's ship, the Monsoon, but they needed a navigator. "Callaphe" soon arrived, and the trio set out for Kruphix's temple at the edge of the world. Like Callaphe herself, however, their journey was not what it seemed. The Monsoon was a living creature, and it—not Kiora—knew the way to the edge of the world. Kiora had a different destination in mind, and instead urged the Monsoon to take them to the legendary lost city of Arixmethes—which she knew was not a place, but a massive living creature with an entire city built upon it.

The novel Godsend followed Elspeth and Ajani's path into Nyx, leaving Kiora's tale behind. When we last saw Kiora, she was locked in combat with Thassa herself, and the outcome of that battle has been unknown—until now.

Cue the story.

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Hello, I'm yoshiislander and you're listening to Vorthos Audio Files, the podcast where I read to you Magic the Gathering stories for your relaxation, while flavoring your knowledge of the multiverse.

Welcome to episode 12, and the fifth and final installment of Magic Origins, a series dedicated to the origin stories of the founders of The Gatewatch, including Chandra, Liliana, Jace, Gideon, and Nissa.

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Our final magic origin story takes us to the block I learned how to play Magic in, Zendikar, where we meet the elf, Nissa. "Before she woke a world, Nissa Revane had to awaken to her own power and potential." Cue the story.

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Hi friends, I'm yoshiislander and you're listening to Vorthos Audio Files, the podcast where I read to you Magic the Gathering stories for your relaxation, while flavoring your knowledge of the multiverse.

Welcome to episode 11, and the fourth installment of Magic Origins, a series dedicated to the origin stories of the founders of The Gatewatch, including Chandra, Liliana, Jace, Gideon, and Nissa.
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Our fourth magic origin story takes us to Theros. "Before he was Gideon Jura, a young man named Kytheon learned about honor and loyalty on the streets of Akros." Cue the story.

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Heya, I'm yoshiislander and you're listening to Vorthos Audio Files, the podcast where I read to you Magic the Gathering stories for your relaxation, while flavoring your knowledge of the multiverse.

Welcome to episode 10, and the third installment of Magic Origins, a series dedicated to the origin stories of the founders of The Gatewatch, including Chandra, Liliana, Jace, Gideon, and Nissa.

If you enjoy this series, you'll probably enjoy playing Magic with yours truly, live on Twitch, Sunday evenings, Pacific Standard Time, @yoshiislander. The link is in the shownotes.

Our third magic origin story highlights the mage, Jace. "Among the mage-rings of Vryn, a young Jace Beleren learns some secrets are best forgotten." Cue the story.

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Hi I'm yoshiislander and you're listening to Vorthos Audio Files, the podcast where I read to you Magic the Gathering stories for your relaxation, while flavoring your knowledge of the multiverse.

Welcome to episode 9, and the second installment of Magic Origins, a series dedicated to the origin stories of the founders of The Gatewatch, including Chandra, Liliana, Jace, Gideon, and Nissa.

If you enjoy this series, you'll probably enjoy playing Magic with yours truly, live on Twitch, Sunday evenings, Pacific Standard Time,  @yoshiislander. The link is in the shownotes.

Our second magic origin story highlights the mage, Liliana. "For Liliana Vess, a quest of compassion becomes the first step down a long, dark path." Cue the story.

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Hi I'm yoshiislander and you're listening to Vorthos Audio Files, the podcast where I read to you Magic the Gathering stories for your relaxation, while flavoring your knowledge of the multiverse.

Welcome to episode 8, and the first installment of Magic Origins, a series dedicated to the origin stories of the founders of The Gatewatch, including Chandra, Liliana, Jace, Gideon, and Nissa.

If you enjoy this series, you'll probably enjoy playing Magic with yours truly, live on Twitch, Sunday evenings, Pacific Standard Time, @yoshiislander. The link is in the shownotes.

Our first magic origin story highlights the pyromancer, Chandra. "Even before she walked planes, Chandra Nalaar blazed brightly." Cue the story.

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Hello there! I'm yoshiislander and you're listening to Vorthos Audio Files, the podcast where I read to you Magic the Gathering stories for your relaxation, while flavoring your knowledge of the multiverse.

You've made it to the final installment of the Children of the Nameless series. A huge thank you for listening to this 7-part series. That is no small feat. [CLAPS] Thank you very much. And if you've enjoyed listening this far, you'd probably enjoy playing Magic with yours truly, live on Twitch, Sunday evenings, Pacific Standard Time, @yoshiislander. 

The last chapter was an unexpected twist! We meet Tacenda's twin sister Willia for the official first time, and turns out she's the one controlling all the Whisperers [DUN DUN DUN]. Looks like Willia is OP too. We lose Crunchgnar, Davriel saves Miss Highwater, and Tacenda, hopefully, saves Davriel. 

[AFTER ENDING]
So we've reached the end of the novel. We made it! Thank you again for listening. What did you think? Loved the ending? Hated it? Wish we have a follow up about Tacenda? Cuz I do. It would be a pleasure to hear your thoughts on the story. If you'd like to say hi, I'm on 
Twitch @yoshiislander. Have a good one!

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Hello friends, I'm yoshiislander and you're listening to Vorthos Audio Files, the podcast where I read to you Magic the Gathering stories for your relaxation, while flavoring your knowledge of the multiverse.

You're listening to episode 5 of the Children of the Nameless series. Thank you for being here. If you like this series so far, you'll likely enjoy playing Magic with me live on Twitch, Sunday evenings, Pacific Standard Time, @yoshiislander.

Last chapter the novel surprised us when we found out that the prioress and Davriel actually have an existing contract together, and Rom  has a history with Voluptara-- I mean, Miss Highwater-- I may or may not ship it. Anyway, after borrowing the prioress's ability to sense and anchor spirits, now Davriel is on his way to save his villagers, but for self-motivated intentions. Davriel will be Davriel. If only he could get his next nap.

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Hiya and hello, I'm yoshiislander and you're listening to Vorthos Audio Files, the podcast where I read to you Magic the Gathering stories for your relaxation, while flavoring your knowledge of the multiverse.

We've reached episode 6 of the Children of the Nameless series. Thank you for listening. If you like this podcast, you probably would enjoy playing Magic the Gathering with me live on Twitch, Sunday evenings, Pacific Standard Time, @yoshiislander.

We ended the last episode with not only Davriel finding that the bog was empty but the geists finding Tacenda, Davriel, and company as well. Quite the cliffhanger there. So without further ado, let's see how they'll get out of this mess.

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