The Second Stranger | Arc 3 | E12: universe refracted with pain

Øka, Manaia, Dewey, and Vee fight Cain and Bloodthirst in the Kusing Guild's sewers — but Skaad and Nektis have other plans. "The Second Stranger" is sponsored by Dmitry (https://twitter.com/DmitryOpines) and ExplainTrade (https://www.explaintrade.com/), a negotiation skills training consultancy; because you can't ask to roll persuasion in real life. Special thanks to our Heroes and Paragons: Azra, Bradley, Brooke Brite, @brownestnerd, Charles, chillacres, Cora Eckert, Hat, Lex Slater, Mauvelous, Mitzi, Moonflower Tea, Purplemouse, Samantha Chappell, Scruffasus, Summer Rose Folta, Sunny, and Targott. Content warnings for this episode: familial trauma, depictions of toxic parents, fantasy violence, detailed descriptions of gore, and descriptions of reanimated corpses. CREDITS: Title - Without Protection by Gala Mukomolova.Music - C.I.S. Music (https://soundcloud.com/cis_music), Fesliyan Studios (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/), and Soundstripe (https://www.soundstripe.com/).Album art - Sea Thomas (https://twitter.com/pisharpart).Podcast editing - Marisa Ewing of Hemlock Creek Productions (https://twitter.com/sassy_composer). Join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/rTbPwxRsBe!