4.14: Second Citadel--The Mad Mirages (Part 3)

There is very little that the regions of the Universe can agree upon. The Northern Wilds has their monster-hunting furor, the Western Wastes are known for their scholars and scientists, and in the Southern Frosts survival against the elements dominates daily life. But in all three regions of the Universe, children are taught the same lesson: do not enter the Wayward East, for that way lies madness.But every region has its rebels. So here they stand, at the Eastern gates -- two Northerners, two Westerners, and a Southerner -- prepared to venture into madness themselves.The truth is worth a little madness, after all. Unfortunately, it won't be a little madness meeting them out there in the Mirrored Plains; it will be quite a lot.Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay.(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)-------You can find all of our transcripts here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharingTranscripts will come out along with the public release of the episode.On staff at the Penumbra:Alice Chuang -- Head of DesignGinny D'Angelo -- Head of Merchandise and OutreachMelissa DeJesus -- Script editing teamMilo Ellersick -- Promotional artistHarley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designerJoelle Kross -- TranscriptionistNoah Simes -- Production managerGrahame Turner -- Script editing teamKevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writerRyan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original musicRecorded by Mertz at The Bridge Sound & Stage--------Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode "Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba“Electronic Tanpura 6” by sankalp https://freesound.org/people/sankalp/sounds/155494/“Ambience, Wind Chimes, A” by InspectorJ https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/353501/“Desolated Lands Ambience” by original_sound https://freesound.org/people/original_sound/sounds/365153/“Cinematic Pulsing Atmosphere” by PatrickLieberkind https://freesound.org/people/PatrickLieberkind/sounds/415330/---------Trigger warnings:- Sudden loud noises- Enclosed, claustrophobic spaces- Violence and threats of violence- Threats of warfare and genocide- Religious persecution- Starvation and torture- Sexism and xenophobia- Discussion of illness and death- Deception by authority figuresOur Sponsors:* Check out Factor and use our code penumbra50 for 50% off! factormeals.com/penumbra50Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy