Chapter 45: Of Love, And Gods' Defeat (Part One)

Final reunions - and final partings. These were The Silt Verses. Thank you so much for listening.This episode contains character death, suicide, loud gunshots, and drowning.This episode features Méabh de Brún, Erika Sanderson, B. Narr, Lucille Valentine, Ishani Kanetkar, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Marta da Silva, GM Hakim and Oli Morris.Additional voices by AJ Fidalgo, David Easley, James J Harringman, Jamie Petronis, and Maylis Ruhla.Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-16b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part Two will arrive on Monday 22nd July! Thank you for your patience.Carpenter makes a deal to get Hayward home in one piece. Paige puts forward a proposition to the Children of the Woundtree. Carson attempts a risky negotiation.This episode features Oli Morris, GM Hakim, Méabh de Brún, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Erika Sanderson, Lucille Valentine, Ishani Kanetkar, Kale Brown, Laurence Owen, Rhys Lawton, and Marta da Silva.Additional voices by Alex Rybitski, David Ault, and Ann Wiltshire.Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-16a Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the wake of the Parish's attack, Carpenter tries desperately to get Hayward out of Glottage. Carson attempts to find a useful spin on recent events. Paige gathers the Children of the Woundtree together to agree on their next course of action. The condition of the High Prophet Faulkner worsens.This episode features: Méabh de Brún, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Felix Trench, Lou Sutcliffe, Rhys Lawton, Alex Nursall, Lucile Valentine, Ishani Kanetkar, Erika Sanderson, H.R. Owen, and B. Narr.Additional voices by Jamie Petronis, Lou Sutcliffe, Rae Lundberg and Kevin Berrey.Content warning: This episode features character death, plane hijackings, loud artillery fire, an extended plane crash sequence, and an extended drowning sequence.Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Glottage and its commercial faiths celebrate a great military victory with a great parade. Shrue, Hayward and Carpenter attempt to get the message of the Woundtree out to the people of the Peninsula. Faulkner finds himself at the mercy of his own fanatical audience. Everything comes to a head.CastThis episode features GM Hakim, Oli Morris, Sophie Lynch, B. Narr, H.R. Owen, Erika Sanderson, Hawley Thorne, Rhys Lawton, Méabh de Brún, Sarah Griffin, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Felix Trench, Yinan Shentu, and Marta da Silva.Additional voices by Lou Sutcliffe, Erika Sanderson, AJ Fidalgo, David Ault, Rae Lundberg, Jess Syratt, Jamie Petronis, Kale Brown, Marlon Dance-Hooi, and Shaun Pellington.Content warning:This episode contains character death, mass civilian death, suicide by shooting, gun violence and gunfire, implied drowning, implied transformation, air raid sirens.Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-14 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please note - this episode ended up being massive, so we split it into two separate hour-long chapters! Hope you enjoy listening to them both - this is the second chapter.Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-12aEpisode description:At the river's wellspring, a prophet discovers that he's come to loathe his station, his followers, his faith - and himself. In Glottage, three renegades plot to overthrow the government. Across the channel, a saint attempts to become a god.Content warnings:This episode contains suicidal ideation, multiple scenes of body horror, and murderous infants.This episode features:B. Narr, H.R. Owen, Alex Nursall, Rhys Lawton, Erika Sanderson, Méabh de Brún, Sarah Griffin, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Marta da Silva, and William A. Wellman.Additional voices by Gabriel Robinson, David Ault, Lou Sutcliffe, AJ Fidalgo, Erika Sanderson, Kale Brown, Jesse Syratt, and Rae Lundberg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please note - this episode ended up being massive, so we split it into two separate hour-long chapters! Hope you enjoy listening to them both.Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-12Episode description:As Paige's encampment continues to grow, she sets out to rescue a stranded batch of pilgrims in the polluted lands - and has an unexpected encounter at the end of a long and lonely roadContent warnings:This episode contains a detailed car crash sequence.This episode features:Lucille Valentine, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Ishani Kanetkar, Laurence Owen, Kale Brown and Sarah Golding, with additional voices by Madeleine Turley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carpenter and Hayward make contact with Shrue in Glottage, hoping to persuade the Adjudicator to defect - while across the channel, Val brings the war to a startling and unexpected climax...This episode features Jimmie Yamaguchi, Méabh de Brún, Daisy Bilenkin, Nathan Lunsford, Sarah Griffin, Felix Trench, Rhys Lawton, Marta da Silva and William A. Wellman, with additional voices from Harlan Guthrie and AJ Fidalgo.Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-11Content warnings:War, missile strikes, some gory violence, air raid sirens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Carpenter and Hayward enter war-torn Glottage in pursuit of a government ally, Adjudicator Shrue attends a summit intended to solve the anti-sacrificial movement spreading across the country - but finds themself aghast at the 'solutions' on offer...This episode features Méabh de Brún, Sarah Griffin, Rhys Lawton, Felix Trench, Daisy McNamara, and Ray O'Hare.Transcript live 9/4/24 at https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-10 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the government strikes against the disciples of the Paraclete's Gulch, Faulkner seeks refuge and an untraceable hiding place at his old childhood home in the Whisper Plains - but he is not alone there.This episode contains some distressing scenes and depictions of early-onset dementia and PTSD, loud noises, repeated allusions to childhood abuse, attempted suicide, and one short reference to accidental deadnaming (which does not occur).This episode features B. Narr, H.R. Owen, Steve Shell, and Aud Andrews, with additional voices from Shaun Pellington, Sophie Lynch, Marlon Dance-Hooi and Rissa Montanez.Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-9 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone has their breaking point.As Val advances towards Nesh, Paige resolves to shoulder the burdens of leadership, Shrue negotiates over the faith of the Parish of Tide and Flesh - and a small team of national grid workers decide to take a stand.This episode includes descriptions of mass civilian death and sanctification. Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-8This episode features Marta da Silva, Lucille Valentine, Ishani Kanetkar, Damon Alums, Madeleine Turley, Kale Brown, Sarah Griffin, Rhys Lawton, Jimmie Yamaguchi and Méabh de Brún.Additional voices by William Wellman, Rae Lundberg, Alex Nursall, Nathan Lunsford, Shaun Pellington, Michelle Kelly, Seb Hodgkiss, Rissa Montanez, Marlon Dance-Hooi, Lou Sutcliffe and Alex Stanley-Bell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.