We all know the story of Frodo and the Ring, and the tale of Bilbo and the Dragon. But what if I told you that those were just verses of a much, much larger song? The harmonies of which created reality itself?

Today, we begin to explore the depths of JRR Tolkien's The Silmarillion.

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for the Silmarillion. Enjoy!

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Guy thought he would return from Japan and roll right back into things, but a cold and a hangover said otherwise. The studio lies empty. As such, we have unearthed 3 choice episodes of the Lore Leaflet, our bi-weekly Patreon exclusive minisodes.

Here, we present a topic each, covering topics that might be too small, or ones which we're looking into covering!

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In today's episode, we close out our exploration of the timeline of Hollow Knight and Hollow Knight: Silksong, discovering the woven horrors that await in the kingdom of Pharloom. Can the half-god, half-weaver warrior princess kill her grandma?

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for the entire Hollow Knight Series. Enjoy!

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In this episode, we return six years later to Hallownest, the Kingdom of the White Wyrm, as we explore the timeline of Hollow Knight, and set up for the game's sequel, Silksong.

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Hollow Knight and Dimension 20 Fantasy High: Junior Year. Enjoy!

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Today on Living By The History, we dive into the history of Europe... wait, this isn't right. Where are the Ranger's Apprentice notes? This isn't right at all... well, we'll figure it out.

In this episode we dive into the world of Ranger's Apprentice, discovering the incredible depth and beauty contained within.

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for the Ranger's Apprentice Series. Enjoy!

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"Welcome back Lancers, to this lecture series on the history of Union! Today we’ll cover the ending of Seccom with the Hercynian Crisis and the establishment of Thirdcom…

What’s that? Deimos? Paracausal studies? Bah, all hogwash! All of that’s only rumors… right?"

This episode contains spoilers for the LANCER TTRPG Setting.

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"At ease Lancers.

For this lesson, we’ll be doing a bit of history, looking at the failings of those who came before us, and how their actions shape our empire thousands of years later. We’ll also be covering some top secret military secrets of our own Union, secrets hidden on Mars.

Now, enjoy! That’s an order."

This episode contains spoilers for the lore of Lancer, specifically the core rule book.

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"We hope you enjoyed your history lesson on Vought and our great company. Now, to finish off, we're going to get a tour of Vought Tower where you'll be lucky enough to be welcomed through each of the members of The Seven!"

This episode contains spoilers for all seasons of The Boys.

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