

Lorekeepers - A Worldbuilding Podcast
Carter & Frank
Lorekeepers is a worldbuilding podcast about two friends chronicling the journey of an ever-expanding tapestry of interwoven lore.While other podcasts may start a new world with each episode, Carter and Frank return to Halûme each week, determined to create the deepest, grandest, and most nuanced fictional setting ever. Never forget that in an infinite world, there are always more tales to tell.
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Jun 22, 2021 • 1h 59min
S3.34 - In Search of Lost Time (Finale pt. 3)
The end is near! We take a short jaunt afield from Parresari proper to fully understand what's occuring during Aevum Quartus and how the destruction of our fair city plays into that. ———Referenced EpisodesStrife-spire, the cause of millenia of conflict: Ep. 1.25The Bellum Obscura, the eternal war of all wars: Ep. 1.67Parresari, beating heart of the Golden-hour rush: Ep. 3.02Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Canon". Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepersLorekeepers art by Sam Wade.Instagram: @bysamwade

Jun 15, 2021 • 1h 16min
S3.33 - Urbanboros (Finale pt.2)
As we continue to wrap up the last days of Parresari, the implications grow until we discover potentially very strange things about the whole strange city. What becomes of it all? Also Joe Rogan and Runescape. Hmm.———Referenced EpisodesThe Bellum Obscura, the eternal war of all wars: Ep. 1.67Parresari, beating heart of the Golden-hour rush: Ep. 3.02Tidelings, children of lore and loam: Ep. 3.03Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Canon". Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepersLorekeepers art by Sam Wade.Instagram: @bysamwade

Jun 8, 2021 • 1h 17min
S3.32 - Ends are Beginnings (Finale pt.1)
The end has finally come. It's time to talk about the last days of Parresari, and what becomes of the city. Does it go out with a bang or a whimper? And why? What paracosmic implications hang in the balance?Enjoy.———Referenced EpisodesUmak, Mutestriss of Anasthasia: Ep. 1.50The Bellum Obscura, the eternal war of all wars: Ep. 1.67Parresari, beating heart of the Golden-hour rush: Ep. 3.02Tidelings, children of lore and loam: Ep. 3.03The Adamant, secretive lodge of Parresari magics: Ep. 3.30Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Canon". Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepersLorekeepers art by Sam Wade.Instagram: @bysamwade

Jun 1, 2021 • 1h 43min
S3.31 - Cults and Cosmos
We start out this week by examining a fresh cult, worshippers of the Deep and Dark. What do the wealthy of Parresari think of ancient monsters? What do the monsters want? And how is it like golf?Anyways, in classic Lorekeepers fashion it tumbles down the hill from there. Listen to the chaos, and enjoy!———Referenced EpisodesSpans, the Primal Entrapment: Ep. 1.34Osteos, the Rotting Bones of Creation: Ep. 1.36Monks, Wielders of the Promised Power: Ep. 2.19Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Canon". Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepersLorekeepers art by Sam Wade.Instagram: @bysamwade

May 25, 2021 • 2h 45min
S3.30 - A Lodge of their Own
There are all sorts of different players in the growing spheres of Parresari. As we wrap up the season, we take one last look at who some of these individuals might be: the Lodge of Adamantine Artifact Investigations and Requesitioning.That's right, it's another absurdly named magicians group. We have a type.———Referenced EpisodesEnchanters, the Order of the Vivid Precipice: ep. 1.31Age Spells, the magic of generations: ep. 1.39Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Canon". Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepersLorekeepers art by Sam Wade.Instagram: @bysamwade

May 18, 2021 • 1h 16min
S3.29 - Parresari Revolution
Somehow we developed a fascist dictator, a rebellion, and didn't truly consider the implications of any of it. But thanks to our loving listeners (that's you!), we gave the Parresarians a second chance to reclaim their home from the tyranny of Iulia Ano.———Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Canon". Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepersLorekeepers art by Sam Wade.Instagram: @bysamwade

May 11, 2021 • 2h 5min
S3.28 - The View from Above
Not everyone has aphantasia. Most people don't! But it is easy to forget sometimes.This week the Lorekeepers take some much-needed time to fully explore the subdivisions of Parresari. Where does the wealth reside? How is the floating harbor divided? What are the "Pearls" of Parresari? And why do the rich rarely meet the Tidelings in person?Referenced EpisodesVagi, grand stratagems of the Divine Battle-watcher: ep. 2.15Wiwrnenthal, goddess of the law-commune: Ep. 3.09———Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Canon". Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepersLorekeepers art by Sam Wade.Instagram: @bysamwade

May 4, 2021 • 60min
S3.27 - Refuge Beneath the Waves
It is a Parresarian struggle to do all the good one wishes to do. Sometimes, they bite off far more than they can chew. What happens when refugees from a far-off war seek a home on the island of Tensitung?This week we return to the "homesteaders," those individuals gifted an artifact which can create magical air bubbles deep beneath the waves. Thanks to one legendary adventurer (Ostuvix ring any bells?), they are refugees no more. But how do these newcomers shape the landscape of Parresari?Referenced EpisodesOz, legendary treasure-diver and their tideling protogé Vix: ep. 3.04———Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Canon". Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepersLorekeepers art by Sam Wade.Instagram: @bysamwade

Apr 26, 2021 • 1h 15min
S3.26 - Folk on the Water
Life on the Marion Ocean isn't always easy, nor are the inhabitants fair to all. This week, we investigate the Honorless and "Seeple" (blame Carter), people who call no dry land their home.Referenced EpisodesCepulus, ascended goddess of inspiration: ep. 3.21———Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Canon". Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepersLorekeepers art by Sam Wade.Instagram: @bysamwade

Apr 17, 2021 • 1h 15min
S3.25 - Bat-nanas
Though it has hardly been acknowledged, there are other towns on the island of Tensitung. What are their relationships to Parresari? Do they get along? What are the people like?This week we investigate the town of Borristi, a small hamlet outside of Parresari.———Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Canon". Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepersLorekeepers art by Sam Wade.Instagram: @bysamwade