Ep. 83 - Brisingr: Assault on Helgrind & Divergence

<p><em>A new voice joins the podcast!</em></p><p><br></p><p>Lucy (she/her) and Darien (she/they) are delighted to have Braydon (he/him) from <em>Fandom and Folklore </em>on to discuss <em>Brisingr</em> chapter three, “Assault on Helgrind”, and chapter four, “Divergence.”</p><p><br></p><p>Talking points include correctly pronouncing Roran’s name, Darien immediately abandoning a bit, struggling to identify the formatting rules for the Ancient Language, a brief debunking of Medieval flat Earth beliefs, and Eragon making a decision that wasn&#39;t his to make.</p><p><br></p><p>Content Warning: This episode contains mention of and conversations about abusive family relationships.</p><p><br></p><p>Sparks of Inspiration </p><ul><li><p>Braydon shouts out Meyers Briggs in character creation.</p></li><li><p>Darien very much enjoyed <em>The Ghostkeeper </em>by Johanna Taylor.</p></li><li><p>Lucy is loving the romance options in <em>Fields of Mistra. </em></p></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Share your Sparks of Inspiration or your thoughts about <em>Brisingr </em>with us on Instagram ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/eragonpod/"><u>⁠@EragonPod⁠</u></a>⁠ or send an email to <a href="mailto:eragonpod@gmail.com"><strong>eragonpod@gmail.com</strong></a> (Here it is, Owen!!)</p><p><br></p><p>Get more Braydon and <em>Fandom and Folklore </em>at <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dd2FOs3gsZGymUmWFA5Hx?si=Cffz1rsgTqGEvRm57AlK4Q&utm_source=copy-link"><u>https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dd2FOs3gsZGymUmWFA5Hx?si=Cffz1rsgTqGEvRm57AlK4Q&amp;utm_source=copy-link</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Snag your own<a href="https://musesofmythology.com/merch"> <u>⁠EABA merch!⁠</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Help Lucy meet Toothless at Universal Epic Universe AND listen to our bonus episode about <em>The Adventure Zone: Balance </em>by supporting the show on Patreon: <em> </em>⁠<a href="https://www.patreon.com/EABA"><u>https://www.patreon.com/EABA</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Theme music by Jacob Hughes! Check out Jake on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/j_cubhughes?stkn=b2J6ZzB0N25qNGFr"><u>@j_cubhughes</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Cover art by Luana Pastor</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>No portion of this episode may be used for generative AI or large language models training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Lucy Hart and Darien Smartt. </strong></p>