#delagardin

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Hi everyone, this is Megumi, I play Shahale in The Delagardin.

Thank you for stopping by at our blog and even a bigger thank you if you have taken your time to listen to our podcast. If you listened to the audio, you might have noticed I speak English in an unusual way. You guessed it right, I grew up speaking Japanese, and English is not my primary language. The accents and wrong grammar you will hear here are because I am still learning English. Since I came to the US to study in college, I was always afraid that I would sound stupid saying pointless things because I did not understand the language being spoken. I was too scared to interrupt the conversations by asking what was going on and revealing I was not following. While I came to the US by my choice and have a lot of fond memories here, it definitely challenged me socially and mentally, especially when I have shy and timid tendencies around people I am not used to. I was always interested in voice acting. In my teenage years, I used to say Sakura's and Tsunade's lines aloud while reading the comic books of Naruto when I was alone at home. It was my secret way of self-expression. I did not tell anybody about this until I met my husband. I used to think that I could have pursued becoming a voice actor if I were in Japan, that I would have been a more expressive and successful person if I were able to speak perfect English. However, Jordan helped me realize that was not true. D&D allowed me to express myself using my voice, tell stories, and have fun here at this moment. Even though your speech might be different from the norm, your language might not be perfect, you still have something to share and contribute to this world (while still learning and growing). You might not be exactly like "that person" you admire, but you are cool too. As much as we wish that people enjoy the content we create, we also hope that what we do inspires people to express who they truly are, no matter what "flaws" they might have. We would like to demonstrate that you can show yourself even though things might make you believe your voice is worthless and unimportant. That being said, you are allowed to find my "accents" to be different and laugh at them, of course with love :) I hope you continue listening to our podcast and enjoy the adventure that Shahale and Ko-Dhunad encounter!

Megumi

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Iona’s hut

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Exerts from Nessie’s Journal 2

During my first dive into the Delagardin, I found my way to the Forges. I was shown a bliss jar for the first time. A truly astonishing and weird creation. It looks like a small pot, that has an extended an extended neck and a wide mouth. On the body of it, lies a small sight glass, where you can see small white glowing dots that seem to swim around inside bliss jar. Oddly, when you turn it upside down, it doesn’t empty. 

The merchant, who’s stall lied quite a distance away from the rest of camp and I only found by accident, offering to sell me one of these for what I eventually found out to be a crude price, showed me how the jar works, and what it could be used for.

Since then, I’ve seen bliss being used in many ways It can change the properties of objects when handled by a smith that knows what they’re doing. Magicians have used it to enhance their abilities or create new spells. I’ve also seen people use bliss in a manner that brings them a several-hour long session of euphoria. They forget everything and look bubbly at what ever they see. I have not tried it myself. 

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Delagardin Episode 3! “Hunting for a Light” 

Shahale (and I literally just realized that our artist and I had different interpretations of her name on accident lol) and Ko-Dhunad need to find some food after being robbed by a band of goblins. Will they find a little respite, or only more misfortunes? 

Now with better audio, also check out the music in here *chef’s kiss*

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“The crystals are not actually mineral in nature, they are in fact some species of extremely hard plant matter. Despite their biological nature, a bliss jar doesn’t seem to harvest any bliss from the material. However, it is hard to obtain bliss from any flora. It seems you need to gather a lot to acquire even one ounce of bliss.”

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Shahale and Ko-Dhunad, two brave souls that dare venture into the Delagardin. Art by Kaley Ireland