D&D Legends and Lore
D&D Legends and Lore is a narrative-focused podcast that explores the extensive lore of Dungeons & Dragons. Hosts William Stark and Omar Timsah guide listeners through specific stories and locations from the game's decades of mythology. Episodes travel from the deepest pits of the Nine Hells to the enchanted forests of Arvandor. The show presents both wondrous and terrible tales with a zoomed-in perspective. It is aimed at fans who want deeper dives into D&D's settings and history.
Episodes
The Lore of Vampires | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 56
Of all the chaotic evil undead creatures that stalk the worlds of Dungeons and Dragons, perhaps none is more dreadful than the vampire. Forever shunning the light of the sun, Vampires upon creation are awakened to an endless night. They lust for the life they lost and sate that hunger by drinking the blood of the living. Moving silently through the night, these pallid undead stalk their prey
The Lore of Death Knights | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 55
None can win the war with death, but losing the war does not mean the combatants have seen their last battle. Warriors who wish to fight beyond the limitations of flesh and blood can seek a forbidden way to steal their souls from fate.
The cost of this immortality is death, but the fearless few who pay this price become death’s allies. Indeed, death bestows power upon them. Their fleshless
The Lore of Lolth | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 54
Deep beneath the surface world lies a realm of darkness, danger, and betrayal. Although many races claim it as their home, the sinister drow claim to be its rulers. With arrogance that few can manage, the drow lord over their slaves, scheming and plotting behind the backs of their kin. Despite their sense of superiority, the drow fear one thing: their dark goddess Lolth, Queen of Spiders.
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The Lore of Juiblex | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 53
The horrors the Abyss disgorges are without number, and no limit restricts the disquieting forms that its spawn, demons, can take. Easily the most disgusting master to claim dominion over the tainted host is the creature known as Juiblex, He Who Slithers, the Unnameable One, Glistener, Indescribable Darkness, and Slick of Foulest Humors.
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The Lore of Szass Tam | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 52
In the sinister land of Thay, scheming mages called Red Wizards dominate a society steeped in magic and deceit. Those without magical or economic power are at the mercy of these fascist mages, who harshly punish any who defy them. The truth is that the Red Wizards are a threat to all of Faerun, held back by the Simbul and Rashemen and their own disorganization. Those who know Thay realize that it
Bonus Drop: Dark Dice - Shores of the Silver Thrum
This is the bonus episode that leads into our new story: Shores of the Silver Thrum. We recommend starting here!
If you have never listened to Dark Dice before, you can start here, as this season has no ties to previous ones.
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The Lore of the Drow | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 51
Tavern tales across sunlit lands whisper of the Underdark, a lightless, subterranean realm that is home to fabled races and ancient, unspeakable evil. It is a domain of primeval mysteries and unending war, a hidden world of cruel masters and hopeless slaves, filled with monstrous creatures that were old before humans were born. Aboleths. Beholders. Mind Flayers. Eldritch entities of unspeakable vi
The Lore of the Tarrasque | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 50
In Dungeons and Dragons, a monster is defined as any creature that can be interacted with and potentially fought and killed. Even something as harmless as a frog or as benevolent as a unicorn is a monster by this definition. An obstacle to overcome. An interactable entity to fill in an imaginary world. And sometimes, a monster is a metaphor.
But one monster, more than any other, represents the a
The Legend of Asmodeus | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 49
Asmodeus. The Archfiend. The overlord of all the dukes of hell. He is a primal embodiment of lawful evil and a supreme strategist of unparalleled skill. He alone commands all devilkind and reigns as the undisputed master of the Nine Hells. Even the deities that call that plane home pay Asmodeus a great deal of respect.
His sinister machinations may take centuries, if not millennia, to come to fr
The Lore of Baphomet | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 48
A demon princes’ arrogance is exceeded only by their ambition.
One such demon prince is an insidious presence that worms into mortal hearts and minds, and deceives them into turning away from righteousness to embrace brutality. This agent of destruction is Baphomet, known as the Prince of Beasts, the Trampler, the Minotaur Lord, and the Horned King. Born from the churning chaos of the Abyss near
The Lore of Orcs | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 47
To feel the thunder of orcish war drums outside the gate and to hear a chorus of voices growling, “Gruumsh!” is the nightmare of many human, dwarf, and elven settlements in the world. For no matter how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs.
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The Lore of Gnolls | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 46
The first gnolls arose from hyenas that fed on flesh tainted by the Abyss. Their corruption and violence delighted the demon lord Yeenoghu, who encouraged their numbers and spread them across the multiverse. Ever since, gnolls have been the cackling servants of Yeenoghu, existing to cause ruin and to feast on what remains. Feral, demon-worshiping marauders, gnolls attack communities along the bord
The Lore of Oozes | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 45
Among the more peculiar creatures in the world, formless oozes squeeze through dank underground passages, mindlessly feeding on creatures and objects that dissolve in their acidic bodies. Similar to a goopy melding of vermin and natural hazard, oozes are a nuisance and a danger.
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The Lore of Warforged | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 44
Created as soldiers for a war that spelled the end of an age, warforged are artificial beings that display a humanoid level of intelligence and self-awareness. To look upon one is to see an instrument of destruction, a heartless killing machine, a siege engine in the shape of a man.
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The Lore of Krakens | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 43
Krakens. They rule the mightiest kingdoms, lightless trenches of crushing pressures where the sun never touches, unreachable seas that writhe in anger, jagged depths under sheer black cliffs. Their home is alien, elemental, and unforgiving. And here they are masters. Cruel geniuses possessing vast strength, they wait in the dark, weaving their plots, slowly considering their next abomination, thei
The Curse of Strahd | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 42
In Barovia, the night is a curse. With the dying of the light, the howls of wolves and shrieks of raven swarms echo through the dismal valleys and wicked souls slip from the darkened spires of Castle Ravenloft to work the will of an immortal overlord. For this is the realm of the first vampire, Count Strahd von Zarovich. And his depravities have doomed him and countless generations to endlessly re
The Lore of Trolls | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 41
The Trolls of D&D are a perfect ideation of a monster. Cruel, vicious,merciless. Their warped bi-pedal shape is both grotesque and alien to behold and yet, human enough to make them that much more terrifying.
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The Lore of Aboleths | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 40
The aboleth are perhaps the least well known and the most misunderstood of all the species which inhabit the Underdark.
The reason for this is very simple — the aboleth want it that way.
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The Lore of Fairies | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 39
The Feywild is home to many fantastic peoples. It is understood by some that the word Fairy is applicable to any creature of fey origin. Though they are correct, the word fairy has come to be widely understood as a reference to the wee folk of the fey. Atomies, Brownies, Nixies, Pixies, Sprites and more. In today’s episode we will be focusing primarily on Pixies and Sprites. The most commonly depi
The Lore of Mystra | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 38
The Mother of All Magic, Our Lady of Spells, the Lady of Mysteries. Mystra is the goddess of magic, and with that the goddess of possibilities. She is venerated by mages and by those who use magic or magical objects in their daily lives. She also receives the prayers of those who find magic wondrous or encounter magic they fear.
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The Legend of Tasha | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 37
Iggwilv the Witch Queen of Perrenland, Natasha the Dark, Tasha of the Circle of Eight, Hura of Ket. She goes by many names, but her legend is singular. She strikes fear into the hearts of even the most powerful of magic users in the multiverse and many a greater power would strike her from existence should she ever appear again.
Her rise was meteoric, her reign was ruthless and calamitous, her p
The Lore of Bahamut | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 36
Although scores, perhaps hundreds, of dragons are remembered in the myths and the legendary histories of the mortal world, only a handful of sages know the truth and breadth of the most noble and powerful of all Metallic Dragons. He is Bahamut. And he stands at the forefront among those gods who champion good. Communities founded on principles of justice, equality, and virtue include the Platinum
The Lore of Beholders | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 35
Know thy enemy is a basic tenant of strategists and adventurers alike. And any who wish to survive the world of dungeons and dragons ought to follow such proven advice. For in a world wrought with monsters both ancient and powerful, knowledge can be the key to survival. Knowing how a creature thinks, understanding its motivations, fears, and weaknesses can be the difference between life and death
The Lore of the Feywild | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 34
The young, the romantic, and the adventurous might follow the whistling wind between tall trunks, across deer paths, and down steep valleys until all at once the wood shifts, and high on a forested hill now stands a bright metropolis, its crystal towers glittering as brightly as starlight. Radiant eladrin with shining eyes and silver-spun hair stride gracefully through the city's idyllic streets,
The Lore of Ogres | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 33
Ogres, considered as selfish raiders and hulking gluttons, spawned of hateful supernatural forces by many of the humanoid peoples of the worlds of D&D. From dismal ruins and bleak hinterlands, they raid vulnerable communities and ambush travelers. Ogres covet food and treasure, and they spitefully destroy art, books, clockwork devices, and other delicate or lovingly made things. Occasionally they
The Lore of Dwarves | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 32
Dwarves are creatures of stone, and like stone they change only in response to extremes. They are the Stout Folk, the Deep Folk, the Delvers. Their mighty mountain fortress-cities testify to the power of their ancient empires. Their skill in metalcraft and stonecraft is that of legend. The stoutness of both their hearts and their strength-of-arms are enough to move mountains.
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The Lore of Elves | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 31
They are believed by some to be the first and eldest of all races. They are the wisdom of ages and the grace of elegance. They are the Tel Quessir, the Fair Folk, and the People of the Morning. They are Moondancers and Mist Chasers, Sleepless, Wild, Enchanted, Refined. And yet they are as fatally flawed as any other people. Prone to haughty arrogance and prideful isolationism. The elves of D&D are
The Lore of Owlbears | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 30
Owlbears are terrifying, nocturnal predators that inhabit the forests of the world and the Feywild, where they hunt to satisfy their voracious appetites. Their haunting cries echo through valleys and across plains, warning to travelers that they are on the prowl. Infamous for their unfettered and violent ferocity, and their distinctive half-bear, half-owl appearance, the Owlbear is a one-of-a-kind
The Lore of Tiamat | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 29
Amongst the most powerful and highest esteemed of his children is Tiamat the Dragon Queen, the chief deity of evil dragonkind. She is the evil goddess of wealth, greed, and envy. She is the patron of chromatic dragons and those whose lust for wealth overrides any other goal or concern. She dwells on Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells, but her envious eyes are ever drawn to worlds of the m
The Lore of Demogorgon | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 28
The Prince of Demons, the Sibilant Beast, and Master of the Spiraling Depths, Demogorgon is the embodiment of chaos, madness, and destruction, seeking to corrupt all that is good and undermine order in the multiverse, to see everything dragged howling into the infinite depths of the Abyss. And he is, without a doubt, the mightiest and most feared of all Demon Lords…
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The Lore of the Shadowfell | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 27
The Shadowfell is an overlapping or echo of the Material Plane in much the same way as the Feywild. But it is not a lush and verdant hunting ground like the Feywild, nor Is it the tumultuous battleground of the Elemental Chaos. In this dark and imperfect reflection of the natural realm, shadows and gloom replace light and hope, suffusing everything with melancholy.
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The Return of Vecna | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 26
Vecna. He is the secret whispered in the dark, the deathbed confession that topples an empire, the lost spell fragment that can shackle the mortal races forever. He waits in hidden places, unearthing dark knowledge and horrible, long-buried things to further his dark goals.
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The Lore of Mind Flayers | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 25
Where the illithids came from, why they choose to live in eternal darkness beneath the earth, what they seek, why they take such delight in cruelty and horror—these questions have stymied sages for centuries. The answers are startling and horrible, yet provide little illumination. One can know the mind flayers without understanding them.
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The Lore of the Githyanki | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 24
This week Will and Omar cover the Lore of the Githyanki.
The githyanki plunder countless worlds from the decks of their astral vessels and the backs of red dragons. Feathers, beads, gems, and precious metals decorate their armor and weapons — the legendary silver swords with which they cut through their foes. Since winning their freedom from the mind flayers, the githyanki have become ruthless c
The Lore of Aasimar | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 23
This week Will and Omar cover the Lore of Aasimar.
Their births are hailed as blessed events. Everywhere they go, they’re otherworldly visages, luminous features reveal their celestial heritage for which they are revered. Perhaps no other species of people are so readily trusted and praised for their deeds. So why… why is it so lonely to be Aasimar…
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The Lore of Yuan-Ti | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 22
In this episode, William and Omar talk about the Yuan-Ti.
Throughout recorded history, the humanoids of D&D have feared the Yuan-ti—those sentient snake folk whose cultures, magic, weapons, cities, and visible accomplishments rival those of humanoids. Fireside terror tales tell of slithering death, unblinking eyes, and fangs in the night, and a few even hint at the serpentfolks’ fell plans to e
The Lore of Kobolds | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 21
This episode, William and Omar talk about Kobolds.
Kobolds are often characterized as squalid, diminutive reptiles on par with the likes of goblins or worse. Malicious, but of little actual menace. Their small stature, reptilian appearance, and often subterranean dwellings contribute to the image of them as vermin or lesser creatures. While some might grudgingly acknowledge their cunning in tr
The Lore of Orcus | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 20
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Orcus the Demon Prince of Undeath.
Though all demon lords would plunge the cosmos into eternal darkness and death should they ever be given the opportunity, few if any among the Lords of the Abyss strike horror and fear into the hearts of mortals more starkly than Orcus, the Demon Prince of Undeath. He who would annihil
The Lore of Devils | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 19
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Devils.
Evil comes in many forms. The power hungry ambition of the Lich. The tyrannical, megalomania of the Beholder. The calamitous destruction of the demon. But perhaps no evil is as insidious and wicked as the evil that calls itself “Friend”.
Since the earliest days of D&D, devils have loomed large among the might
The Lore of Dragonborn | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 18
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Dragonborn.
Myths speak of the birth of the dragonborn, though they differ in the telling. Tales, awe-inspiring and terrifying, tell of the rise and fall of dragonborn empires. And modern dragonborn live according to their heritage, more than one aiming to carve an eternal story into the world’s chronicles.
But wha
The Lore of Tieflings | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 17
On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah and William Stark cover the lore of Tieflings.
Perhaps no other peoples of the worlds of D&D better exemplifies the darker side of society than Tieflings. Not the “darkness” of their own appearance or demeanor. Not the darkness of their fiendish heritage or the dark magic of the lower planes that is their purview. But the darkness of society’s reaction
Legends of The Raven Queen | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 16
On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah and William Stark cover the lore of Raven Queen.
She is the Spinner of Fate and the Patron of Winter. She marks the end of each mortal life and mourners call upon her during funeral rites in the hope that she will guard the departed from the curse of undeath. She is the Raven Queen.
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The Lore of Goblins | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 15
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Goblins.
Small and grotesque. Mischievous and malicious. Greedy and cunning. Upon the goblin of fantasy and folklore, has been projected many of humankind's most unfavorable, uncomfortable, and even embarrassing attributes.
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The Lore of Hags | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 14
On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah and William Stark cover the lore of Hags.
For as long as there have been tales to tell, there have been whispered warnings of hags. From legends of cruel yet wise seers prowling the fringes of civilization to cautionary tales of cursed, hate filled creatures in the form of haggardly crones, hags haunt the mythology and folk-stories of nearly every people.
Bonus Drop: The Lore of Shimmergloom (w/ The Drow Historian) | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 13.5
Many tales warn of dwarves who delve too deep. Few end well. In the days of old Delzoun, Clan Battlehammer carved its stronghold into the heart of Mithril Hall, a kingdom of wealth and power. But in their ceaseless digging, they tore open a rift—a doorway to the Shadowfell. And waiting on the other side was a nightmare as black as pitch, as hateful as sin.
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The Lore of Icingdeath (w/ The Drow Historian) | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 13
On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah, William Stark, and Deke from Drow Hoistorian cover the lore of the white dragon, Icingdeath.
Across the frozen reaches of the north, where the howling winds carve their dominion over the land, there is a legend whispered among the Reghed tribes. A name that brings a chill beyond the bitterest tundra gale.
Ingeloakastimizilian—the white dragon the barb
The Lore of The Underdark | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 12
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of the Underdark.
In gem-studded caves and winding tunnels, turbulent waterways and vast caverns, the creatures of the Underdark make their homes. Subterranean rivers, fungus fields, deep gorges, underground cities, yawning chasms- Beautiful and treacherous are these hidden realms.
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The Lore of Eilistraee | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 11
On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah and William Stark cover the lore of Eilistraee.
There is goddess who seeks to redeem the fallen Drow and lead them back to the great forests of the surface world that their ancestors forsook many millennia ago. One who has taken on the role of a nurturing and protecting mother-goddess for the whole drow race. Her name is Eilistraee and she is the beauty o
The Secret Origins of The Abyss | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 10
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the Origins of the Abyss.
The Abyss is an enticing enigma within the lore of Dungeons and Dragons. Its depths unknowable. It’s animus inscrutable. A festering malignancy upon the very fiber of existence. The abyss is nihility made real. The call of the abyss has driven many a D&D character mad as they attempt to understand the plan
Sci-fi Fantasy for Your D&D Table - Starseekers' Guide to Draken Star
Welcome to Draken Star, a setting where Science Fiction meets High Fantasy. Set in the far future of what was once a classic fantasy world, civilization has now spread across the many planets of the known galaxy. Countless eons have passed since the ancients left their original primeworld far behind and ventured to the distant stars. Draken Star encompasses and details an entire galaxy where playe
The Lore of Auril The Frostmaiden | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 9
On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah and William Stark cover the lore of Auril the Frostmaiden.
The Frostmaiden, Lady Frostkiss, Icedawn, the Frost Sprite Queen. She goes by many names, but her true name is Auril. She is the merciless goddess of cold and winter, the embodiment of winter's cruelty and all its deadly aspects. But who is this goddess of ice and darkness and how has she come to
The Lore of Gem Dragons | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 8
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Gem Dragons.
Equal in power and prowess to their metallic and chromatic cousins, Gem Dragons divorce themselves from the conflict between good and evil completely. Their scales are crystalline, their powers are psionic instead of arcane, their breath weapons are not derived from the elemental energies of the inner or ma
The Lore of Giants | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 7
On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah and William Stark cover the lore of Giants.
Encountering a giant can be an awe-inspiring and disorienting experience. First comes a rhythmic booming, felt more than heard, that resolves slowly into the sound of footsteps: a giant is near! Loose stones vibrate and tumble down the hillside. Trees sway, then bend aside as the colossus emerges. How can anythi
The Lore of Demons | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 6
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Demons.
In the many and varied forms, demons are living engines of annihilation. They embody the destructive forces of chaos. All things tend to decay into entropy, but demons exist to hurry that process along
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The Lore of Dragons | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 5
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Dragons.
Few creatures can match the power and splendor of dragons. Armed with claws and fangs that can rend steel, armored in scales as tough as iron, faster than an eagle in flight, and strong enough to shatter castle gates, a full-grown dragon is an awesome foe. Join us as we detail the lore of this legendary monste
The Legend of Vecna | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 4
On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah and William Stark cover the lore of Vecna.
Are you afraid of the dark? Of things that go bump in the night? Of the horrors and monsters that are as prevalent in D&D as they are in many cultures across the world? Join us as we take a look at one of the Vilest monsters to ever "grace" the pages of D&D, Vecna!
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The Lore of Star Spawn | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 3
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Star Spawn.
Madness lurks beyond the horizon-- Join us as we explore the Star Spawn, and the chaos their gaze imparts on the world.
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The Betrayal of Lolth | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 2
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the story of Lolth and Corellon.
A tale older than time itself-- Join us as we explore how the elves of D&D came to be and how betrayal and treachery can infiltrate even the upper realms of the gods of good.
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The Legend of Zariel | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 1
On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the story of Zariel, Archduchess of Avernus.
Follow us as we explore the archangel Zariel and her struggle as she is caught between the forces of law and chaos, good and evil, and the very nature of the cosmos.
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