Even with Iolda thoroughly defeated, a Third Circle Demon does not go down easily. He survives, wounded but intact, in his castle body. Also, Gavel was grievously injured in the duel. As the Circle searches for ways to treat wounds beyond what Exalted healing factors can fix, HellCon has officially begun. And with it comes a smattering of old allies and new Chosen. The biggest gathering of Celestial Exalted in living memory is happening now, and with it Malfeas approaches an inflection point. Where it leads, not even the Yozi know.   Lythander walks into a verbal beartrap, and discovers a novel new medical technique! Gavel consults the greatest physicians of Hell, and must judge the costs of medical treatment that go far beyond more money could represent! Aura attempts to mend bridges with PSU, and stumbles onto the final puzzle piece for her plan to reshape the cosmos via mass human supernatural agency! A lot of weirdos show up to the convention! Iolda is malding in the corner the whole episode! And, somewhere in his bowels, another fresh Exaltation occurs. A wild card among wild cards, unseen since the Divine Rebellion itself, takes the stage, playing many games at once. But who comes out on top of the house of cards?   This is an Actual Play of Exalted Essence, the classic high-fantasy high-powered TTRPG, using the new Essence ruleset! If you're interested, you can buy it now, right off the Drivethrurpg site! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/427275/Exalted-Essence --- Here are links to our Twitch and Youtube if you want to see more of our content (mainly video game variety streams and the video archives thereof):   Social Handles: Gamerex: @Gamerex27 Corrack: @Corrack Chills: @DiogoMontesso) Alatos: @Alatos_Diogenes   We also have a Patreon now! If you want more of our RPG content, and can financially afford to spare a bit of money, you can support us here! https://patreon.com/ActionEconomyPodcasts --- Musical Attributions:   Opening Theme: Traveler by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4770-traveler License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Closing Theme: The Final Show by Luca Fraula Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4704-the-final-show License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Additional Tracks: Cinematic Atmos © 2024 by Monument Studios is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International  Direct License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/