Episode 138: The Dirge of Bilqis

If you haven’t traveled through the desert with us before, check out our 500 other episodes! JK. It’s only six. The Gods of the Desert, Liloupar and the Fall of Gurabad, Remnants of Gurabad, Temple of Silence, Pari Land, and Golden Slumber: Jeht’s Story.

Benben is Jeht’s BFF and mechanical construct version of a Paimon – who eats less. Just as Karkata stole our hearts back in Tighnari’s story, we are highly invested in this triangle guy.

This desert is lousy with landmarks just begging for silly nicknames. And the Tanit Camp, aka the taint, is no exception. With Bee’s Mora-deficiency, he may need to start a side gig tour of the desert to visit the taint, the butthole, and the clit. Hop on, the bus leaves the Twink Tank at noon!

The wannabe Signora, Babel, is the matriarch of the Tanit people. But instead of meeting her demise by a titty-sword, she got offed by her pawn. Bee, add another stop to the tour, we’re going to Inazuma!

This world quest is a follow-up story on our not-so-secret admirer Jeht. With her fresh tan and signature swagger, she tries to sweet talk her way into our hearts. And it worked. Best NPC, hands down.

During this story, we’re able to open up the infamous chess set at Safhe Shatranj. A larger than life board with hidden passageways in every structure. I wonder if Feens’ and Bees’ giant angel-dragons used the same for some game nights.

Speaking of giant angel-dragons, you can see the murals that help support the theory that maybe the angels were once giants over in places like Dragonspine, Inazuma, and Chenyu Vale (pictured).

Okay, maybe I spoke too soon on the best NPC comment, ‘cause we can’t forget our diva-in-a-bottle, Liloupar. This sassy Jinni is the queen of ‘I don’t care.’ Note, we mention that the Icona Pop song is set for Liloupar on our Villains Playlist, but we got it wrong. Check out Feens’ TikTok below for her reference.

Don’t let the name fool you, Deshret’s Glass Goblet is neither glass nor a goblet. But it is a key to the Eternal Oasis so we’ll let it slide this time.

The Orchard of Pairidaeza, aka the Eternal Oasis, is a special place made by King Deshret as a monument for his love, Nabu Malikata (The Goddess of Flowers). This space frozen in time is where Jeht lays her parents to rest with the few mementos she has of them.

Here are some helpful links if you’re unfamiliar with the IRL references we mentioned during the episode. Bee calls his teapot the Village of the Damned, we all feel the ‘This is Fine’ dog meme, Feens mentions some Jonathan Tropper novels, and we reference back to Billy on the Street’s Let’s Go Lesbians.

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