The Magnus Archives - RQ Network feedrop - Circe - 02 Book 1 - Toll - Chapter 1

Episode Date: August 10, 2026

Today, we are sharing an episode from one of the brilliant podcasts on the RQ Network, Circe who have just started releasing their 2nd season. Circe is a science-fiction fantasy podcast from the talented team behind Ostium.This episode is the first Chapter of the 1st season of Circe titled Archí, where we learn of how the planet Albion its many creatures, inhabitants and unusual typography came to be Thyrá, a sorceress from the planet Albion, has lost her ability to do magic. In an attempt to regain her abilities, she tells the story of her life and how she became known as one of the Circè.This is the story of the highs and lows of her life, the tragedies and the celebrations, and how she met the woman she loves, who she will one day return to.The Circe Podcast is written and produced by Alex C. Telander.Intro and Outro performed by Karim KronfliThe role of Thyra is performed by Arden Rachel.This episode was sound engineered by the talented blokes at Hail and Well Met podcasts. If you're looking for some other shows once you've finished Circe, be sure to check out their work at hailandwellmetpodcast.com.The music featured in this episode is “Sunrise” by Kickhat, as well as “Lost Time” and “Almost New” by Kevin MacLeod under the Creative Commons License.A transcript of this episode is available here: https://ostiumpodcast.com/02-book-one-toll-chapter-one-archiThe Circe Podcast is a podcast of the Ostium Network. You can support Circe, as well as all other Ostium Network shows by supporting them on Patreon at patreon.com/ostiumpodcast, where you can get access to a whole variety of bonus material including mini episodes for Ostium, Circe, and Manifestations, as well as the Ostium Files, and the Behind the Ostium series. You will also get access to a new Circe mini-series all about her lost love, Pragma, and behind the scenes episodes about Circe called Circe Confidential. Once again, that’s patreon.com/ostiumpodcast.Thank you so much for listening to the Circe Podcast. This story came out of the character of Thyra as she took me along on her journey, which is very far from over, and I’m delighted to have you all with me for the ride.You can listen to the next episode of this series or go back and check out the foreward and prologue episodes here Or you can listen to The Grotto on the Rusty Quill website, on Acast, on its official website, or wherever you get your podcasts. For ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi folks, Shahan here, and today I'm here to tell you about From the Library of Yergen Lightner, an upcoming The Magnus Archives novel, releasing this October 27th. From the Library of Yergen Lightner is the first in a multi-book deal between Rusty Quill and Random Houseworlds. The book explores an infamous organisation from the Magnus Verse for the first time, the perilous private library of the enigmatic collector, Jirgen Lightner, where occult books are guarded and researched at a fatal cost. This novel, which is set before the events in the podcast, is written by the creator of the Magnus Archives, Jonathan Sims, and Nebula award-winning author Pramie Muhammad. In the winding, perilous halls of Yergen Lightner's library, you never know what you'll find.

A starving cookbook. A cloth-bound hardback that compels you to dig, dig, dig, dig. These books aren't more than simply unnerving. They're deadly. But the library keeps their dangers in check, and there would be readers safe. Also Leitner claims. For two of his employees, the risks are worth it. But will Hugh Franklin and Sebastian Everett find a way out,

or will the library consume them before it's too late? Step into a library where the lights are low and the pages bite. You can pre-order your copy of From the Library of Yergen Lightner now at www. RustyQuil.com forward slash novel. Or go to the link in the description of this episode. Hi, everyone. It's Kareem here. Today we're sharing an episode from one of the brilliant podcasts on the RQ network. work. Circe, who have just started releasing their second season.

Circee is a science fiction fantasy podcast from the talented team behind Ostium. This episode is the first chapter of the first season of Circe titled Archie, where we learn of how the planet Albion its many creatures, inhabitants, an unusual typography came to be. Thira, a sorceress from the planet Albion, has lost her ability to do magic. In an attempt to regain her abilities, she tells the story of her life and how she became known as one of the Circe. This is the story of the highs and lows of her life, the tragedies and the celebrations. how she met the woman she loves and who she will one day return to.

To listen to the rest of Circe, you can click on the link in the description, or search for surcy wherever you get your podcasts, or check out osteomnetwork.com or rustyquil.com for more information. Have fun and enjoy the episode. Sercy, a podcast of the Austium Network. Chapter 1. Archi. The world and planet I've called home since my birth is named Albion. It is a swirling concoction of islands, large and size.

small. Some were great lakes like strange ill-formed birthmarks, others tiny ponds and pools like moles. Upon them are patches of hair, forests of deep and thick green, hills and mountains like strange protrusions and skin formations. You see, to me, Albion is a living thing. An entity, I have heard the earth called as such before. Gaya, Albion truly was alive, is alive, I assume it to still be so. I hope it to be. I have not returned since I was taken. Taken to Ostium.

Albion has been in existence for a very long time. Perhaps its time can be measured by those who knew more of these ways. Scientists, priests, Circe, like I once was. How it was made is an interesting one and the tale I'm choosing to share with you today. Not in its entirety, that would take a long, long time, but by end you will ken somewhat of how Albion came to be. The great goddess of all, Asifa, goddess of the entire universe and all it contains, has existed for a very long time. Hundreds and thousands of times that of Albion's living. Throughout her long and long and long as, and tumultuous being, she has spawned many offspring.

Female and male, those that are both, those that are neither, and those that are gradations of the in-between. Some she birthed with male gods, others she birthed with female gods. Sometimes she mated with male and female gods, and they in turn birthed her offspring themselves. Sometimes there was no other god involved, just the mighty Asipha, choosing her destiny, her consequences, and what will come next in the universe?

On this special day, in a very ancient time, she chooses to create Albion. She chooses two of her male offspring. They are very beautiful. They have never met. She brings them together in a part of blackness somewhat close to a giant sun that will grant them heat and energy to thrive. They know not why they've been brought here or what they will do. Bruta and Hasafa are their names.

When they gaze upon each other for the first time, there is a conflicting duality of emotions. Envy and desire. Envy, for each, sees the great and godly beauty and perfection of the other. Desire for each immediately lusts after that godly beauty and perfection and wants to partake and possess of it. And so begins a powerful relationship filled with moments of lust and love for each other, but also moments of anger and violence. Asifa allows them to exist like this for an eon, solidifying their need and want for each other

so they will never feel the need to part. Then she encloses them in a flexible, malleable ball, an ensnaring core to contain them. Around the core, she manufactures a mantle, pulling particles and particulates from the far reaches of space and bringing them together, forcing and condensing them into a thick layer, a chewy insulation around the core.

Asifah dreams of the wonderful world this will become with this wide variety of plants and animals and diverse peoples, and she is brought to tears by the thought. The tears of the goddess fall and soon form the ocean encompassing the entire planet of Albion. Asifah picks an unassuming large moon orbiting a dead planet and cracks it between her fingers.

The pieces of moon crash onto the planet in all shapes and sizes, creating worldwide tidal waves. And thus the islands, both large and small, are made and fertilized, for Asifah's tears contain not just water, but the very building blocks of life. And so life begins blooming and growing and reproducing and spawning on Albion.

But it still remains a very flat and unassuming planet. until Bruta and Hasifa have their first argument, their first fight and their first battle. It is violent, perceived as unrequited by each of them. Bruta slams into the side of the rubbery core first, his elbows pushing against it. Two new mountains form. Hasepha is next, colliding headfirst and creating a new and mighty mountain range. The duel rages on, creating cracks and new shapes on the surface on the planet. The first few simple creatures are unable to comprehend the intense earthquakes they are experiencing.

But as time passes, and like all things, this fight comes to an end. Bruta and Hasifa resolve their issues, their differences, and fall in love with each other all over again. Then a period of physical world building begins, a result of their lovemaking. New hills and mounds are formed on the islands until the two gods are agrounds are about. eventually sated, and then Albion enters a period of peace and quiet for a number of eons. Life takes advantage of the abundance of resources on the planet and the quietude. It flourishes and multiplies and evolves. Astifa has done what she wanted, completed her task.

She moves on to other matters. Maybe. Maybe one day she will return and peek in on the ongoing state of her creation. But for now, Albion is. on its own. Life on the planet increases further in numbers, constantly evolving, adapting to the conditions, as well as changing when those conditions change. People have now evolved and do their best to live alongside the diverse fauna and flora. At times it is a harsh world, very much survival of the fittest. At others, it is a thriving one where there is harmony. Bruta and Hasifa appear

to have reached a peaceful coexistence, enjoying each other. constant company and interaction, other than occasional rumblings and tremors, a sure sign that the couple is getting along very well indeed, the ground remains quiet. There are, of course, those naysayers, there always are, who decry that one day the battle between the two gods at the center of the world will begin once again, that it will be a battle to end all battles and only results in the complete destruction and obliteration of Albion. Those few in number will continue to proclaim their doom.

and gloom, well, everyone else does their best to ignore them. One day, these prophecies may come to pass. No one truly completely doubts it, but it is far, far in the very distant future. For a very long time, Albion exists in the very splendor and beauty that the great Asipha originally envisioned when she began creating the planet. And this is the short rendering of how the world of Albion came to be, the only world that I have truly ever known. My tale is done for now.

For whomever's ears wish to hear, there will be more, many more. In time, I will tell you more of my world, of the lovely Albion, of its people, its incredible creatures, its vibrant and diverse life. I will tell you of my life. My existence, my likes and dislikes, my haves and have-nots, my haves, and have-nots, my ha-nots, my hates and my loves, my conquering and my failures. Do not expect these tales to be lined up neatly like a marching gaggle of geese headed towards the pond. My powers returning through the stories I tell does not mean my mind is assembled and well-arranged. In time, you will understand much that I have been through.

Tomorrow I may tell a tale of my birth, followed by a story of my later years, and continuing a few days later with the tale of childhood. If I am to regain my powers, it will by whatever means I am able. And I will, eventually, tell you of the love of my life. The woman whose face I see when I wake in the morning and go to sleep at night, who I believe is still alive, hail and hearty and awaiting my return, awaiting me. One day I believe it shall happen.

My dear pragma, But for now, I will take comfort in the small blossoming heat I feel in my chest. It is where I keep my love. It is also where I keep my magic. I have not felt this heat in any sense in a very long time. This is good. It means this telling of tales is working. It means I now have hope.

Hope to regain my powers. And hope to one day be returned. to my love. The Circee podcast is written and produced by Alex E. Talander. The role of Thyra is performed by Art and Rachel. This episode was sound engineered by the talented blokes at Hail and Well Met Podcasts. If you're looking for some other shows once you finish Searcy,

be sure to check out their work at hail and well metpodcast.com. The music featured in this episode is Sunrise by Kickhead, as well as Lost Time and Almost New, by Kevin McClude, under the Creative Commons license. The Circee podcast is a podcast of the Ostium Network. You can support Circe as well as all other Ostium Network shows by supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com slash austium podcast, where you can get access to a whole variety of bonus material,

including many episodes for Ostium, Circeum manifestations, as well as the Ostium files, and the behind the Ostium series. You will also get access to a new Circee miniseries all about her lost love, Pragma, and behind the scenes episodes about Circee called Circee Confidential. Once again, that's patreon.com slash osteum podcast. Thank you so much for listening to the Circe podcast. This story came out of the character of Thyra as she took me along on her journey, which is very far from over, and I'm delighted to have you all with me for the ride. To listen to more of this brilliant series, you can click on the link in the

description, or search for Circe, that's C-I-R-C-E, wherever you can. get your podcasts. Or you can find more information on rusty quill.com or rostiumnetwork.com. Thanks for listening. Hi, Alex here, founder and CEO of Rusty Quill Limited. In case you haven't heard, there is now a Magnus Archives novel. The Library of Yergen Lightner is set in the world of the Magnus Archives and written by Nebula Award-winning author, Premier Mohammed, with our very own Jonathan Sims. The story follows Hugh, a university dropout, desperate to find somewhere to belong and his new job at an esoteric library. The books he must investigate for the enigmatic Yergan Leitner are not normal because the library is not a vault, sealed and silent, but a hive, alive,

buzzing and ready to sting. The Library of Yergen Leitner releases October 27th, 2026, but you can pre-order it right now in the US and UK from your local bookshop or by using the link in the episode description. If you live outside of the UK or US, you may be able to make an international order for this first publication, but it depends on individual retailers shipping policies.