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Unend is an audio drama created by Third Person, the three-person team behind Midst and Moonward.

The story[]

"Several decades after the events of Midst and Moonward, a supernatural ship and a remarkable crew set forth on an expedition to explore the highest heights, deepest depths, and furthest reaches of the known Cosmos. But their journey is fraught with peril as they discover truths and realities far stranger than any of them could ever have imagined."[1]

Production[]

The show was created, written, and performed by multimedia performance trio Third Person (Xen, Sarah Wile, and Matt Roen). They are also the creators of the podcasts Midst and later Moonward where they played alongside Liam O'Brien and Marisha Ray. Critical Role Productions LLC acquired Midst in 2023, producing a third season of 19 additional episodes.

In September 2024, Third Person and Critical Role announced Unend, an audio drama podcast set in the world of MIDST and Moonward. It takes place several decades after the three seasons of Midst and the four episodes of Moonward but doesn't require any previous knowledge about the Midst Cosmos. Unend premiered October 9, 2024 with new episodes releasing weekly on Wednesdays. Unend season two premiered June 4, 2025. Beacon members and paid podcast subscribers through Spotify and Apple Podcasts received the episodes two weeks early than YouTube.[2]

The characters[]

The Ship's Crew[]

(All spelling is subject to change as more content is released.)

Merlin Vot[]
  • Chief cosmologist, scientist, and creator of the Bocular Man.
The Granddaughter (Dot)[]
  • Granddaughter within the Fold-dwelling society known as the Mothers. Apprentice to Mother Artifice.
Cleophee Guilemoth (Cleo)[]
  • Underwater princess and socialite. She is from the islet of Ebenreef. Her aunt is the Baron and she has large family
Mother Artifice[]
  • Co-inventor of the Fold-safe light bulb and Fold expert.
The Bocular Man[]
  • A human-like robot who is Merlin's assistant.
Everett Shearwater[]
  • Pilot of the Ship and partner to Mickey.
Dr. Ripley Rawfield[]
  • The Ship's resident doctor.
Quino Del Belsabon[]
  • Celebrity chef from the Highest Light and personal chef for the Ship.
Felix Hustleworth[]
  • The Ship's Timekeeper.
Micky Fluke[]
  • Navigator, stagecoach operator, and partner to Everett.
Omelette[]
  • Fold cat who travels with Cleofee.
Drury Hambing[]
  • Tiny man and terrorologist.
Shug Ruggles[]
  • Bocular tech.
Ephraim Amos[]
  • Co-inventor of the Fold-safe light bulb and former employee of Loxley lightbulbs.
Shanamarian[]
  • Bosun of the Ship. Former fold-dweller from Sequester. They have four arms
Dune[]
  • Master at arms and gunner aboard the Ship. Former Fold-dweller from the mysterious islet of Brinlebenth.
Yill[]
  • Gunner aboard the Ship.
Voro[]
  • Quino's sous chef.
Mikelord[]
  • Quino's sous chef.
The Botanist[]
  • Mysterious unnamed botanist. (Named in s1e15 as Yared)
The Naturalist[]
  • Mysterious unnamed naturalist. (Named in s1e15 as Tzila)
Abel Bowie[]
  • Ship designer. (pronounced "bow" like the gesture, not "boo" like a ghost or "boh" like the weapon)

Kanneken Hartevelt[]

  • Photographer.

Uppermost Research Station[]

Dagol[]
  • Uppermost researcher. Friend to Merlin. Fold-gifted.
Watt[]
  • Uppermost researcher.

External links[]

List of episodes[]

Season 1[]

No. overall No. in season Title Original airdate Link Runtime
1 1 Welcome to the Cosmos 2024-10-09 VOD 0:40:35
Diving right in.

The Granddaughter arrives in Stationary Hill during Fold on the Island of Midst. The city is busy with visitors and everyone is exited for the now starting Launch Day. She meets up with Mother Artifice and they pass by several landmarks left over from the Moonfall Tearror several decades before. They are to be part of the coming expediction Launch Day is celebrating. Mother Artifice remarks on the Grnddaughters imminent "Realisation", the step to become a full Mother. They meet up with other members of the expedition team, Marlin Vot and the Bocular Man, at Patricia's bakery. Cleophee Guilemoth, an envoy from the United Baronies, arrives and joins them in their walk to the top of the hill. At the beginnign of Un, they see the ship due to be launched hovering above. It is obsidian, chevron-shaped, and several 100 ft tall.

2 2 Shipshape 2024-10-16 VOD 0:32:25
Commencing countdown.

They meet two crew members, the married couple Everett Sheerwater and Micky, captain and navigator of the Stagecoach, the ship's lifeboat. Everett is quite familiar and friendly with Mother Artifice, but harbors a dislike for the Granddaughter for unknown reasons. Also, Kanneken Hartevelt, the field reporter of the crew. The crew numbers about 30, comprised of scientists, engineers and technicians. Cleo has brought a pet. The ship is made of dark mica, is capable of altering it's shape and translucency on will of the crew, and generously furnished and equipped. The expedition is meant to go to the limits of the cosmos, and it expected to be a perilous, potentially fatally endeavor. It is steered by an 8ft tall foldlight, containing both light and fold, modified by Amos and Mother Artifice. They launch counted down by the ship's timekeeper, Felix Hustleworth, to fly towards their first stop, the Highest Light, where they will onboard more crew.

3 3 Dine & Dash 2024-10-23 VOD 0:37:19
A progressive dinner.

The ship reaches the Highest Light, the central hub of the Un, in record time of a day. It is the highest large settlement in the Un. At this height, mica shards are a hazard, and the connected islands of the Highest Light are protected by water curtains and shields. It is alluded that the city underwent major changes since the occurrences in "Midst". Merlin Vot gives a lecture at his university, Bernhard and Gottle, a major funder of the expedition. Other parts of the crew are the boatswain Shanamarian, who has four arms, and the gunners Dune and Yill. The crew also takes up Dr. Ripley Rawfield and the celebrity chef Quino del Belsaban, and his sous-chefs, Voro and Mikelord. After departure, they prepare a lavish dinner to celebrate the start of the exhibition. Cleo's pet, Omlette, turns out to be a fold cat which is more similar to a furred, large, yellow caterpillar. Cleo's family, the Guillemoths, are famous for their fold gifts, but Cleo is secretive about what her own foldgift is. The crew also includes Drury Hambing, a tearrorologist, wo has been shrunk to miniscule size by a tearror. Cleo attemps to befriend everyone, but seemes to be rebuffed by the Granddaughter.

4 4 Uppermost 2024-10-30 VOD 0:31:21
A tonal shift.
5 5 Hollow 2024-11-06 VOD 0:38:38
What lies within.
6 6 Rough Air 2024-11-13 VOD 0:35:37
Batten down the hatches.
7 7 Derealization 2024-11-20 VOD 0:28:17
Too close to the Un.
8 8 Relay 2024-12-04 VOD 0:30:45
Back to baseline.
9 9 Kinship 2024-12-11 VOD 0:35:35
Green with envy.
10 10 Zoron 2024-12-18 VOD 0:28:30
Go with the flow.
11 11 The Disappearance of the Dazzling Duchess 2025-01-08 VOD 0:30:08
Everyone has a role to play.
12 12 Fathom 2025-01-15 VOD 0:30:03
Go deeper
13 13 Enlightenment 2025-01-22 VOD 0:28:25
The mind-body problem
14 14 Safety 2025-01-29 VOD 0:33:56
An islet getaway
15 15 Last Call 2025-02-05 VOD 0:51:35
Something to trust in.
16 16 The Delta 2025-02-12 VOD 0:31:13
No time like the present.
17 17 The Limits of Reality 2025-02-19 VOD 0:33:10
So close, yet so far.
18 18 Homeward 2025-02-26 VOD 0:40:05
Accept the journey.
18.5 18.5 Interlude 1 2025-03-05 VOD 0:12:09
If only he knew then what he knows now...

Season 2[]

No. overall No. in season Title Original airdate Link Runtime
20 1 Lure 2025-06-04 VOD 0:24:21
Into the fire.
21 2 Stranger 2025-06-11 VOD 0:43:43
Transparent communication.
22 3 The Mourning After 2025-06-18 VOD 0:36:38
Life goes on.
23 4 Spectacle 2025-06-25 VOD 0:33:49
A sight to behold.
24 5 Marrow 2025-07-02 VOD 0:27:14
Urban exploration.
25 6 Downtime 2025-07-09 Forthcoming Forthcoming
Life on the edge.
26 7 Flashback 2025-07-16 Forthcoming Forthcoming
Revealing the map.

References[]

  1. ↑ Hype: Our Fall 2024 Programming Lineup! on CritRole.com
  2. ↑ UNEND Season 2 Premieres June 4th! on CritRole.com

Art:

  1. ↑ Unend promotional art (source). This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.
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