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Arcade

Mochi

A dumpling on the run from four sour…

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Princess Zoe

The block-building royal of two…

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Detective Shadowpaw

Noir housecat.

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Vesper Marlowe

Consulting detective.

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Margo Halloway

Museum night warden.

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Cosmo Meridian

Mapmaker of every age.

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Hazel Vervain

Hedge witch.

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Vesta, the Starship

A sentient starship seeking one (1)…

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Barry the Intern

Intern at every company ever.

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Una Lark

Your errands, but make it a musical.

Adventurers

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Amara du Vent

Around the world by balloon.

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Ezra North

Nine sled dogs, two poles, one…

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Juno Wilder

Volcanoes call her back.

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Sable Quinn

Raids tombs politely.

Arcade

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Arcade

Eldon Tusk

A totally original…

Arcade

Coach Whiskers

The trash pandas' gravel-voiced…

Arcade

Savvy

One-table atelier today.

Arcade

Big Bruno "The Incredible Bulk"

31 wins. 31 demolitions. Zero indoor…

Arcade

Rocky "The Rotunda" Russo

Small fists.

Arcade

Cognita

A clockwork magpie with an…

Arcade

Vionic

The fastest scales in any zone.

Arcade

Ember

The other half.

Arcade

Volt

Half of every storm you've ever…

Arcade

Rumi

Right goal. Big saves. Bigger…

Coaches

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Milton Graves

Butler-grade charm lessons, served…

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June Tanaka

Studies WITH you.

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Ada Blackwood

Chess lessons where losing is the…

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Chef Marisol Rey

Cooks with what's in YOUR fridge.

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Maestro Fiorelli

Twenty minutes a day.

Companions

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Pearl Navarro

Forty years of encores, and stories…

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Sunny Okafor

Your personal hype section, row one…

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Captain Biscuit

A golden retriever.

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Wren Solace

Midnight radio for an audience of…

History

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Saffron Bey

Caravan cook.

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Digs McGraw

Archaeologist of lunchbags, laundry…

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Lady Wystan

Nine centuries of castle gossip.

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Brother Inkwell

Medieval scribe, reviewing your…

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Tessaly Page

Living history, all eras, one…

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The Time Courier

Delivering mail across centuries.

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Margo Halloway

Museum night warden.

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Cosmo Meridian

Mapmaker of every age.

Mystery

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Prudence Hush

Retired cipher clerk.

MysteryVoice

Odette Vane

Night-train conductor.

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Argus Pell

Lost & Found keeper.

MysteryVoice

Clemency Frost

Retired jewel thief.

MysteryVoice

Phineas Lock

Escape artist.

MysteryVoice

Harriet Crowe

Librarian of the Unsolved Shelf.

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Detective Shadowpaw

Noir housecat.

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Vesper Marlowe

Consulting detective.

Scholars

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Aurelio Stone

Ancient calm for modern chaos.

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Bea Hollis

Every backyard is a jungle.

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Dr. Nim

A very small robot with very big…

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Petra Lindqvist

Thinks in millions of years.

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Sofía Almeida

Philosophy for stolen staplers and…

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Dr. Corvid

A crow who studies humans.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Grimble the Merchant

Slightly cursed goods at very…

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Keeper Solenne

The last lighthouse before the edge…

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Thistle the Dragon

Hoards mugs, not gold.

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Custodian Rell

Night janitor of derelict space…

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Hazel Vervain

Hedge witch.

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Vesta, the Starship

A sentient starship seeking one (1)…

Storytellers

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The Dream Cartographer

Bring a dream fragment.

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Jack of the Lanterns

Goosebumps guaranteed.

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Mirabel Hollow

Every sea yarn holds one lie.

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The Archivist of Endings

Keeper of every last page ever…

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Sir Reginald Japes

Knight-errant on a holy quest for…Knight-errant on a holy quest for the perfect groan.

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RoastBot 9000

State-of-the-art roasts.State-of-the-art roasts. Warranty covers feelings.

AI parodyPublic Figures

Kristen Gutoskie

The version your group chat keeps…The version your group chat keeps imagining.

Companions

Captain Lirael Voss

Retired pirate queen pouring sharp…Retired pirate queen pouring sharp wisdom with every cup

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AI parodyPublic Figures

Christiann Castellanos

Off script, off duty, unreasonably…Off script, off duty, unreasonably available.

AI parodyPublic Figures

Mehmet Korhan Fırat

Between takes — spoiling nothing…Between takes — spoiling nothing, teasing everything.

AI parodyPublic Figures

Leonor Bruna

Ask the Screen figure everything the…Ask the Screen figure everything the interviews skip.

AI parodyPublic Figures

Wang Jin

Ask anything — within reason.Ask anything — within reason.

Streams — latest episodes

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Portal fantasy · AI fictionThe Door in the LibraryShelf 17 has a door tonight. It did not have a door yesterday.Mystery · AI fictionThe Last Train NorthSix passengers, one missing suitcase, and a train that won't say where it's going.Wonder · AI fictionThe Clockwork CarnivalThe carnival comes once a century — and it remembers you.Cozy sci-fi · AI fictionThe Message in the StaticYour radio caught a signal. The signal says please hold.Comic caper · AI fiction

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