{"podcast":{"title":"Lore Watch Podcast","slug":"lore-watch-podcast-4788","podcast_index_feed_id":4788,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6556539150cd070012089193","website_url":"http://blizzardwatch.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6556539150cd070012089193/1737499828181-233880d1-1cb2-4047-863e-2abb4b8afeb2.jpeg","author":"Blizzard Watch","episode_count":432,"summary":"Every week the Lore Watch podcast explores the story and lore of Blizzard titles including World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, or any other games that interest us. Join us for an in-depth look at the evolving stories of the games we all love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T06:20:21.086063+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lore-watch-podcast-4788"},"episode":{"title":"Who is Astalor Bloodsworn, and what's the deal with Anguish?","slug":"who-is-astalor-bloodsworn-and-what-s-the-deal-with-anguish","published_at":"2026-05-20T15:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lore-watch-podcast-4788/who-is-astalor-bloodsworn-and-what-s-the-deal-with-anguish","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lore-watch-podcast-4788","url":"https://shows.acast.com/lore-watch/episodes/lwp-417","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6556539150cd070012089193/e/6a0b2fd3fd0523152a1bb793/media.mp3","summary":"Astalor Bloodsworn is the character at the center of the  Midnight  expansion's Prey feature, but this isn't the first time we've seen him. Matt, Joe, and Eric discuss his history, which dates back to the release of  The Burning Crusade  20 years ago. They're answering listener questions this week, and the next topics diverge from that pretty wildly, examining how the  WoW  timeline gets a little wobbly when we go revisit things from the past, like old zones. But certain things we revisit in the game, specifically Hemet Nesingwary's entourage, seem to be pointing toward something sinister. Then we come to Elune and the World Trees, and how we seem to keep finding the blood of either Old Gods or the planet itself. Put together, this week's episode seems a bit more into blood than a usual show, which isn't really a high bar. If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon , where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Astalor Bloodsworn is the character at the center of the Midnight expansion's Prey feature, but this isn't the first time we've seen him. Matt…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3733,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lore-watch-podcast-4788/episodes/who-is-astalor-bloodsworn-and-what-s-the-deal-with-anguish/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lore-watch-podcast-4788/who-is-astalor-bloodsworn-and-what-s-the-deal-with-anguish.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}