Free Aphelia Broadcast

The Free Aphelia Broadcast is the colloquial name for the radio message produced by Abram Grigori-Seth on 13 of the Reign of the Veil, 476 PN. The message was broadcast to be heard all throughout Aphelia. While its primary function was to covertly organize what would become the first push of the Aphelian Counteroffensive against the Faceless Offensive, the broadcast is hailed as a message of inspiration and resistance during such a brutal time.

Purpose

The broadcast contains the coded time and place of the Counteroffensive's beginning. "Where the light meets the water" is a reference to Aurora Springs, based on the two components of its name, while "when the sky sings our song" refers to the arrival of the Banshees to coastal Aphelia, as the Aphelian resistance was counting on their presence to throw the Faceless into chaos.

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References

"You will find me where the sun meets the sea" is a line from "Find Me", an Iperal folk song that predates the Nightfall, hence the reference to the Age of Light celestial body known as the sun. It's believed that Grigori used the line to parallel "where the light meets the water" and throw off any listening Faceless who may have been aware enough to interpret the message; however, Grigori may have also been asking for help from the Iperal, as the broadcast reached the Peral Basin. (While the Iperal would ally with Aphelia, they would only do so two reigns into the Counteroffensive.)

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Legacy

While short, the message is fondly remembered by Aphelians for being the first uplifting thing many of them had heard in reigns. After the Counteroffensive, references to the broadcast became so common as to become cliche.
Aurora Springs takes its nickname "Where the Light Meets the Water" from the broadcast.
Radio Free Aphelia takes its name from the broadcast's colloquial term.

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Free Aphelia Broadcast

"Hello? Can anyone hear me?
I don't have time for this...They could get in here at any minute...
Okay. People of Aphelia. I know you're out there. I know you're hurt, you're scared, you feel lost, but I also know you're angry. I know I am. I...I'm from Shepherd's Crown. I was there when...
Th-that's beside the point. My point is, we're hurt, and they want us to be hurt. The Faceless need us to give up, to decide that fighting them isn't worth it anymore, to let go of everything that makes us who we are so they can make us Faceless too. They think we are weak and disorganized. But our differences give us power. And our grief and anger will push us through to the end, and we will be free!
You will find us where the light meets the water. You will hear us when the sky sings our song. Even if you cannot meet us, join us in singing. Make us heard. The gods are with us, I know it. We will be free again.
You will find me where the sun meets the sea."

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Medium

Analog Recording, Audio

Authoring Date

13 Veil, 476 PN

Location

Aurora Springs