Golden Gates

Yiddish FM presents · Kyiv, 1239

Golden Gates

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Kyiv, 1239. A merchant’s son dreams of making music and poetry not conflict.  Then his father sends him to Kyiv.

The current dispatch

The First Road Out of Kyiv

Three roads to inspect. Voting has not opened.

See the three routes

I · The atlas

Beyond the walls

A painted atlas of Kyiv and the realms beyond.

Painted atlas of Kyiv and the realms beyond

The series' fantasy interpretation of Kyivan Rus, anchored in real geography.

II · The character chronicle

The people of Golden Gates

Meet the characters

III · Watch & listen

Before the gates open

The scribes' table

Help write the world

Invent a character

Who arrives at the gates, and what do they want?

Put a realm on the map

What place should the heroes discover, and what does it cost to go there?

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