380 - Secrets of Strixhaven: "Off the Record"

380 - Secrets of Strixhaven: "Off the Record"

From The Vorthos Cast by The Vorthos Cast

March 15, 2026 · 60 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the early side story of Secrets of Strixhaven and speculates on its implications.

Surprise! The story of Secrets of Strixhaven begins in earnest on March 23rd, but we got an early side story last week that has sent Vorthoses into a tizzy. A student journalist is tasked with interviewing a mysterious new Silverquill faculty member, Professor Ral Zarek, but what she uncovers may never be read (or blue). We spend most of this episode speculating on what the heck is going on and what we might expect from the story of Secrets of Strixhaven with the information we have so far, and delve a little into that fractured reality of Reality Fracture. Read "Off the Record" by Valerie Valdes: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/secrets-of-strixhaven-off-the-record If you'd like to support the show, you can find us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! All supporters get access to our Discord server, where Vorthoses around the world are telling stories and discussing Magic with each other! All patrons get access to early episode releases, and patrons at our $3/month tier can listen to us record episodes live!

People in this episode

Host: The Vorthos Cast

Topics covered

  • Secrets of Strixhaven
  • Magic: The Gathering
  • story speculation
  • Silverquill faculty
  • student journalist
  • Reality Fracture

Keywords

  • Secrets of Strixhaven
  • Ral Zarek
  • Valerie Valdes
  • Magic: The Gathering
  • student journalist
  • Silverquill
  • Reality Fracture

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