This episode explores the secret pasts of the Kelvarus siblings through two defining flashbacks. In the Violet District, Selene reveals a hidden desire to be as unburdened as a legendary "Sable" during a private meeting with the artist Kaelle (KAY-elle). Simultaneously, the origins of Dorian’s bond with the Red leader, Ross, are unmasked during a high-stakes game at the Pulse Lounge, where a fateful wager binds them to the impending "Fool's Gambit".

==CAST==

• Maia Wilson: https://bsky.app/profile/maiasgameroom.bsky.social
• Michael Gilbert: https://bsky.app/profile/morkallgm.bsky.social

==COMPANION BLOG==

https://starforged-iron-rising.bearblog.dev/iron-rising-episode-5-the-fools-gambit/

==THE GAME==

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While Selene celebrates a breakthrough in the hunt for the Red leader, Dorian faces the mounting pressure of a secret that could shatter the trust between the Kelvarus siblings. As they prepare to leave Hyperion City for the derelict dreadnought Calypso, a deep-dive into surveillance data brings them face-to-face with an impossible truth.

==CAST==

• Maia Wilson: https://bsky.app/profile/maiasgameroom.bsky.social
• Michael Gilbert: https://bsky.app/profile/morkallgm.bsky.social

==COMPANION BLOG==

https://starforged-iron-rising.bearblog.dev/iron-rising-episode-4-my-brothers-lie/

==THE GAME==

https://tomkinpress.com/pages/ironsworn-starforged

A failed hack leaves Dorian in critical condition. As Selene stabilizes him, a digital ghost from the past reveals the android uprising is personal.

==CAST==

• Maia Wilson: https://bsky.app/profile/maiasgameroom.bsky.social
• Michael Gilbert: https://bsky.app/profile/morkallgm.bsky.social

==COMPANION BLOG==

https://starforged-iron-rising.bearblog.dev/iron-rising-episode-3-system-shock

==THE GAME==

https://tomkinpress.com/pages/ironsworn-starforged