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DSR#173 | The Oblivion Realm

by LR Friberg

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The Oblivion Realm 02:05
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2.
Nymora 02:01
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3.
Thrindul 03:57
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4.
Gruhm 02:05
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5.
Emertane 03:19
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Thalgarath 03:55
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Vexen Sel'oi 03:01
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8.
Theisinix 03:37
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Vuzrum 03:55
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10.
Qharouq 01:55
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The Oblivion Realm is a nightmarish dimension populated by malicious entities that inhabit its nine circles. Each circle corresponds to a destructive aspect of Life itself and contains various creatures, all of which are extremely dangerous.

Nymora is a demonic entity that resides within the first circle of the realm. She is elegant and beautiful, but her doll-like appearance is deceiving; she is far more sinister than it appears. She entices the innocent souls by promising to bring them power and riches, but what she really does is feast on all these souls' laid-up potential.

The dark Thrindul lurks in the vast swamp within the second circle of the realm. He is a fearsome creature, said to be able to trap victims with just a glance. If you are unfortunate enough to catch his eye, you may find yourself in his grasp, never to escape. He has sharp claws and teeth that can rend flesh from bone, and his eyes glow a malevolent red, with a hunger that can never be sated.

The almighty Gruhm stalks through the dead forests within the third circle of the realm. Gruhm is searching for his revenge, and he will stop at nothing to accomplish it. He has slaughtered countless innocents and his power grows with every soul he slays.

Revered once in legends as angelic being, Emertane became corrupted after he became jealous when higher powers were bestowed upon other more deserving individuals. He was banished to the fourth circle of the realm, where he wanders aimlessly, tormented by the memories of his past. When you meet him, all of your deepest fears will come rushing to the surface, tormenting you until your very last breath.

Deep within the fifth circle lies a frozen wasteland, home to some of the most powerful creatures in all of The Oblivion Realm. Thalgarath, the demonic master of this circle, vigilantly watches over these beasts ensuring they do not escape and wreak havoc in the other circles. Thalgarath is a fearsome creature himself, capable of turning you into an ice sculpture with a mere glance.

Vexen Sel'oi is a mad scientist of sorts who resides in the sixth circle of the realm. His dark workshop is a place of forbidden knowledge where Sel'oi takes particular delight in creating things that resemble living creatures but are in fact soulless automatons. Sel'oi is also capable of creating time loops, making his creations torture his victims endlessly, with no hope of escape.

The seventh circle of The Oblivion Realm is a place of utter darkness. It is said that no living creature can enter this circle without dying instantly. Theisinix, its keeper, is an enigma - little is known of her. Some say that she is the embodiment of death itself. Whatever the truth may be, one thing is certain: even the most powerful creatures in The Oblivion Realm steer clear of her domain entirely.

The imposing and foreboding hall of mirrors, Vuzrum, comprises the eighth circle of the realm. Here, the mirrors are said to leech the memories of the past and the potential of the future from the minds of those who look upon them. Some say that the mirrors reflect the true nature of one's soul. Others believe that the mirrors show the fate that awaits all who enter: to gaze into the mirrors means to lose your way forever. The hall is a place of great power and mystery, and those who dare to venture within it are risking their very existence in all eternity.

And, finally, the ninth and final circle of The Oblivion Realm is called Qharouq, or The Oblivion itself. This is the most feared and dangerous place in all of the realm. Even the bravest of souls tremble at the thought of being trapped in the Oblivion. If you are unfortunate enough to find yourself in this place, you will be marooned here forever, unable to die, unable to move, feel, see, hear, or scream. The only thing that awaits you in this place is an eternity of nothingness.

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released September 17, 2022

Produced by LR Friberg in August 2022.
Image by Patrick Hendry from Unsplash (October 2015)
Text, mastering and graphic design by LR Friberg.

Linn Ruth Friberg has been creating music since the mid-2000s. Throughout her life she has taken on many responsibilities,
developing a wide range of skills. The purpose of this repository is to serve as an overview of Linn’s artistic contributions
and roles from the 2000s to the present day. It also functions as a secondary archive, housing materials pertaining to her
career in statistics, data analysis, and machine learning.
Since the mid-2000s Linn has taken on two artistic aliases and participated in seven different musical bands and projects,
working with participants from eleven different countries and mastering the art of international collaboration. Between
2006 and 2012 she ran a record label based in Cyprus. The label became home to seventeen albums by both local and
international artists, and was resurrected between 2019 and 2021 as a production alias. Linn organized three open-air
music festivals in Cyprus in connection with the label’s activities. She was also running a mastering service within the label
and working with graphic design and IT-related tasks using her competence as an IT technician. She started producing
compilations, with the first batch of the INTENT series coming out in 2020. As of 2022, the INTENT series has featured 78
artists from 25 different countries. She was active as a creative writer as well, producing a script for a film project which
was reworked into an audio drama in 2019.
As of 2022, Linn is studying statistics and machine learning at Linköping University, Sweden, and running a data science
blog where she practices the skills learned at the university. She continues to create her own music, which can be licensed
through IMLC. She also continues to work on the INTENT series every year and participate in diverse projects of the Irish
artist Slavek Kwi, who is also known as Artificial Memory Trace. Linn combines her developing skills in data science with
domain knowledge, including music, in diverse real-world projects implemented with the help of R. She speaks English,
Swedish, Norwegian (østnorsk), and has studied Icelandic and Latin at the university level. She resides in both Stockholm
and Norrköping, Sweden, and travels between the cities on a regular basis. A number of her projects are based solely in
Stockholm, while others, particularly after 2020, have their origins in Norrköping.

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