📘 Episode 4: Mendip Hills — Bear-Men, Surveillance, and the Trouble with Staying Hidden

Ancient power meets modern problems in Paternus: Rise of Gods, Chapter 4—Mendip Hills.

In this episode, the Book Clubsters cross the pond for a covert mission that blends Norse muscle with 21st-century stealth. Bödvar Bjarki—the hammer-wielding bear-man of legend—is on the move, but even he has to deal with GPS, Google, and keeping a low profile in a world of camera phones and drone surveillance.

We dive into a chapter that’s part spy thriller, part mythic recon, and all heart-pounding setup. From gods losing their mountaintop homes to selfie-snapping tourists, to ancient prisons hidden beneath hyperspectral camouflage, “Mendip Hills” reveals just how hard it is to stay legendary when the internet never sleeps.

The team unpacks the tensions between myth and modernity, brute force and digital finesse—and what it means to be a god in an era of total visibility.

🧠 What We Discuss:

• Bödvar Bjarki and the art of ancient rage management

• The White Watcher and the mythic cost of gentrification

• Mission planning in the age of hyperspectral imaging

• That humming companion in the rucksack (seriously, what is that?)

• How ancient beings adapt—or don’t—to the digital world

• The deep psychological layers behind supernatural power

This chapter is a myth-meets-modern masterclass. It’s equal parts chase scene and character study, wrapped in lore and laced with danger.

Whether you’re keeping pace or catching up, come join us as we track the Firstborn through the shadows of Mendip.

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Next time: Chapter 5 – as the darkness grows, so does the danger. The deeper truths are just beginning to stir…

Until then—keep your eyes open, and your myths closer.

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