Echoes from the Caverns

  Black Rose Chronicles, Chapter 16 Background music by Smartsound Traveling up the road to Owl's Head she determined that going on foot was getting weary. She went there to pick up a few supplies but decided to take on a new task. Not that she was an expert on riding it was time to […] The post Black Rose Chronicles 16 – by Belladonna Rose – Narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Read by Asclepius Chapter 11. The Cathedral and the Cat.   Kitty was not outside the portal. When we re-emerged in the attic at Elnoth's Storage and Cartage she was nowhere to be seen. Lucy's disappointment was profound. She called and called but Kitty did not come out.   “Are you kidding me?” Lucy asked […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 2, Chapter 11 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Read by Chatull Aventari Chapter Ten. Where's the Egg?   Central Brittany is the biggest city of them all. As we traveled north through the region of Midmaer, all roads led to Lady Arabella's city of Central Brittany, right in the middle of Novia. Lady Arabella kept her castle well. All trade and commerce in […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 2, Chapter 10 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Read by Addy Chapter 9. Tempers and Explosions. Before the Lodge… Finally in Darkshire Hills, and after greeting Sergeant John Benton, Aslinne Gradh and Jenny Hawkins, with the mage in tow, had arrived near the third town boundary at the forked road and took a moment to talk before they went on.   “We go […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 2, Chapter 9 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Read by Alleine Dragonfyre Louisiana Myths & Folklore  Volume 5 – “City of Darkness”   “So tell me about the vampires,” I said, in a casual manner, having bumped into Jacque once again, this time in the Ordinis Mortis marketplace.  The man truly was everywhere, these days. “Vampires?” he said.  “Fiction, pure fiction.”  He made […] The post Louisiana Myths & Folklore, Volume 5 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Read by Alleine Dragonfyre   Louisiana Myths & Folklore Volume 4 – “The Voodoo Queen”    It was early evening and I had just come through the pass, and I could see the lights of Brittany ahead in the distance. Rather than head straight for the city, it was often my habit to pass […] The post Louisiana Myths and Folklore, Volume 4 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Read by Alleine Dragonfyre Louisiana Myths and Folklore Volume 3 – “ The Haunted Mansion”   So I was making a delivery to a regular customer of mine up north in Harvest. As usual, the place was busy with many people going about their business, even though it was late evening and the sun […] The post Louisiana Myths and Folklore, Volume 3 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Read by Alleine Dragonfyre Louisiana Myths and Folklore Volume 2 – “Beware the Loup – Garou”   It was some days after my chance meeting with Jaque at the Tavern in Aerie, when I was going about my usual business. I am an alchemist by trade, and often visit local swamps for rare herbs and […] The post Louisiana Myths and Folklore, Volume 2 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Read by Alleine Dragonfyre Louisiana Myths and Folklore Volume 1  – “Meeting with a stranger” People have come to Novia from so many places it was inevitable that some, at least, would hail from Louisiana. And while they have seen some strange things indeed in their time in this world, perhaps things are not so […] The post Louisiana Myths and Folklore, Volume 1 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Read by Addy Chapter 8. Capes and Secrets. Just across a river or two from the city, Zyrina stopped along the side of the bridge and looked at the sign directing us to a midsize town just ahead. The sign said Ordanis Mortis.   “Here it is,” Zyrina trailed off. “Restaurant coming up.”   “Real […] The post The Stone Dragon series – Book 2, Chapter 8 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Read by Asclepius Chapter Seven. The Dirty Scoundrel.   Arriving near town after a short walk through a lovely bucolic meadow and past some impressive ruins, we could hear the babbling river and soon enough came upon an old, curved stone bridge covered with lichen.  I paused and had a good gawk all around from […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 2, Chapter 7 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Chapter Six. At Jade Island – All Aboard!  Read by Asclepius          Yesterday morning, back in Jade Valley while focusing on the driving need to catch up with Violet's ship, Zyrina had eventually convinced herself to get on board this airship – she had persuaded herself that she could get in the […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 2, Chapter 6 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Read by Asclepius Chapter Five. Missed Meetings. “EEEEEEEEeeeeeEEEEE” With a squeal of delight Jenny Hawkins's emerald eyes gleamed out the tiniest slits of her freckled eyelids. She squinted through the early-morning sunshine toward the dock below.   Earlier, with a whoop of delight, she had leapt from her small roughly-hewn bunk in the belly […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 2, Chapter 5 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Read by Chatull Aventari Chapter Four. How Much for That Information? Thick mist in the early dawn made the still water of the lake reflect only the muted grey of the world around; even the birds were silent. It was quiet and mesmerizing to watch the nothing. After a long while of watching birds […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 2, Chapter 4 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Read by Addy Chapter Three. At Last.   A week prior up the mountain: Still early in the day, before Lucy Featherbright opened the front door of her cozy farmhouse, even before she had folded back her cozy goose-down quilt, she just plain smiled for the joy of being alive. The beginnings of a glimmer […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 2, Chapter 3 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Read by Chatull Aventari Chapter Two. Where Are You? Creeping carefully through the starlit dark, I could finally make out the little brown and green elven cottage isolated out by itself in the woods. The door sounded solid when I knocked upon it. Its wood was decorated with small sigils all around it, but I […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 2, Chapter 2 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  The Quiet Mage Part Two of The Stone Dragon Series By Lily Byrd ByrdPress NBBN 00115-003 Read by Asclepius   ‘There is Virtue in sacrifice for the greater good. There is no Virtue in sacrifice without purpose.' Tsuneo, Shogun of Ardoris.   Chapter One. A Letter Arrives. Late in the afternoon at the end […] The post The stone Dragon Series – Book 2, Chapter 1 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Interlude:  Old Pete Read by Asclepius Nearly a decade later at the Dragon's Breath Inn in River's Cross close to but across the river from Jade Valley.   Sitting in the old Dragon's Breath Inn several years after his adventures in the area, Phlebus was enjoying the peace of the quiet afternoon after his […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Interlude – Old Pete appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Interlude:  The Mages of the Red Branch Read by Alleine Dragonfyre   The evening of celebration had quickly soured in the small hamlet of River's Cross near the second entrance to the valley past the old, covered bridge that led to Jade Valley town. The quiet mage completed the shimmery air spell that would […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Interlude – The Mages of the Red Branch appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Black Rose Chronicles, chapter 15 Background music by Smartsound   After a lengthy talk with Astor she explained she wanted to go back out and try to help once again with this threat from the Undead. He agreed and said that things will be fine and for her to come home as often as […] The post Black Rose Chronicles 15 – by Belladonna Rose – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

A new chapter in this enthralling video adventure! The link to the video is here: Chapter 2 Having established her crew, reluctant as she was to have a crew, Lady Beth began to step through the dimensional gate she had opened.  Tiger_T and the Catdude stepped up to follow her.  As Tiger_T neared the horizon […] The post 3D Portal Adventure 2 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Read by Addy Chapter Nine. Kobolds, Trolls, and Liches? Oh My!   Torgin stopped to check the torch supply they had left piled along the tunnel before their descent into the dark, after he ran back up to the main corridor. He also took a good look at his own equipment while he waited […] The post Stone Dragon Series – Book 1, Chapter 9 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Chapter Five. The Bones. Read by Celith Wraine             Down the slope a little from the farming area, just behind the tall white wooden clock tower in among the swaying trees stood a maze of an old graveyard. On closer inspection the graveyard was a series of graveyards, some of them crumbling with headstones […] The post The Stone Dragon series – Book 1, Chapter 5 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

   Chapter Four. The story. Read by Alleine Dragonfyre             The winding dirt path up to the windmill and the community garden was indeed just behind Elnoth's home and the companions soon found themselves climbing a steep slope, past Frojenta Lane.               “So how long has it been since you've seen Phle?” Lucy asked […] The post The Stone Dragon series – Book 1, Chapter 4 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Chapter Three. Stew and a Brew.               Phlebus woke early, as did Zyrina but the twins would not be roused. They slept the morning away.   After breaking her fast, Zyrina wandered the markets, talking with the locals, occasionally making a small purchase here and there. She saw Phlebus wander over and into […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 1, Chapter 3 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  And now we have the first part of a great story from Arkah EMPStrike, entitled Arkah's Doings Background music by Smartsound   Arkah set his last trunk down on the floor in his house. That made 5 large trunks, 4 backpacks, 2 sacks, 3 barrels and 3 crates. “Phew” he wiped his forehead as […] The post Arkah's Doings 1 – by EMPStrike – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Arkah approached the hooded man, who seemed exhausted. “So uh,” Arkah put his hands behind his head, “that was…a lot.” The hooded man sat on the ground, “Yes, I think I should probably get to Caelestis Canton as soon as possible. I don't know how they knew me or that I was here, but […] The post Arkah's Doings 2 – by Arkah EMPStrike – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

This chapter is read by Addy Chapter two. At the Tavern               Phlebus had a finely tuned sense of when Torgin was willing to listen, when he wanted to drink, and when he was ready to brawl. Since it had been a long week of rough travel from Central Brittany, complete with a tour […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 1, chapter 2 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

This chapter is read by Amber Raine and Asclepius The Stone Dragon Series The Treasure of Mystery Island (coming soon) The Stone Dragon The Quiet Mage The Magic Book (coming next) By Lily Byrd Dedication: First of all, I am thankful to the creators of the Ultima Series and The Shroud of the Avatar. Without […] The post The Stone Dragon Series – Book 1, Chapter 1 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Here is another great story from PhoenixWolf, entitled The Box with No Soul Background music by Smartsound   Destiny tapped her pen mindlessly while she talked on the phone. One of the residents of the mental institution had run away just over a day ago, causing quite a stir. George, the escapee, wasn't a […] The post The Box with No Soul – by PhoenixWolf – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

This is our first attempt at an audiovisual production. The video file is here: 3D Portal Adventure, Chapter One Either within or without, it is hotly debated, the vast multitude of universes and existence possibilities, there is said to be a forest that exists in none of them, but it connects them all.  At the […] The post 3D Portal Adventure – Chapter 1 appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

The Isle of Xee, by Xee Background music by Smartsound The Isle of Xee was discovered in the early Earth year 2016 by a crew of pirates and their Captain, named Xee. Konahrik, Embys, Talimar, Reinkur and Sir Xee aboard the Dark princess locked up their manor on the Island in the Bay of Oracle […] The post The Isle of Xee – by Xee – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  The Death Cake By PhoenixWolf, aka Alexander Huffman Background music by Smartsound   Jorib padded up the ramp into his spaceship, a white box bouncing in his hands with his excitement. Behind him a human male in his early adulthood years stood wide eyed, gazing at a large stack of green sheets of paper […] The post The Death Cake – by PhoenixWolf – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Six Short Scary Tales By Lyla Starflare Background music by Smartsound 1. “This New Old House”, by BatoutofHell821 We bought an old house, my boyfriend and I. He's in charge of the “new” construction – converting the kitchen into the master bedroom for instance, while I'm on wallpaper removal duty. The previous owner papered EVERY […] The post Six Short Scary Tales – by Lyla Starflare – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with a great story from a new author Finrodel, aka Alexander Huffman, entitled Heart of the World Background music by Smartsound The morning light glittered off the pendant as it hung on the lamp. Lexi had woken up before her alarm again. She didn't want to get out of bed, […] The post Heart of the World – by Finrodel – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with another great story from Womby, entitled Interview with Death Background music by Smartsound It's not often that I get to interview a genuine celebrity, but recently I heard that none other than Death himself was in New Britannia inspecting the ubiquitous resurrection ankhs scattered throughout the land. We caught […] The post Interview with Death – by Womby – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  (Insert music track # 1 – something orchestral)   The New Britannia Theatre Troupe presents   A SMALL INDISCRETION: A BEAR TAVERN TALE   Director and Producer: Asclepius Writer: Gabriel Nightshadow Assistant Director of Public Relations: Alleine Dragonfyre Sound Effects Supervisors: Gabriel Nightshadow and Asclepius Technical Consultant: Stile Teckel       CAST   […] The post A Small Indiscretion – by the New Britannia Theater Troupe appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

The New Brittania Theatre Troupe presents DAGGERS IN THE DARK Director and Producer: Asclepius Writer: Gabriel Nightshadow with additional music lyrics by Jakdaw Foxlauden Music Composer and Director of Public Relations: Amber Raine Technical Consultant: Stile Teckel CAST Asclepius as Vallas Tellen Elgarion as Tarin Merrywhistle Sol Stormlin as Aimend Addy as Melody Stryker Sparhawk […] The post Daggers in the Dark – by the New Britannia Theater Troupe appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with the continuation of this fantastic story from Akandriel, entitled The howling wind of spindleskog Background music by Smartsound As darkness arrived Twistar prepared his party with a final lecture and hand gestures to ensure everyone was briefed on this adventure they sought. He led them to the darkened […] The post The Howling Wind of Spindleskog 2 – by Akandriel – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with the first chapter of a wonderful story from Akandriel, entitled The howling wind of Spindleskog Background music by Smartsound   The sound of the unseen entity manifested like fire and scorching judgement and punishment all in one. It was a simple screech that broke the silence in the […] The post The Howling Wind of Spindleskog – by Akandriel – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with a wonderful story from Womby, entitled The One-eared Rabbit of Braemar Background music by Smartsound   When night falls and the busy town folk retreat to the tavern to relax and socialise, conversation often turns to the strange and inexplicable. Stories of lost kingdoms hold perpetual fascination, while […] The post The One-eared Rabbit of Breamar – by Womby – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with a wonderful story from Womby, entitled The Strange Case of Thaddeus Mange Background music by Smartsound   It was around a year ago that Thaddeus Mange, long term resident of Kingsport, disappeared with nary a trace. Nobody thought too much of it at the time. What with the […] The post The Strange Case of Thaddeus Mange – by Womby – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with another wonderful story from Womby.  It is entitled The Graveyard Background music by Smartsound   In a quiet corner of Ardoris, mostly unnoticed by the residents, a tiny graveyard can be found. Apart from the occasional small child acting on a dare it is rarely visited, and it […] The post The Graveyard – by Womby – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with another wonderful story from Womby.  It is entitled Interview with a Ghost Background music by Smartsound   Recently the rather spoiled son of a local duke announced that he was going to be my apprentice. This came as a surprise to me, as was his announcement that his […] The post Interview with a Ghost – by Womby – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with another wonderful story from Fetid SirDidy. It is entitled “Bluster” Background music by Smartsound It began with a low hum. The schoolmasters head shook so fast that it appeared to be vibrating. Because the area in which he reverberated was so confined, the violence with which he shook lent […] The post Bluster – by Fetid SirDidy – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with another scary tale from Fetid SirDidy.  It is entitled Creepy Dolly Background music by Smartsound Small fingers tugged at thread.The first stitch always fought the most. This she knew.She tugged a little harder and the knot cleared so that she was able to complete the stitch. Her hands […] The post Creepy Dolly – by Fetid SirDidy – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with another scary tale from Fetid SirDidy.  It is entitled Supper Background music by Smartsound The butcher’s massive knife descended with a grace that would rival even the best swordsman. The blade gleamed while it made its descent, reflecting pearls of sunlight that sparkled off the iron cookware that […] The post Supper – by Fetid SirDidy – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with another wonderful tale from Womby.  It is entitled Souvenir Background music by Smartsound The badly mutilated body revealed a tale both silent and eloquent. The shattered sword in its hand told of a fierce battle, while the head resting some distance away spoke of a particularly brutal end […] The post Souvenir – by Womby – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with another wonderful tale from Womby.  It is entitled Journey to Kingsport Background music by Smartsound   According to his hastily scribbled map the tavern was located in Kingsport.It had taken hours of torture to extract that information from Lord Xychra. Not much of a result after investing all […] The post Journey to Kingsport – by Womby – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with another great story by Fetid SirDidy. It’s entitled “The home on Spectral Peaks” Background music by Smartsound “It was a dark and stormy night.” In the candlelight Liam looked at the page while his left eye twitched madly – something had gotten in his damned eye. He rubbed at […] The post The Home on Spectral Peaks – by Fetid SirDidy – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.

  Hello everyone, this is Asclepius, with a couple more wonderful horror stories from Fetid SirDidy. Background music by Smartsound.   “Harvest Night” A dull hum was all he heard, and what he saw was a fiery sky. Wilhelm Santree was deaf and mute but he could still see. The sky was painted with brush […] The post Horror Stories 2 – by Fetid SirDidy – narrated by Asclepius appeared first on Echoes from the Caverns.