Brothers & Balrogs: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

Eight days ago, Beetle the cat successfully delivered her owner Isaac's message to his brothers Ze, Ellis, and Will. Due to the nature of the message, our heroes didn't find out much about Isaac's situation, but the fact that he sent his druidic star map and most powerful asset with Beetle did not bode well. From that point forward, the brothers had one goal in mind: Get to where Isaac told them to go and fast. The problem is that Isaac told them to go to the Pink Sea, which is a six-day boat ride away, and that is expensive. The brothers proceeded to gather funds in classic adventurer fashion. They took an odd job for a kooky alchemist named Dr. Lau, and raided an ancient temple for the rest. The temple also provided our brothers with a couple magic artifacts and the great pleasure of knowing they prevented a nefarious cult known as The Circle of The Skull from getting to them first. Unfortunately, The Circle of The Skull eventually caught up to them, but with the help of some friends they made along the way in Juno and Sofa, they were able to get to their boat on time. The boat is called The Cat's Grace, and our brothers have been aboard it for the past six days. In that time, they both solved a murder mystery and stopped a mutiny, but they also acquired many more questions and reasons for concern. To name a few, Ze discovered that Jaxon, the vampiric bard, was mind-controlled by another vampire to spy on The Haven, the community for outcasts Ze founded. Jaxon is aboard The Cat's Grace with them, on his way back to his master. Ellis discovered that his arch nemesis, Wheeler is also aboard The Cat's Grace. That doesn't seem too dangerous, but Ellis still doesn't like it very much. And Will discovered that shortly after they saved him, Dr. Lau proceeded to burn down his own house and skip town for some unknown reason. He is also on the same boat as them. The coincidences are beginning to stack, but our brothers cannot bother themselves with any of them today. No, today's mission became clear the second it appeared on the literal horizon. They have not only arrived in the Pink Sea, but have finally found their brother.

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CHAPTERS:

Arc 1-2 Recap [0:00-2:57]

The Fallen Star [2:57-52:33]

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CREDITS:

Noah Pryor • Dungeon Master / Editor

Drew Pryor • Ze Brightmountain

Ransom Pryor • Ellis Brightmountain

Justice Pryor • Will Brightmountain

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All music and sound used in this episode were sourced and licensed through Epidemic Sound. Artists for this episode include Jon Björk, Rune Dale, Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, John Utah, Staffan Carlen, Gavin Luke, Trevor Kowalski, Anna Dager, Hampus Naeselius, and Adriel Fair.