Through the Balcony

Tales of Alia: Debut of the Cleanup Crew

Welcome to the first one shot episode set within the world of Alia.  With enough of our crew gone on vacation we decided that instead of canceling our already delayed session we opted to run a quick game for you and even brought in a guest player!  We're calling these little offshoot episodes the Tales of Alia.  This one takes place about a month and a half after the conclusion of the revolution of the Circle of the Forgotten, set on the Isle of Dalcerra and deals with a few of the odds and ends left behind by a particular adventuring party.  So we start at the Last Light Tavern as Biff Piff, Ripjaw Thunderface, Jack, and Hendrix Mercury respond to a summons on a job board.  (And that's never gone wrong for anyone.)
 
Music in this episode is:"Angevin" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Sense of Music" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Episode 22: Festival of Summer’s End

2.4.1 Drinks has made it to Halder to continue to aid Absinthe in their pursuit of Warrick Bramble.  While the intitial landing and meeting with the royal family, who had originally sent out the call for help, was a bit more dramatic it was fruitful and allowed the party to come up with a plan to try and draw the attention of the pirates.  If nothing else they might learn something.  So the day of the festival dawns, and preparations for the evening's concert begin.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Halfling Festival" by Tabletop Audio , Creative Commons"Long Note Two" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Maroon" by Misha Dioxin , Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;"Grave Blow" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Curtains Are Always Drawn" by Kai Engel, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International"Now You Are Here" by Sergey Cheremisinov, Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;

Episode 21: The Crown of Halder

2.4.1 Drinks arrived in Halder fully expecting some kind of surprise to greet them.  They were not however prepared for the most awkward family reunion of all time.  Now they are faced with dealing with that as they try to complete the task they came to the city for in the first place: planning for how to deal with Warrick Bramble and the Kraken's Bounty.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Emerald" by Misha Dioxin, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;"Parting" by Alex Mason and The Minor Emotion, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;"Kizzy's Music Box" by Adam Gietz;"I Will Not Return" by Alex Mason and The Minor Emotion, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;"December" by Kai Engel, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Episode 20: Stormy Seas

The first order of business had been to find a ship to get them to their destination and the obvious choice for 2.4.1 Drinks was the Stormbreaker.  While she loaded up with goods, the gang scattered throughout Drandiir to get some last minute supplies before heading out to sea.  The voyage started peaceful enough, but as any good adventurer knows, that doesn't mean it will stay that way.
Wilderness Survival Guide by AeronDrake
Herbalism Kit Mechanics by ShylocV 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Cloudburst" Kai Engel , Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;"We Got Trouble" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Don't Lie To Inner Child" Sergey Cheremisinov , Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;"Our Home" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International"Modum" by Kai Engel , Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;

Episode 19: Sigils and Sojourns

With the party's end of the deal with the Night Lotus complete, it now fell to her to carry out hers.  Left to their own devices, 2.4.1. Drinks spent one more night in the city - because what harm could come from that - before taking another step forward, towards their ultimate goal of the city of Halder.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Long Note Two" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"We Got Trouble" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Desire" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;"When You Leave" by Sergey Cheremisinov , Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;"Changing" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Episode 18: The Precursor Ruins

 2.4.1. Drinks (and Bitsy) have returned to Jarmaulk to meet up with their old associate Abal Bahri.  Having struck a deal to gain access to a teleportation sigil to the faraway city of Drandiir, it was time to take care of their end of the deal.  Heading into the ruins beneath Jarmaulk, where once they had dealt with the spirits of Svanith and Gbranth, they are now tasked with defeating a guardian protecting even deeper parts of the ruins, full of secrets not seen for untold years.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Machinery" by Kai Engel, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International"Hot Pursuit" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Long Note Two" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Wastelands" by Sergey Cheremisinov, Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;"Wondering" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Episode 17: Hall of the Night Lotus

Having made the decision to answer the call for aid from the distant Isle of Halder, 2.4.1 Drinks (and Bitsy) headed back to Jarmaulk to seek help where they had resources and allies at their disposal. Leaving Thorn to investigate events in the North, the pary took up upon The Grey Lady once more.  Taking time after the past several weeks to relax, the party met up with old friends, ultimately finding one willing to help them on their journey.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"It all Begins Here" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International"Five Armies" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"The Talons of Adventure, the Antlers of Romance" by Doctor Turtle, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;"Prelude - Bells in Heavy Clouds" by Kevin MacLeod, Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International;"Sense of Music" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Episode 16: The Price of Failure

Still reeling after the surprising information revealed by Lily, Absinthe and the others are forced to reevaluate the course laid ahead of them, no longer being able to rely on the Dragon's Majesty for transport closer to the Isle of Halder. There also still remains the question of Thorn's investigation into the elven merchant Mallak and the location of Ekklis, the man responsible for producing the blood-infused atherium in Dalcerra.  There are several paths forward as the party settles in to discuss all of their options.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Lost Boat" by Damiano Baldoni, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International"Shadowlands - Horizon" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Cursed House" by Sergey Chermisinov, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International"We Got Trouble" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"One Moment" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International"Soli" by Kai Engel, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Episode 15: Sins of the Father

Taking the time to let their young tiefling process the events in the tomb, 2.4.1 Drink (and Bitsy) visited his nearby hometown: Willowdeep.  Putting that behind them they returned to Port Meraden where Lily, captain of The Seraph's Wing, and her crew invited the party to join them at the inn to enjoy a quiet evening together before they went their separate ways.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Long Note Four" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Exotic Battle" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"I Will Not Return" by Alex Mason and the Minor Emotion, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International"Floating" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Episode 14: Buried and Forgotten

After resupplying in Port Meraden, the party makes final preparations and eventually push north towards their two goals: helping Thyme get in contact with a champion of Selanna he knows from his past, as well as looking into the whereabouts of the engineer of the damaged airship Dragon's Majesty that has spend several weeks in port awaiting his return with a critical component of the ship.  While Thorn stays behind to continue his investigation, the rest of the party presses forward.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Snowfall Intro" by Kai Engel, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International"Lochley Fells" by Blue Dot Sessions, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Episode 13: Port Meraden

2.4.1 Drinks (and Bitsy) has arrived in the port city of Meraden in the western dawn sea along with the crew of The Grey Lady as well as the rescued crew of The Seraph's Wing.  After their time in Dalcerra they take the chance to rearm and resupply before they head north towards the town of Ashfell to help Thyme look into a family matter.  Olek and Absinthe spend some time discussing job board postings, while Thorn rejoins the group for a time as he continues his own investigation.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; "Wondering" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode 12: The Seraph’s Wing

The Isle of Dalcerra lies behind, shrinking beyond view as 2.4.1 Drinks (And Bitsy) more west towards the city of Port Meraden and ultimately a meeting with someone from Thyme's past.  The fresh sea air and the wind in their sails does a lot to restore the spirits of those that have spent the better part of two weeks under the shadow of revolution.  But nothing helps more than celebrating the birthday of a friend.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; "Ocean" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode 0.1: The Isle of Dalcerra

Hello all!  Welcome to another special little episode of Through the Balcony.  Back when we started this podcast we made an Episode 0 to help cover the events that took place before we started recording our adventure.  It was a quick little summary to help people catch up.  The idea occured to us that it might be a good idea to make another summary episode for the Isle of the Dalcerra arc, for a couple of reasons.  First, for new listeners who want to hop in on the most current arc right away and maybe catch up later we wanted to give them enough context of past events that the current sessions make sense.  The other reason is that we're aware that as we've gone along we've made substantial improvements to our audio equipment and that for some listeners it might be more enjoyable to jump in once we've made the improvements to our set up.  So, whether you want to find out what's happened before, or want a refresher, here's a summary of all the events that took place during the events following the Tomb of Eternal Kings!
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Truth in the Stones" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"The Pyre" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Fog" by Sergey Chermisinov, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International"Nightdreams" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Lightless Dawn" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"River Fire" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;"Excidentis Foliae" by Damiano Baldoni, Licensed under Creative Commons: Attibution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Episode 11: After the Storm Has Passed

The battle for Dalcerra is over and all that's left is to dig over the rubble left behind in the passing of the terrible storm that ravaged the once pristine gem of the Dawn Sea.  There are still many questions to answer following the end of the conflict and capture of Raina.  There is also the question of where to go from here, now that the storm keeping the party here has broken at last.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; "Choice" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode 10: Assault on the Evenguard Tower

Having made their way to the Evenguard Tower by the most dramatic means possible, only the defenders of the fortified tower stand between the party and the traitorous Guard Captain at the top.  Lots of fighting stands between them and the climactic fight to stop whatever Raina and the Circle of the Forgotten plans to do here.  Time (and maybe Thyme) of is the essence.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; "Earth" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode 9: Turning the Tides

With the royal family now safe it is time for 2.4.1 Drinks (and Bitsy) to decide how they want to help protect the city of Dalcerra.  With Rastin and Amaya now willing to help defend the Duskbrink, and the Everlight District seeming to have their situation well handled, the path ahead seems clear: the Dawnsea Docks, and ultimately the Evenguard Tower.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; "I Will Never Give Up" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode 8: The Siege of Dalcerra

After leaving the quarry in a state of utter chaos thanks to a plan both clever and ridiculous from 2.4.1 Drinks, the party returned to the city of Dalcerra with a prisoner in tow only to find it under siege by the forces of the Circle of the Forgotten.  Deciding that making it to the palace to help the royal family and, more importantly, Amaya was the priority the only challenge now was surviving the trek through a city under siege...
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; "Faith" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode 7: Trouble at the Quarry

Knowing now that the Circle of the Forgotten have people in more places in the city than the party expected, they proceeded to investigate the wilds beyond Dalcerra, looking for any clues that they could as to the true purpose of the group.  They left behind a trail of false information for anyone interested to follow, and made their way to the quarry where it seemed a majority of the rebels from the city had fled to.  Once there it became apparent that they would need a plan to try and disrupt whatever activities were taking place here to do anything they could to slow them down.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; "Grave Blow" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;

Episode 6: Beyond the Barrier

After their investigation into the Circle of the Forgotten lead them around the Aether District and to the sister of one of the Circle's leading members, Allison Kaire, the party was led to a warehouse in the Dawnsea District where their ally proved to be just as treacherous as her sister by leading them into an ambush. Once the battle was over it became clear that there were bigger problems, as there were now more holes in the city barrier.  Rushing to help the party found Captain Raina and vowed to help her, giving her all the information and evidence they had against the Circle to one of the few people they felt they could trust before heading out of the city in pursuit of those responsible for the latest attack.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; "Brave" by Borrtex, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode 5: A Whisper and a Voice

As the unnatural storm swept in over the city to ruin the Summer Solstice celebration, the party found themselves caught up in investigating one of the breaches in the city's protective barrier.  They found a section of the city wall destroyed,  and a magical absorbing device in the breach, and a hydra on the rampage.  After a fight they returned to the palace to find that, in their absense, the royal family had been attacked by assassins.  No one, aside from the slain assailants, was hurt and despite the fact that none of the attackers survived Kizzy made perparations to interrogate them anyways.
 
Music in this episode is:"Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; "Spring Thaw" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License;