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I was tired. My eyelids felt heavy and they burned a little. I hadn't slept well again. I wanted nothing more than to lie down. But I couldn't sleep and maybe wouldn't unless I started making progress, real progress, in making sense of my senses. A patient recovering from brain surgery experiences extraordinary aftereffects to his sensory perception. What are these aftereffects? And can he trust his perceptions? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "Mortesthesia" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by ROZKOL "Fever Dream" "Palaver" Music by Lee Rosevere "Knowing the Truth" "Start the Day" "I Bet You Wonder Why" "It's a Mystery" "Thoughtful" "Betrayal" "Places Unseen" Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The king was cruel, both to his daughter and to her suitors. For he was not content for her to be wooed by gifts or by lineage. He devised a contest, a deadly contest, for all who wished to try and win the princess's hand. She would one day be queen of a rich and prosperous realm by the sea. And the one who stood by her side would share in those riches and that prosperity A humble wood-carver is a prince's proxy to face a deadly contest to win the hand of the mysterious princess of the kingdom-by-the-sea. Will he succeed? Or will he fail? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Prince's Proxy" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by ROZKOL "The Apotheosis of All Deserts" "Palaver" "Cold Breath in the Alleyway" Music by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" "Waves of Sleep" "Snakes" "I Believe in You" Music by Komiku "Sad walk with sad melodica" "Frozen Jungle" "Tension" Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Komiku, Lee Rosevere, and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The lady was born with fingernails the color of blood. All the men wore beards in the far, far south where the town lay covered in snow for half the year. A highborn lady's unusual birthmark and a young lord's unacceptable facial grooming habits form the basis for common practices. Red nail polish and mustaches. How did they come to be? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "Two Tales of Twisted Tradition" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Packed lunch" "Lake in the woods" "Horse ride 4" "The silver bus" "Father Green" "Goodbye Machineryhead" Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Sally had been blindfolded and brought to a few different "undisclosed locations" because the sites that held the instrumentation needed to study him needed to remain confidential. So he didn't even ask where they were. She wished he had. She would have told him, even though she'd been instructed not to. He deserved the truth about his condition. And he deserved to hear it from the person who had pried the most into his life. Twenty years ago, a sailor lost at sea answered a dare, and to this day, he is haunted by the aftereffects. What really happened to him? Find out in this episode. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction Storyfeather Shared Universe: Turns out the title character of this story has a direct link to a story from Season Two, "The Midnight and the Derelict." Please, check out that story if you like this one. CREDITS Story: "The Song That Haunted Sally" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by Lee Rosevere "Cosmic Drifting" "Waves of Sleep" "It's A Mystery" "Night Caves" "Universe Calling" "Heat Haze" "All the Answers" Music by Nctrnm "Parade" Music by Lee Rosevere, Nctrnm, and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, and Nctrnm at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

People hire me to find things for them. I have a special skill that may not seem like a big deal at first blush, but if you think about, you'd realize just how useful it can be. Like now. I don't have a gun. I don't know how to fight. But I'm on the run from guys who seem to have more firepower than the army. And so far, I'm staying a step ahead of them. And it's all because of the nose. When a man gifted with a keen sense of smell is tasked with finding a stolen item, he finds something even more extraordinary than his gift. Find out what he discovers in this episode. Genre: Mystery CREDITS Story: "Bloodhound Brody" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Rafael Archangel "Persistence" "Deep Dive" "Thinking" "Smoke" "So Cold" "Persistence [With Beat]" Music by Lee Rosevere "Slow Lights" "Curiousity" "Heat Haze" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Rafael Archangel and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

They say the city that sits on the horizon at sunset is nothing but cosmic dust. I say otherwise. I've been there. For some reason I left. I can't remember the reason. I can't remember anything about it. I seek answers. I have to return. So last night, or maybe it was five days ago, I set out to find it. I'm on the right path, one of many I think, each of them hidden and easy to fall from. The zodiacal lights are an optical illusion, like the appearance of a watery oasis on a scorching desert horizon. That's what one person thought, before following the lights, and stumbling upon a deeper cosmic mystery. What did they find? Maybe you'll find out in this episode. Genre: Mystery CREDITS Story: "The City Beyond the Horizon" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Featherlight" "Universe Calling" "Slow Lights" "Start the Day" "Tech Toys" Music by ROZKOL "Palaver" "The World Has Moved On" "Fever Dream" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

As far as we know, those who claim to hear voices other than their own have something wrong with them. That's what I once believed. A man stumbles upon a mysterious box that seems to fall from the sky. Goaded on by the reckless voice in his head and ignoring the cautious voice in his head, he decides to open the box… Find out what happens next in this episode. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Lodger and the Host" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Decompress" "Start the Day" "I Bet You Wonder Why" "Slow Lights" "Heat Haze" Music by Komiku "Tension" "Ambiant Point of No Return" Music by ROZKOL "Palaver" "Fever Dream" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere, Komiku, and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

My name is Felix. I want to tell you about the time my brother, my sister, and I came down with the pox. Not just the chicken pox, but the other one too. The one we caught from a runaway sprite. The rose pox. Three siblings are recovering from the chicken pox at home when they catch a rarer kid of pox that leads them on an adventure into another realm. Join them on their adventure in this episode. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "Oddness and the Rose Pox" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Lake in the woods" "The silver bus" "Swanhead" "Goodbye Machineryhead" Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Demons. The sorceress held a most precious treasure, which the demons' master desired. She had it in her arms, even as they surrounded her on the high hill behind her home. She spotted Hector. She held aloft the tome. "Swallow it!" she cried, and as she tossed the book to him, it shrank until it was the size of his thumbnail. An apprentice magic-maker loses his master and absorbs all her knowledge, but if he cannot control how the knowledge emerges, it may destroy him. Find out how he fares in this episode. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Wizard of All Ways" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Lake in the woods" "Packed lunch" "The silver bus" "Interchange" "Swanhead" "Horse ride 4" Music by ROZKOL "The End Comes for Us All" "Ambient I-IV" Music by Lee Rosevere "Decompress" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks, ROZKOL, and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

There is a potion that can be made from the bright yellow mushroom that grows in the vales beyond the blue grasses. The potion must be made in a certain way or it would contain no power at all. The potion had to be made twice, once at sunrise and once at sunset, of the same day. So in truth, it was two potions. Whatever the potion made at sunrise did, the potion made at sunset could undo. As his apprentice watches on, a great wizard tests his powers by brewing a rare and mysterious potion. A potion that could be and do anything. Find out what happens when the potion is consumed. Genre: Fairy Tale, Horror CREDITS Story: "A Potion of Uncertain Fortune" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by ROZKOL "Palaver" "Fever Dream" "The World Has Moved On" Music by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" "Baldachin" "Heat Haze" "Slow Lights" Music by Komiku "Tension" Music by Lee Rosevere, Nctrnm, ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Komiku, ROZKOL, Lee Rosevere, and Nctrnm at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

I am Nova. I have the heart of a star beating inside me. I am not long for this world. I would prefer to live. After learning the truth about the stars, Nova believes she has been chosen to carry one in her heart, but she will do much more than carry a star. Hear her story in this episode. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITS Story: "Glorianova" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Insideoutworld" "Lake in the woods" "Above the Earth" Music by ROZKOL "The Apotheosis of All Deserts" Music by Lee Rosevere "Cosmic Drifting" "Universe Calling" "How I Used To See The Stars" "The Nightmare" "Not Alone" "Heat Haze" "I Believe in You" Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by Lee Rosevere, Nctrnm, and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks, ROZKOL, Lee Rosevere, and Nctrnm at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

It figures, she thought. One of the containers was full of sand. A kind of pretty black glittery sand. And not the crispy savory steamy dumplings that Alora had dreamt of since leaving work that evening with the smallest of coffee stains on her collar. One of the containers from Alora's favorite take-out place has the power to change her fortune. How will she use that power? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "Alora and the Dream Sand" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by ROZKOL "To the Water's Edge" Music by Lee Rosevere "Decompress" "Heat Haze" "I Bet You Wonder Why" "Baldachin" "Betrayal" "Universe Calling" "It's A Mystery" Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" "Tension" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by ROZKOL, Lee Rosevere, and Komiku at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

My name is Dolores Potterson. But everyone calls me Dotty Potsy. It's a long story. It's a doozy. And almost no one believes it, which is why they say I'm dotty. With no experience or expertise, Dolores Potterson builds a device that she hopes will serve as a new power source, by harnessing dark energy. What could go wrong? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "Dotty Potsy" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Rafael Archangel "So Cold" "Thinking" Music by Lee Rosevere "Tech Toys" "Thoughtful" Music by Nctrnm "Parade" "Escapade" Music by Lee Rosevere and Nctrnm is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere, Nctrnm, and Rafael Archangel at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

She was poor, so poor. And she was weak from hunger. Almost too weak to beg. Her mother was sick, her father gone to war, his fate unknown, and her two younger brothers were starving. Despite all this, when a traveling circus came through the nearby town, Irina went to visit, hoping to see wonders. A desperate mother cannot escape a bargain she made when she was a child, to sacrifice her firstborn. Or can she? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fantasy, Mystery CREDITS Story: "Alexandra Thrice Was Born" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Father Green" "Interchange" "Lake in the woods" "The silver bus" Music by Lee Rosevere "Betrayal" "Not Alone" "What's Behind the Door" Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, and TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

When Mynah was born, there was great fanfare, for she was the fifth daughter of a family whose first four daughters had gained great renown with their natural gifts, even in a land full of gifted folk. Mynah's four older sisters were born with extraordinary gifts. When she tries to discover if she too is gifted, she sets herself down a path from which she cannot turn back. Hear her story in this episode. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITS Story: "Mynah" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "The silver bus" "Lake in the woods" "Packed lunch" "Father Green" "Interchange" "Swanhead" Music by Lee Rosevere "What's Behind the Door" "Heat Haze" "The Nightmare" "Waves of Sleep" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere and TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Her mother wrung her hands and her father released a deep and miserable breath, and Tazara knew that the news they had for her was not good. "A curse with fall upon you, daughter," her father said, "on the first day of your thirteenth year." Tazara looked between her mother and father. "But that's tomorrow!" A slighted sorcerer curses a girl, then dies. Now the girl's only hope to break the curse is to summon the sorcerer's spirit back from the dead. Will she succeed? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Cursefall" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Not Alone" "Under Suspicion" "Snakes" "Thoughtful" "Baldachin" "I Believe in You" Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" Music by Kai Engel "Snowmen" Music by TRG Banks "Packed lunch" Music by Lee Rosevere, Kai Engel, and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku and TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, TRG Banks, Kai Engel, and Komiku at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"Boss, we got a weird signal." "From where?" "Suburbia." A couple of agents who investigate unusual phenomena track down what seems to be a distress signal and find (as expected) the unexpected. Join them on their investigation in this episode. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "The Adventure of the Goliath" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Start the Day" "Decompress" "I Bet Your Wonder Why" "Universe Calling" "Tech Toys" Music by Rafael Archangel "Persistence" "So Cold" "Smoke" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Rafael Archangel and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Her hand flicked to her collar and suddenly there was something in her hand. It was only the size of her longest finger. A fine bit of parchment, it seemed. Nothing special. But that was it. She was the one, the Only Honorable Thief. And that bit of parchment was it. The Protean Scroll. A thief with honor uses her magic scroll to help a villager from a lost village defeat a terrible enemy. Find out how in this episode. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Protean Scroll" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Decompress" "The Nightmare" "Heat Haze" "Waves of Sleep" Music by TRG Banks "Packed lunch" "After midnight" "Horse rid 4" Music by Komiku "Frozen Jungle" Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks, Komiku, ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

On the canvas of the world, all we who inhabit it have been painted by the hand and the skill of some great and unseen painter. Our forms are sketched, our colors chosen, and even a bit of our talents and favors are swirled into our beings. While the painter is busy marking the subtle and the transparent differences between us, there is another who is busy filling us with the elements that are the same between us. The great alchemist mixes the proper balance of feeling and thought for every person born. One brother came into the world weeping and the other came into the world laughing. What sorrows and joys will fall upon the boys? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fairy Tale, Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Brothers Joye and Sorow" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Curiousity" "Quizitive" Music by TRG Banks "Packed lunch" "The silver bus" "Father Green" Music by Komiku "Frozen Jungle" "Tension" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks, Komiku and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

His name was Tantalus, but he had forgotten that name. He had forgotten what he had done to earn the eternal torment he suffered in the place of punishment, the realm known as Tartarus. Trapped in the underworld, a man believes he can escape if he collects the blood of a tormented soul, blood that is both blessed and cursed by the gods. What could go wrong? Find out in this episode. Genre: Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Blood of Tantalus" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" "Baldachin" "The Nightmare" "Universe Calling" "Heat Haze" "What's Behind the Door" "How I Used To See The Stars" Music by ROZKOL "Cold Breath in the Alleyway" "The World Has Moved On" "Ambient I-IV" Music by Komiku "Frozen Jungle" "Tension" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by ROZKOL, Komiku and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Tortoise trundled to the front of the assembly, bowed before the king and queen, and spoke. "Lightning." Gasps and whispers passed through the assembly of animals. Suddenly, Cheetah appeared before them all. She bowed before the king and queen. "That cannot be," Cheetah said. "For Lightning is my mother." Tortoise and Cheetah both claim to be the only child of Lightning. To prove who is the true child, they engage in a contest of quickness. Hear the story in this episode. Genre: Fable CREDITS Story: "Tortoise, Cheetah, and Lightning" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Thoughtful" "Under Suspicion" "It's A Mystery" "Heat Haze" Music by TRG Banks "The silver bus" "Packed lunch" "Horse ride 4" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"There is something living in the forest.It is neither good nor evil.There is something lurking in the forest.It is neither human nor animal.There is something dying in the forest.He was called to save it.She was called to free it.Neither ever returned." There is something living in the forest. It is neither good nor evil. There is something lurking in the forest. It is neither human nor animal. What is it and how did it get there? Hear the story in this episode. Genre: Mythology CREDITS Story: "Lantern Light" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Night Caves" "Featherlight" "Cosmic Drifting" "It's A Mystery" "Baldachin" "Under Suspicion" "Slow Lights" "Snakes" Music by ROZKOL "The World Has Moved On" "The Apotheosis of All Deserts" Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

All the amoeba ever wanted was to be more than what she was. To be more than one. To be many. Many as one. To be multicellular. Amorphous…single-celled…all the amoeba ever wanted was to be more than what she was. Follow her journey in this episode. Genre: Fable CREDITS Story: "Amoeba: A Modern Fable" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Making a Change" "Start the Day" "Decompress" "Reflections" "Under Suspicion" "Expectations" "Gone" "Universe Calling" "Making A Change" "Night Caves" "Curiousity" "I Believe in You" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

I have seen the tears of a unicorn. I have squinted through shielded lenses to watch bright white stars spinning out plasma. I have seen the battle of mouse armies. I have seen the glowing green heart of the oldest oak in my home realm. A map led me to all of these and more. Three not-so-intrepid explorers are beta-testing a map application when they challenge the map to send them somewhere they know they can't go. Where does the map take them? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Map of All Worlds" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Father Green" "Goodbye Machineryhead" "Swanhead" Music by Lee Rosevere "Cosmic Drifting" "Tech Toys" "Credit Roll" "Musical Mathematics" "Under Suspicion" "Puzzle Pieces" "The Long Journey" "Max Flashback" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Sometimes you have a dream that can't come true because what you want isn't a part of reality. Example. Say you're a ten-year-old girl, and you love unicorns, and your dream in life is to see one, maybe touch one. But at least see one. A real unicorn. Your dream can't come true, because there is no such thing as a real unicorn. You realize that eventually. You are saddened, or maybe not. Maybe you grow out of it. Maybe you just move on naturally because your longing is diverted toward something that does exist in reality. A game show winner claims the show's most valuable prize, the winner's greatest desire. But every prize comes with conditions…and a prize isn't always a prize. Intrigued? Come and listen to this episode. Genre: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Never Challenge" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" "Tension" Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by Lee Rosevere "Making A Change" "Start the Day" "Decompress" "Biking in the Park" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Komiku, ROZKOL, and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

I need for you to be real. I need for you to be who I think you are. If you're not real, then today is the day I die. Once upon a time, the Lovelocke family gained great wealth, and then they found great fortune. What was their true fortune? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Lovelocke Fortune" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Komiku "Frozen Jungle" "Tension" Music by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" "Making A Change" "Night Caves" "Slow Lights" "The Long Journey" "Heat Haze" "Snakes" "Not Alone" "Under Suspicion" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Komiku and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

I snapped awake at the sound of subdued screaming music spilling from the headphones of the teen who had just settled down on the seat next to me. I glanced over at her, and she flicked her gaze in my direction, as if daring me to say something. But I was preoccupied by the feeling that something was wrong. I shook off the disorientation and saw that I was several stops away from where I needed to be. As the subway train rolled to a stop, I leapt out of my seat and navigated my way to the doors. I was late to work, and on a day after I may have burned one bridge too many. A woman dozes off on the subway, misses her stop, and ends up reaching the same destination again and again. Will she ever see today? Or will she only ever arrive at yesterday? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fantasy, Mystery CREDITS Story: "Subway to Yesterday" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by Komiku "Tension" Music by Rafael Archangel "So Cold" Music by Lee Rosevere "Glass Android" "Start the Day" "Reflections" "Waves of Sleep" "Tech Toys" "Decompress" Music by Nctrnm and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The single drop of blood from a being that we call a god abides in the Temple of the Gentle. It abides there and must abide for all time, or until the end of time. For if anything were to happen to that one drop of blood, my kingdom and every single living and un-living thing in my kingdom would fall. An initiate has just discovered a secret about his Temple's holiest relic, a secret that might change the fate of his kingdom. Find out what he has discovered in this episode. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Temple of the Gentle" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Universe Calling" "It's A Mystery" "Not Alone" "Thoughtful" "Baldachin" "Under Suspicion" "Night Caves" "Making A Change" "Slow Lights" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Tim had been instructed only to acquire and deliver, whatever the state of the items might be. He was never to clean or repair or change the items in any way. Over the course of almost a decade, he had acquired many a coat for his employer, the very private Mr. Galner. Tim had never been told why or to what end, but it was obvious that Mr. Galner was looking for a particular coat, one he desired so keenly that he had spent fortunes hunting it down. A sorcerer creates a powerful spell to rescue a hero, but the spell might be too dangerous to use. Find out what happens when the sorcerer—inevitably—uses the spell. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Nowhere Coat" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by Lee Rosevere "Expectations" "It's A Mystery" "Reflections" "Slow Lights" "Thoughtful" "Cosmic Drifting" "Under Suspicion" "Making A Change" "Heat Haze" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by ROZKOL, Komiku and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

When Cantor was a child, it was said that he was descended from Orpheus, who made flowers bloom with his song, who inspired trees to bend toward the playing of his lyre, who soothed the hearts of beast so well, they forgot to hunt their prey. Even Cantor's crying was so sweet to hear that his mother had to stuff wax and cloth in her ears and watch his expression to know he was in misery. When Cantor's enchanting voice changes from wonder to disaster, he becomes a hermit, until his voice is called upon to serve his kingdom. Find out what happens when he answers the call in this episode. Genre: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Villager of Tolkus" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Packed lunch" "Horse ride 4" Music by Komiku "Time" "Tension" "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" Music by ROZKOL "Palaver" Music by Lee Rosevere "Under Suspicion" "It's A Mystery" "Snakes" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks, ROZKOL, Komiku and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

I never found it. I never found the magus node. But I leave behind all my notes and the story of my quest in the hopes that you can put the puzzle pieces we found together and make an image that you can recognize. Maybe you can find it. Because the one thing I'm sure of is that without the node, we can go no further. Without the node, humanity will end and it will end badly. The mystery of magic in our world begins with the mystery of the magus node. But what is the magus node? Find out in this episode. Genre: Mythology, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Magus Node" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" "Palaver" Music by Lee Rosevere "Cosmic Drifting" "Gone" "Reflections" "Night Caves" "Baldachin" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Did Alfred MacAlastair truly discover a flying plantman? Step right up ladies, gents, creatures, and beings of a celestial nature! Come one, come all, and see what wonders the intrepid adventurers of our carnival of delights have brought to you from the farthest of our world, and beyond…and now, Mister MacAlastair presents his Marvelous Photosynthesizing Hominid. Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery CREDITS Story: "MacAlastair's Marvelous Photosynthesizing Hominid" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by Komiku "Frozen Jungle" "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" Music by TRG Banks "The silver bus" Music by Lee Rosevere "Start the Day" "What's Behind the Door" "How I Used to See the Stars" "Tech Toys" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music Komiku, Lee Rosevere, and TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

Myths and legends of old speak of a golden fleece that was shorn from a mighty ram belonging to the gods. This fleece became a symbol of power and kingship. In the possession of legends, it became a legend itself. But this story is not about the famous fleece of the ancient world. It is about another fleece, not as well-known, though just as mighty in its own way. Rare and much-disputed is the tale of this fleece. A shepherd is given a fleece of rich black wool that imbues him with unique knowledge. When he passes the fleece on to his heir, she uses that knowledge in her worldly quest. Hear the story of this not-so-legendary fleece in this episode. Genre: Mythology, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Twice-Enchanted Fleece" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Interchange" "Horse ride 4" "Packed lunch" "The silver bus" "Father Green" Music by Lee Rosevere "Baldachin" "Waves of Sleep" "Snakes" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music Lee Rosevere and TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"Who is he?" Father chuckled, but I knew I must say something, for Ida had asked the question in earnest. "He isn't anybody," I said. "He's just a snowman." After making a snowman together, a father tells his children the story about the origins and customs of making snowmen, a story that warns of the mysteries and dangers of snow. Find out what those mysteries and dangers are in this episode. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "Brother Winter" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Kai Engel "Snowmen" Music by Komiku "Frozen Jungle" "Tension" Music by TRG Banks "Lake in the woods" Music by Lee Rosevere "Featherlight" "Thoughtful" Music by Kai Engel and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music Kai Engel, Lee Rosevere, TRG Banks, and Komiku at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

I was once a wanderer, but I truly am a guard now. This is the tale of how and when my watch began. For I have set myself the task of watching over a child, my sister's child, a strange child. My hope is that hers will be a good strangeness. A little girl asks her aunt for a peculiar gift: the soul of a fairy. But fairies don't have souls… What will her aunt do? Find out in this episode. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "A Fairy With A Soul" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Horse ride 4" "Packed lunch" "Father Green" "The silver bus" "Swanhead" Music by Lee Rosevere "Not Alone" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music Lee Rosevere and TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

We think of them as separate. We learn of their natures when we are but small children. Fire burns. Water flows. Earth turns. Air blows. But as we grow older, we learn that the natures of the great elements are not so separate. The great Elementals—Fire Air, Water, and Earth—weary of their own natures, wonder what it would be like to trade places… Find out what happens when they do in this episode. Genres: Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Elementals Gathered" Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Horse ride 4" Music by Lee Rosevere "Cosmic Drifting" "Night Caves" "Making A Change" "Universe Calling" "Betrayal" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music Lee Rosevere and TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The bear bore down on a wide-eyed little girl who swept a cloak of feathers over her shoulder and seemed to vanish. She didn't really vanish. The little girl, whose named was Turtle, had transformed into a little blue bird that darted out from under the massive girth of the lunging beast. She swooped around and flapped and rose up into the air. On one side, the bird saw the silver harper playing her enchanted harp, trying to sooth the savage bear. On the other side was the giant, wider than three strong men, taller than a cornstalk. He wasn't always so. He wasn't always a giant. He was once a scrawny young man. The harper was once a traveling songstress. The bird-girl was once just a girl. All three were as they were now because of some magic beans. Cob never liked being a giant. What if his wish to grow smaller was granted…and twisted? Find out how in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Storyfeather Shared Universe: The characters in this episode begin their adventure in the Season One episode called "The Green Magic Bean." They continue their adventures in "The Blue Magic Stew" and the "The Red Magic Dread," also in Season One. And the story is inspired by the fairy tale called "Jack and the Beanstalk." CREDITS Story: "The Defiant Little Giant" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by Scott Buckley "Dragon's Lullabye" Music by TRG Banks "Lake in the woods" "Packed lunch" "Horse ride 4" "The silver bus" Music by Komiku "Frozen Jungle" "Down the river" Music by ROZKOL "The End Comes for Us All" Music by Lee Rosevere "Snakes" "Decompress" "Betrayal" Music by Scott Buckley, ROZKOL, and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by TRG Banks, ROZKOL, Komiku and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more music by Scott Buckley at scottbuckley.com.au Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"There are unnatural things that feed on every part of a vibrant living natural creature," Lady Umbersmith said. "Blood. Bone. Fat. Salt. But only one type of being in the world is known to possess a soul. Humans. And there is one type of being who feeds on human souls. I suppose in this country, the closest word for it would be 'ghoul.'" A medical examiner is in the midst of investigating an inexplicable—and maybe supernatural—mass murder when her favorite detective disappears. Find out what happens in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Horror, Mystery Storyfeather Shared Universe: This story shares characters from the Season One episode called "Who Is Sylvia?" The characters and that first episode's framework situation were based on the Shakespeare play called "Two Gentlemen of Verona." CREDITS Story: "Where Is Speed's Shadow?" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by Rafael Archangel "Persistence" "So Cold" "Smoke" "Persistence (With Beat)" Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" "Tension" Music by ROZKOL "Cold Breath in the Alleyway" "Go then, there are other worlds than these" Music by Lee Rosevere "Snakes" "The Nightmare" "Waves of Sleep" "Heat Haze" "Under Suspicion" Music by ROZKOL, Nctrnm, and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Rafael Archangel and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music by Rafael Archangel, Nctrnm, ROZKOL, Komiku and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

When the people covered head to toe in hazard suits and sporting their own oxygen tanks showed up in her room, Zel was clear-headed enough to realize that she might have been exposed to something. She put together a scenario. She must have been exposed while she was out in the backyard. She couldn't remember yet why she was out there. She'd been meaning to clean up a bit back there and maybe that's what she was doing. She must have collapsed and then… Quarantined after a government agency detects something strange in her backyard, a young woman soon finds herself in the middle of a most extraordinary case. Find out what happens in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Fantasy, Mythology Storyfeather Shared Universe: This story shares characters from the previous episodes called "Nocturnal" and "Olatrogon," and makes reference to events from "Ignotus" and "The Robot Sphere." CREDITS Story: "The Feather of Arke" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Insideoutworld" "Cigar" Music by ROZKOL "Palaver" "To the Water's Edge" Music by Lee Rosevere "We'll Figure it Out Together" "Thoughtful" "Snakes" "Featherlight" "Heat Haze" "Waves of Sleep" "Universe Calling" "The Nightmare" Music by ROZKOL Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music TRG Banks, ROZKOL, and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

It had been a nervous jest for them not to give each other their names when they first met. The wolf had claimed that giving his name would give her power over him. She was the granddaughter of an alchemist. And was to be an alchemist herself. She, for her part, refused to give her name because she had been afraid of him. He could have and probably had learned it long ago, for even as he watched over her, his kin and kind watched over her family. Out of that jest grew a superstition. The girl and the wolf would not give each other their true names until they fulfilled their common quest. A red-hooded alchemist and a king among wolves sit by a winter fire after one of their many adventures and speak of the curse, the death, and the enemy that brought them together. Can their friendship, forged in tragedy, survive the cold winter? Find out in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Fairy Tale, Fantasy Storyfeather Shared Universe: The characters and events in this story are introduced in the Season One story called "The Crimson Hood," and there are references in common with the Season One story called "The Everwalker." CREDITS Story: "Crimson and King" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "It's A Mystery" "Under Suspicion" "Gone" "Not Alone" "Slow Lights" "Thoughtful" "Reflections" "I Believe in You" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The diplomat beside Ursa was a last-minute addition to the crew. He was king of Earth's only moon, Luna. He was assigned to be the mission's ambassador, should they have need of one. To his credit, he had made his intentions clear to the captain. A successful mission would catapult him into a position of much greater power and prestige. He would become a historical figure. So would Ursa. So would Captain Cooper, Mutt, Binker, Caspar, Mally, Walker Hati, and all the rest of the crew. The crew of the Harbinger travel through a possibly artificial anomaly at the edge of the Helios solar system. What happens next? Find out in this episode of Storyfeather. Genre: Science Fiction CREDITS Story: "Mission Beyond the Veil" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Above the Earth" "Insideoutworld" "Keith in 1987" Music by Lee Rosevere "Cosmic Drifting" "Start the Day" "Tech Toys" "Decompress" "Universe Calling" "Heat Haze" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music TRG Banks and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"Our agency specializes in unusual cases, but the initial reports coming out of your township has us wondering and worried. We have a lot of work to do, Sheriff." The sheriff nodded and held out his hand. "Welcome to Chainmaker." A wolf-like creature is savaging the residents of a quiet township, and no one knows how to catch or kill it. Could the answer lie in the town's past? Find out in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Fantasy, Horror This story is fiction, but it was inspired by historical accounts of a creature terrorizing a region of France in the 1700s, a creature known as the Beast of Gevaudan. CREDITS Story: "Chainmaker" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by ROZKOL "The Apotheosis of All Deserts" "The World Has Move On" "Palaver" "Cold Breath in the Alleyway" Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by Lee Rosevere "Not Alone" "Heat Haze" "It's A Mystery" "Universe Calling" "The Nightmare" "Under Suspicion" Music by ROZKOL, Lee Rosevere, and Nctrnm is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music ROZKOL, Lee Rosevere, and Nctrnm at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

As someone who believed in the unbelievable, Jeremy was constantly monitoring radio and television channels, particularly abandoned and unused frequencies, searching for alien transmissions and the like. On average, about once a month, he would find something he thought worthy of reporting to the town's ultimate authority, Sheriff Irene Starr. A small town awakens to a big problem: they've all been exposed to a rare and exotic form of radiation. How do they get out of it? Do they get out of it? Find out in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Science Fiction Storyfeather Shared Universe: This episode is intended to be self-contained, but it also serves as a sequel to the Season One episode titled "Ignotus." CREDITS Story: "The Robot Sphere" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by Lee Rosevere "Start the Day" "It's A Mystery" "Under Suspicion" "Universe Calling" "Thoughtful" "I Bet You Wonder Why" "Betrayal" "Not My Problem" "Tech Toys" "Heat Haze" "What's Behind the Door" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

It wasn't the rats that caught my imagination when I first heard the tale as a child. It wasn't all the lost children. It wasn't the man in the pied coat that haunted me. It was the pipe. A group of explorers search for the Pied Piper of Hamelin's pipe, for it may contain the secret to defeating a monstrous enemy. Find out if they are right in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Fantasy, Horror CREDITS Story: "The Hamelin Hunter's Pipe" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by ROZKOL "The World Has Moved On" "The End Comes for Us All" "Ambient I-IV" Music by Komiku "Tension" Music by Lee Rosevere "Not Alone" "Expectations" "The Nightmare" "Thoughtful" Music by Jack Waldenmaier "Snake Charmer" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music TRG Banks and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more music by Jack Waldenmaier at musicbakery.com Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

"Destiny? That is a fanciful thought, Godmother. And a foolish one. Much is expected of me. I cannot stop to fix every small problem when I must tend to the large ones." "Your people will not love you if you think of them as small." High Princess Leonora is certain of her path until her fairy godmother casts a spell on her that changes the course of her destiny. Find out what happens in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Fairy Tale, Fantasy CREDITS Story: "Princess Automaton" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by TRG Banks "Packed lunch" "Horse ride 4" "After midnight" "Goodbye Machineryhead" Music by Lee Rosevere "Musical Mathematics" "Tech Toys" "Reflections" "Betrayal" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music TRG Banks and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

He was tossed overboard the breaking ship. It was night. The torches from the ship were drowned. The stars and the moon were blocked by storm clouds. The only light to see by was lightning. It was by chance that he surfaced that first time. He struggled to tread and to see anything he might hang on to. Lightning flashed and he saw nothing but waves. They pushed him up and pulled him down. And one of them loomed above him. In vain, he pumped his arms and tried to swim away. The wave descended and swallowed him. A sailor, tossed overboard during a storm and fated to drown, is rescued by a people who live on the seafloor and who make grand plans for him. Find out what happens in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Fantasy, Mythology Storyfeather Shared Universe: This episode contains passing mention of a couple of place names that first show up in Season One stories. Trilenkary from "The Bard of Trilenkary" and Callimoray from "The Dreaming Queen." CREDITS Story: "The Prisoner Under the Sea" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by Komiku "Tension" "Dreaming of you" Music by TRG Banks "Interchange" "Lake in the woods" Music by Lee Rosevere "Not Alone" "Night Caves" "Decompress" "Betrayal" "It's A Mystery" "How I Used to See The Stars" Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by TRG Banks and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music Lee Rosevere, Komiku, and TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Instagram: @storyfeather Email: [email protected]

The gods were fallen. It took many generations for humankind to learn of this. Many prophecies and visions. Many failed quests by heroes and explorers who sought to find the truth of those prophecies and visions. It was not known how or when it had happened, and perhaps a few gods still lived, but it was well-known by Damario's time that the gods had fallen. And they left chaos in their wake, a chaos that followed from the unraveling of everything that the gods—for all their faults—had held together. The gods are fallen, and without their influence, the mortal world is in chaos, until a hero fulfills a prophecy… Find out what happens in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Fantasy, Mythology CREDITS Story: "The Crown of the Sky-God" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" Music by Kai Engel "Endless Story About Sun and Moon" "Snowmen" Music by Lee Rosevere "The Nightmare" "Universe Calling" "Reflections" "Snakes" "It's A Mystery" "Thoughtful" "Baldachin" "Heat Haze" Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere and "Snowmen" by Kai Engel is licensed under CC BY 4.0 "Endless Story About Sun and Moon" by Kai Engel is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music ROZKOL, Lee Rosevere, and Kai Engel at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

In those days, there was a magician who could cast a spell on a candle and link that candle to the life of a single person. So long as the candle burned, there was hope. Those families who had the means engaged the magician to cast this spell when husbands and sons went off to battle. So long as the candle burned, their loved one was still alive. The highest winds would not snuff out the flame. But even on a quiet night, if the soldier died, so too would the flame on the candle die. Those families would know of their loss long before word came to them from the battlefield. So long as the enchanted candle burned, Vesta's husband was still alive. But the flame died and she mourned. Then, one day, the flame reignited. Find out how and why in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Fantasy CREDITS Story: "The Merchant and the Magician" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by ROZKOL "Go then, there are other worlds than these" "Ambient I-IV" "Fever Dream" "The World Has Moved On" Music by TRG Banks "Lake in the woods" Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" Music by Lee Rosevere "Baldachin" Music by ROZKOL and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku and TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music ROZKOL, Lee Rosevere, TRG Banks, and Komiku at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

I knew all about how houses, even new ones, made creepy sounds in the middle of the night just because of wind and other reasons that had nothing to do with ghosts or monsters. But I could tell, I knew, that the sound I heard that night in my room was not normal. I knew it was something bad. Real bad. A little girl is terrorized by the monster in her closet, until she makes a special friend. Who is this friend? What is this friend? Find out in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery CREDITS Story: "Vanessa" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by Komiku "Tension" "Frozen Jungle" "Time" Music by ROZKOL "Ambient I-IV" "The End Comes for Us All" "Fever Dream" Music by Lee Rosevere "Making A Change" "Slow Lights" "Tech Toys" "Curiousity" "Universe Calling" "I Believe in You" Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, and Komiku at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Please don't let us end up on some uncharted island. The only thing I know how to make with a coconut is a bowl. Please let there be coconuts if we do find an island. Coconuts and mangoes and big fat chickens. Jane chewed on her ration of bread and gave a pitying smile to the naïve girl who had written those words only a week before. They were her words, written in her notebook. It was meant to have been her research notebook, but had become her journal after research gave way to a higher priority, survival. Lost at sea, starving, and thirsty, the Midnight's crew comes upon a derelict ship and the opportunity to scavenge. What will they find if they dare to board the mysterious vessel? Find out with them in this episode of Storyfeather. Genres: Horror, Mystery Notable Detail: Sequel Alert? A character in this story might be the same character introduced in a Season One episode called "The Dolls." CREDITS Story: "The Midnight and Derelict" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel Music: "Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions Music by Nctrnm "Escapade" Music by Komiku "Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)" "Tension" Music by ROZKOL "Palaver" "Cold Breath in the Alleyway" "Ambient I-IV" Music by Lee Rosevere "The Nightmare" Music by Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, and Nctrnm is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Music by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net Find more music Lee Rosevere, ROZKOL, Nctrnm and Komiku at freemusicarchive.org Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com