The Orpheus Protocol

The Ritual of Breath begins, and within its ancient power lies the fulcrum of great and inscrutable fates. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Fantasy AmbiancePSICODREAMICS - Lullaby for the DarknessFragrance99 - Deep SeaAlexander Nakarada - Cold JourneyMike G - Journey Drums1SCScott Buckley - She Moved MountainsScott Buckley - HymnScott Buckley - The Things That Keep Us HereMyuu - Ground NoisesKai Engel - Between Nothing and Everything Sergey Cheremisinov - TrainOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Additional Music by Michael O'Neill Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

To continue in his battle against his sword foe, Mitch faces an impossible choice. And he has little time to make that choice, as the full fury of the undead horde is turned directly upon him as his own lifesblood is wrenched from him. Music Credits: Naoya Sakamata - Bloody Girl Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - DecayKevin MacLeod - HorrorifficKai Engel - Dancing on the EdgeTri-Tachyon - Gardarike Sergey Cheremisinov - Shaman's RoarDEgITx - Robotic CyclesNaoya Sakamata - 無の鼓動と月 - DARK PIANO MUSICKai Engel - The Price of ValourMyuu - Beth's ThemeNaoya Sakamata - DissociationThree Chain Links - Look how bright the city burns at night… Scott Buckley - Soul SearcherOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

An unexpected enemy from Mitch's earlier travels in this strange land has arrived on the field of battle, changing the complexion of the travelers' efforts to keep the caravan safe. What was to be a simple defense against a mindless foe has become a fully-pitched battle with commanders in a war of wit and will-- and every human life on the line. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - Decay Three Chain Links - Magic Hour ROZKOL - Ambient I-IVROZKOL- The End Comes for Us AllAlexander Nakarada - Borgar Alexander Nakarada - Vetur FrostiAlexander Nakarada - Góða NóttAlexander Nakarada - Prepare for WarVasilis Nektarios Georgoulis - A Horror Show Myuu Grotesque FantasiaDarren Curtis - Victims of the Brood Queen's JudgmentMyuu - Exploring the InfernoVasilis Nektarios Georgoulis - The Fall of the White CityDarren Curtis - Brace for the StormScott Buckley - CatalystScott Buckley - LegionnaireDEgITx - Machine ParadigmScott Buckley - The Fall Additional Music by Michael O'Neill Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Tensions rise among our travelers as the cost of Kaelar's deal with the Cult of the Inviolate Stone comes to light. Meanwhile, Torc's battle for survival somehow gains even higher stakes. Music Credits: Scott Buckley - Soul Searcher Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Cold JourneyAlexander Nakarada - StöðvarKai Engel - Warm of a Mechanical HeartNaoya Sakamata - AtmosphereThree Chain Links - Look how bright the city burns at night…Myuu - Flowered RustZero-project - Princess of my HeartPSICODREAMICS - Lullaby for the DarknessKevin MacLeod - Decay Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Some pretty exciting news, and a smattering of listener mail questions answered.

Torc is completely overwhelmed. The caravan is helpless before the horde of infected dead without the help of an enigmatic cult of death-worshippers. Can our travelers really have arrived at their destination, at all this time, merely to die? Music Credits: Igor Sysoev - Night Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Scott Buckley - March of Midnight Myuu - Beth's Theme Scott Buckley - The Call Naoya Sakamata - Embers of the Soul Alexander Nakarada - Dungeons and Dragons Three Chain Links - Look how bright the city burns at night… Myuu - Take a Chance Peter Rudenko - 5:00 AM Josh Woodward - She Dreams in Blue (Instrumental) Xenojam - Go Mad and Burn Michael Wite - Danger Coming Darren Curtis - Lord McDeath Scott Buckley - The Endurance Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Torc battles against a seemingly inexhaustible horde of deadly enemies, as the caravan encampment prepares for battle... Music Credits: Igor Sysoev - Night Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Scott Buckley - March of MidnightMyuu - Beth's ThemeScott Buckley - The Call Naoya Sakamata - Embers of the SoulAlexander Nakarada - Dungeons and DragonsThree Chain Links - Look how bright the city burns at night…Myuu - Take a ChancePeter Rudenko - 5:00 AMJosh Woodward - She Dreams in Blue (Instrumental)Xenojam - Go Mad and BurnMichael Wite - Danger ComingDarren Curtis - Lord McDeathScott Buckley - The EnduranceOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Mitch, Torc, Kaelar, and 733 seek out the place where the other caravan was attacked, in search of survivors. What they find is a further complication with disturbing implications. Music Credits: Ghost Stories Incorporated - Cold Cold Cemetery Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - FólkvangrErikMMusic - The Squirrel Took ItScott Buckley - HiraethProject Divinity - Little PeopleWhite Bat Audio - Creeping FogThree Chain Links - ShadowsJohn Koulouris - Ghost HunterKevin MacLeod - Giant WyrmAlexander Nakarada - Prepare for WarNaoya Sakamata - Atmosphere Op.2Alexander Nakarada - Wild West VikingsKevin MacLeod - Heart of the BeastKai Engel - DecemberOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

The caravan arrives at the Place of the Inviolate Stone, and discovers that the religious sect that serve as stewards of the Stone possess improbable knowledge... And the situation only becomes more complicated from there. Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Nowhere Land Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Three Chain Links - Look how bright the city burns at night…Igor Sysoev - NightThree Chain Links - Keeping WarmScott Buckley - Soul SearcherAlexander Nakarada - VopnaAlexander Nakarada - Blacksmith Peritune - MinstrelGhost Stories Incorporated - Cold Cold CemetaryAlexander Nakarada - EntertainmentOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Rob is joined by Co-Host Ben Hatton, along with players Dan and Jhan, to discuss Missing Pieces, the first non-prologue arc of the campaign, and look back on the first appearances of long-running characters and conflicts for the show. A structural note: If you're just wanting to get the recap, stop listening when the recap is done. We continue from there into behind the scenes discussion, and then future spoilers through The Princess's Tale arc of Season 3.

733's story continues, with pirate antics aplenty, but also with an undeniable undercurrent of uncomfortable strangeness, hinting at a possible darker, root truth to the tall tale. Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Jolly Good Captain Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Silly IntroAlexander Nakarada - VladimirAlexander Nakarada - Cockroaches Free Dramatic Scores - Mountains of MadnessAlexander Nakarada - Halloween Theme 1ErikMMusic - The Squirrel Took ItStephane Lorello - Metal FantasyKevin MacLeod - Bump in the NightFree Dramatic Scores - Heaven's Lost LightsAlexander Nakarada - BonfireScott Buckley - World of MagicThree Chain Links - He WalksJulian Gruber - Black Progressive GrooveDarren Curtis - Labyrinth of Lost DreamsAlexander Nakarada - The EndAlexander Nakarada - Halloween Theme 2Alexander Nakarada - Góða NóttOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

As the Caravan approaches its destination, former Princess 733 takes her turn to tell a tale with the express objective of telling a FUN story. Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Mjolnir Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - MjóiJosh Woodward - Little Tomcat (Instrumental)Jason Shaw - Sneaky SnooperJosh Woodward - Bloom (Instrumental)Josh Woodward - I'm Letting Go (Instrumental)Josh Woodward - Shadows in the Moonlight (Instrumental)Alexander Nakarada - He's a ParrotAlexander Nakarada - VladimirAlexander Nakarada - Foam RubberAlexander Nakarada - Pirates of the QuarantineOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Rob is joined by Co-Host Ben Hatton to recap and discuss the very first ORPHEUS arc, The Shudder. A structural note: If you're just wanting to get the recap, stop listening when the recap is done. We continue from there into behind the scenes discussion, and then future spoilers up to midway through The Supplicant's Tale arc of Season 3. We're joined by Dan and Jhan to hear their perspective on what it was like to actually play the game as it happened.

Torc attempts to nip Hearth and Saw's attempted coup in the bud. At the same time, Tome makes his final move. And in the midst of this, Ash must decide his own fate. Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Mjolnir Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Arrest - Alexander Nakarada - Finale Part I Alexander Nakarada - Finale Part IIDarren Curtis - Lord McDeathNaoya Sakamata - EngulfMidnightPiano - Bad EndingThree Chain Links - Gotham is desperate Bruce…Vasilis Nektarios Georgoulis - The Fall of the White CityErikMMusic - Empty ReflectionsKai Engel - Touch the DarknessHiroki Matsui - My Voice is Dark AmbientMyuu - BraveryBorrtex - DeterminationMyuu - Troubled WavesROZKOL - Called Your BluffThree Chain Links - AngelsROZKOL - The DenNaoya Sakamata - EmbodimentAlexander Nakarada - Nomadic DawnOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Torc takes hold of his newfound power over the city to attempt a decisive blow against the rebellion. Meanwhile, Tome attempts to buy enough time for his catastrophically risky plan... and the conditions of Ash's captivity take an unexpected turn. Music Credits: Synth Kid - Last Breath Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - MetamorphosisMyuu - March of the TitansPeritune - MarketSergey Cheremisinov - PhoenixSergey Cheremisinov - City of Lonely GhostsROZKOL - Monkey and MoulageROZKOL - Darkness CreptMyuu - Beth's ThemeThree Chain Links - We're so small in the grand scheme of things.Kai Engel - DeliriumKevin MacLeod - Right Behind YouKai Engel - A Neon FleshOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

The council scrambles to respond to Councilman Ash's abduction. Meanwhile, Tome must determine what steps the rebellion must take to counter the looming chaos, and Torc finds himself holding far more power over Summit's future than is comfortable. Music Credits: Kai Engel - A Neon Flesh Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Fragrance99 - Deep SeaKevin MacLeod - Deep HazeMyuu - Identity CrisisKevin MacLeod - A Singular PerversionMyuu - DespairHeliline Kelluke - The Darkness Bonds Between the CornersKai Engel - SmolderingKai Engel - NothingMyuu - Edge of LifeBorrtex - WonderingFragrance99 - Grisly Reminder Kai Engel - Run Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

A solid lead in the case has developed, much to Tome's chagrin as the revolution's double agent in the council. But knowing who to look for and knowing how to safely find him prove two very different things. Music Credits: Myuu - Crime Scene Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Morbid MindFragrance99 - MisconceptionDarren Curtis - Temporal DistortionDarren Curtis - Ultimate EvilFragrance99 - Gloomy SundayAlexander Nakarada - Foam RubberAlexander Nakarada - EntertainmentKai Engel - DeliriumAlexander Nakarada - MjóiGhost Stories Incorporated - EulogyNaoya Sakamata - Metal PlunderSublustris Nox - Fata MorganaKevin MacLeod - Ghostpocalypse 7 - Master Sergey Cheremisinov - Search and FightSergey Cheremisinov - DestroyerKevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 6 - The Pit Myuu - Rising Walls Naoya Sakamata - AfreetOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

The council's appointees to the covert investigative team convene and begin their sensitive work, splitting into specialized groups pursuing vastly different strategies for the attainment of intel... ...and it isn't long before one group uncovers a huge break in the case. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - Angevin Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Blue Crystal Star - Wayfarer (Improv)Alexander Nakarada - MjolnirMyuu - Crime SceneMyuu - March of the Titans Kai Engel - ImminenceMyuu - Look OutAlexander Nakarada - Life of a DogAlexander Nakarada - EntertainmentAlexander Nakarada - Silly Intro Darren Curtis - QuirkasaurusMyuu - Troublemaker ThemeKevin MacLeod - On the GroundDarren Curtis - Fireside TalesMyuu - Morbid MindOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

The four travelers once again find themselves idle, as the caravan rolls ever onward toward its destination, and Torc takes his turn in the sharing of stories. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Nowhere LandKevin MacLeod - Sneaky AdventureScheming Weasel Slower VersionRomantic Madrigals - Medieval TalesKevin MacLeod - AngevinAlexander Nakarada - FólkvangrProject Divinity - Little PeopleAlexander Nakarada - Blood EagleMyuu - Rising WallsMyuu - Down the Rabbit HoleDarren Curtis - Timeless Ruins Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

We have a Mail Room letter this time, along with a surprisingly large slate of bonus content to get hype about. Music Credits: AKIRA - DEAD Myuu - Reversion 2015

The deadly assault of Sol Invictus reaches a blood-soaked zenith. In the shadow of the Braddock House, the complexion of the coming war is decided. Music Credits: Fragrance99 - VengeanceSergey Cheremisinov - BurningDEgITx - MinefieldF.O.G. - Intervalo de Horrorfree dramatic scores - Malignant HeartBlack Autumn - One BreathClimatica Audio - One Hundred and Ten DegreesMATHBAT - Rasputin Crawls out of the Neva River Covered in a Dark, Oily SubstanceMahray - The Questioning SuiteDarren Curtis - Unmatched TreacherySergey Cheremisinov - Breath of Death: Part 1 Sergey Cheremisinov - Dybbuk's White Eyes Sergey Cheremisinov - Just RunKai Engel - When the World Falls DownDarren Curtis - The Old Pumpkin PatchKevin MacLeod - Giant WyrmAlexander Nakarada - Haunted HouseTHUNDEROSE - I'm Broken (Pantera Cover)A.Romeo - Frozen BreathNaoya Sakamata - Chemical AfterimageSergey Cheremisinov - Old AllyDarren Curtis - Ignite the Fire Darren Curtis - Soul's DepartureAlexander Nakarada - Nomadic Sunset Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

The time for deliberation is over, as Sol Invictus descends on the Braddock House in hopes of neutralizing nearly all their remaining enemies in one fell swoop. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Construction Alexander Nakarada - Anemo b - SwedishBritish Styled Death MetalBlack Autumn - One BreathNaoya Sakamata - Chemical AfterimageInflection Point - Dozen of DeathROZKOL - Faces to the SkyMyuu - Pop Goes the WeaselMyuu - CorneredDarren Curtis - Unmatched Treachery Alexander Nakarada - Stygian RiseTri-Tachyon - Gardarike Tri-Tachyon - The WarbirdMyuu - To Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X Cover)Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Those assembled at the Braddock House set about planning what moves remain to them in the struggle against Sol Invictus. But not only do strange bedfellows make for strained discussion; there's a mounting understanding of just how few cards are held by anyone other than Muninn. Music Credits: Myuu - Tiffany's Theme Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Josh Woodward - Beyond the SkyLon Snow - Cello's CantaraMyuu - CorneredJosh Woodward - Private Hurricane (Instrumental)Kai Engel - LesiciaThree Chain Links - Deus Ex - Unatco HeadquartersKevin MacLeod - Lightless DawnKai Engel - ParanoiaKai Engel - Delirium Fragrance99 - Grisly ReminderElDude Music - Nameless CityThree Chain Links - ShadowsKyu Sawamura - HATE Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

The most important thing, by far, I've yet published to this feed. Secure Donations to Bail Funds: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bailfunds Greg Doucette's thread showing needless police violence: https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1268405627409358855

Rhett must reckon with the fallout of Kathleen Lithgow's disappearance, but is given little time to lament the Maenad Directive's newly diminished position, as an unexpected visitor arrives in Chester... Music Credits: Myuu - To Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X Cover)Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Naoya Sakamata - Beyond the PoetryDarren Curtis - Soul's DepartureProffeseur Y - La Maison De PailleLon Snow - Cello's CantaraFree Dramatic Scores - Tales From the AsylumGhost Stories Incorporated - Last Man Standing Myuu - Tiffany's ThemeGhost Stories Incorporated - Lake of Lasting AgonyMyuu - Reversion 2015Myuu - UnspokenAlexander Nakarada - Come CloserMyuu - ShelterZero-project - Disabled Emotions Suite - Part 5Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

In the aftermath of her unexplained abduction from the realm of the Yellow King, Bok Hui awakens far away, and in strange company, indeed. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour ErikMMusic - Descent into DarknessThree Chain Links - He WalksThree Chain Links - We're Not Alone Here...Meowstro 2.0 - Frosty MeadowsErikMMusic - Dust and ShadowsNaoya Sakamata - Chemical AfterimageErikMMusic - High Atop the Tower Xenojam - AesothericSergey Cheremisinov - Breath of Death Part ISergey Cheremisinov - Dybbuk's White EyesSergey Cheremisinov - Breath of Death Part IISergey Cheremisinov - Just RunKai Engel - MurmurationZero-project - The Call of the Desert Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Zephyr and Fallon have an incredibly awkward meeting involving a sick teacher, a knife, and a decided lack of anyone having knocked or asked permission to enter. Riley makes a fateful choice to look deeper into the strange phenomena at Whately Heights. And Notus briefly tries to salvage a bit of order from the chaos. Briefly. Cast: Fallon - Arlie Notus - Ben Riley - Reyna Zephyr - Greg Music: Josh Woodward - Fast Food Fantasy (Instrumental) Three Chain Links - Solace Myuu - Morbid Mind Pok3re - Bad Dreams Three Chain Links - We're not alone here… Three Chain Links - He Walks L'Incal Noir - Analog Horror Stings A.Romeo - Avant Garde Horror Demo Kevin MacLeod - Divertissement Kevin MacLeod - Deadly Roulette Alexander Nakarada - Foam Rubber Blue Crystal Star - Momentum Darren Curtis - The Devil's Cell Kevin MacLeod - W. A. Mozart: Divertimento K131 Kevin MacLeod - Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra

Sadly bereft of a Mail Room letter to answer, we beef up the news content a bit this week. Big stuff on the slate, folx. Music Credits: Neuron Spectre - HEAR THEM STALKING Neuron Spectre - THIS FACE Neuron Spectre - GOBLIN CARPENTER MEDLEY

With the departure of The Guide, Kaelar, Hakim, and L'boar find themselves alone in the depths of the strange vault, and what's more, in the very lair of a mind-rending predator. With the facility's integrity beginning to fail, it's a fight for their lives and for the fates of many. Music Credits: Zero-project - Ephemeral Living Three Chain Links - Magic Hour John Koulouris - Ghost HunterROZKOL - You Stop You DieKevin MacLeod - Ghostpocalypse 7 - MasterKevin MacLeod - Giant WyrmNaoya Sakamata - AtmosphereMyuu - Rise and FallAlexander Nakarada - TravelerZero-project - Distorted RealityFree Dramatic Scores - A Nightmare in BloodKai Engel - SoliGhost Stories Incorporated - Cold Cold CemetaryMyuu - Stronger TogetherJason Shaw - Sneaky SnooperKai Engel - Cobweb MorningKai Engel - Summer DaysBlue Crystal Star - A Handmaiden's DreamKevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 6 - The PitNaoya Sakamata - Atmosphere Op.2Myuu - What Could Have BeenOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Within the time-lost vault, Kaelar, L'Boar, and Hakim explore wonders beyond their comprehension. But despite the incredible treasures they've discovered, they may come to regret their entry to this strangest of places-- for the vault proves to be both treasure trove and prison. Music Credits: Peritune - Minstrel Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Blind Ear Left - Inner VisionJason Shaw - Sneaky SnooperZero-project - Killing EarthPeritune - Firmament2_CalmBlue Crystal Star - Tokyo MetroWombatNoisesAudio - Shenandoah SunriseWendigo - AnguishAlexander Nakarada - TavelerED SPITZER TECLADISTA - milky wayMichael O'Neill - ORPHEUS Webseries BGMKevin MacLeod - Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonia Number 5 Wendigo - PogromKNevlexion - Horror TechOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Kaelar, L'boar, and Hakim must negotiate their way past the arena guards and seek audience with the mysterious traveler who holds the Key Which is not a Key. And the path they must travel to find the lock to which that key belongs is long and dangerous. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - Myst on the MoorKevin MacLeod - Sneaky Adventure Alexander Nakarada - Foam RubberKevin MacLeod - Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonia Number 5Blue Crystal Star - A Handmaiden's DreamAlexander Nakarada - WandererDarren Curtis - TempestProject Divinity - Little PeopleBlue Crystal Star - Child of the MoonSublustris Nox - Watch Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Kaelar begins their tale of stealthy swindlings and well-buckled swashes-- recounting the events that led to their unlikely possession of a mysterious artifact that's crossed Mitch's path once before. Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Norður Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Alexander Nakarada - Jolly Good CaptainKevin MacLeod - Air Prelude Alexander Nakarada - GjallarKevin MacLeod - Aunt TagonistMyuu - Crime Scene Alexander Nakarada - Stöðvar Darren Curtis - Music in the StreetsAlexander Werner Jr - Two HorsesAlexander Nakarada - Wild West VikingsAlexander Nakarada - EscapeAlexander Nakarada - The VikingsAlexander Nakarada - The CrownAlexander Nakarada - VladimirKevin MacLeod - Sneaky SnitchKevin MacLeod - Hidden AgendaKevin MacLeod - Achaidh Cheide Alexander Nakarada - Bonfire Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

We catch up with the quarantined goings-on, give some updates on Kickstarter and Patreon rewards, and a certain Artificial Intelligence answers a pretty weighty listener question. Music Credits: Movie Retro - Neon Demon Vincent Nuit - Steel Caress Zero-project - Millennium Sunset Blue Crystal Star - Visions (Dreamwave)

733, Kaelar and Torc are bedeviled by visions brought on by a mysterious hallucinogen, as Mitch attempts to keep them safe from the cave's lurking, hungry residents. And somewhere ahead of them, answers to questions they didn't even know they had lie in wait. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Blue Crystal Star - NightshadeRobocorpse - Still Gonezombie-fish - Dead CityDarren Curtis - Labyrinth of Lost DreamsSergey Cheremisinov - MindshipZero-project - NocturneKevin MacLeod - DivertissementTri-Tachyon - Edge of the WastelandsBlue Crystal Star - Emerald Earth (remastered)Tri-Tachyon - Tannhauser GateThe Contradiction - She Is Brandon Stills Project - ExterminationThe Contradiction - CatastropheFree Dramatic Scores - The BeastDEgITx - Robotic CyclesDarren Curtis - Unknown FearAlexander Nakarada - Skaga Alexander Nakarada - BlacksmithBlue Crystal Star - LegendsAlexander Nakarada - TravelerAlexander Nakarada - Nomadic Sunset (2019) Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Mitch and 733 scramble to rescue their comrades, who've found themselves in deadly peril. Deeper under the earth, something takes notice of them. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Darren Curtis - It's Not OverDarren Curtis - Labyrinth of Lost DreamsMyuu - The UnknownKevin MacLeod - Bump in the NightKevin MacLeod - Scheming Weasel Slower Kevin MacLeod - The House of LeavesDarren Curtis - Lord McDeathMyuu - Dark WatersTHE WARHORSE - Caldor's Going Out of BusinessOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Mitch, 733, and their new companions depart the caravan in search of desperately needed supplies, but quickly discover that the ecology of the Fecundity is merciless and hungry. Music Credits: Kai Engel - Nocturne Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kai Engel - SmolderingAlexander Nakarada - Bachs Bouree In Celtic MinorAlexander Nakarada - Life of a DogBlue Crystal Star - Drift AwayAlexander Nakarada - FreedomBlue Crystal Star - Child of the MoonMyuu - Grotesque FantasiaProject Divinity - Little People Alexander Nakarada - SkagaFree Dramatic Scores - Mountains of MadnessAlexander Nakarada - FalloutOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Mitch Hook and former Princess 733 depart the city of Nightmares, journeying to the Place of the Inviolate Stone. But in long travel in an alien world, the only certainty is the unexpected. Music Credits: Myuu - Promise ~Reprise~ (Silent Hill 2 Cover) Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Blue Crystal Star - Wayfarer (Improv)Kai Engel - Shining DawnAlexander Nakarada - Blood EagleAlexander Nakarada - TravelerAlexander Nakarada - Foam Rubbercinematicwaves - Road to Dark TowerDarren Curtis - Hallow's Eve RitualVasilis Nektarios Georgoulis - A Horror Show Darren Curtis - Maleficent Mysticism Free Dramatic Scores - A Nightmare in BloodMyuu - MSP#2: DEVOURAlexander Nakarada - Grundar Alexander Nakarada - CockroachesKevin MacLeod - DecayDarren Curtis - Unknown Fear Myuu - Grotesque FantasiaXenojam - Go Mad and BurnKevin MacLeod - Scheming Weasel SlowerAlexander Nakarada - Nomadic DawnOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

In this between-arcs week, Rob gives some updates on Kickstarter and show production, and answers listener questions. To get in on the Mail Room and question goodness, visit https://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol. Music Credits: Michael O'Neill - ORPHEUS Webseries BGM

Inscrutable enemies attack Agent Hook and Kathleen, but more than mere survival is at stake; in this strange place, in the shadow of the colossal flower-like structure that seems to be the center of all that has transpired in Pascal, it appears that death is one of the more pedestrian and desirable fates one could endure. Music Credits: ErikMMusic - High Atop the Tower Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Naoya Sakamata - Decayed SanctuaryDEgITx - Robotic CyclesFree Dramatic Scores - Feel the KnifeDEgITx - PhoenixKai Engel - Delirium Kevin MacLeod - Temple of the ManesKai Engel - A Neon FleshDEgITx feat. Matty M.Harbinger - The PossessedKevin MacLeod - Anguish Myuu - Fatal ShrineJakubowski Epic Music - Terrible CaveOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Kathleen's situation proves perilous on a scale scarcely imagined by her comrades, and the cell discovers that there's far more than the sentient rain to fear in this strange place. Music Credits: City-Hunter - Cassiopeia Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Three Chain Links - It's All Too Much.Kevin MacLeod - Aunt TagonistHeadlighter - Dystopia Headlighter - City of Eternal NightDEgITx - Grim ReaperDEgITx - Dead SpaceKevin MacLeod - The HiveKevin MacLeod - The House of LeavesDid You Just Hex Me? - At the Derry International CircusSergey Cheremisinov - Dybbuk's White Eyes Cocour - Todd's ArrivalNaoya Sakamata - 無の鼓動と月 - DARK PIANO MUSICKevin MacLeod - Long Note TwoOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

In the strange shadow of Pascal, the Sol Invictus cell discovers the last, written statement of Agent Liam Baker. Armed with this dubious knowledge, they set out into the dark in search of answers, and of a way home. Music Credits: bl00dlust -ＳＱＵＡＲＥ ＵＰ Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - Long Note Three Kevin MacLeod - Long Note OneKevin MacLeod - Scheming Weasel SlowerKevin MacLeod - Ibn Al-NoorROZKOL - Monkey and MoulageMyuu - Wind's Wreck 2014ROZKOL - So Sorry Little GirlKevin MacLeod - Aunt Tagonist F1NG3RS - Just Me And My Video Games (Three Chain Links Remix)Spidergod - Soundscape WARHORSE - Remote Control Dad PreludeOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Bok Hui, Kathleen, Agent Hook, and Joey Matheson prepare for, and travel to, the small town of Pascal, Montana, attempting to retrace the steps of Agent Baker. But things have already changed in the town, leaving the cell on unsure footing moving forward. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Masks and War Drums Three Chain Links - Magic Hour SoundBible.com - Typewriter Sound EffectsVincent Nuit - Steel CaressAlexander Nakarada - Silly Intro ZØMB - Autumn's RiseAlexander Nakarada - Oompa Until You CroakMykee Morettini - Mysteries Abovebusiness causal - Dan MasonKevin MacLeod - Ossuary 6 - Air Kevin MacLeod - Scheming Weasel SlowerVHS Dreams - North Point Mall ノースポイントモールSublustris Nox - Fata MorganaMyuu - The Order's ThemeProject Divinity - CemeteryKevin MacLeod - Aunt TagonistThree Chain Links - AetherMyuu - Promise ~Reprise~ (Silent Hill 2 Cover)ROZKOL - Hell SlimeMyuu - Cursed Stories Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Agent Baker, Max, and Oakley attempt to get to the bottom of what's happening in Pascal, but find that matters are escalating in ways far faster and far stranger than they could have imagined. Music Credits: Somewhere off Jazz Street - Ghost Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Somewhere off Jazz Street - Almost Had ItROZKOL - Stay QuietMichael O'Neill - ORPHEUS Webseries BGMROZKOL - Darkness CreptROZKOL - We Like It LoudKevin MacLeod - Antechamber ROZKOL - Bleed OutSonitus Studio - SecretumMidnightPiano - First EncounterMyuu - Into the DepthsXenojam - AngstMyuu - Hitsujigamine (Catherine Cover)ROZKOL - Hell SlimeOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

A strange and haunted visitor encounters car trouble in the small, rural town of Pascal, Montana. All who come in contact with this man begin to experience strange phenomena. And meanwhile, ORPHEUS hunts him. Music Credits: Lifeform - Enjoy Yourself Three Chain Links - Magic Hour MATHBAT - Rasputin Crawls out of the Neva River Covered in a Dark, Oily SubstanceJosh Woodward - Sleepy Thought (Instrumental)Titan Slayer - Sci-Fi LabFollow the Road (Instrumental) (Josh Woodward)Titan Slayer - Death HorizonKevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano, Cello, and ClarinetKevin MacLeod - Spring ThawThe Good Lawdz - Evidence SongTitan Slayer - Eerie AtmosphereJosh Woodward - Talk About Your Feelings (Instrumental)A.Romeo - Avant Garde Horror DemoNaoya Sakamata - BehindThe Good Lawdz - One for BrownieKevin MacLeod - Ghostpocalypse 7 - MasterChaos.Ladder - Horror Movie SoundtrackMichael O'Neill - ORPHEUS Webseries BGMMyuu - Spooky PlaceOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

As Bok Hui enters training under Sol Invictus, Kathleen Lithgow must escape Chester, Illinois and determine what her next step is to be. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Three Chain Links - Derelict Kevin MacLeod - Exit the PremisesKevin MacLeod - Awkward MeetingThree Chain Links - Something Pixelated This Way ComesDOS-88 - Pit FighterJosh Woodward - I'm Letting Go (Instrumental Version)O n i - Vaporwave stuffVHS Dreams - North Point Mall ノースポイントモールBlue Crystal Star - VisionsKandinsky - Night CrawlDEgITx - Robotic CyclesDEgITx - WarpSaint Pepsi - Enjoy Yourself (Ashre Finix Extended Mix)Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Dog woes, rules work goes on (and on, and on), and an urgent status report to Director Muninn. Music: Three Chain Links - Keeping Warm Three Chain Links - Gaining Traction

Updates on the Kickstarter's progress, along with a heartfelt message from someone offering both hope and a political platform we can all get behind. Music: Alexander Nakarada - Jack the Lumberer

At the castle gate, Mitch is out of options as a cavalry charge of nightmares bears down upon him. And meanwhile, beneath the fear extraction farms, Kay comes face to face with the true cost of the city's horrific regime. Music Credits: VektorMusic - Auld Lang Syne Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - DecayKai Engel - Melted WingsSergey Cheremisinov - Just RunBorrtex - BraveAlexander Nakarada - Grundar Kai Engel - Cold War Echo Project Divinity - Twisted MachineryDarren Curtis - The Devil's CellSergey Cheremisinov - TrainKai Engel - Life's Composing Kai Engel - SeekerKai Engel - The Price of ValourAlexander Nakarada - Leaving for ValhallaNaoya Sakamata - Atmosphere Op. 2Alexander Nakarada - Nomadic Dawn Alexander Nakarada - Nomadic Sunset Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Mitch and his newly-gathered force collide with the castle's defenses, but Kay cannot yet join them. Instead, the rebellion's chief strategist must attend to much darker objectives. Music Credits: Myuu - Carol of the Bells Myuu - Jingle Bells Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Vasilis Nektarios Georgoulis - The Fall of the White CitySergey Cheremisinov - Northern City's SecretDEgITx - Machine ParadigmJehf Jones - Everybody Hearse Jehf Jones - Hot Beef RainbowsDarren Curtis - The Brotherhood Jakubowski Epic Music - Terrible Cave Kai Engel - Somber DescentOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Momentum may be on the side of the rebellion, but a lack of organization threatens to snuff out the fires before they can truly begin to spread. Mitch and Kay must decide how best to lead in this time of upheaval. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Sergey Cheremisinov - ImmersiveKai Engel - Warm of a Mechanical HeartSublustris Nox - Dungeon DanceMyuu - Lake of MemoriesDarren Curtis - I Will Find YouMyuu - Run!Myuu - It's Not Over YetEzietto - TrinityDavid Szesztay - EveAlexander Nakarada - GrundarAlexander Nakarada - VopnaTri-Tachyon - GardarikeOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.