Episode S2 · Ep 19 April 24, 2018 51 min 59s

2.19: Second Citadel -- The Moonlit Hermit (Part 1)

From The Penumbra Podcast Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert

Deep in the Swamp of Titan's Blooms stands a towering plant with no equal in the Second Citadel. It is in parts tree, fern, beanstalk, and a single gigantic flower -- and it is the Keep from which Lord Arum watches over his Swamp.

No human has ever seen the labyrinthine interior of this Keep until today. When Rilla awakens in the Keep she will come face-to-face with things she'd never dreamed she'd see, magical artifacts and creatures and mysteries that tie deep into the workings of the very universe... but unless she can find a way to escape, she may be the only human to ever learn of them.

Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your journey.

(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description.)

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"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba: http://ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657

“snap_3.wav” by Snapper4298 https://freesound.org/people/Snapper4298/sounds/177494/

“185071__oneirophile__swamp-gas-bubbling_Cleaned.wav” by dheming https://freesound.org/people/dheming/sounds/198300/

“swamp frogs.wav” by Tomlija https://freesound.org/people/Tomlija/sounds/99193/

“spring peepers at night” by pfranzen https://freesound.org/people/pfranzen/sounds/387514/

“Prehistoric Marsh with Birds, Insects, and Reptilian Creatures” flood-mix https://freesound.org/people/flood-mix/sounds/413343/

“Handling a Rubber Mask” by harveyjnz https://freesound.org/people/harveyjnz/sounds/360379/

“inhuman screech.wav” by Wolfsinger https://freesound.org/people/Wolfsinger/sounds/25713/

“rustling_leaves.wav” by laurenmg95 https://freesound.org/people/laurenmg95/sounds/386667/

“squeaky toy.wav” by nsstudios https://freesound.org/people/nsstudios/sounds/321099/

“Bomb – small” by Zangrutz https://freesound.org/people/Zangrutz/sounds/155235/

“drip2.wav” by PhreaKsAccount https://freesound.org/people/PhreaKsAccount/sounds/46268/

“Traditional Eastern instrument Kaval - improvisation played by Boris Todorovic.aif” by Tomlija https://freesound.org/people/Tomlija/sounds/110332/

“Key_Chimes_02_Light-Shake.wav” by dheming https://freesound.org/people/dheming/sounds/190134/

“Drips_rapid.wav” by zimbot https://freesound.org/people/zimbot/sounds/395180/

“growing_plant.wav” by MaxDemianAGL https://freesound.org/people/MaxDemianAGL/sounds/131050/

“Rumble loop 10s” by unfa https://freesound.org/people/unfa/sounds/258339/

“Grass Footstep 1.wav” by morganpurkis https://freesound.org/people/morganpurkis/sounds/384643/

“Grass Footstep 2.wav” by morganpurkis https://freesound.org/people/morganpurkis/sounds/384652/

“Grass Footstep 3.wav” by morganpurkis https://freesound.org/people/morganpurkis/sounds/384651/

“Sword Block” by LukeSharples https://freesound.org/people/LukeSharples/sounds/209096/

“Breaking_Ice_01.wav” by dheming https://freesound.org/people/dheming/sounds/268023/

“Bottle & Gulps.wav” by yadronoff https://freesound.org/people/yadronoff/sounds/320381/

“Sword Slash Attack” by qubodup https://freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/184422/

“Bodyfall (mixed)” by EFlexTheSoundDesigner https://freesound.org/people/EFlexTheSoundDesigner/sounds/372224/

“Foliage_Rustling_001.wav” by duckduckpony https://freesound.org/people/duckduckpony/sounds/204030/

“breaking branches.wav” by Zbyhek https://freesound.org/people/Zbyhek/sounds/167488/

“destruction, wooden, A.wav” by InspectorJ https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/352513/

Trigger Warnings:

Sudden loud noises
Depictions of xenophobia
Slavery and forced incarceration
Explosions
Insects, spiders, lizards
Violence and threats of violence
Death, mortality, and illness
Claustrophobic and dark spaces
Violence towards animals
Deception and gaslighting

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