Quest of Ruin

Descending into the secret vaults of Aiolin Sonrai, the party find answers, and much more... Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mould and fungus, mould squelch sfx, acid injury. Audio Sensitivity: Repeated grinding stone effects, 02:12 - 03:49. Cast List Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink “Binks” Fangsnor Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn Américo Congo...

The party arrive at what’s left of the Sonrai College, to find what answers they can. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, gaslighting, unreality/derealisation, mind control/influence, heavy vocal echo, blood loss, burning, severe injury. Cast List Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink “Binks” Fangsnor Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn Américo Congo as Vuri...

After leaving Kapulbaur, the party begins heading west. But an unseen obstacle stands in their path. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, gaslighting, unreality/derealisation, mind control/influence, heavy vocal echo, blood loss, burning, severe injury. Cast List Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink “Binks” Fangsnor Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn Améric...

Fyona has been found, but now the party must struggle to get back through the echoing caves. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, gang violence, child endangerment, familial abandonment, gaslighting, feeling used, bombs and explosion-related violence, heavy machine artillery, blood loss. Cast List Samantha Alexine as Em Fangsnor, Criminal Goblin 3 Ciel Barrie a...

Balink's little sister, Fyona, goes missing. The party investigates. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mention of gang violence, mention of child endangerment, familial abandonment, gaslighting, feeling used. Cast List Samantha Alexine as Em Fangsnor Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink “Binks” Fangsnor Elliott Brown as Mrs Fangsnor Catherine Cadogan as Aiolin's Mot...

While in Kapulbaur, the party decide to make a personal visit. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mention of bombs and explosion-related violence, mention of gang violence, mention of child endangerment, familial abandonment. Cast List Samantha Alexine as Em Fangsnor Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink “Binks” Fangsnor Elliott Brown as Mrs Fangsnor Gareth Cadogan as...

Reynard graciously gives the party a lucrative job, much to their confusion. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, indirect brief mention of bugs, gaslighting, generosity burnout, sleep deprivation, mention of bombs. Cast List Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink “Binks” Fangsnor Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn Américo Congo as Vurieth Quensin Matt McHugh...

Returning to the Mortal Realm, the party visit Burrowton, and meet again with Elloin Hillfoot. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, indirect brief mention of cults, indirect mention of child kidnapping, alcohol and excessive drinking/drunkenness, gaslighting, bugs. Cast List Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Mo...

The Library of Barad Angol hides a dark secret that has claimed Vurieth. Fortunately the others have a plan to get them back. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mention of blood drinking, book burning, indirect mention of alcohol. Cast List Anji Barrett-Chalk as Duliniel Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monr...

In an effort to learn more about what the ritual may have done to Vurieth, the party make a visit to the Fae Realm. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mention of blood drinking. Cast List Anji Barrett-Chalk as Duliniel Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn Américo Congo as Vurieth Quensin Bill Darby as Is...

With Vurieth suffering from the after-effects of the failed ritual, Yaela leads the party somewhere they might find help. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mention of blood drinking, mention of derealisation and sensory overload, mention of alcohol. Cast List Anji Barrett-Chalk as Duliniel Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink “Binks” Fangsnor Gareth Cadogan as Game...

The vampires continue with their plans for Vurieth, while the rest of the party scramble to find them. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, self-injury (cutting), blood drinking (force feeding & unwilling), growling creature audio, explosions / bomb-related violence. Cast List Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laet...

Unsettled by their stay in Fallersby, the party escape into the tundra, only to run into more danger. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mention of rotting food, mould and insects, growling creature audio, explosions/bomb related violence, blood drinking (unwilling and force-feeding), biting into flesh, description of injury. Cast List Evangelos Anastassatos...

Tesha leads the party to a lovely, charming, quaint, picturesque little village, seemingly untouched by the war. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mention of starvation, alcohol, mention of explosions/bomb-related violence, gaslighting, memory loss, mind control/influence, sexual content (occurs off-screen). Cast List Evangelos Anastassatos as Carrow Ciel Ba...

The party have uncovered the dark secret of Snowbury. Now it's up to them to destroy it. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mentions of cannibalism (not depicted on-screen, but a heavy theme), mentions of starvation, mentions of hanging (not depicted on-screen), explosions/bomb-related violence, gaslighting, memory loss. Cast List Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink...

Low on rations, the party agree to help out a mysterious stranger who is oddly fixated on a nearby town. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mention of starvation, accidental misgendering, rotted meat and flies, gagging/retching, mentions of cannibalism (not depicted on-screen, but a heavy theme), mentions of hanging (execution, not depicted on-screen), explos...

The party investigates an old, abandoned village by a lake, and discover that what happened there wasn't all because of the war. Cast List Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn Américo Congo as Vurieth Quensin Matt McHugh as Matt, Aiolin Skullfumpa Gina Moriarty as Gina Cassie Sheppard as Leah, Gorgon Victim Will Stephenson as Will Leah Tomkin...

Upon their return to Stonehelm, the party is pulled in to investigate a missing caravan, where what they thought impossible turns out to be all too real. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mention of slavery, mention of alcohol and tobacco, entrapment in small spaces / claustrophobia, classism, gaslighting, memory loss. Cast List Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink...

A hoard of gold and lost treasures lie buried beneath the mountain, but other secrets await our adventurers. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, object sentience, gaslighting, growling creature audio, audio warning for screech of distressed metal at 09:25 , mind control/influence, enchantment against characters' will, friendly fire/unintentional injuring of al...

The party travel to Stonehelm, the last elven city, to look for work. They get more than they bargained for when an ex-guard asks for help. Content Warnings Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, gaslighting, memory loss, mention of cults/cultists, mention of child kidnapping, mention of alcohol, fire, mention of starvation, mention of sibling death, explosions/bomb-related viole...

Rosie and Will run late to the game; and in Toor, the party work together to save a halfling girl from a cult. Content Warnings Eating/misophonia, cults, child abduction/kidnapping, fantasy discrimination, violence, building destruction, scared child, entrapment beneath debris, broken legs, money, ritualistic sacrifice mention, alcohol/excessive drinking mention, mention of war, mention of car acc...

The party bring back the grimoire from the necromancer's tower, but find it harder than they thought to sell it. Content Warnings Fantasy discrimination, implication of trafficking, undead/zombie mention, war mention, minor injuries, violence, alcohol mention, possession, mention of war, gaslighting, memory loss, theft mention, mention of bomb-related violence and injury. loss of body parts (finge...

Five tabletop roleplayers sit down with their illustrious Gamemaster to begin their new campaign. Meanwhile, in Toor, Laethar, Yaela and Balink seek additional help for their fetch quest at a necromancer's tower. Content Warnings Alcohol mention, fantasy discrimination, undead/zombies, derealisation/unreality/hallucinations, mention of parental death, mind control/influence, violence, minor injuri...

The players gather, Session Zero begins. The Quest is begun. Come and listen to our fortnightly dark fantasy fiction podcast following a band of adventurers as they attempt to survive what's left of the world of Toor and the creatures that dwell within. But be warned, shadowy forces are at work, and they all have their own goals. New episodes released on alternate Tuesdays, featuring a wide variet...

The War has been fought. All has been lost. What comes next? This is the pre-launch trailer for Quest of Ruin, where we see two of our heroes, Yaela and Laethar, in the aftermath of the War of Destruction. Quest of Ruin is a fortnightly dark fantasy fiction podcast following a band of heroes trying to survive a world all but destroyed. Join Laethar, Balink, Yaela, Aiolin and Vurieth as they journe...