The Orpheus Protocol

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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 Poetry Darren Curtis - Soul's Departure Proffeseur Y - La Maison De Paille Lon...

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 Darkness Three Chain Links - He Walks Three Chain Links - We're Not Alone Here... Meowstro 2.0 - Frosty Meadows ErikMMusic - Dust and Shadows Naoya Sakamata - Chemical Afterimage ErikMMusic...

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: Jos...

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 Hunter ROZKOL...

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 Vision Jason Shaw - Sneaky Snoo...

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 Moor Kevin MacLeod - Sneaky Adventure Alexander Nakarada - Foam Rubber K...

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 Captain Kevin MacLeod - Air Prelude Alexander Nakarada - Gjallar Kevin MacLeod - Aunt Tagonis...

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 - Nightshade Robocorpse - Still Gone zombie-fish - Dead City Darren Curtis -...

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 Over Darren Curtis - Labyrinth of Lost Dreams Myuu - The Unknown Kevin MacLeod - Bump in the Night Kevin MacLeod - Scheming Weasel Slower Kevin MacLeod - The House of Leaves Darren Cu...

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 - Smoldering Alexander Nakarada - Bachs Bouree In Celtic Minor Alexander Nakarada - Life of a Dog Blue Crystal Star - Drift Away Alexander Nakara...

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 Dawn Alexander Nakarada - Blood Eagle Alexander Nakarada -...

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 Ho...

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 Tagonist Headlighter - Dystopia Headlighter - City of Eternal Night DEgITx - Grim Reape...

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 One Kevin MacLeod - Scheming Weasel Slower Kevin M...

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 Effects Vincent Nuit - S...

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 It ROZKOL - Stay Quiet Michael O'Neill - ORPHEUS Webseries BGM ROZKOL - Darkness Crept R...

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 Substance Josh Woodward - Sleepy Thought (Instr...

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 Premises Kevin MacLeod - Awkward Meeting Three Chain Links - Something Pixelated This Way Comes DOS-88 - Pit Fighter Josh Woodward - I'm Letting Go (Instrumental V...

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 - Decay Kai Engel - Melted Wings Sergey Cheremisinov - Just Run Borrtex - Brave Alexander...