Through the Balcony

Sometimes the answer to a question leaves the world feeling different than it did before you heard it.  Events of the past can suddenly twist into new shapes and things can make a new, horrifying kind of sense.  2.4.1. Drinks, Bitsy, and Xanithia emerged from beneath the frozen wastes of the Greyfrost seat burdened with more than they had bargained for.  Needing to find their way back to Jarmaulk...

Continuing on our  usual tradition, to commemorate the break between story arcs it is time for another Episode Zero! As our heroes have made their way though the treacherous land of Cairith they have not gone unnoticed, having drawn the attention of the Blind Goddess Selanna, and the Great Wolf Kentha.  Not much escapes their Sight. This episode summaries the events of The Old Gods' Legacy arc fro...

Some announcements from us for the (near) beginning of 2020: "Hello everyone!  It has been about a year since I’ve done an update like this, but there’s a lot going on so I wanted to let everyone know what we’ve been up to.  First off, before we get to anything, I want to thank you for being a part of what we do.  Sharing these stories is something I’ve really come to enjoy, so thank you for being...

The entire reason that the adventurers from N'drin set foot in Cairith in the first place was to find answers.  Answers to questions that even the gods and fates could not, or would not give.  And now, after all this time in this frozen lands they find themselves on the doorstep of their goals.  The temple of the old gods, and the spirit of winter herself, await.  What they learn could very well c...

Now having a clear path before them, the adventurers from N'drin have a few loose ends to tie up in Anuvale before they make the inevitable jump to Varith and take the treacherous road to the rarely traveled wastes north east of the city.  Once their business was done, and those that needed to be on their way to other places were well away, there was no more reason to wait.  Time to head to the Fr...

It has been a long path to get 2.4.1. Drinks to where they are.  It started with their meeting with Pelannia in the ruins of the city of Freygarde, where Selanna charged Kizzy to prove herself by aiding the blind Champion.  Then across countless miles of snow choked roads, and ice clogged straits, to the city of Farglenn, the Eastwatch mines, and beneath.  All of that to arrive here, on the precip...

Having stuck up an unlikely alliance thanks to the efforts of their resident cleric, the adventurers from N'drin find themselves heading deeper into the Eastwatch mines.  As the Solstice strikes, the moonstone door at the heart of the mines swings open, allowing the group to enter; the first group in fifteen hundred years to be able to do so.  The answers to what Sutven wants here, and what happen...

Now that the Ebonfort has been retaken, there is no time to waste for 2.4.1. Drinks.  The solstice is rapidly approaching, but their clever use of magic, and pushing themselves to their limit, is the only hope they have for arriving in time to thwart whatever plans the necromancer has.  The Eastwatch mines loom before them, and it is time to make a plan to move forward until one of the group takes...

Having followed the Champion of Selanna across nearly half of the continent of Cairith, the Adventurers from N'drin have finally arrived at the city of Farglenn just in time to get mixed up in the threat posed by a Necromancer that had managed to cripple the defenses of the city.  Teaming up with a local captain and her twin brother, the only path froward seems to be to attempt to retake the fortr...

If Cairith has anything going for it, it's truth in advertising: the adventurers from N'drin have found nothing but cold and ghosts since arriving.  As they made their way across the Straits of Khada on their way to Farglenn the group had to deal with a ghost that had possess both Thyme and Kizzy in an attempt to seek revenge.  In the aftermath of that, the party must regather themselves and prepa...

After returning to Khadena, the task assigned to them by the High Priestess now completed, 2.4.1. Drinks (And Bitsy(And Xani)) now turn their attention to following the Champion of Selanna as she makes her way to Farglenn in response to a summons from the Captain of the guard there indicating troubles in the nearby mines.  Trouble enough to require a Champion's aid. Music in this episode is: "Tell...

The work of the past months have come to fruition: The tombs, the amulets, and the symbols.  All of them are about to come together as 2.4.1. Drinks (and Bitsy) prepare to accompany Rastin deep into the ruins and beyond the door he has never been able to open.  All in the hopes that he can make right the wrong that happened on his watch fourteen years before and restore Princess Amaya from her cur...

After a battle against the demons that lurked hungrily in the abandoned goblin city beneath the Teeth of Akkenia, the party decided to take a quick rest before continuing on their way deeper into the mountain towards Bereteth's Tomb, and hopefully the clue that Rastin sent them here to find. Music in this episode is: "Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attributi...

In this week's throwback episode we see 2.4.1. Drinks continue on their mission to gain access to the tomb of the third, and final, eternal King Bereteth.  According to Rastin the tomb lies somewhere beneath the Aarakocran city of Broken Aerie.  Hoping that by speaking with the leader of an incoming trade caravan from the mountain-bound city they can gain passage there, the group readies themselve...

Welcometo the throwback episodes (finally)!  In the first ever recorded episode of Through the Balcony, our still fairly new party of adventurers prepare to go to Cajas in search of a way to find the tomb of the third, and final, Eternal King of Akkenia.  First there is a little bit of business to take care of in Jarmaulk before they get underway. Music in this episode is: "Teller of Tales" by Kev...

Having now completed their task of delivering the letter to Selanna's Champion Pelannia, they learned that there was trouble stirring in another part of Cairith.  After a late night meeting the Selanna herself, Kizzy had been charged to prove herself to the solemn goddess and agreed to aid her Champion as best she could.  As the morning dawns she asks the rest of 2.4.1 Drinks (And Bitsy and Xanith...

The Bastion of Souls was a place that few dared to venture near, let alone into.  Only the followers of Selanna seemed willing to do so.  However, it seemed that 2.4.1. Drinks would have to do the same if they were to make good on their deal with High Priestess Adonna.  The city was a ghost along the coastline, hollow and empty and cloaked in a cold glow from the mist that eternally shrouded them....

After the excitement in the woods outside of Port Erris, the party finds rest for the night now joined by the lone survivor of the attempted ambush.  In Port Erris there were answers waiting for Thyme and the others in the halls of the God Doyma, and farther down the road was the Bastion of Souls... Music in this episode is: "Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By A...

Hello, I have some announcements for you to cover the last month and more and talk about what's coming down the road.  For those of you who are listening it should be quick, for those that would prefer to read I have that for you too! "First and foremost thank you all for tuning in to this little announcement.  I just wanted to take a quick chance to explain what all has been going on behind the s...

The adventurers from now distant Kell spend some time getting better acquainted with a few members of the Pack before their meeting with High Priestess Adonna.  After accepting a simple task from her, the party heads south deeper into Cairith and directly into an oncoming storm as they pressed on towards their goal. Music in this episode is: "Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creat...

The divided party makes their way towards Cairith: Kizzy meeting with the man that raised her, Grenden Beardripper and setting them up travel with a member of one of the Packs of Kentha; Thyme visiting his parent's grave with his old guardian Orlessa Ardenveil, Champion of Selanna.  Seeking guidance and answers as they head that way, the goal of Cairith is soon in sight. Music in this episode is:...

So, once again we come to an episode where something went horribly, terribly wrong.  This time we succeeded in pushing the record button, at least, but we had a faulty cable in the setup that made the audio... rough, to say the least.  So we got together and did another recap similar to the one we did at the end of the last arc so that you can at least get the gist of what happened.  However, if a...

Making good on their efforts to help Abal had earned 2.4.1. Drinks and their new companion Xanithia the chance to revisit the ruins beneath Jarmaulk.  First in hopes of giving Xani a chance to see some of the kinds of magic they had been dealing with, since she appeared to be studying it as well, and to see if they could uncover anything more.   Music in this episode is: "Teller of Tales" by Kevin...

Knowing that the time to meet with Olek's old childhood friend Shivan is drawing nearer, 2.4.1 Drinks, Bitsy, and Xanithia, make a plan to cover Olek while that meeting takes place, just in case she decides to put him in danger.  Even prepared as they were, it turns out that she still had some tricks up her sleeves that can catch them off guard, including a familiar set of claws.   Music in this e...

After arriving in their second home in Jarmaulk, the members of 2.4.1. Drinks (And Bitsy), now joined by the blue-haired, elven sorceress, Xanithia Moonsnow, look into a very nearly deadly incident that took place while they were away.  They called on all of their resources, new and old, to solve the problem.  First, however, Olek had to answer a challenge to prove himself and hopefully not die tr...