A traveler is given a blessing and a curse, and both give rise to a most fearsome and extraordinary new creature.
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[Video description: 59 seconds. Scanned watercolor painting. An armored knight riding a horse at center bottom joins several others who are streaming through a medieval town toward the top left of the image. Top right is the façade of a building with a gable roof, with another building and a tower behind it. To its left at a three-quarters angle are three more buildings. The small shapes of people are seen on the road and in doorways. In the far distance, two streams of dark smoke rise. Between them, a dragon’s head and outstretched wings rise from behind hills. In the center of town, small figures are seen between the stone and wood buildings. Watermark of the word “storyfeather” lays over the image. Title card over the image displays “Podcast Episode” and “Genre: Fantasy” The words fade away, replaced by the story’s title. The title recedes. Subtitles appear in time with music and narration at the bottom: “There are flames in the distance. There is a dragon in the distance. We must ride out to meet him. It is said that the first dragon was born of hatred. And all of the things that follow hatred. Envy and greed. Bloodlust. It is said that the first dragon was born from a person, right here in this very village. It is said that the first dragon was born of a curse. A curse that was meant to save, for some curses can save.” Website URL displays at bottom right & fades at end as a text box appears over image displaying the words, “Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, and so on. Or listen on my Podcast page at storyfeather.com.”]
Dragons of Verandering – Storyfeather
EXCERPT:
There are flames in the distance. There is a dragon in the distance. We must ride out to meet him.
It is said that the first dragon was born of hatred. And all of the things that follow hatred. Envy and greed. Bloodlust.
It is said that the first dragon was born from a person, right here in this very village. It is said that the first dragon was born of a curse. A curse that was meant to save, for some curses can save.
CREDITS
Story: “Dragons of Verandering” Copyright © 2016 by Nila L. Patel
Episode Art: “Verandering” Copyright © 2016 by Sanjay Patel
Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel
Music:
“Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)
Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)*
“Dark fields (seamless)”
“Deep”
“Once upon a time”
“Ex nihilo (seamless)”
“Sacrifice”
“Pitch black”
“Immortals (seamless)”
Music by Unnamed Artist(s)*
“Battle_1_normal (loop)”
“Medieval Track #2 (looped)”
*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.
Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and the unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket
Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy) and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com
Podcast hosting by Libsyn
For more podcast episodes, visit the Storyfeather Podcast page.
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Tags: BARON, BEGGAR, BLESSING, CURSE, DRAGON, HATRED, TRAVELER, VALOR, VER, VERANDERING, VICTORY, WARLOCK
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