We talk about ourselves, our characters, the world we are going to play in and how this band of misfits found themselves all messed up and scattered to the winds. Laughs and learns. Hope you love listening to us talk as much as we do.

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If a mysterious man offered you a second shot at your Destiny and all you had to do was “eat what I’ve got in this box”, you’d definitely do it.

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A beguiling ghost barmaid, a screaming spider creature chef, and a living war game later The Nearlies continue to explore the Inn of Inn’s and find a threadbare legend. Careful who you startle awake. Then, without warning, the story’s first Quest comes to an end, and another begins. Something deep and dark is happening beneath the inn and those crackpots outside can’t be trusted with the secrets under the Sacred Tavern, so the Nearlies head down below and their uncertain futures begin, as many heroes traditionally have… killing giant rats in a basement.

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At last The Nearlies have their hero crests and embark on the first official quest as members of the Guild and it’s an absolute industry standard: Giant Rats in the Basement. Unfortunately for our friends there ARE a couple of twists, the title is a lie. Most significantly that these rats have been corrupted by one of the world ending horrors called The Glorious and are mutating more and more horrifically with each passing hour. It’s an extermination for much more than property value! Let’s mash em up!

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So the previous episode title was a lie. There are always twists to every quest even seeming classics like “deal with the rat problem in the basement.” Especially when said rats have been corrupted by cosmos corrupting horrors called The Glorious. The Gloryspawn rats have been twisted into everything people fear about rats. They are ravenous, they are swarming, they are diseased… and even bits and pieces of myths about rats are getting gobbled up into the rats “myth-bodies” spawning tangled together Rat Princes. It’s a flipping mess. So call Charlie Kelly, roll up your pants and get your rat sticks ready because this might take some serious bashing. But beware, these rats will bash back and even if our heroes make it through the Rat Carnage vs. Giant Fire Swan showdown… don’t you feel like something is watching? Something ancient and poisonous and with a name that strikes fear into commoner and king alike? Actually, it’s probably fine. I’m sure the Manticore won’t be an issue. The Speaker probably just put it down here for ambience.

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Oh man… this is a bloody, nasty throw down against some INCREDIBLY unpleasant creatures. The whole episode is turtle monster murder. I thought this was a nice story about odd people making friends and learning to accept themselves while striving for second chances. I was wrong. This is a tale of carnage, blood shed, and half shell massacres atop giant lily pads. The battle for Lily Pad Grotto most certainly goes down. First Splinter, now the Turtles… someone call and wish our condolences to April. Also! Another group of adventurers has entered the cellar from below! Hear the first half of their story in this episodes “book ends”. They had WAY less fun.

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Scott Buckley - Reperateur https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/reparateur/
Scott Buckley - Computations in a Snowstorm https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/computations/ Scott Buckley - Clarion https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/clarion/
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The vanquished Muck MudTurtles carcasses sink to the bottom of Lily Pad Grotto and the world is better for the lack of obstinance and vitriol, but sadly, there’s always a bigger Turtle out there. With the upper levels of the Sacred Tavern cellar cleared of monsters, the depths await, but not before they tie up the very scary little loose end of The Manticore, but they choose a somewhat unconventional route. That is quickly becoming our brand. Non conventional and convoluted solutions to fantasy adventurer problems. And in our “bookends”, we continue the troubled story of Inverted World adventurers entered the cellar from below with BONUS Turtle murder!

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At last the Nearlies go to do the thing that they were made for. The test run reaches its climax and we see if the Sacred Curses can stand up to the Great Awe of the Glorious and their loyal Herald. The first round of this battle is not fought in the flesh, or even in the mind, but in the soul, and the stakes are higher than death. The Nearlies psyche’s are strained to bursting by a vile and cunning force… but somehow we still manage to laugh our asses off through pretty much the whole episode. Sometimes when the night closes in, the pain seems too much to bear, just have a fucking laugh right in the face of the void itself. Begin Arc 1 Climax! Pretend like we knew what was going to happen! HERE WE GO!

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An evil thing wants to be a god. The Nearlies say no. Sometimes you win to lose. Sometimes you lose to win. Arc 1 ends with a bang and a whimper.

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What remains of the Hall of Heroes has taken the Nearlies to what remains of their Trans-realm headquarters for evaluation and interrogation. Fears over what battling something as contaminated as a Glorious might do to the groups Sacred Curses spurs an excess of caution and a good amount of outright suspicion. Not exactly treated like the hard fought victory, it becomes clear to the group that they are test subjects and are being sized up by one of Faritall’s very most powerful people: The Guildmaster. I’m sure they will totally respect his might and authority.

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This one is all about presents, gifts, and treasures. Ones you take, ones you give, ones you didn’t expect and the ones you saw coming a mile away. Recovering from how flipping real things got when confronted with real evil The Nearlies then got a BIG Quest dropped on them by the Guildmaster: Locate the most powerful, famous and important adventurers in all the realms, a band of young women who turned famous curses and enchantments into powerful weapons, The Damsels! Seems like kindred spirits to us.

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The Nearlies are rattled at the loss of a friend, but find they have many unexpected allies rallying to their side. A powerful member of the Circle of Wizards named Izarizel the Fair has pledged to guide and aid the group and seems to have some means to do so. I mean, she’s the proud owner of a gigantic magical tree that’s even bigger on the inside and filled with enchanted furniture, an extensive magical library and all manner of strange secrets. The tree even has some means of traveling on its own… can anyone say Roaming Base!? Meanwhile both the Nearlies and Grandma Ninnian make plans and preparations for a trip to one of Faritalls most dangerous realms.

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Scott Buckley - The Things That Keep Us Here https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/the-things-that-keep-us-here/
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The journey down The One Way Road to make contact with the remnants of the Guild of Heroes begins. It becomes clear, pretty quickly, that something capital B, Bad went down.

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The Nearlies journey, wherever they should choose to take it, is starting to seem like it will be walked on two paths simultaneously. The obvious journey in the external world is wild enough, but it is becoming apparent that The Nearlies and their Sacred Curses take up a lot of mystical interior spaces as well. Dreams, white trees, dead friends haunt them pleasantly and offer up new and expanding power. All the while, they can’t shake the feeling of something darker waiting beneath the surface… oh well, probably nothing. Let us see which way these trees within trees grow! Also featuring the difficult first day of the Wizard Taggins Lebrass.

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Scott Buckley - Life Is https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/life-is/
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A brief reflection on the creation of this show and what it, and all of your support, has meant to us.

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Don’t you just love a home base? The Nearlies are making themselves at home in Izarizel the Fair’s enchanted tree, which will be their base of operations for the foreseeable future. How can they use this tree as a base, when they need to travel ALL over the realms to locate the Damsels? Why, the tree is just full of surprises. While they travel the low road, we run into our first Patreon twist of fate! Where a patron has helped concoct a very special series of encounters just for them and, in the bookends, meet Val’s Sacred Curse.

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This is a collaboration episode with our friends at Podcast Without an Audience! A podcast where Carey Ann Watkins and Allison Easly discuss two different, interesting topics and try to find out if everything really is connected. In this episode Carey Ann and Allison selected the prompts and concepts behind our nocturnal somnadventuring! Enjoy a night at a mysterious Dreamland theater where an evening's performance is about to begin...
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Among the Land of Un’s greatest beings are the Seven Sisters. The Ladies of the Wood, Lake, Mountain, Sea, Below and Tapestry and the youngest sister, the Mourning Lady. She who weeps for us all and walks the swamps and moors of all worlds crying for all those who must die. A temple to this mysterious goddess is discovered sunken deep beneath the earths surface. So…. there’s loot in here right? Also featuring some info on the process and origin of the Witch of the Wild’s Sacred Curse, told by The Cunning Woman herself.

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Having traversed beneath several kingdoms and hundreds of miles within Izarizel’s Tree, the Nearlies arrive at the Outskirts of the Grimmwood, a place steeped in superstition, danger and ancient evils. Every witch, were and wampire you’ve ever heard of dwells somewhere within the depths of this twilight forest, and even though their journey takes them just around this Elder Forests outskirts, they would be wise to be indoors before dark and not answer the door afterwards. But luckily they have plenty of daylight to reach Mudrack Hollow… although, with the Sun in its injured state… how long can it hold onto the sky?

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One should not travel the roads around the Grimmwood, even here on the outskirts, after dark. By ancient compact, after nightfall, all ways, become the wolf’s ways… With the sun injured, it cannot hold the sky and night catches The Nearlies off guard. The sounds of the wolven hunters attempting to enforce the “toll of flesh” upon travelers after dark has lead to a surprise reunion, but will Grandma Ninn and granddaughter Gwendylyn be together again? Or will they reunite only within the stomach of the wolves of Grimmwood? After they draw the attention of the woods gigantic She-Wolf, the latter becomes much more likely.

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Valeriana has survived a trip through the inner world of The Great She wolf, liberating herself by axe into a blood rebirth in a moonlit field through the wolf’s side… however the danger was not over and the Nearlies, who quickly rushed to her side, have stirred the attention and hunger of a pack of night-kin. Pursued by “Kindly Voices” they make it to the relative safety of the town of Thistleberry Hollow, also called Mudrack Hollow depending on which distant liege lord’s claims and maps you follow. The boogey-men, however, do not respect the boundaries of ANY map and set upon the village… will the Nearlies, with help from a very unlikely “night kin hunter” named Nozie Bindleweather, and her unorthodox feline based hunting methods, be able to protect the village from the things that go bump in the night?Also features a check in with Martin’s Sacred Curse, the dangerous and unstable Sirque.



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Thistleberry Hollow is just your average Faritall town. The pixies can be heard chirping from the pixie apiary, tavern music rolls gently out of the pubs, the baker is already up making healing-jam pastries and the gigantic crashed pirate ship's mast-heads creak in the evening breeze. Just your average town and a night gone quiet after the murderous invading night-kin were hunted down by The Nearlies and the local cat lady. The party splits up for some evening activities and conversations and meet two pirates, John Vomit and Phlegm McCalister, a barkeep with a really obvious wig and enjoy the evening in this simple slice of Faritall life episode.

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And then at long last, The Nearlies went to bed. Strange dreams and fitful sleep later, they head into a town that will never ever be the same, though not all of them even remember all of the impacts they made on the village due to some heavy drinking. (Check out these Sidequests on Patreon!) The weak light of day follows them as they determine the way to Applejack’s ancestral home and head into the quickly darkening wood not knowing that things are going to be getting very dark, for an unknown time to come.

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The Nearlies trek along The One Way Road continues to put the “random” in “random encounters”. Around the edge of the idyllic landscapes darkness stirs and bad folk have begun to notice the Heroes absence and the resulting power vacuum. Tune in for the chills, the thrills, and the very first kills on this weeks episode!

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The Nearlies are powerful, there’s no question about that. They have rare and powerful spells, some strong enchanted weapons, and their Wizard is an expert tactician. Not only that, but their blood courses with ancient, endless Sacred Curses. These things are true, but all these things are also music to the ears of the nightmare they are about to face. This ancient hero has slain many famous heroes, some of them you’ve probably heard of. Let’s hope he doesn’t add our cast to the list.

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Reaching the storied home of the Applejack family; lumberjacks, carpenters and owners of one of Faritall’s finest apple orchards. Patriarch Otax Applejack long ago remarried after his first wife, an enchanted tree in human form, left her husband to return to the Sacred Grove deep in the Grimmwood. The man’s heart never mended and he was often long away, leaving his daughters at the mercy of Stepmother Elidda Peregrine-Applejack, a cruel hearted woman, as is tradition of stepmothers in certain regions of the Lands of Un. Many of their former mentors old associates have gathered to pay their final respects… unfortunately most of them are not her beloved allies, but her bitter enemies. Painful history, family secrets and dangerous people… welcome to the wake.

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The Nearlies say what needs to be said. Ghosts, there are many on these ancient grounds, may be listening, but what they share is for one another. The spreading, well rubbing, of ashes due to a bit of a misunderstanding on Martin’s part, is a time honored and sacred tradition among many peoples, and in this instance has some unexpected results. Later they investigate a club house refuge for a girl with a wicked stepmother, an enchanted father, and a wayward mother. Then, the first course of what, judging by the nefarious guest list, is sure to be a significant funerary dinner.

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The Nearlies sit at dinner with some of Faritall’s most dangerous people. Every which way the conversation turns dangerous secrets are revealed, old grudges are uncovered, and brewing danger presents itself. Deadly consequences await behind every wrong answer and lurk at the bottom of every glass. Toast to the dead, try to stay alive.

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The last course is served at Applejack Manor. Elidda makes her move, breaks the Covenant of the Hearth and blood will spill. The wake may yet turn back into a funeral and something new and terrible arises out of a horrid act of wickedness. Family is forever… and sometimes a long while after that.

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The Fey break the long standing armistice with mankind and settle old scores in night attacks all across the Grimmwood Outskirts. One such unlucky community is that of Thistleberry Hollow. The forces of the Queen of Spite, La Vee’el La Fey unleash the queen’s favored war-beast, the Lionflower Alraune on the village turning its walls and barricades into a cage of biting carnivorous roses and fey knights swarm in on dragonfly wing and unleash The Fomorian on the hapless citizens. A long and bloody night begins as the Nearlies rush to the village looking to save friends and family. By morning nothing and no one will be left unscarred.

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In an ironic twist, The Nearlies rush to the rescue of their would-be rescuers: Grandma Ninnian and the other Chimerites from Brill Thistle. All manner of deadly Fey swarm the village, killing any who resist and rounding up those who surrender. The Black Iron Fomorian stomps about in the dark and a gigantic Alraune encircles the town, invading and infesting the dead… soon to bloom into mindless killers as the evil seeds take root. Time is of the essence and time is running out. The sky fills with ashes and cinders, and the flame pixies wheel over head, filling the night with cruel laughter…

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Kel Under the Waters has found the Nearlies and against such a foe they may have no hope. A desperate scramble to escape and survive, using shared pasts, wild lies and painful truths are all deployed. An evil legend rises. An old legend ends. When caught in the crosswinds of great myths, just hold on and try to survive the storm.

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Things in nature that are dangerous: poison thorns, spreading flames, carnivorous plants. Things with natures that are dangerous: pirates, skin-stealers, mighty trolls. They are all here and more, deadly and wild is the name of the game as The Nearlies desperately seek to enact their plan to save the surviving villagers in Thistleberry Hollow from a terrible curse. Standing in their way is a swath of the Lionflower Alraune, miles and miles of deadly flesh eating roses controlled by devious blood drinking fairies. At least the battle will smell nice.

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The Nearlies missed their first shot at being heroes. Destiny has come around again and here’s another chance. Unfortunately this second chance comes with a suicide mission attached. A swarm of fey knights, Carver the Cruel, General Hacket Bloody Branches, a cabal of blood drinking fairies casting a wicked curse and the terrifying black Iron Fomorian, stand between them and rescue of the survivors of Thistleberry and the thwarting of whatever evil spell the fairies seek to cast. The rescue mission involves unreliable pirates, a ton of pixie dust, a ship in a bottle, and conjuring blood rain… it’s going to be a wild ride to the finish! Nobody said second chances were easy!

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The Nearlies push their luck with some deadly magical flora and are witness to (and are almost crushed beneath) a once in a century migration, come too early as The Glorious attack makes refugees out of some of Faritall’s largest residents.

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Having finished our first season we look back on the triumphs and failures of the Nearlies inaugural outings. We also answer some questions from our fans on discord! We hope you enjoy this talkback and we can't wait to see you in Season 2!

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While the Nearlies fought to save the people of Thistleberry Hollow, another group of heroes were just setting out to join the effort to recover from the Glorious attack. Retired heroes from Faritall's past are summoned to the Sacred Temple of Inns and Taverns just in time to uncover a plot by the Crimson Cavaliers to attack the Sacred Tavern, and the would-be heroes gathered there! Thankfully Hurdy Spweedow, Billins Knothole, H.A.L., and The Barricade are no strangers to battle!

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The Truberoughs go toe to toe with the Crimson Cavaliers and the blood stone sorcerer Cazan Kazuul. Can they free the prisoners and defeat Kazuul in time to warn the Sacred Tavern of the impending attack?!

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The Truberoughs must traverse the plains of Gehenna and reach the Sacred Tavern in time to mount a defense against the pending attack. With the crimson cavaliers on the horizon can they rally the Heroes Guild and the aspirant heroes in line to stand and fight for the future of Faritall?

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The Truberoughs plans are laid and the final battle is underway! Can our heroes repel the vicious onslaught and prove to the aspirants assembled that victory in the face of impending doom is possible? Thank you for coming along with us on this interlude story arc! Could've Been Heroes Season 2 premiers November 16th!

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Teaser for Season 2 of Could've Been Heroes! Arc 1: A Thorn in the Heart premiering soon!

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Season 2 Premier: The last thing they remember, they saved the day… and then something went terribly wrong. Martin Sirque did something bad, though he doesn’t remember doing it. It was starting to seem like he had someone living inside his head, turns out it wasn't just a scary malevolent entity in there, it was a whole nightmare carnival. How quickly rescuing the villagers of Thistleberry Hollow from vengeful fey aboard a make-shift pixie dust powered airship turns into a spiraling crash into the Grimmwood itself and waking within the twisted mind of one of your companions. Classic setup.

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The Nearlies have become trapped within the darkest parts of Martin’s mind. Someone or something has built a whole dark carnival within, and invited other dark forces inside. The Nearlies search for a way out of this scary surreal dream space, but the Impresario of the Evil Circus of the Mind wants to finally meet them face to face to face to face…

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The Nearlies have escaped the dark recesses of Martin’s mind and the evil entity that dwells there. A powerful rune now binds the evil within and gives Martin a very unique forehead accessory to boot. The Nearlies find that several days have passed and the survivors of Thistleberry have fortified the glen their makeshift airship crashed in against the terrors of the Grimmwood, but that they are just barely holding on… Unfortunately the Nearlies alliance with one another has become similarly tenuous.

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The Glen, the camp of refugees clinging to survival are overjoyed and filled with relief to see The Nearlies, the Saviors of Thistleberry return. However if they knew how close to fraying the group actually is, they might not be so pleased. Lavaleen Crest has learned the egg she traded away to the magical trickster Noddigaster has indeed hatched and produced a daughter who is being held by unknown parties somewhere in the Grimmwood. Martin has bound “the other guy” that lives in his head, but fears for his friends and his sanity, how long can the monster be kept at bay? Can the group learn to lean on one another? Do they have a choice?

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The Nearlies, having turned a potential flattening into a friendly chat, move into the last leg of their trip down the legendary One Way Road. Upon reaching their destination, however, they find the Sacred Temple of Inns and Taverns, Faritall’s preeminent launching ground for heroes and adventurers, in a state they had not expected...

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Having tracked down Martin and Lavaleen, the Nearlies are accosted by the Snatcher-Grabber. A hideous spider-like creature of pulp and doubt, with an inside more horrible than its outside. Should they survive there are many fences to be mended, and secrets to divulge, if our heroes are to move forward as a united front.

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Noddigaster, brother of famed Mr. Stiks, granted Queen Lavaleen’s request to go free, for the price of the Swan Maiden’s unhatched egg. Apparently a dark force in the Grimmwood is purchasing princesses. Not only does “missing princesses” match exactly the vitally important members of The Damsels that the Nearlies have been tasked to find, but things have become very personal for Lavaleen and her friends having learned this egg has indeed hatched a daughter. To find out exactly who, where and why they now travel to Noddigaster’s home to beat the details out of him if needed.

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The Nearlies press on through Noddigaster’s trapped fairy-grounds, past bridge troll and fairy maze and dangers seen and unseen. Life, and therefore stories, are full of unintended consequences. Everything you do, does something. Everything you take, costs something. Everyone you meet, you change. Some steps we take are momentous and can change our whole lives. The trick is knowing which are which. Be careful where you put your foot down.

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The Nearlies have reached their destination, the home of the fairy trickster Noddigasterabroboligalante (spelled exactly as it sounds). Within they find a lovely young woman named Jane who has long toiled at the spinning wheel turning straw into gold… Can they unweave the lies and tricks of Noddigaster and force from him to reveal the location of the captured princesses, including Lavaleen’s own daughter?

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