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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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