It is dusk in the valley of Dela-rün, where you are finishing up an archaeological excavation. The tales of this strange land, and its ancient fertility ritual, have excited you for years. But the locals say it's not safe to stay out after dark, that men become possessed by the spirits of their ancestors. Now, as the shadows stretch over the valley, your dig partner eyes you strangely. You will need to run to the top of Conception Hill if you are to escape his primeval desire...

This episode contains quite a few sound effects, most of which were sourced from CC0 and royalty-free sounds available on Freesound and MuseHub. Additional sounds provided by the audio creators JustForMeAudio and She_Wears_Shadows.

Music for this audio was sourced from Freesound, including the following CC0 tracks: Peaceful Ambiance Music by TheoJT, Dark Thriller Atmo Amb and Dark Synth Drone by szegvari, Angry Drone 6 by nomiqbomi, Mystery And Thriller Music by akisloukas, Something is coming by MarieCaron, Kick Beat by NBRUMZK, Orchestral Suspense Loop by awrmacd, The Chase by Inavision.

The two tracks featured in the episode's introduction are available via Pixabay's Free To Use license: Nostalgia by William_King and Clean Lofi Minimal Retro Mindfulness Peaceful Music by REDproductions.

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