The Strangefells: The Death's Left Hand Series

Welcome back to season 5, episode 10!

This week: Evyn struggles with her trauma and takes a drastic step forward in getting her magick back.

For more information and a complete list of all ten of my books available now, visit my website at gwydionroyce.com or follow me on facebook and instagram @gwydionroyce.

Check out our Patreon for early and add free episodes and the exclusive all new show, Paradise Afterglow!

Find Trickster's Ashes, the first book in the dark reverse harem fantasy romance series, Primordial Embers, HERE

Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Thanks for listening!

Content Warning:

mature language and content

trauma response

desiderium (noun): an ardent longing, as for something lost

I used to be the top mercenary in the Strangefells. Now I’m mundane, vulnerable, and living on borrowed time.

A lesson I’m learning in spades? Powerlessness doesn’t mean peace. The King of the Unseelie is circling, but he’s only one of many waiting for my downfall.

But there is hope.

The Brotherhood of Levi, in their legendary madness, may hold the key to recovering my magick. It’s up to me to find answers, but the deeper I dig into the mystery, the worse everything gets. The answers lie in long lost knowledge and the Brotherhood’s hidden monastery, just for a start.

And all of it leads straight back to dark matter, which I’m quickly finding isn’t at all what I thought it to be.

Written and performed by Gwydion Royce

Sound design by Gwydion Royce

Cover art by Damonza.com

Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:

Aiyo/Dreaming Noir (Intro and Outro)

William Claeson/Last Cassette

Frigga/Do You Really Wanna Be In Love (Instrumental Version)

Ave Air/It's a High, High Tower

August Wilhelmsson/Cold Conclusion

Flouw/By Heart and Spirit

DEX 1200/Disillusioned Path

Loving Caliber/It Really Makes Me Wonder (Instrumental Version)

Additional SFX provided by Zapsplat.com

White Rabbit Lullaby: Desiderium Copyright ©️2026 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.

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Welcome to the premier episode of Primordial Embers! In case you missed it, we've got a new show that is currently five episodes in. You can find it on your favorite pod player! The Strangefells: Primordial Embers releases every Thursday. Find it HERE.

This week: We meet Meg on a search for something that will get her one step closer to completing her mission.

Trickster's Ashes is the first season of the Primordial Embers podcast. It's based on the (completed) Primordial Embers book series by Gwydion Royce. For the unedited story, check out the books, starting with Trickster's Ashes, HERE.

For more information and a complete list of all ten of my books available now, visit my website at gwydionroyce.com or follow me on facebook and instagram @gwydionroyce.

Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Check out our Patreon for early and add free episodes and the exclusive all new show, Paradise Afterglow!

Content Warnings:

mature language and content

monster chase

grim imagery

For more podcasts in the Strangefells universe, check out gwydionroyce.com or search The Strangefells on your podcast app of choice.

The Death's Left Hand series is a paranormal urban fantasy fiction podcast, and our exclusive show, Paradise Afterglow, is available on Patreon. Paradise Afterglow is a mix of urban fantasy, sci-fi, and paranormal dystopian that follows the lives of four characters facing the reality of never being able to return to the world they once knew.

About Trickster’s Ashes:

Everyone assumes time travel would be a gift… but I wonder if they’d feel the same way if they knew about the strings attached.

The only reason I exist is to help monsters escape from their prison. I’m a construct, forged from the ether and cosmic ash and given human form. My maker? The Titan, Kronos. I’m sure his reputation precedes him.

They never meant for their tool to have a mind of its own, to want a life outside of plotting a prison break from the most notorious dungeon in the seven hells. Tartarus.

Unfortunately for them, I’m not inclined to help. They got themselves locked away for good reason. At least that’s what I always thought. Now I’m second guessing everything I believed about my mission. The people I knew as allies are looking a lot like enemies, and those I was taught to view as an ultimate evil settle an unrest within me I’ve felt for a century.

What is this connection? Am I being fooled and manipulated, or is the truth altogether different? And if everything I thought I knew is a lie, who’s the real enemy?

Written and performed by Gwydion Royce

Sound design by Gwydion Royce

Cover design by Damonza.com

Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:

Aiyo/New Terrain (Intro and Outro)

Daniella Ljungsberg/Margin

Farrell Wooten/Devil's Waltz

Bonnie Grace/Now We Fight

Dream Cave/For Those Who Fight

Hampus Naeselius/Brave

Primordial Embers: Trickster's Ashes Copyright ©️2024 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.

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Welcome back to season 5, episode 9!

This week: Evyn's perilous state is made even more plain, and a formidable enemy makes their intentions known.

For more information and a complete list of all ten of my books available now, visit my website at gwydionroyce.com or follow me on facebook and instagram @gwydionroyce.

Check out our Patreon for early and add free episodes and the exclusive all new show, Paradise Afterglow!

Find Trickster's Ashes, the first book in the dark reverse harem fantasy romance series, Primordial Embers, HERE

Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Thanks for listening!

Content Warning:

mature language and content

dog barking

desiderium (noun): an ardent longing, as for something lost

I used to be the top mercenary in the Strangefells. Now I’m mundane, vulnerable, and living on borrowed time.

A lesson I’m learning in spades? Powerlessness doesn’t mean peace. The King of the Unseelie is circling, but he’s only one of many waiting for my downfall.

But there is hope.

The Brotherhood of Levi, in their legendary madness, may hold the key to recovering my magick. It’s up to me to find answers, but the deeper I dig into the mystery, the worse everything gets. The answers lie in long lost knowledge and the Brotherhood’s hidden monastery, just for a start.

And all of it leads straight back to dark matter, which I’m quickly finding isn’t at all what I thought it to be.

Written and performed by Gwydion Royce

Sound design by Gwydion Royce

Cover art by Damonza.com

Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:

Aiyo/Dreaming Noir (Intro and Outro)

IFCHAN/I Need You More (Intstrumental Version)

Stefan Ekström/Bad Vibrations

Additional SFX provided by Zapsplat.com

White Rabbit Lullaby: Desiderium Copyright ©️2026 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to season five!

This week: Evyn relives a memory from her past, an event that changed her life forever.

For more information and a complete list of all ten of my books available now, visit my website at gwydionroyce.com or follow me on facebook and instagram @gwydionroyce.

Check out our Patreon for early and add free episodes and the exclusive all new show, Paradise Afterglow!

Find Trickster's Ashes, the first book in the dark reverse harem fantasy romance series, Primordial Embers, HERE

Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Thanks for listening!

Content Warning:

mature language and content

substance abuse/recovery

desiderium (noun): an ardent longing, as for something lost

I used to be the top mercenary in the Strangefells. Now I’m mundane, vulnerable, and living on borrowed time.

A lesson I’m learning in spades? Powerlessness doesn’t mean peace. The King of the Unseelie is circling, but he’s only one of many waiting for my downfall.

But there is hope.

The Brotherhood of Levi, in their legendary madness, may hold the key to recovering my magick. It’s up to me to find answers, but the deeper I dig into the mystery, the worse everything gets. The answers lie in long lost knowledge and the Brotherhood’s hidden monastery, just for a start.

And all of it leads straight back to dark matter, which I’m quickly finding isn’t at all what I thought it to be.

Written and performed by Gwydion Royce

Sound design by Gwydion Royce

Cover art by Damonza.com

Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:

Aiyo/Dreaming Noir (Intro and Outro)

Gregory David/By the Palms

Luba Hilman/A Vision of Nothingness

Lupus Nocte/Astral

Wendel Scherer/Come the Morning

DEX 1200/Gravity of Fragile

Additional SFX provided by Zapsplat.com

White Rabbit Lullaby: Desiderium Copyright ©️2026 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to season 5, episode 7!

This week: It's time for Evyn to move back to the human world and start her quest to regain her magick.

For more information and a complete list of all ten of my books available now, visit my website at gwydionroyce.com or follow me on facebook and instagram @gwydionroyce.

Check out our Patreon for early and add free episodes and the exclusive all new show, Paradise Afterglow!

Find Trickster's Ashes, the first book in the dark reverse harem fantasy romance series, Primordial Embers, HERE

Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Thanks for listening!

Content Warning:

mature language and content

desiderium (noun): an ardent longing, as for something lost

I used to be the top mercenary in the Strangefells. Now I’m mundane, vulnerable, and living on borrowed time.

A lesson I’m learning in spades? Powerlessness doesn’t mean peace. The King of the Unseelie is circling, but he’s only one of many waiting for my downfall.

But there is hope.

The Brotherhood of Levi, in their legendary madness, may hold the key to recovering my magick. It’s up to me to find answers, but the deeper I dig into the mystery, the worse everything gets. The answers lie in long lost knowledge and the Brotherhood’s hidden monastery, just for a start.

And all of it leads straight back to dark matter, which I’m quickly finding isn’t at all what I thought it to be.

Written and performed by Gwydion Royce

Sound design by Gwydion Royce

Cover art by Damonza.com

Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:

Aiyo/Dreaming Noir (intro and outro)

Jakob Ahlbom/Fracture

Hanna Lindgren/End of a Dream

Hanna Lindgren/How Did We Get Here

Additional SFX provided by Zapsplat.com

White Rabbit Lullaby: Desiderium Copyright ©️2026 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to season 5, episode 6! *Note: This episode deals with issues that echo current events. Take care and check the content warnings below for more info.*

This week: Evyn finishes up her testimony in true Evyn fashion. Also, her fears of her vulnerability are realized, but she learns an important lesson in the process.

For more information and a complete list of all ten of my books available now, visit my website at gwydionroyce.com or follow me on facebook and instagram @gwydionroyce.

Check out our Patreon for early and add free episodes and the exclusive all new show, Paradise Afterglow!

Find Trickster's Ashes, the first book in the dark reverse harem fantasy romance series, Primordial Embers, HERE

Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Thanks for listening!

Content Warning:

mature language and content

politics

paranormal violence/blood

dog barking/snarling

desiderium (noun): an ardent longing, as for something lost

I used to be the top mercenary in the Strangefells. Now I’m mundane, vulnerable, and living on borrowed time.

A lesson I’m learning in spades? Powerlessness doesn’t mean peace. The King of the Unseelie is circling, but he’s only one of many waiting for my downfall.

But there is hope.

The Brotherhood of Levi, in their legendary madness, may hold the key to recovering my magick. It’s up to me to find answers, but the deeper I dig into the mystery, the worse everything gets. The answers lie in long lost knowledge and the Brotherhood’s hidden monastery, just for a start.

And all of it leads straight back to dark matter, which I’m quickly finding isn’t at all what I thought it to be.

Written and performed by Gwydion Royce

Sound design by Gwydion Royce

Cover art by Damonza.com

Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:

Aiyo/Dreaming Noir (intro and outro)

Farrell Wooten/Alterations

Aiyo/Mountains of Uttarakhand

Blackout Memories/At the Hospital

Mimmi Bangoura/4 Miles (Instrumental Version)

Additional SFX provided by Zapsplat.com

White Rabbit Lullaby: Desiderium Copyright ©️2026 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to season 5, episode 5! *Note: This episode deals with issues that echo current events. Take care and check the content warnings below for more info*

This week: Evyn gives her testimony and things get real, real quick.

Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Thanks for listening!

Content Warning:

mature language and content

politics

dog barking and snarling

For more information and a complete list of all seven of my books available now, visit my website at gwydionroyce.com or follow me on facebook and instagram @gwydionroyce.

Check out our Patreon for early and add free episodes and the exclusive all new show, Paradise Afterglow!

Find Trickster's Ashes, the first book in the dark reverse harem fantasy romance series, Primordial Embers, HERE

desiderium (noun): an ardent longing, as for something lost

I used to be the top mercenary in the Strangefells. Now I’m mundane, vulnerable, and living on borrowed time.

A lesson I’m learning in spades? Powerlessness doesn’t mean peace. The King of the Unseelie is circling, but he’s only one of many waiting for my downfall.

But there is hope.

The Brotherhood of Levi, in their legendary madness, may hold the key to recovering my magick. It’s up to me to find answers, but the deeper I dig into the mystery, the worse everything gets. The answers lie in long lost knowledge and the Brotherhood’s hidden monastery, just for a start.

And all of it leads straight back to dark matter, which I’m quickly finding isn’t at all what I thought it to be.

Written and performed by Gwydion Royce

Sound design by Gwydion Royce

Cover art by Damonza.com

Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:

Aiyo/Dreaming Noir (intro and outro)

Stefan Ekstrom/The Missing Child

Dian Shuai/The Glass Sea

Def Lev/FIGHT NIGHT EPIC INTRO

Aiyo/Mountains of Uttarakhand

Additional SFX provided by Zapsplat.com

White Rabbit Lullaby: Desiderium Copyright ©️2026 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to season 5, episode 4! *Note: This episode deals with issues that echo current events. Take care and check the content warnings below for more info*

This week: Evyn and Jake head to the Capitol, and they get multiple surprises along the way.

Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Thanks for listening!

Content Warning:

mature language and content

politics

dog barking and snarling

protesting crowds

For more information and a complete list of all seven of my books available now, visit my website at gwydionroyce.com or follow me on facebook and instagram @gwydionroyce.

Check out our Patreon for early and add free episodes and the exclusive all new show, Paradise Afterglow! 

Find Trickster's Ashes, the first book in the dark reverse harem fantasy romance series, Primordial Embers, HERE

desiderium (noun): an ardent longing, as for something lost

I used to be the top mercenary in the Strangefells. Now I’m mundane, vulnerable, and living on borrowed time.

A lesson I’m learning in spades? Powerlessness doesn’t mean peace. The King of the Unseelie is circling, but he’s only one of many waiting for my downfall. 

But there is hope. 

The Brotherhood of Levi, in their legendary madness, may hold the key to recovering my magick. It’s up to me to find answers, but the deeper I dig into the mystery, the worse everything gets. The answers lie in long lost knowledge and the Brotherhood’s hidden monastery, just for a start.

And all of it leads straight back to dark matter, which I’m quickly finding isn’t at all what I thought it to be.

Written and performed by Gwydion Royce

Sound design by Gwydion Royce

Cover art by Damonza.com

Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:

Aiyo/Dreaming Noir (intro and outro)

DJ DENZ The Rooster/Friday Fright Night!!!!!

DEX 1200/Alert

DEX 1200/Gravity of Fragile

Additional SFX provided by Zapsplat.com

White Rabbit Lullaby: Desiderium Copyright ©️2026 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starting October 1st! Trickster's Ashes is the first season of the Primordial Embers podcast. It's based on the (completed) Primordial Embers book series by Gwydion Royce. This is a reverse harem fantasy romance series, but the fight scenes, gore, language and spice will be toned down for the podcast. For the unedited story, check out the books, starting with Trickster's Ashes, HERE. Each episode will feature music and mood setting background ambience so you can immerse yourself in the story.

New episodes every week! Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones.

For more podcasts in the Strangefells universe, check out gwydionroyce.com or search The Strangefells on your podcast app of choice. The Death's Left Hand series is a paranormal urban fantasy fiction podcast, and our exclusive show, Paradise Afterglow, is available on our Patreon. Paradise Afterglow is a mix of urban fantasy, sci-fi, and paranormal dystopian that follows the lives of four characters facing the reality of never being able to return to the world they once knew.

Written and performed by Gwydion Royce

Sound design by Gwydion Royce

Cover design by Damonza.com

Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:

Aiyo/New Terrain

Primordial Embers: Trickster's Ashes Copyright ©️2024 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to season five, episode three!

This week: Evyn gets summoned to the Capitol and royal politics plague Tristan.

For more information and a complete list of all seven of my books available now, visit my website at gwydionroyce.com or follow me on facebook and instagram @gwydionroyce.

Check out our Patreon for early and add free episodes and the exclusive all new show, Paradise Afterglow! 

Find Trickster's Ashes, the first book in the dark reverse harem fantasy romance series, Primordial Embers, HERE

Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Thanks for listening!

Content Warning:

mature language and content

light romance

desiderium (noun): an ardent longing, as for something lost

I used to be the top mercenary in the Strangefells. Now I’m mundane, vulnerable, and living on borrowed time.

A lesson I’m learning in spades? Powerlessness doesn’t mean peace. The King of the Unseelie is circling, but he’s only one of many waiting for my downfall. 

But there is hope. 

The Brotherhood of Levi, in their legendary madness, may hold the key to recovering my magick. It’s up to me to find answers, but the deeper I dig into the mystery, the worse everything gets. The answers lie in long lost knowledge and the Brotherhood’s hidden monastery, just for a start.

And all of it leads straight back to dark matter, which I’m quickly finding isn’t at all what I thought it to be.

Written and performed by Gwydion Royce

Sound design by Gwydion Royce

Cover art by Damonza.com

Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:

Aiyo/Dreaming Noir (Intro and Outro)

Grant Newman/Clockmaster’s Magic Pendulum

HATAMITSUNAMI/Wam Energy

Hanna Lindgren/End of a Dream

Gavin Luke/Breath of Life

Additional SFX provided by Zapsplat.com

White Rabbit Lullaby: Desiderium Copyright ©️2026 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.