Season 2 Episode 5: The Fort at the Edge of Their World

The Fallen Cycle Mythos fiction podcast

We are all just costumes death wears for a season.

Gran’s story continues, focusing now on the industrial city of Highmount, once just a military fort at the edge of the empire, where the air is thick with acrid smoke and the relentless clatter of machinery. This environment sharply contrasts their experiences in the continent now far beneath them, south of the Divide.

As they navigate the cobblestone streets, engaging in covert activities, the pervasive tension and secrecy of their quest in hostile territory come to the fore. Eluane’s disguise and interactions with the local populace reveal the burdens of past alliances and failed revolutions.

A rendezvous at a seemingly innocuous location for strategic discussions reveals diverse motivations and histories. Eluane’s tales come into focus in the context of present struggles, highlighting the cyclical nature of history.

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“Tales From When I Had A Face” was written by James Curcio, and edited by Brian Johnson.

This episode is accompanied by an immersive soundtrack produced by James Curcio, featuring collaborating artists David Bessell, Jenn E, P. Emerson Williams, and others.

This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes.

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A mythpunk universe combining elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, fantasy and near-future noir.

Many Cycles begin in a world much like our own, with characters who know little of the world beyond their waking lives. Gradually, the crack opens between the mundane and the fantastic, the wondrous and the horrific, the past and the future. Perhaps you've been having prophetic dreams that won't stop, or hear the spirits of the trees demanding a blood sacrifice every time you leave your apartment. But those are just dreams... right?

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