S3 E43 - Dial 'H' for Heartbreak

Their journey through the mountains has reunited AJ, Nate/Ivan and Hephaesta with siblings Ike and Jess. The duo inform the gang of their captors and the abandoned fortress dug into the mountains, 'The Hollow Bastion'. Here they'll find their friends and reunite with Fia - there's just an army of urchins, rogue cabaret performers and possibly members of the Tarot to deal with!Easy right? Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly.Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!CastDungeon Master - DeclanHephaesta Tinderson - AmberIvan of the Forgotten Vale - SamFia Izzidrim - LouiseAJ Steele - BenTitle Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠

Locked inside the abandoned fortress known as 'The Hollow Bastion', Fia has found herself a player in a terrible game of life and death. Now she comes face to face with her mother, Una, once more, the realisation that the game isn't over and the reality of the choices she has yet to make start to sink in. An offer from 'The Raven Queen', might be her way out but at what cost?Find out now! Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly.Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!CastDungeon Master - DeclanHephaesta Tinderson - AmberIvan of the Forgotten Vale - SamFia Izzidrim - LouiseAJ Steele - BenTitle Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠

CW: this episode revolves around themes of loss/abandonment, death, emotional manipulation, and gaslighting.While the gang continue on their journey through the Dragon's Back mountains, we are going back the timeline but not too far... Far below the peaks, Fia awakens battered, bloodied, but alive within the ruins of a long-forgotten military fortress. Within its walls she encounters familiar faces, allies and enemies alike. But this reunion is no coincidence. Someone has brought them here for a reason.And before the night is over, they're all going to be forced to play a very cruel game... Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly.Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!CastDungeon Master - DeclanHephaesta Tinderson - AmberIvan of the Forgotten Vale - SamFia Izzidrim - LouiseAJ Steele - BenTitle Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠

They have supplies! They have information! They even have an ancient holy relic! It's time for AJ, Nate/Ivan and Hephaesta to gallop out of Boudoir and resume the chase for Fia... hang on... just getting a call here... 'Has Nate/Ivan rang Hedona and told her the earth shattering news yet?'... oh Gods this is going to get messy! Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly.Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!CastDungeon Master - DeclanHephaesta Tinderson - AmberIvan of the Forgotten Vale - SamFia Izzidrim - LouiseAJ Steele - BenTitle Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠

AJ is back inside his own head trying to track down the girl he loves, but his subconscious didn't get the memo about keeping things chill. After last time's dark turn, you'd think he'd take a break, but nope! Now he's.... Lost in his mind? AJ, we know That's that nightmare espresso! Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly.Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!CastDungeon Master - DeclanHephaesta Tinderson - AmberIvan of the Forgotten Vale - SamFia Izzidrim - LouiseAJ Steele - BenTitle Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠

Progress! Nate and Ivan are finally on the case and there's a local temple and they might have answers or at least access to the Gods who have them! Unfortunately, the Temple of Broseph has a few entry requirements. Complete the membership form in triplicate. Pay a year's membership up front. Sign over your immortal soul(s). Standard stuff. No pain. No gain. No refunds.Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly. Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!Cast Dungeon Master - Declan Hephaesta Tinderson - Amber Ivan of the Forgotten Vale - Sam Fia Izzidrim - Louise AJ Steele - Ben Title Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠ Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠ Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠ Get in touch with us: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly.Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!CastDungeon Master - DeclanHephaesta Tinderson - AmberIvan of the Forgotten Vale - SamFia Izzidrim - LouiseAJ Steele - BenTitle Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠

The gang are a step closer to finding Fia... to figuring things out... to understanding. Who are we kidding?! They're lost! AJ's unconscious AGAIN! Hephaesta seeks out supplies for the journey ahead but finds herself caught between a croque monsieur and a hard anvil as she explores the village of Boudoir.Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly. Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!Cast Dungeon Master - Declan Hephaesta Tinderson - Amber Ivan of the Forgotten Vale - Sam Fia Izzidrim - Louise AJ Steele - Ben Title Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠ Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠ Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠ Get in touch with us: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly.Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!CastDungeon Master - DeclanHephaesta Tinderson - AmberIvan of the Forgotten Vale - SamFia Izzidrim - LouiseAJ Steele - BenTitle Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠

They've cleared the mines, they've slain thie pursuers and the sleepy of village is just over the next hill. Nate/Ivan, Hephaesta and AJ are hopefully one step closer to finding Fia; hey... why's that goat looking at you kinda funny? Did it? Did it just wink at you? Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly. Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!Cast Dungeon Master - Declan Hephaesta Tinderson - Amber Ivan of the Forgotten Vale - Sam Fia Izzidrim - Louise AJ Steele - Ben Title Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠ Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠ Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠ Get in touch with us: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly.Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!CastDungeon Master - DeclanHephaesta Tinderson - AmberIvan of the Forgotten Vale - SamFia Izzidrim - LouiseAJ Steele - BenTitle Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠

AJ is lost in dreamland, but the nightmare is only just beginning. Back in the waking world, the gang try to turn the abandoned mine tunnels into a handy little shortcut. All they need to do is keep their heads down, stay quiet, and avoid drawing unwanted attention... So, naturally, that goes terribly. With AJ beyond reach, Nate and Hephaesta in the crosshairs, and “alive” suddenly sounding more like a suggestion than a requirement, the quiet route is about to become anything but... Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly. Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!Cast Dungeon Master - Declan Hephaesta Tinderson - Amber Ivan of the Forgotten Vale - Sam Fia Izzidrim - Louise AJ Steele - Ben Title Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠ Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠ Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠ Get in touch with us: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly.Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!CastDungeon Master - DeclanHephaesta Tinderson - AmberIvan of the Forgotten Vale - SamFia Izzidrim - LouiseAJ Steele - BenTitle Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠

CW: Emotional abuse, manipulation/coercion, and a non-graphic childbirth scene involving brief newborn distress. Childbirth scene with brief newborn distress: [1:17:18]–[1:21:20] We return to the Dragon’s Back Mountains as the gang continue their search for Fia. The expedition is taking its toll and nerves are wearing thin. They take shelter in the abandoned tunnels of an old mine, but even when the others stop to rest, AJ keeps looking in the Dream Realm. A lesson will be learned: hope can lead you somewhere dangerous, and dreams can quickly become nightmares... Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly. Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!Cast Dungeon Master - Declan Hephaesta Tinderson - Amber Ivan of the Forgotten Vale - Sam Fia Izzidrim - Louise AJ Steele - Ben Title Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠ Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠ Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠ Get in touch with us: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Help our tales travel further: leave a review, drop a comment, or share the episode link on your socials. Tag us @d8dungeon so we can thank you properly.Join our ⁠Discord⁠ for more shenanigans! Are you following us on ⁠Twitch⁠? Check out our other shows!CastDungeon Master - DeclanHephaesta Tinderson - AmberIvan of the Forgotten Vale - SamFia Izzidrim - LouiseAJ Steele - BenTitle Card Art by ⁠DaithiCDesign⁠Theme Song 'Fight for Each Other' by ⁠Steven Tynan⁠Vocals by ⁠Abe Soare⁠