Her Dark Ministrations
By Winterling
Her Dark MinistrationsApr 10, 2024
Episode 22
After a strange vision and a quick pursuit through the North Docks, are our Ministers ready to face a strange tribunal of the Oracles of Our Hidden Mistress?
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Episode 21
Joseph Moses Hearst is missing. Zyrel is in the middle of tense political negotiations. Arséne and Simone are currently floating down the river Alph in a couple of barrels. Having acquired the corpsefruit liquor that Beatrix requested, what is left of the cell must now make their way back to the Golden Cock for the long awaited revelations promised to them by Simone’s old friend.
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Content Warnings: eye trauma, sickness.
Episode 20
Having acquired the corpse fruit liquor they were sent for, our Ministers must now improvise an escape plan. With the Duke and Duchess now aware of their presence (and confronting Joseph on the party deck), will Arséne decide to explode something?
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Content Warnings: Torture and depersonalization.
Episode 19
With (most) of their plan in place to infiltrate the Castle, our Ministers have a straightforward task: find the bottle of corpsefruit liquor, retrieve the contents without being caught, and make it back to the Golden Cock for a night of sweet dreams and sweeter secrets. But in order to do that, they must first attend a party...
Episode 18
Last time, our Ministers and their precocious priestess Mimette Voleaux met again with the blood witch Beatrix Falen. There they negotiated for the secrets that Beatrix claims will change the Spire itself—but what of the price? Beatrix claims that the only way to convey her information is through the drugged dreams of corpsefruit liquor, a drow delicacy currently in stock on the formidable river boat Castle, owned and operated by the Duke of the North Docks.
Now our Ministers must find a way on board the Castle, steal the expensive liquor, and escape without throwing the politics of the Docks into too much chaos. Let’s see if they can plan their way out of this one...
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Episode 17
With their preparations completed, our Ministers have only a few hours left before they will take Mimette to meet with the Blood Witch Beatrix Falen. But first, there are a few more details left to decide...
Episode 16
The cell’s first conversation with the blood witch Beatrix was completed with only a few drops of blood (and sap, in Arséne’s case) being spilled. Zyrel’s ongoing grievance with Simone only grew, and Joseph is left playing peacekeeper between them. With eleven hours left before they bring Mimette to a meeting they are certain is a trap, there are certain preparations to complete...
Blue Moon 1
Once in a blue moon, we have a chance to see into other, darker universes. This is an alternate history that was recorded just after episode 12. What if, after their adventures in Perch and the North Docks, our Ministers made different and terrible choices?
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Content Warnings: Loss of autonomy, suicidal ideation, alcoholism.
Episode 15
Having met Mimette in the skull-restaurant of Wrexwell’s, our Ministers set off to find out the truth about a blood witch practicing her dark arts on behalf of a pub called the Golden Cock. Simone and Arséne charmed their way into a meeting with the witch, only for Simone to claim at the last moment that she had an old friendship with Beatrix. But will the witch agree?
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Content Warnings: body horror, alcoholism.
Episode 14
Machinations kick in around our Ministers once again. After their separate adventures throughout the Spire, they have reconvened and made it down to the Docks, where their next mission assignment comes not from their Magister, but from an old friend.
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Episode 13
Happy 1 year anniversary, Ministers! In this last episode of the Catharsis arc, our Ministers regroup, debrief, and prepare for the next mission from the dubious safety of the Garden District.
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Content warnings: alcoholism, depersonalization.
Trailer
Her Dark Ministrations is an actual play podcast full of weird magic, fantastical cults, and a city that doesn't quite want to let you die. Welcome to Spire.
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Episode 12
In a lonely basement hanging from the edge of Perch, Eclipse must justify her actions to a Magister of Our Hidden Mistress. Joseph faces some additional difficulties dealing with old memories. Meanwhile, down in the Docks, Zyrel receives an unusual message.
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Content Warnings: Body dysmorphia, torture, cannibalism.
Episode 11
Previously, our Ministers split up to lessen the heat from their hunters in the Solar Paladins and City Guard. Arséne and Zyrel are raising hell in the North Docks, trying to blame the crackdown on a Knight of the Stuffed Quiver. Meanwhile, Joseph and Eclipse linger in their safehouse in the Garden District, plotting a way for Eclipse to return–if not to her old life, at least to something more secure than her present state.
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Episode 10
The second episode of our newly christened Catharsis Arc! Before our Ministers can move forward, they must deal with the fallout of their previous adventures. Eclipse’s broken leg is only the beginning, as she is now wanted by the Solar Guard. Zyrel must also find a way out of the hunt for a Knight of the North Docks. Joseph keeps watch.
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Episode 9
In the aftermath of their escape from Black Cove, our Ministers regroup and plan their next moves.
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Episode 8
Everything comes to a head in the desperate escape from Black Cove. Most of the children have made it out, but Mimette and Sophia are still very much trapped in the swamp, along with Arséne and Joseph. Zyrel has gone to cause a distraction, and Eclipse is left minding the children who are left. Will any of them make it out unscathed?
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Content Warnings: Character Death, Child Endangerment, canon-typical warnings
Episode 7
With their escape in full swing, our Ministers are racing the clock to get not just Mimette, but all the children of Black Cove out of town. Zyrel uses her knowledge of boats to practical advantage, Eclipse casts a risky spell, Joseph steals Arséne’s signature move, and Arsene has another brush with the Spire Herself.
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Episode 6
Now is the time for action! Eclipse and the two lesser priestesses have gone to gather the children, Zyrel and Fineas will lead the first escape, and Arséne is fixing up another boat to bring up the rear. In the meantime, Joseph must find out what his rival Lois is up to in Black Cove–before it’s too late!
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Episode 5
Hidden in the lost community of Black Cove, our Ministers must form a plan. Their mission is to rescue the priestess of Lombre, the drow goddess of the dark side of the moon. But with all of Black Cove about to come under Aelfir rule, is there really nothing else they can do?
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Episode 4
Deep in the Garden District is a pub called the Pitcher’s Pint. We find our Ministers—all of them—catching up on death (and life) events. Plus, they’ve still got their new mission to consider…
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Content Warnings: Body Horror, Alcoholism
Episode 3
Our Ministers regroup after their explosive exit from Mr. Winters’ birthday party. We find them again at a meeting place in the Garden District, along with some new friends and old companions…
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CONTENT WARNINGS: Alocholism, Body Horror, Underage Drinking
Episode 2
The party escalates, and our Ministers have an increasingly limited window in which to complete their mission. Will any of their multitude of plans actually work?
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CONTENT WARNINGS: drug use, alcoholism, graphic descriptions of violence, and major character death.
Episode 1
We meet our cast of Ministers for the first time, descend into the depths of Red Row, and plan--oh wait, forget that last part. We're just going to skip straight to the chaos.
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