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Tome of Tales

Tome of Tales

By Riah

Welcome to the Tome of Tales podcast, a collection of short stories, session write-ups, origins, and more of the original characters played by Riah in the TTRPG game Dungeons and Dragons.

Follow the magical adventures of Sheryl, the Fae-Touched, (a.k.a. Merla, the Daughter of Summer) a “Halfling” Bard from the Feywild, exploring the Dawnlands in the Kantas Expanse, run by The London RPG Community.

Sheryl's Character Playlist 🎵 spoti.fi/3xdKcxq

Stories, unless otherwise stated, written and read by Riah Fielding-Walters. Wish to support my work? Why not buy me a Ko-fi ☕
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The Siege of Jarvenol – The Kantas Expanse

Tome of TalesMay 25, 2020

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14:06
What is Dead Can Never Die – The Kantas Expanse
Jan 17, 202213:16
Moonlight Sonata – The Kantas Expanse

Moonlight Sonata – The Kantas Expanse

Under the pale light of a waning moon, the banished Daughter of Summer and the Master of Revelries meet on the edge of an enchanted forest. What will the star crossed lovers say – or not say – to each other after all this time?

Want to support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Looking for a friendly place to run or play a TTRPG? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://discord.gg/SHhTju3Ydn).

This episode was co-written with Andy of the London RPG Community.

Featuring:
Gwithian Evans as Kruxeral

Cover art done by Jadenite.

Listen to Merla’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Jan 10, 202224:52
Lich-Pin – The Kantas Expanse
Jan 06, 202213:39
Rooftop Diplomacy – The Kantas Expanse

Rooftop Diplomacy – The Kantas Expanse

Patricia Panbas, the Daring Heights Ambassador to Kundar, has posted an urgent notice, a call to aid in the removal of the source of the vampire scourge that has been slowly building in Kundar over the past several months. Sheryl and her friends answer the summons, deducing that there is more to this mission than meets the eye…

Want to support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Looking for a friendly place to run or play a TTRPG? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://discord.gg/SHhTju3Ydn).

Featuring:
Riane Vardeleon as BB

Cover art done by Jadenite.

Listen to Sheryl’s/Merla’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Jan 03, 202214:23
What the Raven Knows – The Kantas Expanse

What the Raven Knows – The Kantas Expanse

Since being banished from the Summer Court for the murder of Arvel Morningdew, Sheryl has tried to find any clue, any thread that would lead her to finding the true culprits behind the crime. With no answers forthcoming in the Dawnlands, she decides to accompany her best friend Arkadius to the Shadowfell, and speak to the Raven Queen directly. But the Queen of Fate is a cruel and fickle mistress. Will she really offer help? And at what price?

Want to support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a ko-fi? Every ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Looking for a friendly place to run or play a TTRPG? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://discord.gg/SHhTju3Ydn).

Featuring:
Riane Vardeleon as BB
Jess ‘Smo’ Rae as The Raven Queen
Alex Allen as Arvel Morningdew

Cover art done by Jadenite.

Listen to Sheryl’s/Merla’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Dec 13, 202142:28
The Knight is Darkest... – The Kantas Expanse

The Knight is Darkest... – The Kantas Expanse

Lady Antonia, the knight out of time, reached out to her order, the Sword of the Dawn, who have sent a delegation to Daring Heights to meet her and to determine what, if anything, can be done about the undead threat to Vorsthold. Sheryl, Baine, BB, Taffeta and Mace accompany the lady knight at the Council’s request in the hopes of securing the Sword of the Dawn’s help.

Want to support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Looking for a friendly place to run or play a TTRPG? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://discord.gg/SHhTju3Ydn).

Featuring:
Jess ‘Smo’ Rae as Lady Antonia du Montepasse
Alex Allen as Ser Lytton Trask
Kieran Seabrook-France as Kanorax

Cover art done by Jadenite.

Listen to Sheryl’s/Merla’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Dec 06, 202134:28
The Dragonmire – The Kantas Expanse

The Dragonmire – The Kantas Expanse

At the behest of a priest of Bahamut, Sheryl and her friends explore the catacombs below Kundar. Afterwards, the fae-bard tells her winged unicorn companion, Astra, what they found.

Want to support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Looking for a friendly place to run or play a TTRPG? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://discord.gg/SHhTju3Ydn).

Cover art done by Jadenite.

Listen to Sheryl’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Nov 29, 202107:42
Playing Feyvourites, Rondo – The Kantas Expanse

Playing Feyvourites, Rondo – The Kantas Expanse

Merla has been banished from her home for a grievous crime which she must now solve in order to prove her innocence. The first person she turns to for help is her dear friend, the Grandmaster of the Order of the Crimson Fist – Varis.

Want to support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Looking for a friendly place to run or play a TTRPG? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://invite.gg/lrc).

This episode was co-written with Toby of the London RPG Community.

Featuring:
Gwithian Evans as Varis Nailo

Cover art done by Laura Tolton.

Listen to Sheryl’s/Merla’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Oct 25, 202118:13
Summer Court Rhapsody: The Trial of Merla Copperkettle – The Kantas Expanse

Summer Court Rhapsody: The Trial of Merla Copperkettle – The Kantas Expanse

Merla killed Arvel Morningdew in an honour duel. Somehow the golden sun pin he wore was false, making the fae-bard’s final strike against the eladrin commander fatal when it should not have been. What will happen to the Daughter of Summer? Did she murder the favoured of Queen Titania in cold blood, with malice in her heart? Or is there something else afoot?

Want to support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Looking for a friendly place to run or play a TTRPG? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://invite.gg/lrc).

This episode was co-written with Andy & Ian of the London RPG Community.

Featuring:
Laura Tolton as Queen Titania
Gwithian Evans as Lord Eachthighern & The Green Knight

Cover art done by Laura Tolton.

Listen to Merla’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Oct 18, 202135:40
For Every Light, A Shadow – The Kantas Expanse

For Every Light, A Shadow – The Kantas Expanse

Things have been difficult since Sheryl’s return from the Shadowfell. Dark omens haunting her waking dreams and in her thoughts fester the Raven Queen’s black words of prophecy. All of this began in the Feywild, in her home, the Summer Court. It is there where she turns to now, seeking answers by confronting the eladrin who gave her the Cloak of Many Feathers in the first place.

Want to support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Looking for a friendly place to run or play a TTRPG? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://invite.gg/lrc).

Featuring:
Alex Allan as Arvel Morningdew
Kieran Seabrook-France as Faye Persona
Riane Vardeleon as BB
Gwithian Evans as The Green Knight

Cover art done by Laura Tolton.

Listen to Merla’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Oct 11, 202134:33
All Dogs Go to Heaven – The Kantas Expanse
Oct 04, 202107:59
The Dead Knight Rises – The Kantas Expanse

The Dead Knight Rises – The Kantas Expanse

With Sheryl free of the Cloak of Many Feathers, the group turn to dealing with the mysterious body they found below Vorsthold. Returning to Daring Heights, they bring the dead knight to the Order of the Crimson Fist compound, where the fae-bard Calls to the knight’s soul, and Lady Antonia du Montepasse awakens to a time not her own…

Want to support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Looking for a friendly place to run or play a TTRPG? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://invite.gg/lrc).

This episode was co-written with Toby, Lykksie, Annie, Sophie, and Jamie of the London RPG Community.

Featuring:
Jess ‘Smo’ Rae as Lady Antonia du Montpasse

Cover art done by Laura Tolton.

Listen to Sheryl’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Sep 27, 202116:38
A Bone to Pick, Coda – The Kantas Expanse

A Bone to Pick, Coda – The Kantas Expanse

After the way she spoke to Rangrim, Baine and Arkadius decide that something needs to be done to help Sheryl. She picks up on the half-orcs poor attempt at subtlety though and soon tensions rise within the group. Are these people she calls friends truly trying to help her? Or is Baine merely jealous of her closeness to Varis, and so is trying to hurt Sheryl to make her feel less powerful, less special?

Want to support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Looking for a friendly place to run or play a TTRPG? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://invite.gg/lrc). 

This episode was co-written with Lykksie, Jason, Annie, Sophie and Jamie of the London RPG Community.

Featuring:
Riane Vardeleon as BB

Cover art done by Laura Tolton.

Listen to Sheryl’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Sep 20, 202146:53
A Bone to Pick – The Kantas Expanse
Sep 13, 202115:13
Fate's Shadow – The Kantas Expanse
Sep 06, 202118:27
Tea with a Serpent – The Kantas Expanse
Aug 31, 202158:19
A Diplomatic Exercise – The Kantas Expanse
Aug 16, 202117:21
Haunting Shadows – The Kantas Expanse
Aug 09, 202119:46
Home, Sweet Home – The Kantas Expanse
Aug 02, 202124:58
Fell Shadows, Beckoning – The Kantas Expanse
Jul 26, 202141:16
The Golden Ticket – The Kantas Expanse
Jul 12, 202127:12
Lush Luskan Life – The Kantas Expanse
Jul 05, 202112:07
The Lost Girl: The Daughter of Summer – The Kantas Expanse
Jun 14, 202117:50
The Lost Girl: Woods Darker than Night – The Kantas Expanse
Jun 07, 202122:33
The Lost Girl: Before the 'Wilds – The Kantas Expanse
May 31, 202112:47
Saliysuli Veránal – The Kantas Expanse
May 24, 202131:03
Resumption, The Month of Flowers – The Kantas Expanse
May 17, 202113:60
Begin Again – The Kantas Expanse
May 10, 202119:48
Hold the Line! – The Kantas Expanse
May 03, 202129:58
The Red Banner – The Kantas Expanse
Apr 26, 202127:16
Fighting Fire with Fire – The Kantas Expanse
Apr 19, 202130:01
Persuasion Cheques – The Kantas Expanse
Apr 12, 202139:01
Real Time Strategy – The Kantas Expanse
Apr 05, 202139:29
Playing Feyvourites, Coda – The Kantas Expanse
Jan 11, 202113:06
Hag Slavers! – The Kanats Expanse
Jan 04, 202128:25
X Marks the Spot – The Kantas Expanse
Dec 28, 202027:55
Closing Down Sail – The Kantas Expanse
Dec 21, 202013:44
Fey Serpents and Where to Find Them – The Kantas Expanse
Dec 16, 202015:28
The Freetraders' League – The Kantas Expanse
Dec 07, 202016:30
Playing Feyvourites, Reprise – The Kantas Expanse
Dec 03, 202028:07
Past Tense – The Kantas Expanse
Nov 23, 202024:22
The Summer Side of Life – The Kantas Expanse
Nov 16, 202029:46
A Miner Problem – The Kantas Expanse
Nov 09, 202032:22
A Harmonious Meeting, Coda – The Kantas Expanse
Oct 26, 202011:19
Kundarian Knights – The Kantas Expanse
Oct 22, 202015:42
Tea Time for Two – The Kantas Expanse
Oct 19, 202020:44
Upward Mobility – The Kantas Expanse
Oct 12, 202026:10
An Overdue Apology – The Kantas Expanse
Oct 05, 202013:33
Triumph of the Vanguard – The Kantas Expanse
Oct 01, 202026:06
Playing Feyvourites – The Kantas Expanse
Sep 28, 202027:41