Tome of Tales

Part One of the tale of The Lost Girl Before she was Sheryl, the Fae-Touched, before she was adopted by Queen Titania into the Summer Court, the fae-bard was known as Merla Copperkettle… The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Want to play tabletop RPGs with an amazing community? Looking for a friendly place to run a game? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://invite.gg/lrc), and check out our Meetup Group (https://www.meetup.com/LondonRPGCommunity) for our sessions. Featuring: Laura Tolton as The Singing Voice. Cover art done by Laura Tolton. Wish to support my work? Why not buy me a Ko-fi! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) Listen to Merla's Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

General Ada Mantine of the Vorsthold War Council, aided by Kanorax and the Knights of the Dawn have sent word to the Dawnlands asking for help in securing the Dwarven fortress city and its outposts against impending assault by the undead. The council, in line with their ongoing diplomatic efforts, are eager to lend aid, and it is Sheryl, Baine, Ghesh, Pieni and Trevor who answer the summons. 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: Alex Allan as Ser Lytton Trask Cover art done by Jadenite. Listen to Sheryl’s/Merla’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

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)

Nearly a month has passed since the Order of the Sword of the Dawn arrived in Kantas, a month since Sheryl and her friends had fought off the Chronoturg, and Vorsthold continues to hold against the undead menace. But the cracks are beginning to show. Meanwhile, Kanorax and the Knights of the Dawn have not been idle. Lady Cheryn Hale has a lead on the Thayan lich, Marduk – but she will need Sheryl and her friend’s help to get the information. 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: Gwithian Evans as Kruxeral Cover art done by Jadenite. Listen to Sheryl’s/Merla’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Baine has recently come to the realisation that he can summon a noble, celestial Steed with the help of Lathander. The only one who can and should fill that role is Frankie, Baine’s best companion, his partner and buddy. But Frankie isn’t a celestial dog – at least not yet! As Sheryl and her friends eagerly await Frankie’s transformation in the endless dawn dapple fields of Elysium, the fae-bard cannot help but feel a shadow linger in her thoughts from all that has happened… 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: Gwithian Evans as Varis Nailo Cover art done by Laura Tolton. Listen to Sheryl’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

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)

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)

The undead attacks on Vorsthold are increasing. A few weeks ago a group of Dawnland adventurers tried to help Rangrim, a necromancer of the Silent Circle, hunt for his lost colleague Morin, but to no avail. Archmage Duron Cragshin is worried for the safety of his student, but is busy combatting the undead threat. Sheryl, Baine, BB, Arkadius and Taffeta answer the summons this time. What happens in the tunnels deep under Vorsthold is not what any of them could have expected… 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: Riane Vardeleon as BB Kieran Seabrook-France as the Mysterious Dwarven Guard Cover art done by Laura Tolton. Listen to Sheryl’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Once a full moon, Merla must return to the Summer Court to tell tales of her adventures to Queen Titania. The stories she brings this time though concern the Summer Queen greatly. With a possible connection to the Matron of Ravens and a growing, dark disquiet in her magic, Merla gives voice to the doubts that have been plaguing her mind since the Shadowfell. The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Are you 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). Want to help support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every Ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) This episode was co-written with Andy of the London RPG Community. Featuring: Riane Vardeleon as Lumina Laura Tolton as Queen Titania Cover art done by Laura Tolton. Listen to Merla’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Sheryl receives a note from her firbolg sorcerer friend, BB, together with a lovely small bouquet. In the note, BB explains that she wants to go to the Feywild to finally meet Egle and the closest portal to her domain is north of the Angelbark Forest. Sheryl remembers the warning her Queen Mother told her, but there may be other fiendish enemies trying to stop BB from reaching the Fey Serpent in time… The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Are you 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). Want to help support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every Ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) Featuring: Riane Vardeleon as BB Gwithian Evans as Varis Nailo Cover art done by Laura Tolton. Listen to Sheryl’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Cordelia Jadefist, commander of the First Battalion, have accepted an invitation from General Cassisus Razorback to conduct a practise battle with the army of K’ul Goran. Sheryl, along with Arkadius, Baine, Sergent Grimes of the Daring Heights City Watch, and the young dragonborn cleric Bugloss, agree to help with the military exercise. But an unexpected arrival on the training field could spell disaster for the recovering Nation of Wind. The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Are you 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). Want to help support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every Ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) Cover art done by Laura Tolton. Listen to Sheryl’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Just like Avernus, their recent trip to Fallford has left its mark on both Arkadius & Sheryl. What will be talked about and what will be left unsaid? The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Are you 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). Want to help support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every Ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) This episode was co-written with Jason of the London RPG Community. Cover art done by Laura Tolton. Listen to Sheryl’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)

Sheryl and her friends have escaped the nightmare journey through the Temple of the Raven Queen in the Shadowfell, finally arriving in the demiplane of Fallford, Arkadius' childhood home. It has been years since he left... Will it still be the same place he knew and remembers from waking dreams? The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Are you 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). Want to help support TOME OF TALES? Why not buy me a Ko-fi? Every Ko-fi bought helps with production! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei) Featuring: Kieran Seabrook-France as Faye Persona. Jess “Smo” Rae as The Raven Queen. Cover art done by Laura Tolton. Listen to Sheryl’s Character Playlist on Spotify! 🎵 (https://spoti.fi/3xdKcxq)