Aug 31, 2024
When Baron Raven discovers a rare gem in his mines, he performs his duty by making a gift of the gem to his liege, King Monkey.
Genre: Fable
Excerpt:
In the mines within the five mountains that lay at the kingdom’s
borders, Baron Raven discovered a most wondrous stone. Even in its
raw form, it shone with a cosmic gleam that kindled the baron’s
curiosity. The gears of his clever mind spun and
whirred.
What’s the Writing Prompt that
inspired the story?
Rory’s Story Cubes.
Story Cubes Voyages Roll
Mountains (five) with a path leading to them
and a moon/sun in the sky
Blackbird (raven)
Old-timey ray gun (like 50’s sci-fi shows)
Monkey on a branch
Three gears
Old camera
Stick figure face looking sheepish(?) and wearing a bandanna over
their head
Closed sack full of something
Necklace with a gemstone pendant that is octagon cut
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Story: “Baron
Raven's Magnificent Gift ” Copyright © 2020 by Nila L.
Patel
Narration, Episode
Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel
Music:
“Trip-Hop
Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital
Emotions (Intro/Outro)
Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)*
“Of sun and sand”
“The bard”
“A way to find the truth”
“A way to find another truth”
“Desert dance”
“Scroll of the wind walker”
“In the shadows”
“Primal”
“The lightkeeper”
“Haven”
“Infinite land”
*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.
Music by Nicholas Jeudy licensed from GameDev
Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket
Vocal effects created with Audacity
Changes made
to the musical tracks? Just cropping to align with my
narration.
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at audiojungle.net
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music by Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net
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more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com
Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A stained glass octagon-cut gem at center, each facet a different color. The lines of the outer facets extend beyond the gem, forming glowing rays around the gem, each ray a different color. The largest rays or sections contain symbols. The top section, the sun with nine rays; the left section, a five-pointed star; the bottom section, a flame; and the right section, a crescent moon. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along top of ray extending to bottom right.