Episode 5: Shadows of the Echowood

<p>CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of death, loss, and the afterlife, existential dread, low rumbling sound effects, and some disturbing imagery.</p><br><p>Helping Grael locate a bottle of wine down in the inn's cellar, the Traveler stumbles upon a door in the wall... A door that opens into a hellish cavern below the inn. Clearly shaken, Grael tells them the story of a spirit's passage through the underworld of the Echowood, and what they found at the end of that journey.</p><br><p>Starring Sam Taylor as Grael, with original music by Jesse Haugen. Written and produced by Trevor Van Winkle, and made possible by our supporters on Kickstarter, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/homesteadcorner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon.com/homesteadcorner</a>, and <a href="https://www.ko-fi.com/homesteadcorner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ko-fi.com/homesteadcorner</a>. Executive produced by Axel Allcock.</p><br><p>For more information, additional content, and episode transcript, visit <a href="https://www.homesteadonthecorner.com/tote005" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">homesteadonthecorner.com/tote005</a></p><br><p>"Dark Emptiness" elements created by jalastram (<a href="https://freesound.org/people/jalastram/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/people/jalastram/</a>), Licensed under Creative Commons (CC 3.0 Unported: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>)</p><p>"Medieval City" element created by OGsoundFX (<a href="https://freesound.org/people/OGsoundFX/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/people/OGsoundFX/</a>), Licensed under Creative Commons (CC 3.0 Unported: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>)</p><p>"Wind in basement" element created by jrosin (<a href="https://freesound.org/people/jrosin/" rel="noopener norefer