Ballads of Beyond

Introduction

Welcome travellers, bards and other passers-by, to The Cavern at the Edge of Time! Settle in for a story of time-travel and world-hopping, bards and banshees, love, loss and family. But before we begin Evenn's story, we'll introduce ourselves and our mission. 

1. The Girl in the Manor Walls (Prologue)

We are given an introduction to our world and setting through a stolen woman and her secret daughter. (Awkward discussion ensues because we’re still learning how to podcast.)

2. An Assisted Escape

Our heroine is given a once in a lifetime chance to escape and see the world, and we explore the magic system. Bekah and Debbie discuss the beauty of simplicity in writing.

3. Toward the Violent Banshees

Evenn and her new travelling companions are sent off on a dangerous mission (already). Debbie and Bekah talk about character backgrounds that were accidentally not expounded on.

4. The Battle that No One Really Wants to Remember

Evenn's face-to-face with her first banshee, and that's not even the worst fight she's going to have today. Beks and Debbie also discuss the varying confidence of different beginners, and how long it takes to master a craft.

5. The Cavern (Finally)

Evenn follows banshee-Daer all the way to a mysterious Cavern (oooh, I wonder if that's important). Debbie and Beks discuss the unintuitive ways the three main characters fit together, and the subtle objectification of characters in books.
Don't forget to show us your fan-art of Evenn's visions! The ship, the baby, the god, the mirrors, and the roads... What are you imagining? What are your theories?

6. When the Mentor is Away, the Apprentices Will Get Into Relationship-Wrecking Arguments

We deep-dive into Daer's childhood, and then the truth accidentally... falls out of Evenn's mouth. Oops. Beks and Debbie analyse the romance and chemistry between the two (hidden though it may be at this moment).

7. "Grow Up. Both of You."

Daer and Evenn are going back to the Cavern, but not before a Stern Word from a sleep-deprived Tip. And Debbie and Beks share their technique for making sure the middle of your story-cake is fully cooked.