<description>&lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;A philosopher, a mage, and a swordsman are sent on an impossible quest from which they know they will not return alive.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm7"&gt;Genre: Mythology&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm8"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class= "tm7"&gt;Excerpt:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class="tm9"&gt;The philosopher felt her heart go still. She felt the cold steel of the swordsman's sword quivering by her right side. She felt the warm spark of the mage's magic prickling by her left side. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class="tm9"&gt;In that moment, and none other since, she had wished her friends would unleash their might and fury…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm7"&gt;The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Each Season 9 story follows a theme chosen by the Wheel of Fiction. Thirteen spokes. Eight are the themes from previous seasons. One is "Turn Again." One is a wild card. And three are covered in question marks and will be revealed when the wheel lands on them.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;See a story trailer and a (satisfying) video of the wheel turning here:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://storyfeather.com/the-last-night-of-grief/"&gt;&lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;The Last Night of Grief&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class="tm6"&gt;This episode landed on CREATURES.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Find more stories and episodes about creatures here:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://storyfeather.com/year-four/"&gt;&lt;span class="tm11"&gt;Year of C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;reatures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class= "tm7"&gt;MERCH!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://storyfeather.com/store/"&gt;&lt;span class="tm12"&gt;STORYFEATHER STORE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm7"&gt;The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;Storyfeather Gazette (if you'd like to keep up with the fiction I create)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://storyfeather.com/store/#book"&gt;&lt;span class= "tm12"&gt;Fictioneer's Field Guide&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;(if you'd like writing tips and guidance from me)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm7"&gt;MY FIRST BOOK (yay)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. You can learn it in my book called&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCS7SDXJ"&gt;&lt;span class= "tm13"&gt;Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;It's now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;You can also get there from my Store page:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://storyfeather.com/store/"&gt;&lt;span class="tm12"&gt;STORYFEATHER STORE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class= "tm7"&gt;CREDITS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm7"&gt;Story:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://storyfeather.com/2022/03/07/the-last-night-of-grief/"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;The Last Night of Grief&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;" Copyright © 2022 by Nila L. Patel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm7"&gt;Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;Nila L. Patel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class= "tm7"&gt;Music:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"Flames on ice" by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"Haven" by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Outro)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"Abstract Vision #5" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;"Whispers"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"Scroll of the wind walker"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"Wide place"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"Fallen leaves (seamless)"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"To Falgalown"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"Signs of desolation"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"The last stand"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;"Adventure"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;"Haven"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;"Runes"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;"Compass"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"In the shadows"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;"Flames on ice"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Sound effects from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://audiojungle.net/"&gt;&lt;span class= "tm11"&gt;AudioJungle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;, GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://hindenburg.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "tm11"&gt;Hindenburg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Vocal effects created with&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.audacityteam.org/"&gt;&lt;span class= "tm11"&gt;Audacity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "tm6"&gt;Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.gamedevmarket.net/"&gt;&lt;span class="tm11"&gt;gamedevmarket.net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Find more stories by Nila at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://storyfeather.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "tm11"&gt;storyfeather.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Normal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm7"&gt;Episode Art Description:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="tm6"&gt;Digital drawing. Facing forward stands a creature with three dog-like heads with different fur colors. The heads emerge from serpent-like necks attached to a central body from which the top heads of three legs are visible. All eyes are glowing. All the snouts are contracted as if growling, mouths parted, revealing fangs. All ears are perked up. A forked tongue emerges from the head at right. Snake-like fangs drip a drop of venom from the head at left. Behind and above the heads, an armored segmented body is visible extending up out of frame. Extending down from top left of frame is a segmented spiked tail curling upward. Behind the creature is the opening of a cave. Rectangular image is made square with top and bottom borders that reflect blurred versions of the faces in the main image. Watermark of "Storyfeather" on cave wall, along right side of torso.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Storyfeather

Nila Patel: Fictioneer

The Last Night of Grief

MAR 13, 202638 MIN
Storyfeather

The Last Night of Grief

MAR 13, 202638 MIN

Description

A philosopher, a mage, and a swordsman are sent on an impossible quest from which they know they will not return alive. Genre: Mythology Excerpt:The philosopher felt her heart go still. She felt the cold steel of the swordsman's sword quivering by her right side. She felt the warm spark of the mage's magic prickling by her left side. In that moment, and none other since, she had wished her friends would unleash their might and fury… The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?Each Season 9 story follows a theme chosen by the Wheel of Fiction. Thirteen spokes. Eight are the themes from previous seasons. One is "Turn Again." One is a wild card. And three are covered in question marks and will be revealed when the wheel lands on them. See a story trailer and a (satisfying) video of the wheel turning here: The Last Night of Grief This episode landed on CREATURES. Find more stories and episodes about creatures here: Year of Creatures. MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork?Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you'd like to keep up with the fiction I create)Fictioneer's Field Guide (if you'd like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. You can learn it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE CREDITS Story: "The Last Night of Grief" Copyright © 2022 by Nila L. PatelNarration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel Music:"Flames on ice" by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro)"Haven" by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Outro)"Abstract Vision #5" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)"Whispers""Scroll of the wind walker""Wide place""Fallen leaves (seamless)""To Falgalown""Signs of desolation""The last stand""Adventure""Haven""Runes""Compass""In the shadows""Flames on ice" Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev MarketSound effects from AudioJungle, GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg)Vocal effects created with Audacity Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com Episode Art Description:Digital drawing. Facing forward stands a creature with three dog-like heads with different fur colors. The heads emerge from serpent-like necks attached to a central body from which the top heads of three legs are visible. All eyes are glowing. All the snouts are contracted as if growling, mouths parted, revealing fangs. All ears are perked up. A forked tongue emerges from the head at right. Snake-like fangs drip a drop of venom from the head at left. Behind and above the heads, an armored segmented body is visible extending up out of frame. Extending down from top left of frame is a segmented spiked tail curling upward. Behind the creature is the opening of a cave. Rectangular image is made square with top and bottom borders that reflect blurred versions of the faces in the main image. Watermark of "Storyfeather" on cave wall, along right side of torso.