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Mitch and Nerys face off in a duel to secure the right of induction into the House of Swords. Meanwhile, Kaelar attempts to make sense of the strange atmosphere attendant to the night's rare festivities. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Naoya Sakamata - Play With PainHardcore scm - Fun in Cello LandNaoya Sakamata - 冥罰 - Dark Piano MusicNaoya Sakamata - Invisible ShadowFrim Fram Sauce - Vivaldi - Concerto For Cello & Orchestra In Am, RV 419 - I.Daniel Birch - Shadows Rise Like FireworksDaniel Birch - Piano Tape LoopKevin MacLeod - Long Note OneLon Snow - Cello’s CantaraDark Fantasy Studio - A Fool and His MindDark Fantasy Studio - High SeasROZKOL - Darkness CreptWombatNoisesAudio - Waltz of the Skeleton KeysOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Our travelers finally return to the outskirts of Boardwalk Village 7, to reunite with those they left behind. But rest, while achingly welcome, is not easily maintained, as a high-risk, high-reward opportunity falls into their laps. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Sergey Cheremisinov - NaiveSergey Cheremisinov - Dance With MeAlexander Nakarada - He’s a ParrotDaniel Birch - Environmental Disaster ZoneAlexander Nakarada - Silly IntroKai Engel - Shining DawnScott Buckley - Soul SearcherAlexander Nakarada - Towards the HorizonAlexander Nakarada - Until the EndAlexander Nakarada - MjóiDaniel Birch - Sleeping in the CosmosNaoya Sakamata - 衝動的平和と笑顔の屍 - DARk PIANO MUSICFrim Fram Sauce - Vivaldi - Concerto For Cello & Orchestra In Am, RV 419 - I. Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Ben, Dan, Jhan, and Rob discuss the *very* dark and dramatic Invitations arc of Season 2.

The Poet Justin Geoffery is freed, but his wellbeing, mentally and spiritually as well as physically, is in dire peril. Notus begins to glimpse the edges of a great mystery, and unexpected guests begin to seem rather like the norm. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Jason Shaw - Running WatersMeowstro 2.0 - Frosty MeadowsKai Engel - Vintage FramesDark Fantasy Studio - SheilaNaoya Sakamata - Jealous VoiceJason Shaw - South of the BorderAlexander Nakarada - Silly IntroAlexander Nakarada - Circus Amigoville Alexander Nakarada - Life of a DogDark Fantasy Studio - Down to the FloorWhite Bat Audio - Stranded on EuropaAlexander Nakarada - Oompa Until You CroakNaoya Sakamata - BehindErikMMusic - High Atop the TowerDaniel Birch - The Gates are LockedScott Buckley - AffirmationsDaniel Birch - Swallowed by ShameDark Fantasy Studio - A Fool and his MindDaniel Birch - Empty RoadDaniel Birch - Piano Tape LoopDark Fantasy Studio - Cowboys Daniel Birch - Low Warm SunDaniel Birch - What are your ThoughtsOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

With Natalya down, our operatives must respond with immediate, overwhelming force. But even that may be found wanting against the unnatural strength of this new clone. On top of that, they stand at the center of a minefield they cannot hope to comprehend. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Darren Curtis - Danger Around the CornerAlexander Nakarada - CircuitsGhost Stories Incorporated - Lake of Lasting AgonyWhite Bat Audio - Black TarVITNE - EdgeAlexander Nakarada - Guitar HeroWhite Bat Audio - XenomorphBorrtex - FaithWhite Bat Audio - Distress SignalWhite Bat Audio - Stranded on EuropaWhite Bat Audio - Creeping FogWhite Bat Audio - The VisitorWhite Bat Audio - Death do us PartWhite Bat Audio - Blackened SkiesWhite Bat Audio - Last RainfallKevin MacLeod - FiresongOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Holiday greetings, listener questions answered, and numerous announcements. Music: Myuu - Jingle Bells Myuu - Deck the Halls Myuu - Carol of the Bells Daniel Birch - Spanish Guitar & Voice on Microcassette Myuu - Silent Night

Rhett, Notus, and Kathleen must devise a plan to rescue Justin Jeffrey, a man none of them know the first thing about, from the clutches of the DAS. And it'll take all hands on deck to affect an extraction, which means strange bedfellows are foregone. Music Credits: Josh Woodward - Me and Billy Barnum (Instrumental) Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - Lightless DawnKevin MacLeod - SatiateMyuu- Obsessions Myuu - MetamorphosisKai Engel - JunctionKevin MacLeod - HitmanWendigo - God ComplexOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Rhett and Notus crash land in the hidden laboratory of Kathleen Lithgow, and have much explaining to do to avoid getting (further) on their host's bad side. To make matters worse, their arrival turns out to be the second-most-disruptive thing to happen to Kathleen today. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - FiresongAlexander Nakarada - Foam RubberKai Engel - DeliriumDark Fantasy Studio - A Fool and his MindKai Engel - Murmuration Kevin MacLeod - Scheming Weasel FasterSublustris Nox - Fata MorganaJosh Woodward - Fight the Sea (Instrumental Version) Peter Rudenko - 5:00 AMDark Fantasy Studio - Just BehindJosh Woodward - Me and Billy Barnum (Instrumental)Daniel Birch - Everything Else Will Fix ItselfMeowstro 2.0 - Frosty Meadows

The Pit opens. Our Travelers' alliance with the Boardwalk Guild of Workers, as well their lives, are on the line. The night's festivities at the Blooded Rose Manor are nearly at an end, and the dawn will tell the victors from the provender. Music Credits: WombatNoisesAudio - Waltz of the Skeleton Keys Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Daniel Birch - Spanish Guitar and Voice on MicrocassetteMyuu - Dark CreaturesKevin MacLeod -Erik Satie - Gymnopedie No 1cinematicwaves - Road to Dark Tower Darren Curtis - QuirkasaurusDarren Curtis - Soul’s DepartureKevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 6 - The Pit Valtteri Halkola - Unfinished SongMarinzguitar - DooM Medley Guitar CoverDark Fantasy Studio - CommunicationKyu Sawamura - HATEDEgITx - Grim Reaper (feat. Matty M)Myuu - Flowered RustDaniel Birch - Angelic Voices in my Nightmares Daniel Birch - Swallowed by ShameBlue Crystal Star - Wayfarer (Improv)Alexander Nakarada - Nomadic Sunset (2019)

As the time draws near for the meeting with the House of Flesh, our Travelers have one last opportunity to find useful intelligence for the Guild. But Kaelar must first face an existential nightmare. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Daniel Birch - Environmental Disaster ZoneWombatNoisesAudio - Waltz of the Skeleton KeysPeritune - OminousErikMMusic - The Dusty AtticPeritune - Ominous3 CalmXenojam - AbductionZero-project - Knights of the DarknessScott Buckley - Soul SearcherFragrance99 - Lightless HeavenXenojam - AesothericMyuu - Dark CreaturesOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Jhan hosts th 6th(!) anniversary special, with a boatload of listener questions and a pleasant, convivial vibe-- joined by Rob, Dan, Lilit, and Nick.

Music: Three Chain Links - Parasite Eve - Out of Phase (SNEX Demix)

November is a busy, busy month for ORPHEUS. Let's talk about it.

Rob, Ben, and Dan discuss the very dark and intense Fairchild Home for Children arc of Season 2. Content warning! This is a very brutal arc containing harm to children.

Inside the Blooded Rose Manor, our Travelers encounter horror, vice, and intrigue, but there are forces at work within the Manor's walls that reach far beyond mere debauchery. Music Credits: Myuu - Fernweh Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Naoya Sakamata - Proffeseur Y - La Maison De Paille衝動的平和と笑顔の屍 - DARk PIANO MUSICMahray - The Questioning SuiteKevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 6 - The Pitcinematicwaves - Road to Dark TowerBlue Crystal Star - LegendsDaniel Birch - FlickersAlexander Nakarada - TravelerDaniel Birch - Angelic Voices in my NightmaresJosh Woodward - I’m Letting Go (Instrumental)Scott Buckley - Soul SearcherXenojam - Go Mad and BurnNaoya Sakamata - Mental Plunder Daniel Birch - Environmental Disaster ZoneOpening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Our Travelers' clash with the City Guard causes major shockwaves and sets the stage for the next phase of the Guild's plan. But to keep in their benefactors' good graces, they must climb into a true viper's nest. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - DecayAlexander Nakarada - Towards the HorizonDaniel Birch - Distorted Harmony pt.2Daniel Birch - Swallowed by ShameDaniel Birch - Spanish Guitar and Voice on MicrocassetteWilhelm Matt - Kokeka (2-4-11) Time Stretched Violin BowingErikMMusic - Moonlit ChambersAlexander Nakarada - Until the EndAlexander Nakarada - Foam RubberMyuu - FernwehThree Chain Links - Future Club 2.0Alexander Nakarada - Nomadic DawnAlexander Nakarada - EntertainmentAlexander Nakarada - Village AmbianceKevin MacLeod - Bump in the NightMyuu - Snow WondersKevin MacLeod - Scheming Weasel FasterNaoya Sakamata - Chain BorderNaoya Sakamata - 衝動的平和と笑顔の屍 - DARk PIANO MUSIC Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Kaelar wanders a distorted mirrorworld, as Mitch and Torc face Talfryn at full power. Our travelers' mission in Boardwalk takes a dark and unexplainable turn.  Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Dark Fantasy Studio - DevastedFree Dramatic Scores - Mountains of MadnessCreepythemes - From the ShadowsDaniel Birch - BreatheA.Romeo - Haunted SoulThe Contradiction - Pyrae CultMyuu - Bad Encounter A.Romeo - Avant Garde Horror DemoMyuu - Haunted by ScreamsMyuu - Soul Rail Daniel Birch - Distorted Harmony pt.2Daniel Birch - Swallowed by ShameDaniel Birch - Angelic Voices in my NightmaresDaniel Birch - Environmental Disaster ZoneMyuu - Final ShowdownOla Englund - Mix PracticeKai Engel - Dancing on the EdgeKevin MacLeod - Giant WyrmDEgITx - Road to HeavenDaniel Birch - Sustained Light 1 Daniel Birch - Broken Skin OverflowingDaniel Birch - Restless States Constrained Desire 2Alexander Nakarada - Frozen River Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

Rob, Ben, Dan, and Jhan discuss the surprisingly efficient Panopticon arc, which manages to pack a proposterous poundage of mistery and dramatic irony into a mere three episodes.

The Guild of Workers execute their ambush on the City Guard's elite, with our travelers functioning as both bait and hook at once. And one of them discovers that danger can lurk in places most unexpected... Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Mountain Walk Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - The Pianist (Piano Version)Myuu - The Pianist (Original Piano Demo)Darren Curtis - Lord McDeathMatty M - Make Chugging Great Again!Matty M - Melodic Death Metal Song Idea XIMatty M - ChuggedyChug RiffingDark Fantasy Studio - BuccaneersDark Fantasy Studio - Dance of DeathMyuu - NebulaDouglas Mendes - Red Violin Rock Caprice DEgITx - Minefield Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

A face to mask meeting with "Dafydd," General President of the Boardwalk Guild of Workers, sees our travelers thrown head-first into the city's criminal underworld. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Hardcore scm - Fun in Cello LandDark Fantasy Studio - The Ocean Takes it AllAlexander Nakarada - Towards the HorizonKevin MacLeod - J. S. Bach: Cello Suite #1 in G (on Dulcimer) - PreludeAlexander Nakarada - Nomadic Sunset (2019)Darren Curtis - A Time ForgottenScott Buckley - Soul SearcherJason Shaw - Back to the WoodsMyuu - NebulaDarren Curtis - Victims of the Brood Queen’s JudgmentDEgITx - Robotic Cycles Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.