Synth music inspired by an old, mythical forest known as Brokilon — A wooded realm ruled by the dryads and home to an ancient, formidable woodland.

Compositions, design, logo, mixing, music, and synths by Ziri

Cover art by Viktor Olgyai

Recorded from Nov. 2023 to Jan. 2024.

The Witcher is created by Andrzej Sapkowski.

Special thanks to: CDPR, Eleanor Harper, my partner Erin, Tumultuous Ruin, & all artists keeping the flame of dungeon music burning.

Brokilon

Sunken Elven Ruins

Shimmer in Dawn’s Light

A lone structure of white brick and stone stands tall in an otherwise unremarkable, yet serene mountain pass. Only dwarven miners, caravan traders and the odd scholar are aware of said ruins. Ruins that many moons ago was once a renowned castle called by the name Fenncraag. No one has ever dared to explore it. For as one approaches, the sky shifts to a dark green glow, the air becomes poisoned, ghostly whispers fill the mind, and lastly, the doors are sealed shut. As there is a curse placed upon Fenncraag, to seal away an ancient, unknown evil.

Unfortunately, the centuries old curse is weakening, and that which is locked beneath the castle grounds is beginning to break free. And so after exhausting every last option, the bordering kingdoms have sent a lone, but powerful sorceress to resolve this matter, quietly and discretely. And thus begins her journey, through perilous peaks and valleys, and into a wretched palace of old evil. There she must make a choice: Break the curse and destroy what emerges? Or sustain it and keep the evil asleep until it might rise again? Her path quickly became clear – The demon, the djinn, the monster, whatever it might be, must die.

This is The Curse of Fenncraag.

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Meta notes:
This offering is a homage to old school dungeon synth, classic RPGs, and all things fantasy. And Secret Sorcery is the embodiment of these elements; a way of paying tribute to those who came before. Simple, rudimentary, low fidelity dark dungeon synth. This project and the accompanying story are mildly inspired by The Witcher (I can't resist, I'm sorry).

Compositions, design, mixing, music, screams and synths by Ziri
Additional composing on track 5 by dsck
The Curse of Fenncraag - A Short Story written by dsck & Ziri

Photo by Eberhard Grossgasteiger

Recorded from Jan. 2024 to Feb. 2024.

Special thanks to the dungeon synth community for welcoming me with open arms, thus giving me the courage and motivation to continue my creative endeavors. Thanks to my friends for the support, you know who you are. Additional thanks to Andrzej Sapkowski for writing "The Witcher" and thus further enriching my imagination.

Long Live the Swallow.

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