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The Brotherverse


79 episodes


Fantasy Audio RPG


Synopsis:

Four brothers join forces to embark on an epic fantastical role-playing journey (even though they barely know how to play). Join our heroes (heroes?) Yenry, Ork, and Puff as they stumble through a mess of adventures in the land of Mardinia - aided, abated, berated, and sedated by a gaggle of ragtag friends and foes (mostly foes). Prepare to be transported to a mystical realm of ridiculousness known as The Brotherverse! New episode released every other Monday!


Language: English

Format: Audio RPG

Writing: Improvised

Genres: Fantasy

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Episodes:

The Bonusverse: A Retrospective

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 02:42:22 +0000

The Brotherverse is back! One year after the epic conclusion of our first campaign, the Sundberg brothers take a trip down memory lane, a stroll down recollection road, a skip across reminiscence bridge, a train through brain picture town.

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75. The Talismerging: Talismerged

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:57:54 +0000

In the final epsiode of The Brotherverse- (Wait, final? Like, final final? No more Brotherverse after this? Wow… 5 years and here we are. I guess, what else is there to say? Well done. A whole podcast with a beginning and an end. Cool.)

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74. The Talismerging: Gutters and Dragons

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:10:07 +0000

Aro attempts to merge the talismans, hence the title of this arc.

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73. The Talismerging: Vive la Frog

Wed, 25 May 2022 18:54:48 +0000

The epic showdown with Lord Orthguard begins.

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72. The Talismerging: Orkpen’s Spider Exterminators

Mon, 09 May 2022 01:46:57 +0000

Under the guise of mustachioed spider exterminators, our trio ventures deeper into the floating Guardian fortress.

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71. The Talismerging: Nerds Roop

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:21:38 +0000

Our heroes heroically bully some nerds in order to further infiltrate Orthguard’s castle.

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70. The Talismerging: The Shankshaw Humiliation

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:46:39 +0000

Despite their plan being a bunch of shank, our trio attempts to infiltrate Orthguard’s castle and hopes it doesn’t all go to shaw.

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69. The Talismerging: Brocean’s Eleven

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:20:13 +0000

The Keepers devise a half-baked heist as Orthguard’s army approaches.

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68. Holiday Special: Happy Jävla Jul

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 03:49:51 +0000

Grimm’s latest shenanigans send our heroes on a festive quest.

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67. Days of Thunder: A Tune for Attunement

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:50:27 +0000

The power of the talismans is conveniently revealed, now that we have three available talismans and three heroes.

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66. Days of Thunder: Platonic Mime Energy

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 04:19:44 +0000

Our trio returns to the Valkyrie with Talis and the Talisman of Thunder to maybe finally close out this Days of Thunder arc.

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65. Days of Thunder: Moist and Confused

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 04:03:52 +0000

Our heroes face some familiar foes, and Puff does what he does best in boss battles.

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64. Days of Thunder: Yo Mama is So Ethereal

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:28:52 +0000

A battle ensues over the Talisman of Thunder

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63. Days of Thunder: Is Death Dark Enough?

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 02:32:47 +0000

Six guardian statues stand between our heroes and the path forward, and one has a man-bun.

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62. Days of Thunder: Sconces and Stone

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 02:01:18 +0000

Rock and rock sock each other’s blocks in this knockout shocker.

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61. Days of Thunder: Baby Brotherverse

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 03:21:27 +0000

Our trio is transformed into toddlers while traversing strange visions. Luckily, this is not their first adventure in diapers.

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The Bonusverse: Big Sports Weekend

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 23:05:24 +0000

The pronunciation of a word sends us on a big ol’ tangent about sports and getting punched in the face.

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60. Days of Thunder: Angels and Airwhales

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 02:43:39 +0000

Newly transported to the plane of air, our heroes make their way to the cloud city of Bageecha to find the Talis man with the talisman.

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59. Days of Thunder: The Big Cloudbowski

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 01:33:11 +0000

This episode really ties the podcast together.

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58. Days of Thunder: Pain au Chocolat et Shellon Peanut Butter

Mon, 10 May 2021 03:22:31 +0000

Our heroes don their chef hats and shed their dignity to prepare some homemade Crescent Island croissants.

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57. Days of Thunder: Sea Serpent Showdown

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 02:41:14 +0000

Yenry, Ork, and Puff set sail for the Crescent Islands, but rough seas lie ahead, and there are only so many hatches to batten.

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56. Days of Thunder: The S.S.S.S.S.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:07:41 +0000

Endless knowledge is available within the halls of Tothian Library, but our heroes are quickly sidetracked by liquor and ice cream.

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55. Days of Thunder: Weekend at Harlow’s

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 03:27:37 +0000

This episode is brought to you by the Orthguard Army Standard Issue Tiny Teapot: “Now you can sit and sip, with the S.I.T.T.”

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54. Days of Thunder: Bond, Soul Bond

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 03:53:09 +0000

Fake Yenry transports our holey trinity (plus bear) to a parley with Commander Harlow Wells.

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53. Days of Thunder: The Beartherverse

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 01:11:05 +0000

First you take a bear. Put it in a hole. Then you take the hole. Put it in a book.

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52. Days of Thunder: City of Toth

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:56:12 +0000

Perry spills the beans on his dad (figuratively), and our trio hits a wall in Toth (literally).

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51. Days of Thunder: Family Reunion

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:03:31 +0000

Things get a little cuckoo at the Forehammer’s.

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The Bonusverse: Brotherversary

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:26:30 +0000

It’s our two year anniversary! We take a look back at the journey so far, and announce the winners of our Brotherversary giveaway!

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50. Days of Thunder: Talismemories

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:58:36 +0000

Sage and the gang return to share their newfound discovery, and learn more about the sacred history of the Talismans (Talismen? Have we made this joke before?).

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49. 20 Years Later: Castle Caper

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 01:18:53 +0000

With the pompous prince imprisoned in the pit of a portable repository, Puff portrays the  puny potentate to prevent apprehension.

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48. 20 Years Ago: The Prince and The Paup-ork

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 03:49:24 +0000

With a suit-and-a-half of shiny new armor, our trio devises a half-baked scheme (as is tradition) to infiltrate the castle.

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47. 20 Years Ago: The Church of Trash

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 02:28:15 +0000

Holy trash man, king of the gutter, we thank you for this pile of hot garbage. Amen.

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46. 20 Years Ago: The Ham Of Your Labors

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:21:49 +0000

Pop some candy corn and cozy up by the campfire; it’s time for a spooky Boooootherverse Halloween special!

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45. 20 Years Ago: Festival of the Moon

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 01:32:52 +0000

Our trio employs a floofy guide for their journey to the capital, but in exchange for her services, they must first take a little trip into the Deep Woods.

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44. 20 Years Ago: The Legend of Strength Lizard

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 03:07:44 +0000

Wait… first we jumped ahead one year; now it’s 20 years in the past? What is this, Lost?

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43. One Year Later: Verb that Noun

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:11:36 +0000

This episode is kinda like that time in Harry Potter when Gandalf drank the liquid, and Captain Kirk was like “No, don’t do it!”

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42. One Year Later: Good Boulder Boy

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 23:12:34 +0000

Three gems remain after successfully collecting Water, Wind & Fire. (If the first one had been Earth, I could’ve made a sick joke about remembering the first night of September.)

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41. One Year Later: Are We Dead?

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 02:55:12 +0000

Our heroes reach the source of The Great Shiny and boldly don their diapers for what lies ahead.

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40. One Year Later: Feesh, Feesh, Greg

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 01:05:00 +0000

Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, GREG

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39. One Year Later: The Musical

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:08:59 +0000

A year has passed since the great Mardinian airship battle. While the Keepers lay low and plan their next move, our heroes have been hard at work on… a musical theater performance?

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38. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 4

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 03:54:32 +0000

Is this battle still going on?? As we near the end, will our heroes escape or meet an untimely demise at the hands of the Guardians? (hopefully the first or this podcast is toast)

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37. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 3

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:14:54 +0000

The airship battle rages on! Battles are won, lives are lost, Swayzes are stanked, but who will prevail?

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36. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 2

Mon, 18 May 2020 02:35:17 +0000

The fate of Mardinia hangs in the balance as an epic airship battle ensues between Keepers and Guardians.

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35. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 1

Mon, 04 May 2020 16:15:55 +0000

Yenry, Ork, and Puff leave the festival and return to the Valkyrie to warn the Keepers of an imminent attack. (So… no Salamander Man concert?)

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34. Festival of Light: Launch Date

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:28:06 +0000

After a minor setback (and a major understatement), the Guardians now have the intel they need to locate the Keepers’ secret hideout (thanks a lot, HANZ).

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33. Festival of Light: Toe to Toad

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 01:01:16 +0000

This was the easiest boss battle ever: Vlog croaked as soon as we walked in the room! (Get it? He’s a toad… but for reals, this is a tough fight).

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32. Festival of Light: Pelvic Persuasion

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:58:34 +0000

With all four keycards in hand (or wherever they keep things), our trio heads back to the Stake House to further infiltrate the Rectron base.

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31. Festival of Light: Ain’t You Never Seen a Horse Before?

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:48:18 +0000

With the Rectrons’ suspicion rising, our heroes pull off a brilliantly stupid disguise to escape being captured.

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30. Festival of Light: Opening the Robutt

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 04:51:12 +0000

Part two of the epic (and juvenile) showdown with the mouse kingdom mech.

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29. Festival of Light: Robo-Rumble

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 02:07:20 +0000

Welcome to The Brotherverse late night, where we get a little too familiar with a giant rat controlled mech suite.

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28. Festival of Light: Extreme Mouseover

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:17:23 +0000

Hickory, dickory, dock. With mice, we now can talk. Their city is cool, but the king is a fool. Hickory, dickory, dock.

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27. Festival of Light: History of Vanguard

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:20:41 +0000

Before continuing their search for key cards, our heroes learn more about why the city of Vanguard is so obsessed with light.

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26. Festival of Light: Catch the Boggle

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:25:51 +0000

Our “heroes” follow their new “friends” to the “Stake House” for some “friendly” gambling (and our “writer” is including too many “air quotes”).

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25. Festival of Light: Sprite Race

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 19:48:38 +0000

Yenry, Ork, and Puff explore the Festival of Light in search of seedy gangster members of the… Rubicons? Retcons? Dis… rectal… cons?

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24. Festival of Light: Caravan to Vanguard

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 05:36:14 +0000

Our heroes learn more about the city of Vanguard’s Festival of Light and set forth on their quest for the next talisman.

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23. Festival of Light: The Trainer Chamber

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 04:35:40 +0000

Dragon slayers! Talisman collectors! City saviors (slash destroyers)! Our heroes return to the Valkyrie feeling quantifiably accomplished and ready for their next mission, but not before some more shenanigans with Grimm.

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22. City of Zamtal: There Is Only Zu

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:04:13 +0000

Our fiercest battle yet continues against the powerful dragon Zu: The Golden One.

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21. City of Zamtal: Touch Gold, Marry Princess

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:59:35 +0000

Yenry, Ork, and Puff confront the ominous creature at the top of the central tower in an effort to save the city (or what’s left of it) and locate the Talisman of Darkness.

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20. City of Zamtal: This Was a Bad Idea

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 03:27:29 +0000

Was it hubris? Or perhaps apathy? We’ve made our mistakes in the past, but the burdensome cloud of regret may long loom over our heads as we look back on this day and ask “Why?”

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19. City of Zamtal: Never Name Your Pet Zombie

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 02:09:35 +0000

Our heroes arrive in a new dimension, where they are quickly attacked by a trio of greedy Zamtal zombies (Zam-bies?). The battle would be swift, if only we could remember how to play DnD.

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18. City of Zamtal: Dope Robot, Bro

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:24:35 +0000

With the capable Captain Kudos at the helm, our crew follows their map to the potential location of the Pillar of Darkness, where they are ultimately met with more perplexing puzzles, enraged enemies, and juvenile jokes.

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17. City of Zamtal: Powder Keg Race!

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 03:00:07 +0000

Yenry, Ork, Puff, and the Dusty Britches Gang celebrate their newfound friendship with a good ol’ fashioned drinking game, so grab yourself a goat and play along at home! (Please milk responsibly.)

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16. City of Zamtal: Mutiny on the Britches

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 04:24:33 +0000

The sandy seafaring adventure continues as our heroes attempt to out-man, outmaneuver, and out-mouse the pursuing pirate ship.

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15. City of Zamtal: Skimming the Great Sand Sea

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:38:36 +0000

Avast, mateys! A vast sea of sand stands between us and the Pillar of Darkness, so avast-en your seat belts (oof); it’s gonna be a vastly bumpy ride!

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The Bonusverse: The Brendanverse

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:41:36 +0000

Time for some bonus content that didn’t make it into an actual session. We’re calling these special episodes The Bonusverse (wow). This time around, the Brotherverse chats about an important figure in their lives.

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14. City of Zamtal: The Birth of Wenry

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 04:51:27 +0000

It’s that time again! The Brotherverse is leveling up! (’cause what’s more fun than a bunch of numbers and math?) Feeling freshly plus-one-ified, our crew sets forth on their mission to find the next talisman.

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13. City of Zamtal: A Zany Competition

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 03:18:57 +0000

After a brief celebration, the Keepers turn their attention to finding the next Talisman (real party poopers over here). While top minds decrypt the ancient puzzles, bottom minds are left with some time to kill, so our heroes challenge Grimm to a “friendly” competition.

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12. Spa Fjorg: Bath House Brawl

Mon, 20 May 2019 02:50:43 +0000

Evil plots are revealed and weak stomachs are emptied as our heroes confront Esther in the ultimate showdown for the fate of the spa and the Talisman of Water.

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11. Spa Fjorg: Super Secret Science Glass

Mon, 06 May 2019 13:01:30 +0000

With determination in their hearts (and diapers on their butts), our trio dives deeper into the belly of the spa, where they slowly piece together the seemingly nefarious puzzle (emphasis on slowly).

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10. Spa Fjorg: Binfiltration

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:06:02 +0000

Yenry, Ork, and Puff hatch a bizarre ploy to further infiltrate the spa and continue their search for the Talisman of Water.

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9. Spa Fjorg: Prestidigidepends

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:48:09 +0000

Our crew begins their reconnaissance mission at Spa Fjorg, where they’ll have to go undercover as spa guests and do things like bask and rejuvenate (tough day on the job).

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8. Spa Fjorg: Don’t Mess With Spa Day

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 04:03:55 +0000

Freshly equipped with mechanical Ravens, the gang takes flight toward the illustrious Spa Fjorg. But it’s not about the destination . . . actually the destination sounds pretty great. The journey’s probably gonna suck.

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7. Spa Fjorg: Raven Whisperers

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:52:27 +0000

Our heroes finally have an objective! Our story has a plot (and it only took 6 episodes). What better way to start a new adventure than with a new whip, some fresh wheels, a mint ride (we get it, you’re hip).

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6. Bellion Bound: The Valkyrie

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 07:15:44 +0000

Our heroes try to PARSE(LY) out their current predicament after being summoned by the mysterious General SAGE. But will their tendency to eat, drink, and be (ROSE)MARY get them into more trouble this THYME? (Wow, sick Simon & Garfunkel reference.)

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5. Bellion Bound: Dungeons and Dana Moranis

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:21:22 +0000

Yenry, Ork, and Puff awaken from their unconscious state (yet again) to find themselves shackled in a dingy basement. Can they prove their innocence and gain favor with the Bellionians? (Or is it Bellionites? Bellionaires?)

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4. Bellion Bound: Level Up

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:53:53 +0000

What? The Brotherverse is evolving! The gang advances to level 2 and learns everything there is to know about tomatoes (sounds thrilling), before finally arriving in the great city of Bellion.

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3. Bellion Bound: Boss Battle!

Sun, 27 Jan 2019 18:20:20 +0000

Look at all those “B”s in the title! You know this episode’s gonna be good with that much alliteration (seems like overkill). Yenry, Ork, Puff, and Patches continue their quest to rescue Charlotte from the deranged Annabelle.

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2. Bellion Bound: Boomin’ On Gumdrops

Sun, 06 Jan 2019 20:56:37 +0000

Yenry, Ork, and Puff enjoy the John family’s sandwich-laden hospitality before some much needed rest (maybe they can sleep away the trauma), but young Charlotte is in danger! The lines between dream and reality are blurred as our heroes (debatable) are called upon to help restore order.

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1. Bellion Bound: My Only Memory

Sun, 06 Jan 2019 15:50:26 +0000

With no memory of the last 20 years (talk about FOMO), Yenry, Ork, and Puff awaken to find themselves traveling in a humble sandwich-maker’s wagon, bound for the city of Bellion. What dangers await them on the rocky road ahead?

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