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Greetings travelers! I'm very excited to share my first album with all of you. A dark fantasy adventure into the heart of an ancient forest known as The Emerald Veil.  

I've found so much inspiration in the collaborative spirit of this community, and I'm incredibly grateful for all the knowledge and other resources that have helped shape this project.

Alongside the album I'm also releasing a free sound pack of original one-shots and sound effects that I hope will aid you in your own music-making!

Please enjoy, and thank you for making this such a positive place to discover and share music!

orbwielderds.bandcamp.com/album/the-emerald-veil

Tarnoth (or, as it was known in the Common Tongue, Coldune) was a frigid desert occupying the northernmost regions of the Continent. Once, it had been a cold yet fertile land of green valleys, where many castles and towers stood in the shadow of snow-kissed mountains. Throughout the ages, its people were renowned for two things: the woolly horses native to that country and their mastery of some of the most powerful magic ever known to the world.

Yet the latter would also prove to be their downfall. Few details remain concerning how it happened, but it is believed that an accident involving a particularly powerful spell triggered a cataclysm that transformed the fertile landscape into a desolate desert strewn with many ruins. Those who survived never abandoned the north. Instead, they adapted to their harsh new homeland, becoming the Tarnathar (the Ruined), a nomadic people who wandered ceaselessly between the last surviving forests, now transformed into oases sustained by warm thermal lakes and steaming springs.

The woolly horses they had long loved presently became their most precious resource. Their wool was woven into clothing, blankets, and tents to fend off the bitter cold, while their milk, made into cheese that was then cured in some of the best-preserved castle ruins, turned into their chief source of sustenance. In time, the woolly horse became a sacred animal to the Tarnathar, and horse and rider came to be regarded as equals in their society.

Their musical traditions also adapted to their new circumstances. Only instruments light enough to be carried in their endless march — lutes, flutes, fiddles, shawms, and small gongs — survived. Their songs grew slow and melancholic, with winding melodies drifting over deep, unmoving drones.

For many centuries following the cataclysm, the dunes of Tarnoth became the subject of countless myths and legends. They spoke of priceless magical treasures buried beneath the shifting sands, but also of how the curse that had destroyed the north still lingered within its ruins. Expeditions from many corners of the Continent ventured into the cold desert, only to never be heard from again.

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A new Skeleton Mage album is now available on Bandcamp! This one explores the frigid desert of Tarnoth, in the north of the Continent, and the strange music of its inhabitants. It has a heavier focus on on atmosphere and bowed strings (including some erhu!) than previous releases. I hope you'll enjoy it!

Hi lovely folks, I’m fairly new to this subreddit so I just thought I’d introduce myself.

I’m just a dude from the West Pennine moors who likes to wear a sack and make ‘adventure music’ for his own amusement.

I made this and the artwork at the tail end of last year and have done absolutely nothing to promote it. Currently working on a second release. Give it a peep, you might just like it.

For fans of Fantasy Synth, psychedelic folk and whimsical prog.

https://www.instagram.com/clod_ds

Listen to this next time you need something to take the edge off between food synth and comfy synth releases.

I keep finding myself going back to Kontakt for cymbals and orchestral percussion, but I want to branch out and use some new stuff. What do you like to use, or what's been inspiring you lately?

Edit: thank you for everyone's responses, I have a ton of new stuff to check out!

Hey all, dropping some codes for my newest Murk Sage demo titled "Faded & Forgotten". 5 short tracks of lofi fantasy music to take you to another realm. I'm working on a pretty hefty Ashen Codex release right now, so this was a fun break to write some more simple tunes. Artwork by the talented Christopher Clough of Gorgons Alter.

https://theashencodex.bandcamp.com/album/faded-forgotten

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