Odd Ball Out
Another LS masterpiece. I've had the honor of seeing this played live. One of the darkest modern DS albums out there. Hails, Lone Sentinel!
Favorite track: Tower of the Sorcerer.
This album is meant to be a continuation of the "Adventure Calls Thy Name" story line. As always these stories are meant to just be a guide line, they are where I was at while I was writing these songs, if you do not find them fitting please feel free to create your own story and world to these humble songs....
1. The Eye of the Witch Sees All:
When we last heard from the Lone Sentinel he was on a quest to stop the mad king from taking over all of Admantia so he can rule it with an iron fist. Having already taken the lives of any who have opposed him so far he is crossing the whole realm and leaving only chaos and pain in his wake. The Lone Sentinel finds himself seeking the council of the order of Witches, Wizards, Sorcerers, and Magi to find out how he may gain the power to stand against the mad king. While he approaches the college of magic he is being watched by one of the witches who has turned against the order out of greed, and now serves the mad king....
What will become of this?
2. The Wizard's Cauldron:
Upon arriving to what is supposed to be the institute of magic the Lone Sentinel can't seem to find the door anywhere! How might he enter this place? Has he come all this way for naught? As his hope begins to waiver he notices a cauldron in front of where he walked towards the first spire of the institute gates. "Where did this come from?" He wonders, he is sure it wasn't there when he first came upon this path. He gazes into the cauldron to find a strange green bubbling liquid, the longer he stands and stares the more aggressively it begins to bubble up. Just as he starts to become a little nervous and decides he is going to back away the liquid explodes forth from the cauldron and swallows him whole, pulling his entire self spear and all into the cauldron.
3. College of the Ancient Order:
Before he can even process what has happened the green cauldron goo ejects him onto a floating cobblestone path. Although he was submersed in liquid he comes out completely dry! As he raises his head what his eyes see is unlike anything he has ever gazed upon before, what looked to be but a single spire behind a gate has now evolved into what seems like a bustling and ever expanding city! As his mind begins to race and question how a place like this can even exist he is greeted by a tiny stone golem, "Fear not oh great confused one! For we knew you were seeking us out. Welcome to the institute of magic! We would not have presented the cauldron to you if we did not feel you could be trusted, so no need to fear for your life. Now follow me, and don't bother trying to understand this city, a non magic user like yourself could never comprehend..." with that the little stone golem begins to race down the winding suspended cobblestone path, the Lone Sentinel hesitantly follows.
4. Tower of the Sorcerer:
The golem leads him to a tower he seems to recognize. Why yes, this is the same tower that was in the woods where the sorcerer put a curse on him! "Why are you bringing me to this sorcerer, for we do not get along!" the Lone Sentinel asked,
"You have nothing to fear, the sorcerer that cursed you only did so because you were getting too close to his sacred tower. He had projected himself and the tower with a spell in order to learn more about the forest in which you found him, he just doesn't like people interrupting his research is all..." the golem responds. The Lone Sentinel begrudgingly treks onward following the little golem to what, he hopes, is not going to be certain death at the hands of an angry wizard...
5: Old Path to an Old Castle: Upon being granted the council of the sacred order he finds out this is nowhere near the end of his journey. He must press onward towards glory and honor yet still. He now takes his first steps down a very old pathway towards a very old castle, there he hopes to find someone to aid him on his quest. Loaded with a new assortment of cantrips the likes of which he has not seen and the knowledge gifted to him by the sacred order he sets off down this long and winding road. With a hopeful eye set upon the horizon...
credits
released July 5, 2023
The Lone Sentinel - Everything
Droned Artworks - Cover Art
supported by 28 fans who also own “The Eye of the Witch Sees All”
Definitely felt transported back to a time of point & click adventures, curled up at the glow of the family desktop. Each track gave such flavor to this memory, and left me blissfully sentimental, especially the ambiance of the final track. sjöhäxan
