The Compendium of Many Worlds: Recent Episodes
Coy Christie
A grand collection of stories from all across the Multiverse, hand picked by The Raconteur, your narrator for them. Join him as he spins you yarns of tragic heroes, fallen kingdoms, and beautiful victory. Sit, stay awhile, you just might enjoy it.
The Raconteur shows you the mystifying Earth 404, a universe in contention for some of the most powerful magic across the multiverse. It is, however, home to the most powerful magic user to ever exist in any reality, and your hero for tonight: Everest Morningstar. You follow Everest at different glimpses through his life as he rises to the top and faces a threat that seeks to swallow his Earth whole. Bring your Philosopher's Stones and Transmutation Circles, this episode will be mystifying.
The Raconteur decides it's been long enough, and shows you the tale of Earth One. A world uniquely placed to affect several others. Influences from other tales may linger, or perhaps it is the other way around.
After what you know as World War One, a great plague descended on the world, but the people did anything but die out. Now the lingering remnants of the New World must contend with the secrets of the Old World, and so much more...
You view the world through the eyes of Romulus Pendragon's, a man who shares quite a resemblance to Lazarus Deadman, but surely that's merely a coincidence. There is much to this world, but do not open your heart fully, this tale is a tragedy.
The Racontuer wishes to review your discussion on Earth 87, namely the events taking place in the American Old West. Events that follow Kenji Bushida's arrival and joining of a vigilante group, all on the hunt for the mysterious Doctor Lovelace. The story has been redone and completed for your listening pleasure. So dear guest, will Bushida and his new allies be able to find the Doctor, or will the unknown consume Kenji?
The Raconteur returns you to Earth 668, home of Markus "Mark" Monroe, better known as the Recluse. It has been four months since his first story, and now as a more experienced hero, he has to fight off a new drug that plagues his city. Throughout a team up, and a mystery that threatens to swallow him up, will he succeed or has he now been caught in someone else's web?
T̶h̶e̶ ̶R̶a̶c̶o̶n̶t̶e̶u̶r̶ ̶ or The Creator takes a brief moment to announce the return of the Compendium of Many Worlds. In all seriousness, I'm coming back to this project and want to continue on with it, and it's about time, isn't it? Being late never sounded so good? Better late than never? Ah what does it matter, new episode next month (I hope),
The Raconteur must be feeling the Holiday spirit as he shows you the story of Klaus, or as he's known in your world, Santa Claus. Although, if you look through the veneer of Christmas Spirit, Klaus looks rather familiar...
The Raconteur returns you to Earth 1052, just before Captain Rycroft Langley's ship crashes onto an unknown island. Something amiss is afoot, and Rycroft really just can't be bothered by it. Ill tides indeed.
Lazarus takes a break in his hunt for answers to prepare to deal justice to the scum of Earth 431 who need it.
The Raconteur allows you to return to Earth 87 if you recall, the very same where the gods tasked former samurai Kenji Bushida to slay an unjust Shogun. Five years later, Kenji finds himself in an America recovering from the Civil War. The Ronin encounters a group of vigilantes in the American frontier hunting down an enigmatic Doctor Lovelace. Will Bushida and his new allies be able to find the Doctor, or will the unknown consume Kenji?
Patient listeners will be rewarded with a snippet of Lazarus's continued effort to hunt for answers regarding his resurrection.
The Racontuer beholds you to Earth 668, a world in which several of its inhabitants have developed superhuman abilities. You follow Markus "Mark" Monroe, a young man who ingests an irradiated pill, granting him strange abilities. Follow him as he attempts to figure out hero work and try to be the best version of himself. Go Web Go!
The Raconteur shows you the tale of Captain Rycroft Langley, a heartening story of swashbuckling, adventure, and cheating death. Rycroft's path ahead is long and treacherous, perhaps he'll meet his end at the hands of the ocean where his soul resides? We'll have to see, we all know the Raconteur likes a tragedy, and this Maiden Voyage looks to follow that path. A Fair Wind, Ever and Always dear guest.
The Raconteur shows you Earth 431, a world very similar to old detective movies. You follow Axel Regan, the private eye returned to life on his final quest to take out the three largest crime lords in all of Los Angeles. Axel's got his work cut out for him and this will be an uphill battle, but what's the harm? After all, he's already Licensed To Die.
The Raconteur shows you Earth 87, a world in which fallen samurai Kenji Bushida is tasked by the gods themselves to strike down an unworthy Shogun. Kenji must stop the ruler before he loses his very humanity. If he succeeds, his honor is restored. If he fails, death and chaos for the whole world. Hajime masho yo!
The Raconteur intends to show you one of his favorite stories but is distracted by a world that appears while he is talking. He sends the pair of you through the new world. There, you learn of Lazarus: a hero returned from the dead, who must slay a monster disguised as a king, all while finding out who he is. Will the hero succeed, or will this be yet another cautionary tale in the Compendium?
A dramatic narration of the story of a Hero who was bound by fate, until the bitter end.
Say hello to your guide to the multiverse. Take a seat and listen as he recites the lore of great heroes and terrible tales. This is The Compendium of Many Worlds.