Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In an overgrown jungle where monsters roam free lies the Second Citadel, one of humanity’s last strongholds in a hostile, hungry world. The people of the Citadel live their lives on the edge of a knife – knowing that any day a beast might storm their homes, knowing that now and forever the monsters are planning the final assault that will end humanity for good.
The only defense against a world that wants them dead are the Knights of the Crown, led by the Second Citadel’s Queen; and she has a very important task for her best knights. A strange cave has been claiming the lives of the people who live nearby… and if the Knights can’t find a way to work together, it will claim their lives, too.
Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your journey.
(Note: Trigger warnings for all episodes will now be posted at the bottom of the episode description. In this way, we hope to accommodate those of our fans for whom emotional triggers are a significant concern without causing inconvenience for any listeners worried about spoilers. If this is a concern for you, please scroll down to the bottom of this description now.)
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We'd like to thank our Patreon supporters, without whom The Penumbra Podcast would not be possible. Thank you so, so much. A list of those heroes can be found at the bottom of this page: thepenumbrapodcast.com/about
We are a small team that currently relies on fan donations to keep food on our plates and buy us time to create this show, and so we mean it literally when we say we could not do this without you. If you'd like to contribute to that Patreon, get some rewards, and keep making the Penumbra a reality, you can do so here: patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast
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Attribution:
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba: ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657
"RKeaton_EMF366_5_Squeaky Leather Boots.aif" by rkeato freesound.org/people/rkeato/sounds/118057
"creeky chair" by rucisko freesound.org/people/rucisko/sounds/348925
"leather rustle 3" by Samulis freesound.org/people/Samulis/sounds/209397
"Plate Armor - Rustle 5" by Samulis freesound.org/people/Samulis/sounds/209404
"Cave Drips" by everythingsounds freesound.org/people/everythingsounds/sounds/199515
"DenseCrunchRe-rated_CaveIn.wav" by zimbot freesound.org/people/zimbot/sounds/244484
"Rockfall in mine.wav" by Benboncan freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/60085
"Sword Slash Attack" by qubodup freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/184422
"Heavy Impacts" by RICHERlandTV freewound.org/people/RICHERlandTV/sounds/232358
"Footsteps, Stones, A.wav" by Inspector J freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/345560
"Footstep, Concrete, A.wav" by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/336598
"Running On Gravel.wav" by Benboncan freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/137874
"Rumbling Rocky sound" by Opsaaaaa freesound.org/people/Opsaaaaa/sounds/335337
"Landmass/Earth Rumble" by el-bee freesound.org/people/el-bee/sounds/363122
"Rubbing-metal01.wav" by Erdie freesound.org/people/Erdie/sounds/27980
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Trigger warnings:
- Death
- Cruelty to monsters (may potentially be construed as cruelty to animals)
- Close, claustrophobic spaces
- Depictions of being chased
- Sudden loud noises
- Descriptions of gore and violence
- Depictions of injury
- Depictions of sexism
- Manipulation
In an overgrown jungle where monsters roam free lies the Second Citadel, one of humanity’s last strongholds in a hostile, hungry world. The people of the Citadel live their lives on the edge of a knife – knowing that any day a beast might storm their homes, knowing that now and forever the monsters are planning the final assault that will end humanity for good.
The only defense against a world that wants them dead are the Knights of the Crown, led by the Second Citadel’s Queen; and she has a very important task for her best knights. A strange cave has been claiming the lives of the people who live nearby… and if the Knights can’t find a way to work together, it will claim their lives, too.
Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your journey.
(Note: Trigger warnings for all episodes will now be posted at the bottom of the episode description. In this way, we hope to accommodate those of our fans for whom emotional triggers are a significant concern without causing inconvenience for any listeners worried about spoilers. If this is a concern for you, please scroll down to the bottom of this description now.)
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We'd like to thank our Patreon supporters, without whom The Penumbra Podcast would not be possible. Thank you so, so much. A list of those heroes can be found at the bottom of this page: thepenumbrapodcast.com/about
We are a small team that currently relies on fan donations to keep food on our plates and buy us time to create this show, and so we mean it literally when we say we could not do this without you. If you'd like to contribute to that Patreon, get some rewards, and keep making the Penumbra a reality, you can do so here: patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast
-------
Attribution:
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba: ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657
"RKeaton_EMF366_5_Squeaky Leather Boots.aif" by rkeato freesound.org/people/rkeato/sounds/118057
"creeky chair" by rucisko freesound.org/people/rucisko/sounds/348925
"leather rustle 3" by Samulis freesound.org/people/Samulis/sounds/209397
"Plate Armor - Rustle 5" by Samulis freesound.org/people/Samulis/sounds/209404
"Cave Drips" by everythingsounds freesound.org/people/everythingsounds/sounds/199515
"DenseCrunchRe-rated_CaveIn.wav" by zimbot freesound.org/people/zimbot/sounds/244484
"Rockfall in mine.wav" by Benboncan freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/60085
"Sword Slash Attack" by qubodup freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/184422
"Heavy Impacts" by RICHERlandTV freewound.org/people/RICHERlandTV/sounds/232358
"Footsteps, Stones, A.wav" by Inspector J freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/345560
"Footstep, Concrete, A.wav" by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/336598
"Running On Gravel.wav" by Benboncan freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/137874
"Rumbling Rocky sound" by Opsaaaaa freesound.org/people/Opsaaaaa/sounds/335337
"Landmass/Earth Rumble" by el-bee freesound.org/people/el-bee/sounds/363122
"Rubbing-metal01.wav" by Erdie freesound.org/people/Erdie/sounds/27980
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Trigger warnings:
- Death
- Cruelty to monsters (may potentially be construed as cruelty to animals)
- Close, claustrophobic spaces
- Depictions of being chased
- Sudden loud noises
- Descriptions of gore and violence
- Depictions of injury
- Depictions of sexism
- Manipulation
