Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The creatures which thrive at the end of the world are enough to make even the bravest knight's skin crawl. Massive slugs of sentient slime and nightmare-guards to a fortress beneath a sea where nothing survives walk the halls that lead to Fort Terminus, and passing them will be no small feat.
Yet our heroes trudge on. On separate paths they draw closer and closer to the heart of this palace of horrors now, and if one thing scares them most, it's this: whatever lies within that terrible place terrifies the beasts outside it, too.
Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your journey.
(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description.)
On staff at the Penumbra:
Kat Buckingham -- Head of Merchandise and Outreach
Alice Chuang -- Head of Design
Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer
Noah Simes -- Production manager
Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer
Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music
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
“Wood_Creak_03.wav” by dheming freesound.org/people/dheming/sounds/177778
“Snapping, Wooden Fence, G” by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/352183
“Smashing, Wooden Fence, B” by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/352204
“Ambience_Cave_00.wav” by LittleRobotSoundFactory
freesound.org/people/LittleRobotSoundFactory/sounds/270387
“Door, Church, Close, B” by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/271562
“Door, Church, Open, C” by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/271569
“Rock Scrape 2” by Benboncan freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/74441
“Door falls to floor.wav” by CastIronCarousel freesound.org/people/CastIronCarousel/sounds/216749
“Boiling water, large, A” by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/412843
“Wet_Slaps.mp3” by HerbertBoland freesound.org/people/HerbertBoland/sounds/104686
“Splat” by Audionautics freesound.org/people/Audionautics/sounds/133968
“Blood and gore FX performance 2” by Slave2theLight freesound.org/people/Slave2theLight/sounds/157113
“Step.wav” by CGEffex freesound.org/people/CGEffex/sounds/95755
“Whoosh.wav” by xtrgamr freesound.org/people/xtrgamr/sounds/257779
“BoneClicks&GoreSquelches_15.aif” by vincentoliver freesound.org/people/vincentoliver/sounds/180486
“20061111AirHoseDisconnect1.wav” by daveincamas freesound.org/people/daveincamas/sounds/25578
“Balloon_Inflate_1.wav” by Terhen freesound.org/people/Terhen/sounds/234220
Trigger Warnings:
-Sudden loud noises
-Claustrophobia
-Violence and threats of violence
-Hostage situations/kidnapping
-Death and injury
-Death of (monster) animals
-Implied killing of people and animals
-Deception and gaslighting
-Language and references that may be construed as sexual in nature
The creatures which thrive at the end of the world are enough to make even the bravest knight's skin crawl. Massive slugs of sentient slime and nightmare-guards to a fortress beneath a sea where nothing survives walk the halls that lead to Fort Terminus, and passing them will be no small feat.
Yet our heroes trudge on. On separate paths they draw closer and closer to the heart of this palace of horrors now, and if one thing scares them most, it's this: whatever lies within that terrible place terrifies the beasts outside it, too.
Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your journey.
(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description.)
On staff at the Penumbra:
Kat Buckingham -- Head of Merchandise and Outreach
Alice Chuang -- Head of Design
Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer
Noah Simes -- Production manager
Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer
Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music
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
“Wood_Creak_03.wav” by dheming freesound.org/people/dheming/sounds/177778
“Snapping, Wooden Fence, G” by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/352183
“Smashing, Wooden Fence, B” by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/352204
“Ambience_Cave_00.wav” by LittleRobotSoundFactory
freesound.org/people/LittleRobotSoundFactory/sounds/270387
“Door, Church, Close, B” by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/271562
“Door, Church, Open, C” by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/271569
“Rock Scrape 2” by Benboncan freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/74441
“Door falls to floor.wav” by CastIronCarousel freesound.org/people/CastIronCarousel/sounds/216749
“Boiling water, large, A” by InspectorJ freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/412843
“Wet_Slaps.mp3” by HerbertBoland freesound.org/people/HerbertBoland/sounds/104686
“Splat” by Audionautics freesound.org/people/Audionautics/sounds/133968
“Blood and gore FX performance 2” by Slave2theLight freesound.org/people/Slave2theLight/sounds/157113
“Step.wav” by CGEffex freesound.org/people/CGEffex/sounds/95755
“Whoosh.wav” by xtrgamr freesound.org/people/xtrgamr/sounds/257779
“BoneClicks&GoreSquelches_15.aif” by vincentoliver freesound.org/people/vincentoliver/sounds/180486
“20061111AirHoseDisconnect1.wav” by daveincamas freesound.org/people/daveincamas/sounds/25578
“Balloon_Inflate_1.wav” by Terhen freesound.org/people/Terhen/sounds/234220
Trigger Warnings:
-Sudden loud noises
-Claustrophobia
-Violence and threats of violence
-Hostage situations/kidnapping
-Death and injury
-Death of (monster) animals
-Implied killing of people and animals
-Deception and gaslighting
-Language and references that may be construed as sexual in nature
