The Shards of Nyrn

The Shards of Nyrn is the primary adventure for Generic Fantasy Setting #17735, set in the world of Ylos. It's the premiere game for Dork Tales.

The series began filming in the summer of 2018 and switched to a bi-weekly streaming model in November 2018. In September of 2019, the second season began broadcasting weekly and concluded in September 2020. Season three began immediately after a one week hiatus on September 16, 2020 and concluded on July 7, 2021. Season four began on September 8, 2021.

To date, it is the sole remaining game run on Dork Tales where the players do not incorporate cosplay in their performance.

## Premise

The story follows a party of young adventurers known as Nothing Ventured who are searching for the shards of a mystical gem that was used to seal away Nyrn, the goddess of darkness.

#### Main Characters

* Amy Godfrey as Teah Armstrong, the Half-Orc Moon Druid
* Robin Holford as Fhaedia Stardust, the Astral Genasi Graviturgy Wizard (season 4 to present)
* Katrina McGie as Aesyn Rightwing, the Half-Elf Gloomstalker Ranger
* Christine Rattray as Malia Sunsworn, the Hill Dwarf Tempest Cleric
* Wynter Swaluk as Marisol (a.k.a. Mars), the Tiefling Thief Rogue/Fiend Warlock
* Kelly Clark as Feramina "Fera" Hazal, a young dragon sorceress who was trapped in amber for at least 13,000 years.
* Kelly Clark as Kadamus Warforge, the Mountain Dwarf Brute Fighter and Warforger Artificer
* Kelly Clark as Vyslan Skyborn

#### Guest Stars

**Season 1:**

* Ryan Bjornson as Jassen, a wood elf monk who traveled with the party for some time
* Christa Mitchell as Llwellyn Blossom, a halfling wizard and member of the Fast Cloud junta
* Natasha Tuskovich as Deeta, a caneen bard
* Chris Blogg as Khadim, Human Paladin and follower of Bitris, originally from Apesh

**Season 3:**

* Robin Holford as Jorund Burian (Also known as Joruwud or Jorlewd in some areas), Human Cleric of Peace Domain. He is a bit of a lady's man, but is reliable when it comes to a fight as his spells provide protection for those in the party.
* Chris Blogg as Nhazun Rastur, Awkward Human Wizard. Jorund's "wingman" though seems unaware of that fact. While he has a vast amount of knowledge, he is oblivious to what would be considered common knowledge. Keeps extensive records of everything he sees and hears. No, really, EVERYTHING!
* Michael Ilott as Skafrem Grimhamme, a dwarf champion and giant hunter who knew Kadamus's father and always showed the Warforge family kindness in spite of their outsider status.
* Christa Mitchell as Ogwyn Rimari, an ancient witch who has lived multiple lives due to regular use of the reincarnation spell. Nominated for Best Supporting Mage.

**Season 4:**

## Story Arcs

* First Steps
* The Steep Hollow Arc
* The Dogrun Bridge Arc
* The Onion Arc
* The Tower of Eddigone Arc
* The Apesh Arc
* The Reaper's Grove Arc
* The Aesza'Bek Arc
* The Valemar Arc
* The Mirage Arc
* The Orkesh Arc

## Production

### Casting

The initial cast consisted of Amy, Christine, Wynter, and Ryan. When Ryan was unable to return after the first few episodes due to work commitments, Katrina was introduced as a new fourth player.

Two episodes later, the character of Fera was introduced. Originally intended to be a passing NPC, she was instead incorporated into the party by the players and became a full character.

During the Dogrun Bridge Arc, the party split to investigate multiple clues. In order to round out the plot, Christa Mitchell and Chris Blogg from Hunter the Vigil were invited to guest star in a session. Later, Natasha Tuskovich of *It's Always Magical in Fandelia*, made a guest appearance.

### Filming

The first two episodes of the series were filmed during the summer of 2018 on a pair of cameras, with the footage later edited for upload to YouTube. The game went on hiatus in late summer, as Ryan moved across the country for work, but was revived in late November for Twitch after a successful charity stream for Extra Life. This season aired on a bi-weekly basic until it concluded September 2019.

Season two began two weeks later, featuring a weekly schedule, new shooting format, video frames by Michael Ilott that changed weekly, and new audio equipment. Admittedly, there are a lot of growing pains in season two, but marked improvement in quality is shown across its episode.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the series moved to distance play over teleconferencing software in March 2020.

Generic Fantasy Setting's design and frames were created by Michael Ilott, who plays in several other Dork Tales games.

## Episodes

### Series Overview

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### Seasons

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3