A lone merchant seeks shelter from a storm—and finds a monk whose devotion hides a darker hunger. The Pilgrim’s Warning is a folk-horror tale from the Rift: a storm road, an empty temple, and a vow broken by something that remembers.

From Bard & Biwa — a Project Zion Theatre production within the Way of the Jaded Fist universe.

CW: Body horror, predatory religious figure, chase sequence.

Performance and Narration by: Desmond Childs

***Voice changer utilized for performances

Warning: Some crude humor

Holiday Season Premiere: “I Quit My Job to Make Coffee and Accidentally Started a Philosophy Club”

A King’s Java Story — Now Brewing in the Jaded Fist Feed

This holiday season, while Harbortown hangs its lanterns and the rain hums against café glass, a new voice quietly slips onto the #JadedFistDrama RSS feed.

No swords.
No demons.
Just a barista, a stranger, and the sound of a coffee grinder that refuses to cooperate.

“I Quit My Job to Make Coffee and Accidentally Started a Philosophy Club” is a new slice-of-life spinoff that began, quite literally, by accident. What started as an improvised ElevenLabs test turned into something we couldn’t stop smiling about — an entire series of cozy, philosophical conversations brewed from the same heart that powers Way of the Jaded Fist.

It’s not an action drama. It’s not even trying to be one. It’s a quiet morning between storms — the kind of story that reminds you that warmth isn’t a plot twist; it’s a state of mind.

Season Two begins. A village lies in ruin, and whispers of painted suns drift through the Rift. Danny Rose and Lady Esmeralda find themselves drawn into a mystery that feels larger than any one battle. What does it mean when names are burned, and who benefits from the silence left behind? Names That Burn asks more questions than it answers — and the shadows are only beginning to stir.

Special Guest Stars: Alex Green (Navigator), Bradford Zygmontowicz (The Midnight Manuscripts)