Old school gelungeon synth, with winter synth elements. This EP is about the folkloric monster 'Carbuncle'.

The carbuncle is a rare, clumsy creature that appears as a mixture of pig, aardvark, and armadillo. Set in its head is a large shining ruby, which varies in value and is actually part of the animal. A carbuncle will often approach a party of adventurers and use its telepathy to communicate the value of its ruby to them.

Obtaining this ruby is not a simple task, however, as the the gem turns to worthless dust if the creature dies. To further complicate matters, carbuncles can will themselves to die and have no fear or concept of death.

It takes careful coaxing by a wizard or character of strong personality to get the carbuncle to give up its gem willingly. It is likely that the first carbuncles were made by wizards for arcane purposes.

released December 3, 2019