"An island shored by liquid fire. A city divided by wall and wealth. A war between divine lovers. An outcast crew of thieves caught up in it all. This was Marielda in the year a god died."
During the hot summer of 2016, the actual play podcast Friends at the Table introduced listeners to Marielda, the sun drenched city of a god, and the various thieves, scoundrels, witches, academics, and holy people that walked its ever-shifting streets. Now, to celebrate its tenth anniversary, Jack de Quidt’s whirling, clarinet-driven score is available on vinyl for the very first time.
Alongside the full soundtrack, this special edition (illustrated by Elemei, from a concept by Annie Johnston-Glick) tells a story in a box. Thousands of years after the events of the Marielda season, an obsessive academic sends an unusual artifact to a friend: an unfolding carousel containing a collection of objects and ephemera from the City of First Light. Lavishly illustrated and richly detailed, the contents capture a holy city at a time of great transformation; a peculiar spell; undelivered mail; and words left too long unspoken.
Signed Edition:
Signed Editions will be signed by Jack, Austin, Ali, Art, Janine, Dre, Keith, and Sylvi.
Signed copies exclusive to our limited 60-day campaign, or when all sold out.
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To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Friends at the Table’s Marielda season, Lost In Cult are releasing a special edition of Jack de Quidt’s original soundtrack on vinyl. "Each copy is a carefully-crafted immersive artifact that pulls you into the city of Marielda.
The 12” vinyl record comes cocooned in a custom-made “Star Book” – an unfolding carousel made up of 4 unique panels, each with three die-cut layers, illustrated by artist Elemei and showcasing key scenes from a fateful Marieldan summer. The Star Book itself comes enshrined within a slipcase from Hieron’s New Archives and is also accompanied by pin badges, dice and a range of ephemera torn straight from the City of First Light.
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Marielda
The Crosstown Job
The Valentine Affair
The Heat and The Dark Samothes
The Killing of the King-God Samothes By The Traitor Prince Maelgwyn, or The Marielda Suite
High Sun Day
One Of Those Long Days
I Have Seen The Stars
“Thousands of years after the events of the Marielda season, an obsessive academic sends an unusual artifact to a friend: an unfolding carousel containing a collection of objects and ephemera from the City of First Light”
”Jack de Quidt’s whirling, clarinet-driven score is available on vinyl for the very first time.”
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A unique, hand-crafted artifact designed by Lost In Cult. The Star Book unfurls into 4 panoramic panels showcasing key scenes from the world of Marielda. Illustrated by artist Elemei, each panel is die-cut and split into three separate layers - foreground, middleground and background. The cover is a swirling pattern inspired by the apocalyptic force of the Heat and the Dark. Situated at the top of the Star Book is a hidden compartment containing the dice and pin badges.
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Discovered in the cavernous collection of Hieron’s New Archive, the Star Book comes ensconced within a large cloth-like slipcase, with gold foil details and debossed archival stamps.
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Two enamel pin badges modelled after the coinage of ancient Hieron - a silver coin of Samot, and a double-stamped coin of Samothes.
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A set of five D6 dice for use in your own game. Bone-white and emblazoned with the goblet of the Boy King.
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A scattering of eight paper-based curios from the world of Marielda, contained within a custom star-shaped envelope. Read a broadsheet page pulled from the Marieldan newspaper “The Charioteer”; display an undelivered postcard bought in a pleasure garden’s souvenir shop; and uncover the holy city’s personal and professional ephemera in six other small pieces.
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Also included in the Star Book is a smaller, plainly labelled 7” vinyl record. For now, its contents will remain a mystery.
“Lavishly illustrated and richly detailed, the contents capture a holy city at a time of great transformation; a peculiar spell; undelivered mail; and words left too long unspoken.”
FINAL DESIGN AND LAYOUT STC