Magus Elgar: The Stories In Between (Free Audio Podcast between Season One and Two)

Project Overview

Greetings! My name is Kennedy Phillips, Creator of Magus Elgar. A Fantasy Comedy Audio Fiction

www.Maguselgar.com


Sound Design is my Life. I started toying with it way back in 2006 when I got my hands on a proper (read: laptop) microphone and started making my own little shorts. I got my Master's degree in Editing and Sound Design and now I endeavor to make my own projects for a living entertaining people with loud noises and horrific puns.


Magus Elgar is an Audio Drama inspired by the works of Terry Pratchett (Think Lord of the Rings written by Monty Python). The First season was a hit! We were nominated for 'Best Original Work" by the Audio Publisher's Association, and have been steadily getting a lot of traction.

You can hear the first three episodes for free here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0nhMpB2JJzMFltxLeseZJpmtGf7xJOak

As I and my writing team work on season 2, I get tons of ideas about the world of Hearth and the people in it. But sadly, it's nothing I can put into season two.  We have quite a few stories to tell on the side, which means I need performers!

This will be an experiment exploring a vast majority of ideas surrounding the lore and the setting of Magus Elgar. if some characters turn into fan favorites, we might have them reprise roles or even put them into the main series for season 2! 

We will be making a series of shorts within the Magus Elgar universe with a significantly scaled back budget and production value. We're hopeful to get people more excited about the world of Magus Elgar to draw people to our main series while we develop Season 2. 

Here are a few of the segments we have planned:
Udo's Journal:
https://soundcloud.com/maguselgar/udo
Udo Malaaki comes from a historically malevolent family of Sorcerers. as he learns under Magus Elgar, he recounts some stories of when he first started as a caster. Sometimes Udo might speak to some characters not related to the main story.

From the Desk of Serling Tenthorn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=138&v=yqLTDtKPrPs 
Magus Serling Tenthorn is a celebrated Educator among the Ministry of Casters. Right now he's in the process of writing a book called 'A Primer: A Brief Synopsis on Magic and Everything in Between." many of his anecdotal stories will meet an array of fascinating characters of various quirks and curiosities.

The Councilor of Catastrophe's Damage Report.
Darlia Maplethorn is in charge of dealing with all the strange disasters that come about in Hearth. Yet she handles it all with a cheery smile. How does she get by with such a peppy disposition. When you're the Councilor of Catastrophe, you kind of have to be. Darlia listens to the complaints and grievances of the denizens of hearth,  solving anomalies and disasters, whether it be magic or otherwise. 


As I come up with more ideas, I'll be adding more parts to this project. we have a handful of scripts already written out.

PAYMENT: Budget is extremely cheap on this project. I cannot go beyond 150$ an episode. Any payment you receive will purely be ceremonial. However. I will put you on a short list for the auditions of Magus Elgar Season 2, which will be a full fledged gig. I will also leave you with reviews to your profile and cut your recordings however you like to add to your reel.

Requirements:
Absolutely NO Laptop Microphones.

Please record your files in a clean environment, no reverb, no traffic, no animals running about.

I will gladly accept 16 bit 44.1 KHz MP3s. but I prefer 24 bit  48 KHz WAV files.

I Can either provide a directed session or give notes via email.

GOOD LUCK ACOLYTES!


Update: NO longer accepting auditions, thank you all so much for this impressive turnout!

Latest Updates

  • Still evaluating auditions (day job is mean)

    Greetings all! You're probably wondering why so many characters are still open. regrettably, while we casted enough to handle one of these shorts, I've been inundated with a lot of day job work (I do freelance sound and editing) and I have had ZERO time to work on this. Rest assured, I will have these figured out in the near future and get this off the ground, I'll be in contact. (those of you that were already casted have already provided your voices, thank you!) we have something big in the docket that will be showing up soon, so you'll know part of the reason why I've been so quiet!

  • Deadline pushed back to 3-31-19

    Hey folks. I'm really digging all the auditions you're all sending. However I have been SLOGGED with my day job contracts ( I work as a freelance sound designer) and I haven't had time to polish my scripts or get anything ready for Magus Elgar. So I'm pushing it back a week to give myself some time to get things sorted out. I hope you can understand my reasons and forgive the delay.

Project Roles: Councilor Darlia Maplethorn Mr. Pupple Hector Temmis (One episode Role) Sorcerer Kantobar (one episode) Wizard Zale Dragon Tirewind (One Episode) Sheepman Tout Sheep (one episode) Sorcerer Venomak (one episode) Derrin Zek
Councilor Darlia Maplethorn
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Councilor Darlia Maplethorn
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: CindyClifford

Premise: Sweet lady in charge of a stressful position
Occupation: Councilor of Catastrophe
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Race: Pangol
Nationality: The Mud Flats
Background: Darlia grew up surrounded by natural disasters. During much of the terraforming the Pangols performed, the half inch sea would occasionally flood and overtake her village. Even at a young age, she would frequently volunteer and assist in recovery and prevention. By her teenage years, she proposed to build city hall on a stronger set of stilts, working to cut through a lot of the taboos around rebuilding already established structures for the sake of universal safety. Eventually the department of Catastrophe picked her up and assigned her as a first responder. Magical and natural disasters assaulted councilor’s disposition on life in general. Though at some point, it was rumored something snapped in her head, and now she’s bizarrely disconnected to the disasters surrounding her. Through a cheerful, collected tone that became her trademark; she is well liked throughout Hearth. Despite her worryingly disconnected disposition, she retains a reputation as a calm collected voice in the face of disaster. 

Personality: Sweet, Patient, Understanding. There is a thin veneer under her cheerful disposition that much of her cheerfulness is a defense mechanism to cope with the horrors she’s faced.  Shockingly optimistic.

Tone: Like that of a doting mother or grandmother. I definitely want a Pennsylvanian accent.

References: Hamton’s Mom from tiny toons. Granny from Loony Tunes. Nana Fua from Steven Universe.

NOTE: Darlia Maplethorn WILL be in Season 2 of Magus Elgar. This is one of the few Guarantees we have for future work. as Darlia is our leading lady for this particular segment, expect this to be a recurring role.

  • In the world of Hearth, there are explosions, floods, anomalies, and disasters aplenty. And when you have a catastrophe on your hands, you call me. Why hello there, I'm Darlia Maplethorn, The Councilor of Catastrophe, and this is my Damage Report.

  • Mmh Death and destruction are always on the horizon, but a spoonful of honey can keep one risin'!

  • Well with a job like mine, you hafta stay cheery sweetie. Now go ahead and stare into Mr. Pupple's eyes and state your name and where you're from.

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Mr. Pupple
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Mr. Pupple
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: zaneschacht

Name: Mr. Pupple

Premise: Puppy statue turned secretary.

Occupation: Assistant to Councilor of Catastrophe. Paperweight
Age: 30 (?)
Gender: Male
Race: Animajig (think of a tiny wooden golem)
Nationality: Vitrolo
Background: Mr. Pupplekins was given as a gift by a grateful wizard many years ago. Now he serves as the stabilizing presence for Darlia.  He's not nearly as upbeat and optimistic as his Master, but he has deep respect for the fact that she sees wonderful things in the world around her. Even if he really doesn't understand it.
Personality: A tad sardonic. Mr. Pupple is not without a good quip. but he tends to project himself as a lot more refined than his name suggests.

Goal: To assist Councilor Darlia in all things. While also getting a little bit of enjoyment out of life.

Tone: Mr. Pupple is our straight man in these segments, often giving some amusing quips, or reacting to grave stories appropriately.

References: Salem from Sabrina the Teenage witch. Cogsworth from Beauty and the Beast.


  • (flat)
    Your cheerful disposition could
    power fleets, Councilor.
    (normal)
    Anyway. A Mister Hector Temmis is
    waiting to inquire about a runaway
    carriage.

  • am an animated STATUE
    of a puppy, here to serve as your
    secretary.
    (sour)
    A little respect could go a long
    way.

  • *is being tickled.*
    (giggles)
    Ah! Stop with the cheek pinching,
    it’s a soft spot! Very well. Sugar
    and honey aside. We’ve a bit of a
    large case today.

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Hector Temmis (One episode Role)
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Hector Temmis (One episode Role)
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: JohnDoyle

Hector Temmis runs a postal service. He's a simple guy with simple needs. It's a shame that his employee turned to magic to finish the job quicker. Now he has to report his grievance to the Council of Nine, which is a much fancier place than he's certainly used to.


I was thinking initially of a cockney accent. but Honestly I am open to interpretation.

  • It’s about my business
    apprentice. You see. I have clients
    coming in from all over. Vilvisheim
    is set right between three trade
    routes, so being on time is
    absolutely essential. My
    apprentice, Ollie Papers, he’s got
    this idea in his head of using this
    one horse. Badly.

  • Is there any reason your paperweight is talking and should I be frightened?

  • HECTOR TEMMIS
    Well the horse would be thrilled to
    except she’s currently glued to the
    front of the carriage from all the
    speed.

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Sorcerer Kantobar (one episode)
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Sorcerer Kantobar (one episode)
open
Unpaid

Sorcerer Kantobar is a prime example of Sorcery at it's most stable. That is not saying much. In this particular scene, Kantobar is a special guest Sorcerer for Magus Serling Tenthorn, to explain to acolytes what it means to be a sorcerer. He is a tad arrogant, wreathed in gravitas, at least until he slides into a surprisingly casual tone. he's quite nonchalant when it comes to talking shop about his craft. but when he is crossed, he goes full megalomaniac as he channels impossibly strong magics.


This is a very clean slate of a character, you have an idea for a supervillain or someone evil sounding, by all means. have fun with it!

  • KANTOBAR
    You’d think. But instead it fills
    me with powers from beyond, and I
    channel as if I ruled time and
    space! Haha!!! 

    *thunder clap*

    KANTOBAR (CONT’D)
    Gah! How dare you steal my thunder,
    thunder!

  • KANTOBAR
    Hah! you are indeed entitled to
    your opinion, but these clouds have
    been taking hard turns to rain
    directly on my house and I am tired
    of it.
    (calling outside)
    You hear me, cloud?! Your kind
    shall darken my doorstep no longer!

  • Well basically, I go outside and
    scream obscenities at powers beyond
    my understanding to rile it up. I
    have a lot of ether so it’s very
    easy to be noticed by the elements.
    Once they take notice they attempt
    to smite me. 

    SERLING TENTHORN

    Sound dangerous.
    KANTOBAR
    Yyyyep. Then I let it hit me.





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Wizard Zale
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Wizard Zale
open
Unpaid

Wizards are on the opposite end of the spectum of Sorcerers. Wizard Zale is a recluse, Hoarding knowledge and stuffing away books and papers anywhere they can put them within their home. Zale is hasty,  distracted, and the entire conversation takes place while they're dealing with more pressing matters.  Despite that, the moment Magus Tenthorn pokes a hole in their reasoning, Wizard Zale is extremely quick to toss any and every excuse out in order to get out of the lie. 


Once again. like Sorcerer Kantobar, this character is very open. Wizards may have the big flowing white beards, but there's no reason they have to be male!

  • ZALE
    Okay but the last time I followed a
    disembodied voice It immediately
    followed a two week gap in my
    memory!

  • When we try to channel magic, the

    elemetns don’t even SEE us. Or at

    least.. They don’t take us

    seriously enough to actually do

    anything about it. Here. Listen.

    Parte Fulminis (lightning)

    *Fart noise.*

    ZALE (CONT’D)

    Hear that? That was supposed to be

    lightning, but the elements just

    fart at me!

  • ZALE
    That would be my landlord. I may
    have to cut this short. For a
    trolltaur with filed down horns he

    (yelling down the hall)

    sure likes to gouge me!

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Dragon Tirewind (One Episode)
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Dragon Tirewind (One Episode)
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: nolaklop

Dragon Tirewind just wants a place to fly. His wings are a bit weary and worn, and the Lift plains are a great place to get enough strength to glide for quite a while. Pity all the sheep are coming to eat the grass producing all that lift. Tirewind might be a massive dragon, but he is polite, eloquent, and extremely patient. at least... at first. as he speaks to the shepard responsible for his plains getting eaten by ovines, he grows increasingly frustrated. for a brief moment, he snaps (literally) and it tragically results in a terrible stereotype surrounding dragons.

I am open to any kind of performance. if you want to do this female, I'm more than okay with that.

  • TIREWIND
    Hello. I must apologize for my
    intrusion to your flock. But it
    appears that you’re eating all of
    the grass on these plains.

  • perhaps we could compromise-
    The sheep bleats again.
    TIREWIND (CONT’D)
    Stop headbutting my foot!

  • TIREWIND
    Oh. Oh elements I am so sorry! I
    didn’t mean- Please don’t get the authorities
    involved!

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Sheepman Tout
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Sheepman Tout
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: gnetlemant-rex

Sheepman tout is Just a simple guy trying to get his sheep fed. then some Dragon comes along and says he has the whole of the land all to himself. He's a slow speaker. a bit languid, but he gets right to the point. Sheepman tout has a bit of a slurr to his speech, but not enough as to make him indecipherable.


It seems a tad stereotypical to suggest a new zealand accent, but if you got a better idea on what to do, go for it.

  • TOUT
    They’re sheep. It’s what sheep do.

  • Yes. I shepard them to a pasture
    but that’s about all I can do. Just
    because I’m a shepard doesn’t mean
    they’ll do exactly what I want em
    to do. It’s like being a parent.
    Only... no it’s exactly like being
    a parent.

  • Oy! you ate my sheep! You Monster! I’m getting the watch!

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Sheep (one episode)
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Sheep (one episode)
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

The sheep likes the dragon, and just wants attention. 

I plan to make the sheep a person if only because acting out a sheep's voice is way funnier to me. 

I'd like a variety of emotionally charged bleats. 

also one that's extremely insistent, like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvD3-LskYyc


  • Baa.

  • *Defiant Bleat.*

  • *sudden bleat of surprise as sheep is horribly eaten.*

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Sorcerer Venomak (one episode)
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Sorcerer Venomak (one episode)
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

Venomak is the self proclaimed Master sorcerer of snakes! None can withstand his ire, and fewer still can brave his brilliant fashion sense, at least when his minions aren't playing 'image consultant' with his attire. Venomak is an evil sorcerer where his evil motivations are....admittedly unsustainable. but it's about the presentation! 


Taking HEAVY inspiration from this brilliant gem from 6 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqeuHGESZBA

I wanna hear what you all come up with. but I expect something refined, hammy, yet able to slip down into a more conversational tone in the quieter bits. I cannot state this enough: HAM. THIS. UP. Jeremy Irons meets Willem Dafoe.

  • My Cloak of fear! Wreathed in
    crimson and patterned with scales!
    It’s purple! It’s leopard print! Do I look like
    a pimp to you?

  • VENOMAK
    Me? Oh no. Here I am meticulously
    crafting malice incarnate while I
    have my right hand minion
    (angry)
    Undermining my efforts!
    (calmer)
    Now why would I be upset about
    that, hmm?

  • VENOMAK
    The Darkness weeps in silence. It
    aches for the days when its glory
    consumed the pitiful mortals.
    Waiting for the day its champion
    will come and plunge hearth into
    its cold embrace once again. For I
    am Venomak! Master of Serpents and
    all things cold blooded! With my
    will alone, I shall strike a
    venomous horror into the hearts and
    watch them tremble and wither away
    to nothingness! Dugort! I require my fittings!

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Derrin Zek
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Derrin Zek
open
Unpaid

Name: Councilor Derrin Zek

Premise: Wise Authoritative speaker for the Council
Occupation: Councilor of Security
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Nationality: TrollTaur Nubwick Tribe
Background: Derrin Zek was raised in a TrollTaur nomadic tribe. His surrogate father was a brilliant strategist, and following the tenants of beast of burden, Derrin trained to overcome his own father’s skills. It took him nearly fifteen years before he was able to finally outsmart his father in their favorite war games. But during that time, he worked towards planning and strategizing patrols to protect their clan from raiders and other internal security concerns. At the behest of his Trolltaur HerdMaster, he was encouraged to apply to work for the council. He spent about five years as an assistant to the original councilor of security, who would often test his skills in games of strategy of all kinds. The day the councilor consistently lost to Derrin was the day he volunteered the man replace him. Derrin Zek swiftly became the most organized and respected member of the council of nine, to the point where he is their unofficial speaker. Because of his unyielding meticulousness, Zek  is currently the single most targeted councilor in the history of the Council of Nine. Thankfully due to his expert experience with tactics, and assassination attempts, He has needed to dedicate a small firm of his branch to preparing, disposing of, and delivering the bodies of his would be assassin’s back to their Masters. With a firmly written letter expressing to discontinue wasting his time.
Personality: Strict, Efficient. And a little intense.  Sometimes gets a little flustered when dealing with others who don’t share his disposition of professionalism. Extremely jaded about his assassination attempts.
Tone: Deep voiced, stern, and authoritative.
References: Phillips Broyles from Fringe. Mufasa from Lion King, Agent Powers from Gravity Falls.

Note: as of writing, I only have a monologue written out. I would like to write more for him, however. This character will carry over to the main series, so anticipate a reprisal for Magus Elgar Season 2!

  •  My name is Derrin Zek. I am the Councilor of Security. Among the Council, there are nine of us. each tasked with an important role to maintain order and balance in Hearth.

  • I grew to love Taurswill during my youth with the Nubwick tribe. It’s not unusual for Trolltaurs to invite humans and others into their tribe; my parents and I were family like any other. They named their tribe so because above everything, they valued thought. Many would spend hours contemplating strategy, philosophy, burning their candles all night; down to the nub. Lost in introspection.
    Zek takes a swig. Then exhales loudly as the swill burns his tongue and nostrils.
    DERRIN ZEK (CONT’D)
    WHOO! ooh. Pardon me. That’s got a kick.

  • *after watching someone plummet to their death.*

    Hm. He landed on Councilor pupplekins’ carriage. He’s not going to be happy. I’ll order a gift basket of bones.

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