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The Scum Kings

Mike Daltrey | grimdark fantasy, epic fantasy

Meet the Scum Kings, a dysfunctional band of bottom-feeding marauders led by the ruthless Giddray "Dray". They are not clever masterminds or noble rebels. They are a pack of beaten dogs, driven by hunger and greed, whose every attempt at villainy seems to end in fresh wounds and humiliating failure. They are the fever in a sick world, a symptom of the rot.The Scum Kings is a daily, short-form, serial grimdark fantasy audiobook told from the perspective of their captain. Each 5-15 minute episode is a

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3:34

The Gutter's Gate

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/26

The descent into the Gutters is like walking into a grave. The clean air of the hills is replaced by a wall of stench and a deafening, chaotic roar. For a crew used to the wilderness, the claustrophobic alleys and crushing crowds are a new kind of hell. As one of them comes completely undone, buried alive by the suffocating press of humanity, Dray must find them shelter before the city swallows them whole. Their only hope is a grimy tavern called "The Crooked Keg."

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The Shadow of the Walls

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/25

The Scum Kings finally arrive at Greymark, a fortress of stone far more imposing than any story. As they stare at the city, each member's reaction reveals their true nature: a warrior's awe, a coward's terror, a treasurer's calculation, and a hunter's hatred of the trap. Their silver, once a king's ransom, now feels like a beggar's pittance. They cannot afford to enter the city's gates, and their new kingdom must begin in the sprawling, filthy slum at its feet: The Gutters.

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4:48

The March of the Kings

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2025/09/24

The silver has changed everything. The Scum Kings march north with renewed purpose, dreaming of the food, ale, and glory waiting in the city of Greymark. But around the campfire, Orso delivers a grim warning: the city is not a fighting pit, but a web of spies and guilds with quieter, deadlier rules. The promise of the future is tempered by the threat of a new kind of danger.

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The Weight of Silver

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2025/09/23

The silver coins have bought the Scum Kings a future, sparking a manic celebration. But the joy is cut short when Silayne takes command, explaining the danger of their newfound wealth. The southern coins are a dead giveaway, and spending them carelessly means a death sentence. As she establishes herself as the company's sole treasurer, a new, more disciplined future for the crew begins to take shape.

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4:49

The Worthless Icon

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/22

The victory over the pilgrim feels hollow and shameful, until Silayne searches the body. In a hidden pocket, she finds not coppers, but a heavy pouch of silver coins—enough to change everything. The crew's despair instantly turns to celebration, the murder justified by the prize. But as they rejoice, Dray is drawn to another, "worthless" item from the pilgrim's robes, an object that fills him with a cold sense of foreboding.

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The Scum Kings Friday Binge - Episodes 11-15

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/20

This is a episode range binge compilation containing 5 episodes.Episodes included:1. The One-Eyed Priest (September 15, 2025)2. The Mugging (September 16, 2025)3. A New Road (September 17, 2025)4. The Ambush (September 18, 2025)5. A Hollow Victory (September 19, 2025)---Episode 1: The One-Eyed PriestDetermined to avoid another chaotic brawl, the Scum Kings attempt a silent, meticulously planned heist on the lone priest. A decoy draws him out, and their best scout slips into the shrine unseen. The

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A Hollow Victory

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/19

The lone traveler is not a rich merchant, but a simple, elderly pilgrim. When the ambush is sprung, the old man fights back with surprising skill and a strange, weary sadness, showing no fear of his attackers. The fight becomes a cruel game until Dray steps in to end it with a single, brutal blow. But as the crew stands over the body in the dying light, the silence is deafening. For the first time, a victory feels entirely hollow.

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The Ambush

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/18

After a five-day march through desolation, the Scum Kings finally reach the forgotten road. Renewed with purpose, they set a perfect ambush and settle in to wait for their prey. But as the hours crawl by under a baking sun, hope sours into doubt. Just as Dray is about to admit another failure, a sharp hiss from their lookout signals that the long, silent wait is finally over.

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A New Road

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2025/09/17

Haunted by the priest's laughter and drowning in their own shame, the Scum Kings abandon their camp. Cornered and out of options, Orso unrolls a map and lays bare the brutal logic of their predicament. With a rope waiting in the north and a wall of mountains in the west, there is only one path that isn't explicitly suicidal: a long, miserable march south through desolation to find a forgotten road.

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4:57

The Mugging

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/16

The time for tricks is over. Led by Stigand's brute force, the Scum Kings unleash their fury on the shrine and the one-eyed priest, tearing the place apart to claim their prize. But when the donation box is finally ripped from the floor and broken open, the "treasure" within is a bitter joke, and the only one left laughing is their victim.

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The One-Eyed Priest

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2025/09/15

Determined to avoid another chaotic brawl, the Scum Kings attempt a silent, meticulously planned heist on the lone priest. A decoy draws him out, and their best scout slips into the shrine unseen. The plan is perfect. But the prize is chained down, and the priest is not what he seems. When he reveals he knew their every move from the start, the crew's brilliant plan becomes a humiliating failure, leaving only one option left: brute force.

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The Scum Kings Friday Binge - Episodes 6-10

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2025/09/13

This is a episode range binge compilation containing 5 episodes.Episodes included:1. Heist (September 08, 2025)2. The King's Portion (September 09, 2025)3. A Moment of Weakness (September 10, 2025)4. Sorting Things Out (September 11, 2025)5. The Bottom of the Barrel (September 12, 2025)---Episode 1: HeistThe Scum Kings' meticulously planned raid on the farm collapses into a chaotic brawl the moment it begins. Faced with a surprisingly fierce defense from two old farmers armed with a pitchfork and a

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The Bottom of the Barrel

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2025/09/12

The victory of the feast has soured. Staring into a fireless pit, Dray is confronted by his lieutenants with the cold, hard facts of their survival. They need a score, any score, now. The only available target is the most shameful one imaginable, and for a crew that calls themselves kings, robbing a lone priest is an admission of what they truly are: the bottom of the barrel.

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Sorting Things Out

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/11

Disgusted by his own moment of weakness, Dray needs to remind his crew—and himself—of his brutality. A casual remark from Gix provides the perfect excuse for a sudden, violent outburst. The savage beating is meant to purge Dray's shame, but Gix's blood-soaked, knowing smile in the aftermath is a chilling confirmation that he and his king speak the same dark language.

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A Moment of Weakness

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/10

Planning his next kill, Dray finds a starving woman and child hiding in the woods; another problem to be ignored or eliminated. But the child's haunted eyes provoke a rare and unwanted feeling: pity. Dray's reaction is an act of mercy, disguised as cruelty and followed by a wave of fury at his own weakness.

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The King's Portion

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/09

With a butcher's reverence, Cob prepares a feast fit for kings. The smell of roasting pork fills the camp, a torturous promise of salvation for the starving mercenaries. When the meat is finally ready, civility is abandoned. But as one member breaks rank to snatch the first piece, Dray enforces the only law that matters with brutal finality: the King eats first.

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Heist

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/08

The Scum Kings' meticulously planned raid on the farm collapses into a chaotic brawl the moment it begins. Faced with a surprisingly fierce defense from two old farmers armed with a pitchfork and a frying pan, the glorious heist becomes a pathetic, muddy mess. When brute force fails to end the fight, Gix resorts to a moment of shocking cruelty to break their spirit, securing the prize and a much-needed victory.

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The Scum Kings Friday Binge - Episodes 1-5

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/06

This is a episode range binge compilation containing 5 episodes.Episodes included:1. Retreat (August 31, 2025)2. The Naming (September 02, 2025)3. The Captive (September 03, 2025)4. The Hunger (September 04, 2025)5. Planning (September 05, 2025)---Episode 1: RetreatA simple caravan raid turns into a bloody rout. With two men dead and their toughest fighter bleeding out, the Scum Kings are forced to flee into the dark woods with nothing to show for their failure but a single, useless captive. As the

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Planning

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2025/09/05

Brynn's great discovery is revealed: not a rich caravan, but a single, fat pig on a tiny farm. Driven by starvation, the Scum Kings swallow their pride and plan the theft with the tactical precision of a military siege. As Orso finalizes the absurdly detailed plan for their two-structure assault, an unexpected sound from the valley threatens to turn their pathetic masterpiece into another humiliating failure.

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The Hunger

The Scum Kings ·

2025/09/04

Starvation has reduced the Scum Kings to a shadow of themselves. A grim choice is presented by Orso: a humiliating retreat to beg for scraps, or a suicidal push deeper into the unknown. As Dray's pride clashes with Orso's logic, their best hunter, Brynn, returns from a two-day search with a seemingly worthless prize... and the look of a predator who has found much bigger prey.

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