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 ground-level chronicle of survival, following the crew through their desperate heists, ugly victories, and insane gambles.
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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 ground-level chronicle of survival, following the crew through their desperate heists, ugly victories, and insane gambles.
Episodes included: 1. Escape From Greymark (November 03, 2025) 2. The Ash-Stained Dawn (November 04, 2025) 3. The Barren Land (November 05, 2025) 4. The Blame Game (November 06, 2025) 5. The March to Nowhere (November 07, 2025)
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Episode 1: Escape From Greymark A city guard crackdown transforms an ambitious gang takeover into a desperate fight for survival. As the Gutters district erupts in flames, the Scum Kings face their greatest challenge yet - not conquering territory, but simply staying alive. Through burning streets and smoke-choked alleys, they are tested as they navigate a maze of fire and steel, hunted by methodical killers in guard uniforms.
Episode 2: The Ash-Stained Dawn In the aftermath of the devastating fire in the Gutters, the Scum Kings flee through the night, their victory turned to bitter ashes. As they huddle on a cold hill, soaked in river water and blood, the fragile bonds holding them together begin to snap. When Cob, their cook, attempts to desert, their leader faces a brutal choice: let the pack crumble or enforce loyalty through fear.
Episode 3: The Barren Land Desperate and starving, the remnants of the Scum Kings trudge through barren hills after fleeing a devastating fire. Dray stakes everything on one final gambit, sending their scout Brynn over a distant ridge in search of salvation. As the crew waits in their fireless camp, tension builds and hope dwindles with each passing hour. The arrival of their scout at dusk could mean either salvation or the final breakdown of their fragile alliance in this unforgiving wasteland.
Episode 4: The Blame Game A starving crew of failed kings faces their breaking point when their last hope of survival crumbles. As Stigand confronts Orso over their disastrous plan, long-simmering tensions explode into violence.
Episode 5: The March to Nowhere In the aftermath of a near-deadly confrontation between Stigand and Orso, Dray faces his greatest test of leadership as his crew teeters on the edge of collapse. With their silver gone and murderous tensions rising, he forces his broken band to march westward—not from hope, but from the desperate knowledge that stillness means death. As the sun rises over their grim procession, Dray must confront the hollowness of his own authority and find a way to hold together a crew that's already shattered inside.
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The Scum Kings
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 ground-level chronicle of survival, following the crew through their desperate heists, ugly victories, and insane gambles.
