Lost Empires by Faydark

The album 'Lost Empires' tells the story of 4 different Kingdoms within the Forgotten Realms continent of Faerûn.

From the Sword Coast to Icewind Dale and beyond - Each Kingdom has a rich history and a story of both downfall and renewal.

Myth Drannar

"A great city of Sembia. Engendered by a powerful Mythal. High Magic concentrated to manipulate the Planar Fabric. The thin veil of Feywild and Demiplane of Dread. South of the Moonsea and Pillar of Faerûn, it's Warden the great Legendary Mythanthar. Flush with Spellfield and Portal Magic. Until it's ruin - In the year 1374 DR by the Agents of Daemonfey."

Cormanthyr

"Crown of the Coronal and seat of the Tel'Quessir. Dwelling of the wild cohorts of Silvanus and the Elven Conclave of Evermeet. Upon which the forces of Gray Waste sought the Nether Scrolls of Legend. Yugoloths of Trio Nefarious became a great Blight upon the Land. It fell in 1487 DR. It's subjects fled to Semberholme and it's forests became infested with Drow."

Shadowdale

"Land of the Twisted Tower. Home of the Chosen of Mystra - The Great Sage Elminster. East to the Havens of Cormanthyr. Fixed in the Dalelands and ruled by the Great Wizard Ashaba. Throne of Storm Silverhand and Syluné. It repelled Zhentarim invaders until the year 1345 DR when the pretender Lyran made War on Moungrym and fomented the Time Of No Lords."

Silverymoon

"Gem of the North Forgotten Realms. It's Invisible Moonbridge glowed by the Silver Light of the Lunar Arcane. By the Spellguard of Alustriel and the Rank of Silverwatch - It's confederation of Magic was a Haven of Silver Light. It's enemies the Toril and the Underdark. In 1358 DR - An Army from Menzoberranzan laid seige to it's Mithral Hall."

Written and Recorded: Fall of 2024
All music by: Faydark
Mastered by: Resonance Sound Studios - Dan Lowndes
Artwork by: James White
Logo by: Tree Logos (https://www.instagram.com/tree_logos/?hl=en)
Layout by: Cavernes Olde
Recorded near exclusively with a Roland JV-90 to preserve the 1990's Dungeon Synth spirit and sound.
Released by: Dungeons Deep Records. April of 2025

Faydark is Dark Fantasy Dungeon Synth from Columbus, Ohio. Inspired by Dungeons and Dragons, Legend (movie), R.A Salvatore novels and old-school Fantasy RPGs.