Kate Siegel, Indira Varma, and Byron Mann Lead the Cast for Clawmoor Heights, Studio Hermitage's Audio Drama Set in the World of Our Brilliant Ruin
A Truefolk Historian Risks Professional Ruin When Drawn into the Turbulent Affairs of a Dying Baron and his Idle Children as he Attempts to Preserve his Family's Legacy
A Truefolk Historian Risks Professional Ruin When Drawn into the Turbulent Affairs of a Dying Baron and his Idle Children as he Attempts to Preserve his Family's Legacy
Raleigh, North Carolina (September 3, 2024) — Transmedia company Studio Hermitage, which successfully Kickstarted its debut tabletop RPG project earlier this year, is excited to officially announce the next chapter in the world of Our Brilliant Ruin. Clawmoor Heights is a four-hour audio drama released in 10 installments, with the first episode launching this fall.
Written and directed by Rachel J. Wilkinson (Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Vampire: The Masquerade - Port Saga), Clawmoor Heights stars Kate Siegel (The Fall of the House of Usher), Indira Varma (Game of Thrones), Byron Mann (The Expanse), Shannon Uphold, Jay Sullivan, Seán Patrick Judge, and Jovan Jackson, with additional performances by Ian Gallagher, Kyle Clark, Mark Meer, Andrew Biss, Ruddy Cravens, Callina Anderson, Michelle Nguyen Bradley, Julie Oliver-Touchstone, Dain Geist, Kara Greenberg, Kristen Herink, and Destiny Mosely.
About Clawmoor Heights
Agatha Quinn must defend herself or lose her position within the truefolk guild of Crown Hall College. Her troubles begin when she agrees to tutor Tiberius Valgreave's eldest daughter, Josephine, at Clawmoor Heights. Tiberius, afflicted with the blood cough, wishes for Josephine to inherit the estate and title of Baroness but fears she will sell it to the Dara family. He hopes Agatha can teach her about the importance of keeping the estate in the hands of Valgreaves. However, Agatha arrives during the announcement of Josephine's engagement to Inez, and the last thing on the soon-to-be-wed's mind is the value of history.
As Agatha fails in her agreement with the Baron, she entangles herself in the family's personal disputes, uncovers Clawmoor's hidden past, and falls in love with Stellen Valgreave, all violating the guild's ethics. With her position as a truefolk as her only defense against the Ruin, she tells the story of her time at Clawmoor Heights, hoping to redeem herself in the eyes of her mentors and protect herself from the horrors of the Dramark.
About Our Brilliant Ruin
Our Brilliant Ruin is the first story-world developed by Studio Hermitage. Created for multiple formats, Our Brilliant Ruin features the Dramark, an elitist society unraveling against the backdrop of a preternatural catastrophe called the Ruin. People of the Dramark fall within three broad factions: a self-serving aristocracy, the competent truefolk, and the self-reliant unbonded, each with different societal relationships. Within each of these diverse social factions also exist families, guilds, and individuals that cooperate and conflict with one another. From the wealthy Galdeparks and industrious Daras to the academics of Crown Hall College and hospitality experts in the League of Glove and Key, each group offers numerous opportunities for rivalry, alliances, and romance.
From the outset, Studio Hermitage designed Our Brilliant Ruin as a transmedia IP. Already a successfully crowdfunded tabletop RPG, Studio Hermitage will bring the world of the Dramark to other formats, such as graphic novels and video games, in the future.
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About Studio Hermitage
Studio Hermitage is a transmedia company working on original Intellectual Property for production across several formats, including video games and print. Under the leadership of game development veterans Paxton Galvanek (CEO), Justin Achilli (CCO), and Andy Foltz (Studio Art Director), Studio Hermitage aims to build a lasting creative game company, envisioning new IPs for a wide range of formats. For more information, visit www.studio-hermitage.com.
