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Credits List (August)

Hi everybody, welcome to August! If you haven't done so already, please message me or comment below if you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! 😃 Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred by Hosted Games (over usernames like hottie69420), but you can send in whatever you're most comfortable with! Thank you so much for your support and I hope you have a great start to your week!

For Everything There is a Season (Lavinet, Ayla, Blade's Story)

[Content warning: fairly intense horror, canon-typical violence, some gore, adult language.]Part I: The Song Remains the SamePart II: The Rest is SilencePart III: For Everything There is a SeasonStressful situations, Lavinet had come to realize, were essentially every Shepherd’s bread and butter.She had expected as much when she joined up: the situation with the Elementals back home had been dealt with remarkable aplomb by Tallys, Briony, Ayla,...

Alpha Preview Update (July)

Hello! Long time no talk, it feels like!A little (or not so little) update for you today! It's hard to believe that my novel launched just three weeks ago, it's been a flurry of activity for me ever since then: I've been running around doing interviews, organizing a book signing, and, of course, I went out of town for a week to travel out of state and attend my best friend's wedding! (It was awesome!)In between all of that, I mana...

Chase's Character Card (New)

It's been a while, but hopefully the long wait is made up for with this heart-stopping rendition of Chase! I love everything about this... his hair... his eyes... the gold! I'm crying in the club and that's exactly how Chase would want it!If you're new to this, we are redoing the character cards for each character based on your votes! You can find the original character cards here, and below is a list of where we're at in the ...

Modern Fashion - Boys (July Goody)

The drip 🥵I have a whole scenario plotted out for this scene. They are waiting for their Uber. Halek thinks it would be faster to walk. They are probably going to go to late brunch in the next town over and "they will definitely drop him off at a library on the way, don't worry, Riel." Blade is slouching because he doesn't want to be here but they showed up on his doorstep and wouldn't stop yelling until he opened the door ...

Artifact Name Poll (Spoilers for Chapter 6/7)

Hi everybody, if you choose a certain path in Chapter 6, you get rewarded with an artifact in Chapter 7: I just haven't decided what to name that artifact yet! It's pretty important, but I'm trying to avoid spoilers as much as possible right now... so don't read the names below or any further if you don't want to risk being spoiled![Short context if you need it: Angant Hainn gives you this something if you've gotten his or...

Credits List (July)

Hi everybody, if you haven't done so already, please message me or comment below if you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! 😃 Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred by Hosted Games (over usernames like hottie69420), but you can send in whatever you're most comfortable with! Thank you so much for your support and I hope you have a great weekend!

For Everything There is a Season (Blade, Lavinet, Ayla's Story)

[Content warning: discussions of pregnancy and complications with pregnancy, including possible miscarriage, discussions of infidelity and cheating, some fantasy violence and death, mild horror elements, adult language and cursing.][Spoiler alert: a minor plot point from the upcoming {not yet written} Chapter 7 is briefly mentioned in this short story. I am not actually sure if I will be using this plot point in the game, making the spoiler poten...

ShoH Update (For July - Important!)

Hi everyone, as I'm sure you're all aware of by now (since I keep talking about it lol I'm so sorry)--my debut novel, WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE, is out next Tuesday on July 6th!July is going to be a pretty busy month for me in general: The book is being released, which means I'll be taking a few days off to celebrate, and then there are all of these planned events surrounding it, including interviews, podcasts, readings, and more! ...

Alpha Preview Update (June)

EVERYONE. Everyone. I worked so hard... 😭 and I did it! I kept my promise! Chapter 6 is done!!!Play the alpha herePassword: eternalsummerWhat's New: Chapter 6 is complete! See notes below on what needs some touching up, but I kept my promise and did not have a sip of bubble tea the whole time as I toiled away at writing it... that was torture... but I powered through and finished the damn thing!!! It's sitting at a whopping 95,000 word...

Blade's Haircut (Stupid Poll)

So we've been having a spirited discussion on Blade's hair over on Tumblr--for context--"Dark Blade has a buzzcut" "Ooh I like that!" "Please give him a haircut. Lavinet can give it to him." "Here's all the reasons why it's a bit more difficult than that..." "GIVE HIM AN UNDERCUT" "BUT HIS HORRIBLE HAIR IS AN INDELIBLE MARK OF HIS CHARACTER ISN'T IT? IT'S LIKE GETTING RID OF HARR...

Author Answers (June)

GeneralHeya! for the June author Q&A #tellmeeverything. For all the ros and side characters : whos an early bird, who could sleep forever, who wakes up but falls back asleep, who wakes up at a decent hour?Hi, this is actually already answered here! I'm just going to copy-paste and add Briony, Halek, Croelle, Prihine, and Caine!Blade’s functional on very little sleep (4-5 hours is good for him) and actually becomes uncomfortable if he gets a...

Bonus Shery Commission (June Goody)

Hi there, have a Shery!I was working on an aesthetic quiz for ShoH MCs and characters, but making quizzes is surprisingly hard! 🤔 So, in the meantime, have this Shery I commissioned from the artist Uikoui just because I wanted a Shery commission... and have some others that I commissioned for the Shepherds Summer event that's going on! Cyberpunk Blade and Pacific Rim pilot Briony! There are a few more in the pipeline, but they may take a w...

Commissioned Art Poll #6 - Medium

Hello there! If you're new to this, voting on an art commission for the game is a reward that Patrons have unlocked on this Patreon!How it works: First we vote on the subject of the art piece. This round's winner: Characters and ROs. Then we vote on specific details of the art piece. If Characters and ROs won, we vote on which character we want to focus on, or if Settings won, we vote on the location we want to see. This round's winne...

Author Q&A (June)

Hi everybody, we're kicking off our monthly Q&A early this month!As I mentioned before, I'll be experimenting with the timing of this Q&A to more evenly distribute my workload, which tends to pile riiiight at the end of the month. Hence, Q&As have moved to the middle of the month! Feels kind of weird, right?? But we'll get used to it!If you know the drill, fire away! Given the flood of questions I received in the last few months, I&#3...

Preorder Campaign and Merch Give Away!

Hi everybody, I've been talking about this for a little while, and today, it's finally here! It's exactly one month until the release of my debut novel, WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE!To celebrate, I'm hosting a give-away until June 27th (or while supplies last); if you preorder a copy of WHABH, I'll send you a swag pack as thanks! And this offer is open worldwide. :)Each swag pack will contain: Shepherds of Haven bookmark (either t...

Credits List (June)

Tiny Housekeeping Update (June #1)

Hi everybody, welcome to the first day of June! I hope your month gets off to a great start and you stay cool, hydrated, and happy! 🌞Just a small look forward at this month--obviously I updated the alpha the day before yesterday, and I will continue to make good on my oath to abstain from bubble tea until I finish Chapter 7 this month LOL. Some small things to take note of for this month: I've noticed that I "back-load" (is that th...

For Everything There is a Season (Ayla, Blade, Lavinet's Story)

Content warning: brief discussion of virginity, description of bleeding/blood, discussion of nightmares and implied captivity, adult language and cursing.Part I: The Song Remains the SameThere weren’t a lot of things that Ayla disliked more than silence.In Jalis, things had never been silent, even when she was in the desert night alone. There had always been the whirring and rustling of things in the dark, the slither and run of creatures with ...

Alpha Preview Update (May)

Hi everyone, here's the alpha preview update for this month!!! I'm very excited for you to see some of the new content!Play the alpha herePassword: eternalsummerWhat's New: 20,000 words of new content, mainly in Chapter 6 and for the third new session in training your recruits if you're a captain! Chapter 6 is actually playable again! There were. So many bugs. God, so many bugs. I am so sorry! I ran quicktest so many times, but I ...

Author Answers (May)

GeneralHeya, could we have one fluffy fact for all the ladys please 🙏 thank youShery: no one knows this, but Shery has a very soft pink blanket that she loves to sleep with--it makes her feel comfortable and safe and she loves it! After several years, it becomes very worn despite her best efforts... but after MC starts sleeping in her bed or leaving her shirts behind, Shery doesn't need it anymore. It is, however, stored in a box on the sh...

Commissioned Art Poll #6 (Characters and ROs)

Hi everyone, Characters and ROs won the last commissioned art poll, so let's decide which character we should focus on for this round's commission!Remember, Ayla, Red, Trouble, Blade, and Chase have all won the past rounds, and their decided mediums were character reference sheets! After this poll, we will vote on the medium/format/style of the piece--but first we want to pick the character of the piece itself!Who do you want to be the su...

Author Q&A (May)

Hi everybody, welcome to your last week in May!If you know the drill, fire away! Given the flood of questions I received in the last few months, I'm going to go back to only opening the inbox for Q&A questions for one day rather than two. I will gauge the number of questions received then and adjust accordingly!The deadline for this month's questions is tomorrow, Wednesday, May 26th at 12 PM MST. I will not save or answer any questions se...

ShoH Update and Name Poll (April #2)

Hi everybody, time is really flying! I didn't even realize that it's already the last week of May 😭 What the heck!Things have been very busy with me on a personal level, but it's all good stuff. I celebrated my best friend's bachelorette, planned some time off this summer to attend various weddings and see the country a bit, and took some time to relax and just play games for a week or so. I started medication for my recent aut...

Shepherd Compound Blueprints (May Goody)

Hi everybody, I've done my best to show you how the Shepherds' compound looks in my head!!! I hope this helps you envision the layout of their headquarters better! Of course, when you live in the remains of a magical tower, things tend to shift around... but this is the most common way most Shepherds perceive the tower when they first get there! New floors also unlock the more recruits join, which can be an interesting architectural surpr...

Short Story Poll (May #2)

Hi everyone, it looks like serialized short stories won the last poll regarding our future short stories! That's not to say we won't do the other options that didn't win sometime later, but this gives me a concrete direction to head in for now!One thing I forgot to mention last time is that these serialized short stories will be slightly tricky in that they obviously take place during the game (just off-screen), but MC will not be in ...

Commissioned Art Poll #6 - Subject

Hello there! If you're new to this, voting on an art commission for the game is a reward that Patrons have unlocked on this Patreon!How it works: First we vote on the subject of the art piece (seen below). Then we vote on specific details of the art piece. If Characters and ROs won, we vote on which character we want to focus on, or if Settings won, we vote on the location we want to see. Finally, we vote on the medium of the art piece. This ...

Short Story Poll (May #1)

Hi everybody, I hope you enjoyed Riel's short story for April (DAMN it I should have titled it Your Lie in April... because there's a lot of lying in it...never mind)!I just wanted to pop in and ask you all something! Riel's story was something like the 22nd short story we've done for this Patreon, woo-hoo! We are about halfway through doing a "second round" of the major characters, but the problem is, I don't think I ...

Credits List (May)

Hi everybody, welcome to May!If you haven't done so already, please message me or comment below if you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! 😃 Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred by Hosted Games (over usernames like hottie69420), but you can send in whatever you're most comfortable with! Thank you so much for your support and I hope you're having a lovely start to your May!

Riel's Story - The Time Between Dog and Wolf

[CONTENT WARNING: off-screen torture and violence, mentions of vomiting, gay characters concealing their gayness from their parents, dark characters, rich people being rich.]Spoilery note: I wrote Riel as way more apeshit in the last scene, but toned it down out of cowardice. This is, of course, him on the path to being present-day Riel, so he might seem very different from the Riel you now know.Also, I highly recommend reading Riel's first s...