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Alpha Preview Update (October)
Play the alpha herePassword: spooktober!boo ⬅❗️Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guide⬅❗️please check if you suspect your game ended early :)What's New:15,000 words of new content!New Lavinet character interludeNew Caine character interludeHave tea and learn about PR with Lavinet. It's more eventful than it sounds... For Lavi!mancers: flirt, pine, yearn, long...Uncle Chase and Uncle Riel (plus Uncle Troubl...
Commissioned Art #14 - Chandry's Character Sheet
Well......... he's here......... you asked for it, so I hope you guys are happy!.................. 🙂🙂🙂I'm just kidding, lol! Truth to be told, I was far more embarrassed to turn in my character references for Chandry to our character sheet artist (cutetanuki-chan) than she was to receive them; there was a blithe lack of comment from her when I self-consciously told her she should now paint a vaguely eldritch, silly clown with a c...
Weapon Codex Entry (The Thunderer)
Greetings! We've got another legendary weapon codex entry, fresh off the presses! I think it's so badass that your MC can potentially run around with a sawn-off shotgun, blasting holes through people like it's nothing... What do you think of this concept art? I especially love the dragon-like design! 🤩🐉I hope you enjoy! ✨Weapons of Blest (Part I)Weapons of Blest (Part II)Weapons of Blest (Part III)Weapons of Blest (Part IV)Wea...
Credits List (October)
Hi everyone, happy first of October! I always get so excited for this month, for me to represents true fall and the spooky vibes of Halloween! 🎃 I'm going to decorate everything in our house today LOL!If you haven't done so already, please message meor comment belowif you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred (over usernames like hottie69_420), but you can s...
What Lurks Beneath (Prihine's Story)
Chapter OneChapter TwoChapter ThreeThe next time Prihine saw the Shepherds, night had fallen, and Courtshore had transformed into a different place entirely. A cold, unpleasant rain slanted down from tar-black skies; a chill wind plucked greedily at her skirts. Thankfully Lady Rovaque’s promised carriage arrived at her apartments exactly when it was supposed to, meaning Prihine’s new slippers—and the trailing ankle-ribbons she’d bought ye...
Alpha Preview Update (September)
Play the alpha herePassword: doyouremember_the21st ⬅❗️Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guide⬅❗️please check if you suspect your game ended early :)What's New:15,000 words of new content!New Ayla character interludeNew Trouble character interludeParticipate in a bizarre contest with AylaLet your chaotic gremlin side take over or act like a mature adult in the face of fierce competitionSurprise guest appearance...
Weapon Codex Entry (Clarion)
Hi there, here's the first of our legendary weapon codex entries, starting with Clarion, the Skyshard! ✨ Please keep in mind that these are not canonical designs, but my and the artist's personal takes, meant to be experimental concept art only! This is the vibe I personallyenvision for Clarion, but we provide alternate sketches, colors, and designs if something else gets your imagination going instead: some of the other swords we talke...
Credits List (September)
Hi everyone, happy start of the -tember months, and Happy Labor Day weekend if you're in the US!If you haven't done so already, please message meor comment belowif you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred (over usernames like hottie69_420), but you can send in whatever you're most comfortable with! Thank you so much for your support, and I hope you have a ...
What Lurks Beneath (Prihine's Story)
[Content warning: descriptions of blood]Chapter OneChapter TwoThe guards wouldn’t have let them in, Blade thought, if not for the plain fact that none of their own officers could stomach all the blood.He—and Trouble, and Chase—watched indifferently as a green-faced recruit reeled past them, stumbling down the hall with his hand clapped over his mouth while a frantic butler cried out instructions to the water closet behind him. The middle-ag...
Alpha Preview Update (August)
Play the alpha herePassword: augustus_gloop ⬅❗️Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guide⬅❗️please check if you suspect your game ended early :)What's New:13,000 words of new content!New Briony character interludeNew Red character interludeParticipate in some animal husbandry with RedParticipate in (or prevent) some casual mangling with BrionyDeveloper's Notes:[Content warning for this update: description of ...
Mini-Update: Break in the Q&A!
Hello everybody! I hope your Augusts are going swimmingly! 🙌🙆🏻♀️So a little quick update on how things are going... As I mentioned in my last alpha build post, I've suddenly and unexpectedly resumed work on my second novel, and in roughly 5 weeks, I've completed 50,000 words on it! 😱 This is extremely fast, especially for me, the slow plotter/plodder! Coupled with the 17,000 words for last month's game update, 7,000...
Halek Emoji (August Goody)
Per your votes, we have a new Halek emoji active on our Discord as of today! Does he have a dead stare or is that just his resting Halek face? I'll let you decide 😉Maybe we'll do more emoji polls in the future to keep adding new characters or more of the main cast! Next month the codex entries for MC's legendary weapons should start, if all goes according to plan! I hope you enjoy! 😊
Credits List (August)
Hello everyone, happy August!If you haven't done so already, please message meor comment belowif you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred (over usernames like hottie69_420), but you can send in whatever you're most comfortable with! Thank you so much for your support, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend! ☀️
What Lurks Beneath (Prihine's Story)
[Author's Note: ...with Blade, Trouble, and Chase thrown in, too.]Chapter OnePrihine loved being a widow.Well, hers was a unique situation: she was a widow who had never married, at least in the eyes of the law. The late Autarch had granted her a legal annulment to inoculate her from Turti’s guilt, as the two of them had never consummated their union; and yet, socially, Prihine also reaped the benefits of inheriting Turti’s estate and hol...
Alpha Preview Update (July)
Play the alpha herePassword: hittingyou_hittingyouwithnewspaper ⬅❗️Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guide⬅❗️please check if you suspect your game ended early :)What's New:17,000 words of new content!New Chase interludeThe end of Chapter 9Finally initiate a friends-with-benefits sexual relationship with Chase, if you so choose! (Warning: steamy content in this route!)Confront High Augur Arameri with your findi...
Weapon Codex Entry (Croelle's Whip-Sword)
Hello friends! It turns out I lied: our concept artist was able to get Croelle's weapon done in time for this month! 👀 I tried to be vague and more succinct than I usually am with the weapons for the sake of spoilers, but if you've read Croelle's short story on here, you know what's up! Otherwise, SPOILERS AHOY!I hope you enjoy--and the other codex entries are below!Weapons of Blest (Part I)Weapons of Blest (Part II)Weapons of ...
Author Answers (July)
GeneralI have got to know how bad Halek would tease Naolin if Naolin and MC were kinda crushing but being so so awkward about it (let me live in my delulu world for a second)Halek turned to give his brother a long, significant look, arching his brows so meaningfully that the effect was almost comical.Naolin glowered at him. "What?" he asked between his teeth. "Oh, nothing," Halek said with deceptive mildness. "It's only th...
Author Q&A (July)
Hi everyone, I hope you all have been enjoying your July and staying cool! 😎 It's that time of the month again: my inbox is open for your questions!The ask window for this Q&A will be open for 24 hours, so make sure to get your questions in before the deadline, which will beWednesday, July 17th, 12 PM MST.I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!If you are new or need instructions, read on. If not, leave your questio...
Goodie Poll - Halek Emoji (Part 2)
Okay everyone, here's a flash poll until the end of the day! You all put forward amazing suggestions for Halek's emoji, to the point where I'm still having trouble deciding, because they're all so good! I even put my finalists into a random name picker and each one was selected an equal number of times... 🥹Factoring in emojis we already have in the Discord (and the fact that both of Halek's existing stickers are sleepy), I ...
Goodie Poll - Halek's Emoji
Hello everyone! This month's goodie was supposed to be Croelle's weapon art, but unfortunately, our usual weapon concept artist hasn't returned to work yet, so it looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer for that as well as the legendary weapons art! In the meantime, how about a flash poll for a commission of Halek's long-awaited Discord emoji? I think all of the main Shepherd companions have one except for him! Take a look ...
Credits List (July)
Happy July, everyone! If you haven't done so already, please message meor comment belowif you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred (over usernames like hottie69_420), but you can send in whatever you're most comfortable with! Thank you so much for your support, and I hope you have a wonderful start to your week! ☀️
The Art of Escape - A Recruits Story
Chapter I: The Vanishing ActChapter II: Sleight of HandChapter III: The PledgeChapter IV: The TurnTW:allusions to childhood abuse, accusations of insanity[Author's note:I think I'll be drawing this serial to a close with this chapter,though there'salways room for a bonus Emarynne chapter down the road! But as a character study of each of the different recruits, I'm satisfied with things for now!]The farther north they went, the co...
Alpha Preview Update (June)
Play the alpha herePassword: lightningbug_june ⬅❗️Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guide⬅❗️please check if you suspect your game ended early :)What's New:25,000 words of new content!New Blade character interludeNew Tallys character interludeNew Caine character interludeExperience an awkward parenting moment when Caine raises questions about the birds and the beesGet Blade's self-control to crack a bit if ...
Author Answers (June)
GeneralHi Lena, I’ve recently started re-reading The Lord of the Rings and it’s got me wondering…. How would the Shepherds take to a stay in the Shire? Who is living out their cottagecore dreams and who absolutely “needs to get away from these country bumpkins!”I just have to tell you that the thought of this absolutely made me burst out laughing, so thank you for asking it: it absolutely delighted me!Blade: he's got to get the fuck...
Author Q&A (June)
Hi everyone, I hope you all have been enjoying your June! It's that time of the month again: my inbox is open for your questions!The ask window for this Q&A will be open for 24 hours, so make sure to get your questions in before the deadline, which will beTuesday, June 18th, 12 PM MST.I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!If you are new or need instructions, read on. If not, leave your questions here in the comments ...
Magical Specializations Codex Entry
Hi everyone! Our weapons concept artist is still working on the last character weapon--Croelle's whip-sword--before we move on to the MC's potential legendary weapons, so this month I thought I'd share a different codex entry: the wheel of Blest's common magic schools and specializations! 🎉 This wheel will be featured both in the game and its accompanying art book: I think it's a good tool to visualize the different categor...
Credits List (June)
Happy June, everyone! It's finally hitting the 100s here in AZ... I hope you're all surviving the heat, if applicable, where you are too! 🫠If you haven't done so already, please message meor comment belowif you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred (over usernames like hottie69_420), but you can send in whatever you're most comfortable with! Thank yo...
The Art of Escape - A Recruits Story
Chapter I: The Vanishing ActChapter II: Sleight of HandChapter III: The PledgeTW: death, allusions to abuseDaren had never considered outright insubordination before.It wasn’t in Ket nature. True, he had been born in Torsari, which no longer had a true Ket government to lead it, assign its citizens to their proper castes, or elevate them in rank or demote them according to their due—but his parents had brought him up in the proper ways. Even ...
Commissioned Art Poll #13 - Medium
what have you doneWHAT HAVE YOU DONEEEEEWHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYwhy do I now need to try to find references for this wretched clown to give to a SERIOUS, LEGITIMATE, DOES-THIS-FOR-A-LIVING-ARTIST to illustrate and try to feebly explain how to depict what is only an eldritch blob in my head??? do you like making me suffer??? why would you vote for thisssssss
Alpha Preview Update (May)
Play the alpha herePassword: coco_may ⬅❗️Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guide⬅❗️please check if you suspect your game ended early :)What's New:20,000 words of new content to Chapter 9!Two steamy makeout sessions for the price of one! (If you're romancing Briony, Riel, or Lavinet)Indulge in toilet humor with a birdPartake in various closet hijinksTorment a poor guard who probablydoesn't deserve it?Us...
