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Flash Poll: Weapon Codex Entries
Hi everyone, I hope your first week of March went swell! I went to our state's Renaissance Faire (always very lucky that its season coincides with my birthday and the milder spring weather!) over the weekend and came back buzzing with inspiration over fantasy fashions, food, and most importantly--weaponry!The idea of weapon codex entries (same as what we've done for animals or food) has been brought up before; I haven't found an artis...
Credits List (March)
Hi everyone, happy March! 🌷 I actually misspoke in my alpha build update, my birthday is actually tomorrow on the 2nd, haha: I think we're going to go to our Renaissance Faire to celebrate! I used to always have my birthdays there as a kid and haven't been back since college, but I'm looking forward to rooting for some jousters and having a turkey leg. 🍗 Maybe it'll give me some inspiration for Lavinet and her lance!Anyway, ...
O Happy Dagger (Red, Chase, Briony's Story)
[Content warning: this story features heavy discussion involving murder, demonic possession, murder investigations, racial discrimination in a fantasy context, with some mentions of pregnancy, birth, and sororicide.][Author's note: I also changed the title of the story! While "The Darkness Within" was thematically fitting, I also kept forgetting it and felt it was a bit generic. I'm not too sure about this new one, though, so we&#...
Alpha Preview Update (February)
Play the alpha herePassword: marchcomesinlikealion ⬅ ❗️Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guide ⬅ ❗️please check if you suspect your game ended early :)What's New: Over 17,000 words of new content to Chapter 8 The third and last trial of the Crystal Tournament Riddles! Puzzles! Brainteasers! Chandry got choked out The ending of what could have been a wonderful love story?Developer's NotesEDIT: Sorry, I had ...
Author Answers (February)
GeneralSaw someone ask this question in discord and got me hook on the possibilities. What went through each ROs' mind (Halek and Croelle too if possible) when MC told them that they married once and divorced? Their ex-partner was the one who wanted the divorce and MC, at that time, agreed out of love and desire for the other to be happy. (Mild angst today only 😅). MC wanted to be forefront of their lingering feelings/insecurities from div...
Author Q&A (February)
Hi everyone, Happy Valentine's Day, and I hope your February has been going well! It's time for our February Q&A!As usual, I will strive to answer 10-15 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 be Wednesday, February 15th, at 6 PM (MST). I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!If you are new or need instructions, read on....
Animals of Blest (Part VI) - Woken
Hi everyone! Here's our next (and presumably final) part of our codex series on animals, this time covering the mysterious Woken beasts hiding deep inside Thielwood. It was actually a poll here on Patreon whether these animals would be the "people" you encountered during Chapter 7, with the Changelings winning out instead! But maybe in a future mission... 👀 You can never say never with this game!And, as always, here are the past co...
Credits List (February)
Hi everyone, happy February! 💝 This is one of my favorite months because it's starting to feel springtime-y here in my state, plus my partner and I have our anniversary a week before Valentine's, so we like to plan something nice! 😁Anyway, you know the drill! 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 S...
O Happy Dagger (Briony, Red, Chase's Story)
[Content warning: this story features heavy discussion involving murder, demonic possession, murder investigations, pregnancy, and birth, with some references to or mentions of religious hysteria, assault, and infant death.]Part I: Amid the ThornsBriony rode her ahfuri past the flat, unwelcoming stares of the Prum townsfolk, staring straight ahead with a polite—if slightly vacant-looking—smile on her face. She was telling herself not to take ...
Some Kind of Virus (Status)
Hi everybody, just to let you know, I'm putting a pause on Some Kind of Virus for now. Although I have the story all plotted out and am very excited for some plot twists to unfold, I think I just exhausted myself trying to introduce everyone one after the other and trying to give everyone their fair time in the spotlight. 😅 I'm used to writing missions where there are like three or four people at a time, not having like twenty characte...
Alpha Preview Update (January)
Play the alpha herePassword: yearoftherabbit_cat ⬅ ❗️don't forget the underscore :)Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guide ⬅ ❗️please check if you suspect your game ended early :)What's New: Over 15,000 words of new content to Chapter 8 The second trial of the Crystal Tournament Drunken shenanigans Very cute scenes if you're close friends with or romancing Shery and RielDeveloper's Notes:Hi everyon...
Prihine's Character Card
Et voila! The princess is here!~ ✨👸🏼This card comes as somewhat of a surprise, as I never originally planned on commissioning a character card just for Prihine, but I figure if Caine gets one, she should too, especially with the continuing role she plays in the story if she lives! I really love the lighting and line work in this card, and I think it captures the hidden, more sympathetic side of Prihine if you can just look past her bratti...
Author Answers (January)
GeneralHiya Lena. I love how each of the significant characters have a tarot card. I've been wondering about the MC and think the "Wheel of Fortune" would suit them. Is there any tarot you'd personally say suits the MC? Or is it very much dependant on the character the player creates?Hi Cattrocious, I'm so glad you like the tarot cards! You actually nailed it dead-on with MC as the Wheel of Fortune, since that's what I put...
Author Q&A (January)
Hi everyone, I hope your January has been going well! It's time for our January Q&A!As usual, I will strive to answer 10-15 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 be Tuesday, January 17th, at 6 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 i...
Animals of Blest (Part V) - Mammals
Hi everyone! Here's our next part of our codex series on animals, this time covering just a few of the common mammals unique to Blest. Chapter 4 mentions both the ironhorn (whom you can even talk to if you're a Wild Mage) as well as the hakka, which is also mentioned in the series on food! I hope you enjoy!!! Which is your favorite? 🥰And, as always, here are the past codex entries we've done so far! We've got just one planned a...
Credits List (January)
Hi everyone, happy new year! 🎉You know the drill! 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 (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 great start to your 2023!
Alpha Preview Update (December)
Play the alpha herePassword: midnight_madness ⬅ ❗️don't forget the underscore :)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 to Chapter 8 The first trial of the Crystal Tournament Sexual tension if you're romancing Shery or Riel Everyone slowly becoming more unhinged and feral Pluck grass with MimirDeveloper'...
Author Answers (December)
GeneralHi Lena! Silly q incoming for #tellmeeverything—I was chatting with a friend and somehow we got on the topic of Blade fishing. While I feel like Blade is probably good at anything requiring physical finesse, it’s hard to imagine he’d be down to sit there and wait hours and hours for a bite. So my question is, would Blade enjoy fishing and would he be good at it? Or would he be frowning into the water while the other Shepherds are vib...
Author Q&A (December)
Hi everyone, I hope your December has been going well! It's time for our December Q&A!As usual, I will strive to answer 10-15 questions, though it may be a bit shorter this time so I can try (and probably fail lol) to finish work this month before the holidays! 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 be Sunday, December 18th, at 12 PM (MST). I will not save o...
Animals of Blest (Part IV) - Reptiles
Hi everyone! Here's our next part of our codex series on animals, this time covering some of the reptiles of Blest, including Chapter 6's wyvern and the Drakes! 👀🐲🐉 I hope you enjoy!!!And as always, previous entries in this series: Animals of Blest (Part I) Animals of Blest (Part II) Animals of Blest (Part III) Map of Blest Regional Dishes of Blest (Part I) Regional Dishes of Blest (Part II) Regional Dishes of Blest (Part III) Fr...
Commissioned Art Poll #10 - Medium
Hi everyone, it looks like Shery won the last round of our commissioned art poll!! 💖👓🫖 You know what that means--it's now up to you to decide exactly what kind of art piece we commission for her! Vote below on the medium of the art piece that you would like to see. This could be a sketch, a character reference sheet, a painting, or something else. You can see references for the mediums listed below here!
Female Mage Name Poll (Chapter 8 Spoilers)
Hi everybody, I'm back again with another flash name poll! If you're caught up on Chapter 8 of the alpha build (we're just about to start the first official trial of the labyrinth), you might remember the female Mage who made a disparaging comment to Riel, Shery, and Chandry--something about being surprised they could read and casually labelling Norms as barbarians... 😒 Well, she needs a name, so I'm letting you guys decide bet...
Credits List (December)
Hi everyone, happy start to your December! I can't believe it's already the end of 2022... 🥲 Time has been very wobbly these past few years, but I hope we can make the best of it! ☃️You know the drill! 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 (over usernames like hottie69_420), bu...
Some Kind of Virus (AU Story - Part 5)
Tallys, Ayla, Mimir, and Chandry have finally made it into the story! But what trouble is brewing within Haven's walls?... As always, the usual content warnings for this series applies!Important links: The Lights and Clockwork Primer Part I Part II Part III Part IV
Alpha Preview Update (November)
Play the alpha herePassword: sleepyhead ⬅ ❗️Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guideWhat's New 14,000 words of new content Completion of Chapter 4 and the saving Mekduk route!!! Finally!!!! Don't forget the new password, noted above!Developer's NotesHi everybody, I hope you're all doing well and taking care of yourselves as the season starts to get colder!(And if you celebrate American Thanksgiving, I hop...
Tiny Sneak Peek (Chandry......)
Also, as a tiny update, we've massively ramped up work on the Twine version of the game this month: I've been working constantly on it as we build the game's UI and various features (inventory! interactive maps! pretty codex! character cards! keyboard shortcuts! art and music!), and my partner (who I've actually passed off the text conversion to because I was doing it so slowly) has gotten everything up to the last half of Chapter...
Commissioned Art Poll #10 - Characters and ROs
Hi everyone! Characters and ROs won the last poll in this round, so let's decide which character/RO we should focus on for this commission!For reference, Ayla, Red, Trouble, Blade, Chase, Riel, Halek, Caine, and Tallys have all won the past rounds, and their mediums were later decided to be character reference sheets! After this poll, we will vote on the medium/format/style of our current piece--but first, we want to pick the subject of the p...
Author Answers
GeneralHow would each Shepherd treat the window cat?Here's how they would react to finding out MC owned the window cat, but if you mean how they would react to the cat first showing up at their window:Blade: wouldn't take any notice of it, honestlyTrouble: he'd, like, wave at it or talk at it through the window, but the chances of him letting it in are low unless it was really cold outside... because he's allergic to/doesn't r...
Author Q&A (November)
Hi everyone, we've been hard at work on the Twine port this month (among lots of other things... as always 😅)--it's honestly looking amazing, I can't wait to be able to show you some sneak peeks of what's been developed so far! But now it's time to switch over into working on continuing the story... and, of course, our November Q&A!As usual, I will be answering 10-15 questions this month! The ask window for this Q&A will be...
Animals of Blest (Part III) - Birds
Hi everybody, here's our next part of our codex series on animals, this time covering some commonly-mentioned birds in Blest! The Flame in the Night was even mentioned by Shery in Chapter 8! 🥰🕊 I hope you enjoy: more fun entries are coming soon!And as always, previous entries in this series: Animals of Blest (Part I) Animals of Blest (Part II) Map of Blest Regional Dishes of Blest (Part I) Regional Dishes of Blest (Part II) Regional Dis...
