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Character Conversations: Birth of A Jackal (Pt. 2-Sutek ft. Idir and Jackal Steve)

His eyes snapped open and he tried to take a breath, only to be met with pain.  Pain was everywhere, from the hot sand that covered more and more of him with each sweltering gust of wind, to the sharp sting and ache gripping his throat.

The sun beat down on him, and when he held up a hand to shield his eyes from it, he saw that his hand was covered in dried blood.

He tried to turn his head to look around, but once again was met with pain. Still he was able to roll onto his si...

Writer Update 9/2/2023

Whew, so we're in September now and I'll let you know the short stories coming up in the next few weeks.

• Part two of Sutek's short story will soon be up.
• I'm also working on a certain Strawberry Prince's short story.
• I'm going to be posting some artbreeder portraits and bios of some side characters we haven't been introduced to yet.

Advanced Demo 8/11/2023

Alright here is the update!

Two out of three heist options are good to go, so let me know if you run into any problems with those!

As always your feed back is appreciated!!

https://dashingdon.com/play/leone/honor-amongst-thieves-advanced/mygame/

Scene Breaks: I'm learning to use them

The fancy lines in books always made sense when I was reading, but somehow, utilizing them in my own writing was confusing for me.  

I was using entire page breaks when I probably should have been using scene breaks.

So I started using scene breaks in the form of three asterisks:

*** (Utilitarian but gets the job done)

But then I thought, 'I should make a fancy squiggle-line-thingy like I've seen in books'.  So here we are!

Instead of three asterisks or...

Character Conversations: Coming of Age (Pt. 1-Sutek and Family)

The slow swaying pace of his camel was about to put him to sleep when the bird-song-like sound of his sister's whistle jolted him back to awareness.

He sat up straight, looking ahead and behind him to make sure that he hadn't strayed from the caravan, but the familiar line of camels with their backs laden with everything his tribe owned reassured him that he had not.

The whistle came again, further ahead in the line, so Sutek gently nudged his camel forward in pursuit of his siste...

Writer Update 7/16/2023

Y'all are the best.

That's really all I can say.  I want to express how grateful I am to have wonderful readers like y'all and I want to thank each and every one of you for staying so invested in my story.

I really wanted to be more active on here and in general, but between my health and my actual job, my tank was utterly empty, but to come back and to see all of you, still rooting for me and my story means the world!

Now I was able to get some stuff done! 2023-07-16 07:16:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Author's Note

Y'all, I'm really not feeling the best and don't think I'll be able to post for awhile.  I tried to pause billing before may hit and refund y'all for April.  Let me know if you haven't received a refund for April and I'm grateful for each and every one of you supporting me and my writing.  

Hopefully I'll be back in the saddle sooner rather than later!

Writing Update 4/24/2023

So Sutek definitely won that poll and by a pretty big margin!

Message received loud and clear haha! 

His short story will be out by the end of this week and I got caught up, fixing the previous update, so the next update has been pushed back to this Friday on the 28th.

Advanced Demo Update

I think I fixed the stats screen!! At least partially.  

I haven't added the stats in yet to some of the choices, just to prevent it breaking again, but your weapon of choice should now show up.  I also removed a block that was preventing further gameplay so give it a shot and let me know if you run into any issues!

Next Short Story

Which of the RO's would y'all like the next short story to focus on?

All of them will get their time in the sun, but I figured it would be fun to see which one y'all would like to see next!

(Also tonight the advanced demo is getting another update, because I think I resolved some of the technical issues.  I'll post on here when fixed!)

Advanced Demo 3/29/2023

This is the first part of the early update.  The back end had some issues with the branching so hopefully I'll put that up this weekend after I run some more tests.  I promise y'all will get to steal something soon!

As always your feed back is appreciated!!

https://dashingdon.com/play/leone/honor-amongst-thieves-advanced/mygame/

Character Conversations: Birth of A Soldier (Merikh and Diomedes)

The mornings on the Isle of Kylosia were filled with familiar routines. Nets being mended, boats being pushed out, and the calls of gulls and fishermen mingling together in a familiar song.

Merikh was already waist-deep in the salty water, holding one net while his friend Bashar held another.

"Care to wager? I think I could bring in half the sea today!" He asked, preparing to cast his net out.

"Merikh, I just got back from Matrica. The city took all of my coin! What would I ...

Writer Update

The demo is finally about to be updated on March 29th!!

I'm excited about the upcoming events and of course more opportunities to get your thief on and interact with the ROs! 

Also tomorrow y'all will get a short story about Merikh's childhood and a lore post about where he's from.  Maybe it will give y'all some insight into why he's so grumpy haha

Writer Update

This is mostly just to reassure y'all that I'm alive haha!

A project at work consumed literally months of my time, which is why I turned off billing.  

That event ended (and went well!!) so now y'all will be able to hear a bit more from me!

I'm going to leave billing off for awhile, mostly because I feel so bad for being so silent, and I want to show how grateful I am for your continued support ♥️

Character Conversations: Sutek and Steve

"So let me understand," Steve says from where he's sitting on the rooftop.  He pulls the cork out of a wine skin and offers it out to Sutek, who turns it down with a slight grimace.

Steve takes a long swig from it and sighs.  "You want me to take the little portrait Makaria made of one of the Talons that's always around Amatus?"

Sutek frowned at the mention of Amatus' name but nods.  "Yes, and make sure you get me the name of who commissioned it."

He looked ov...

Stories and Trees

Currently working on some side stories, including one for Yusra and also fleshing out some of the family trees!

I knew I was going to have to be consistent about who is related to who, but some of these family tree things are a bit more expansive than I thought.

Aretas (and Sarai), Laverna, and Merikh are standing out as the ones with really intense family trees.  

Weekly Writer Update 1/30/2023

Whew so the first month of the new year is almost over and I have several things I want to get done by the end of February.

1. Y'all deserve side stories and I need to give them to you.  There are somethings that are just going to be mentioned in the story, but y'all will get the details here.

2. I need to fix the stat page and figure out better chapter structure.  The stat page is a mess but I will conquer it!

3. Get further into the demo in general.  Let's s...

Advanced Demo 1/19/2022

First I would like to apologize for this being both late and short.  Work was havoc for my writing and editing schedule!

This will also be a kind of part one for this update, because y'all will get another update this weekend!

I just didn't want to leave y'all on the Sutek cliffhanger for any longer.

As always your feed back is appreciated!!

https://dashing...

Quick Note

The update to the demo is going to be a bit late, but only by about a day, so don't worry!!

Weekly Writer Update 1/07/2023

Hey y'all! We're through the first week of the New Year, and I hope y'all kicked it off on a high note!

I'm looking at fleshing Poldi's interactions with the MC for the MCs that had mentors beside Alim, because several readers have brought the lack of it to my attention.

I'm also working on some childhood adventures from the MC's childhood, but feel free to let me know if there is any specific stuff y'all are interested in!

Advanced Demo 12/25/2022

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

I hope y'all are spending time with the ones you love and are safe and warm wherever you are!!

Let me know if you run into any issues! I'll probably be squashing bugs for it all week haha

https://dashingdon.com/play/leone/honor-amongst-thieves-advanced/mygame/

First Sight: Sarai

So sorry this took so long!  Work definitely got ahead of me but hopefully y'all enjoy this! The demo is late because I realized that it would have cut off at a very unsatisfying place, but it is also on it's way soon!

Thank y'all for your patience and here is Sarai's point of view from the feast!

https://leoneliterary.itch.io/first-sight-sarais-view<...

Weekly Writer Update 12/07/2022

Well I'm officially back home after visiting family and I'm glad to be back with y'all!

So here is my plan for the back end of this week and the beginning of next week:

-Sarai's Point of View for the feast

-I think I really am going to make that cheesy Sutek Football AU a reality haha! Feel free to drop name ideas for it, because I've already started drafting it

-As for the upcoming update for HAT, I'm working on building the different missions that y'all will be able ...

First Sight: Aretas

Here is the feast from Aretas' point of view!

https://leoneliterary.itch.io/first-sight-aretas-view

Password to play is: Just1LookAretas

Hope y'all like it!

Advanced Demo 11/18/2022

The next early access demo update is live! 

Hopefully there isn't anything game breaking, but let me know if there are any bugs

I hope y'all enjoy the update and your time at the feast

https://dashingdon.com/play/leone/honor-amongst-thieves-advanced/mygame/

The Queens of Hashind

Historian's Chronicle, 789 RC (Rule of Crowns):

Into the first year of King Avith's reign, Princess Sarai arrived to court, pregnant,  already in labor, and ill from the journey across The Sea of Great Sands.

Despite this, she was brought before the King immediately, who greeted her with laughter and praised her for her dedication to delivering his son to him.  

She was directed to his chamber and King Avith summoned his other Queens to kneel outside as ...

Weekly Writer Update 11/15/2022

Some personal issues came up that disrupted my writing schedule and I still need to fix some issues with the stats page, so I've moved the early demo update back to 11/18/2022.

Despite that disappointment, a lore post about Sarai will be out tonight along with my humble attempt at some visuals!

Aretas' point of view from the feast should be out after the update as well.

Thank y'all for being patient!

Writing Update

So I've decided to pause the billing for the month of November.

This is mainly because I've fallen behind on several things I want to provide for y'all and I don't want to not give all of you your money's worth.  I'll still be posting this month, and providing extras for y'all, the billing cycle will just be paused so you won't be charged while I get some things in order.  

Thank you again for your patience and your continued support! Really means the world to me!

Pacing Poll

So in the early access demo update, you officially meet Merikh, Aretas, and Sarai.  I was wondering if there should be more time between meeting Merikh and attending the feast.  

I know that this is a first draft of sorts but it's been bugging me, so let me know what y'all think!

Advanced Demo 10/25/2022

Alright the early access demo is up and ready to go.  Feel free to leave feedback here or message me!

Because there are so many ROs, introducing them in a way that feels organic and not too overwhelming is a bit of a challenge, so let me know how the pacing feels for this demo.

(Also, y'all will get an extra demo update when the public access update comes out, because I really appreciate the support and patience y'all have shown me! ♥️)

2022-10-26 10:02:12 +0000 UTC View Post