Alpha Preview Update (October)
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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 canonically hideous, garish outfit,...
2024-10-21 21:13:03 +0000 UTC View PostWeapon 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! ✨
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 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...
2024-10-01 18:25:08 +0000 UTC View PostWhat Lurks Beneath (Prihine's Story)
Chapter Three
The 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 skirt...
2024-10-01 00:58:52 +0000 UTC View PostAlpha Preview Update (September)
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2024-09-25 22:59:38 +0000 UTC View PostWeapon 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 personally envision for Clarion, but we provide alternate sketches, colors, and designs if something else gets your imagination going instead: some of the other swords we talked through look incredibly differe...
2024-09-10 23:48:35 +0000 UTC View PostCredits 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 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 wonderful ...
2024-09-01 18:20:29 +0000 UTC View PostWhat Lurks Beneath (Prihine's Story)
[Content warning: descriptions of blood]
Chapter Two
The 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 cl...
2024-08-30 21:45:44 +0000 UTC View PostAlpha Preview Update (August)
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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 words for Prihine's short story, about 100,000 word...
2024-08-17 00:24:05 +0000 UTC View PostHalek 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 😉
...
2024-08-09 20:34:52 +0000 UTC View PostCredits List (August)
Hello everyone, happy 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 (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! ☀️
2024-08-01 23:04:32 +0000 UTC View PostWhat Lurks Beneath (Prihine's Story)
[Author's Note: ...with Blade, Trouble, and Chase thrown in, too.]
Chapter One
Prihine 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 esta...
2024-07-30 23:35:45 +0000 UTC View PostAlpha Preview Update (July)
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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!
Author Answers (July)
General
I 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 that I just...
2024-07-17 23:09:52 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor 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 be Wednesday, July 17th, 12 PM MST. I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!
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2024-07-16 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostGoodie 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 decided to go with these three finalists: I think they poten...
2024-07-10 17:42:48 +0000 UTC View PostGoodie 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 at the bases above and comment, either on this post or Disco...
2024-07-08 23:13:17 +0000 UTC View PostCredits List (July)
Happy July, everyone!
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 wonderful start to your week! ☀️
2024-07-01 17:54:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe Art of Escape - A Recruits Story
Chapter IV: The Turn
TW: allusions to childhood abuse, accusations of insanity&...
2024-06-28 19:14:08 +0000 UTC View PostAlpha Preview Update (June)
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2024-06-26 19:35:37 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor Answers (June)
General
Hi 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 out of her...
2024-06-18 22:15:38 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor 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 be Tuesday, June 18th, 12 PM MST. I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!
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2024-06-17 20:24:13 +0000 UTC View PostMagical 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 categories, what school falls under what, and how they're generally concei...
2024-06-11 22:34:36 +0000 UTC View PostCredits 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 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 ...
2024-06-02 18:59:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe Art of Escape - A Recruits Story
Chapter III: The Pledge
TW: death, allusions to abuse
Daren had never considered outright insubordination before.
It wasn’t in Ket nature. True, he had been born in Torsari, which no lon...
2024-05-30 22:10:44 +0000 UTC View PostCommissioned Art Poll #13 - Medium
what have you done
WHAT HAVE YOU DONEEEEE
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
why do I now need to try to find references for this wretched clown to give to a SERIOUS, LEGITIMATE, DOES-THIS-FOR-A-LIVING-ARTI...
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