Yes, Riel baldly and brazenly modified something that had been passed down through the generations for at least eighty years. It is very on-brand for him to casually commit sacrilege out of neurotic paranoia! I hope you enjoy reading all about it! 😂
Other codex entries here!
Bonjour everyone! So "Characters and ROs" won the last round of our commissioned art poll, so now it's up to you to decide which character our next commissioned art piece focuses on!
(And by the way, we're holding another series of polls over on Tumblr about 2024-05-02 00:40:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyonoe, and happy May! Is it getting warm for you guys yet? ☀️
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 your May is kicking off to a great start!<...
2024-05-02 00:29:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter II: Sleight of Hand
Well, Cybele, congratulations. You’ve gone and bunged it all up again.
It was not, sadly, an unusual state of affairs. Sometimes Cybele felt as if her entire life was one long history of misdeeds, inadequacies, and failures. She’d bunged up her work on the family farm. Bunged up her relationship w...
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Hii I wanted to ask how much of the alpha build content can we create fanart of? Is there anything of limits that we shouldn't publish (I'd imagine the big reveal at end of chapter 7 would count for that) or is it enough if we tag them as spoilers?
Hi there, this question is addressed in the FAQ!
2024-04-17 02:00:21 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone, I hope you all have been enjoying your April! I'm not sure how things will shake out yet, but I'm going out of the country for a wedding next month right around this time, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to squeeze a Q&A then--so if you have questions, now is the time to send them!
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, April 16th, 12 PM MST.
Hi everyone! Lovely Mimir's character reference sheet was posted last month--now we're on to our next piece of commissioned art, decided by you!
If you're new to this, continually voting on art commissions is a special reward that Patrons of the game have unlocked here on this Patreon!
This series of polls moves in three stages or rounds, culminating in the final commissioned art piece at the end of the current series.
First we vote on the s...
2024-04-11 20:01:46 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back with more weapon codexes! Here's a double-whammy with Lavinet's deadly lance and saber combo... I just love the idea of her charging around on horseback like a cavalier or paladin or Fire Emblem mounted unit! 😍 I hope you enjoy learning more about her weapons and fighting style!
Here are the other codex entries we've done so far:
Hi everyone, Happy April Fool's Day!
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 your April kicks off to a great start! 🃏
2024-04-01 16:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post[Author's note: This is a recruits story, so they're going to be operating at a different level of competence and confidence than our Captain-level Shepherds do... but they're also a bit more mature than you've seen them in the early days of their training. They've been hardened by their experiences in the field, even if MC may have a different perspective on things!
Also, Nirvei Squad was the ...
2024-03-29 22:48:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone, as I mentioned, the newest and last album of the Shepherds OST is released! And wow, what a journey it's been! It's hard to believe that all 32 original songs by Ivan Duch, spanning two full-length albums, are now officially finished. You can listen to this latest album over on Ivan's website!
This volume also contains 16 songs, including theme songs for the remaining Shepherds an...
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<... 2024-03-28 01:45:43 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody, quick poll here! I have the teensiest inkling of a short story idea bubbling somewhere in the back of my mind... I think this month I'm still going to update Some Kind of Virus, but I may return to writing Blest stories for a bit once I stir up a suitable plot idea. I'm sort of itching for more of Blade and Trouble directly interacting with each other (without having to see it through MC's eyes), but I'm not sure who a third person in a story with them should be. So I'm...
2024-03-21 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
✨ Here she is ✨ Mimir, the prophetess queen herself! 🔮
There's something about this illustration of her that I absolutely love! The artist captured Mimir's ethereal, mysterious, yet "barefoot in rags" look; I absolutely love her pose as well as the expression on her face! Does anyone else sometimes wish we could all just carry around huge veils that we could cover our heads with when the outside world is getting a bit too overwhelming?!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy Mimir's refe...
2024-03-20 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHow do the Shepherds rank in hunting (animals, not demons)?
Best to worst:
Tallys - Halek (mostly tied: both grew up hunting to survive, both have extremely good hunting skills as a result, though I'd probably give it to Tallys most of the time for her natural stealth and archery capabilities)
Blade (excellent hunter, though not a great fisher)
Chase (extremely good at tracking; has absolutely no experi...
2024-03-19 01:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, we're back to our regularly-scheduled Q&A! Send in your questions, and I'll strive to answer as many as I can this week! :)
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, March 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 questions here in...
2024-03-16 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everybody, last month we debuted the masculine version of the Shepherds' uniform (according to my headcanon), and here we are this month with the feminine version! Again, this is only a base template to work off of and won't include all of the accessories, gear, equipment, or armor that your Shepherd may accrue over the course of the game, but I figure it's a nice springboard to start from. :) Rath...
2024-03-11 18:21:53 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, it's that time again! 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 your March kicks off to a great start - I'll be offline this weekend to celebrate my birthday tomor...
2024-03-01 19:09:23 +0000 UTC View Post
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2024-02-28 00:25:25 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody, I'm here to dash off a tiny update! I mentioned in the alpha build update a few weeks ago that my partner and I would be heading out of town to celebrate our 10 year anniversary together: I expected that to only be a few days, but I have some happy news to share...
We're engaged! 😁
My partner proposed to me on our anniversary! It's been a wonderful time celebrating together and with our loved ones, as we took a detour and came to visit family following our h...
2024-02-16 23:20:47 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, we're finally getting back on track with our weapon codex entries! Lavinet's is done, though next month will be the feminine version of the Shepherds' uniforms to not make things any more confusing lol, and then we just need to do two more of these weapons until we move on to MC's legendary weapons!
Which weapon/object should we tackle next?
2024-02-12 21:53:51 +0000 UTC View Post
It's here! After many years of vague waffling and a lack of hard visual references, here's my idea of what the Shepherds' uniform looks like! I hope this helps the fan artists and visual creatives among you! 🥹
However, keep in mind that this is only "my" headcanon of what the uniform looks like, as conveyed to an artist who I also gave leeway in the design, which is why this is just "concept art" and not anything immutable; I really like the versions that you guys have com...
2024-02-10 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post*crying a little* It's already February... Where is the time going...
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 enjoy the beginning of your Februa...
2024-02-01 19:21:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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2024-01-27 00:12:29 +0000 UTC View PostLast one for today! Another young lady of the court: generally warmer than most Sun Courtiers, thoughtful, courageous, clever, headstrong, and pretty... but also hiding painful secrets of her own! (Idk her last name yet!)
2024-01-19 00:49:21 +0000 UTC View PostAnother one! Prihine's lady-in-waiting (if Prihine is alive in your game) and a younger sister of Isolde from Chapter 6! 👀
2024-01-19 00:34:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9 is riddled with random nobles, aristocrats, and Sun Courtiers, so I'm about to blitz you guys with some flash name polls! Vote quickly since I need these results within the next day or so! XD
First up: a popular young lady who's a friend to Prihine!
2024-01-19 00:24:30 +0000 UTC View Post