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Author Q&A (April)
You know the drill! It's time for April's Author Q&A!If you know the drill, fire away! 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 Monday, April 18th, at 12:00 PM (MST). I will not save or answer any question...
Music Poll #7 - Character Theme Song
All right everyone, as you voted here, our next commissioned music piece will be centered around another Shepherd character--AKA, it'll be another character theme song! ๐ถ๐ผAfter voting on the character closes, I'll make another post asking for more suggestions, references, and specific ...
Commissioned Art Poll #8 - Characters and ROs
Hi everyone, Characters and ROs won the last poll in this round, so let's decide which character we should focus on for this commission!Remember, Ayla, Red, Trouble, Blade, Chase, Riel, and Halek have all won the past rounds, and their mediums were later decided to be character reference sheets!...
Regional Dishes of Blest (Part III)
It's here! The next part in our illustrated series on some of the regional dishes and meals of Blest! ๐๐๐ฅง This month spotlights lesser-known cities, Korgoth in the North and Brunent to the West! Next month will be our last entry in this series, featuring some Hunter dishes (I'm sure...
Credits List (April)
Hi everyone! 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! ๐ Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred (over usernames like hottie69_420), but you can send in whatever yo...
Music Poll #7
Hi everyone, welcome to April! ๐ธ๐ผ๐ท I tried to think of something clever to do for April Fool's Day, but my brain is toast from all of the writing so I'll just leave you all in peace this year! ๐Anyway, I hope you enjoyed our latest music piece, Trouble's theme, which was comp...
Some Kind of Virus (AU Story - Part 2)
This entry was so long - 35 pages and 15,000 words!!! ๐ฉ I took some major artistic liberties with this section, so if anything jumps out at you as "that is not how [x] works," please know that I conducted 0 research for this and know basically nothing! But HEY LOOK, cyberpunk stuff! Zomb...
Alpha Preview Update (March)
Hi everyone, we're finally back with another alpha preview update! I wrote so much this month, between this, the short story, and the Twine port! ๐ฎโ๐จPlay the alpha hereโ๏ธโก Password: candyheart โฌ โ๏ธReport bugs hereView bug reports hereWhat's New: 20,000 words of new conten...
Commissioned Art Poll #8
Hi there! I hope you enjoyed Halek's character sheet... and now, around the carousel we go again! โค๏ธ If you're new to this, continually voting on art commissions for the game is a special reward that Patrons have unlocked here on this Patreon! Thank you so much again for your support, we...
Commissioned Art #8 - Halek's Character Sheet
I have no words... my brain short-circuited at this!!! He's too powerful!!!On the left is his demon exorcist uniform and what members of the Order of the White Sun. On the right is his usual outfit for when he has to attend formal or ceremonial occasions as sol of the Reach! I'm loving his b...
Suggestion Box: Restaurant, Inn, and Tavern Names!
Hi guys, going to try something new today instead of our usual standby naming polls! Right now I'm opening this post up for anyone to toss in some Blest/fantasy-appropriate restaurant, inn, or tavern names that they may come up with! Sometimes I'm in the middle of writing a conversation betw...
Author Answers (March)
GeneralHello Lena!! I hope this is done correctly:D First of all, I absolutely adore SHOH and I'm so fond of Riel and Shery, I love them to death!!๐ฅบNow onto the question; if the Shepherds were to live in this world what would be their absolute favorite books, authors and genres? (Yes, I will ...
Author Q&A (March)
You know what time it is: March's Author Q&A!!If you know the drill, fire away! 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, March 16th, at 12:00 PM (MST). I will not save or answer any questions sent a...
Regional Dishes of Blest (Part II)
The second part in our illustrated series on some of the regional dishes and meals of Blest! ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ต This entry is unabashedly full of Mage food and features Ambryn and Capra (you can actually order one of these dishes if you hang out with Chase in Capra)! Drop a comment for any favorites you h...
Trouble's Theme (Music)
Hi everyone, you voted on Trouble's theme being our next custom music commission, and here it is! And it's kind of a fucking BANGER??? ๐ฑ๐คฉAs always, our resident composer Irene Chan knocked it out of the park! A lot of everyone's suggestions trended towards jazzy, swingy, funky ska-...
All Better! (Tiny Update)
Hi everyone! I hope your March is getting off to a great start! I'm just popping in to give you a tiny update: I'm all better now, testing negative as of last week and everything! Thank you so much for your very kind words of encouragement, understanding, love, and support: your patience rea...
Credits List (March)
Hi everyone, happy start to your March! ๐ธ๐ผ๐บYou 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! ๐ Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred (over usernames like hottie6...
Some Kind of Virus (AU Story - Part 1)
Some Kind of Virus is a serial story set in the Lights and Clockwork universe - a futuristic, cyberpunk interpretation of Blest, but with zombies. Some things to know about this story: The story is told from the first-person perspective of the MC, codenamed and referred to as "Brightburner."...
Small Update
Hi everybody, tiny update! Not great news, but I tested positive for COVID over the weekend! ๐ช I am relatively fine, just feeling under the weather with symptoms similar to a bad coldโnothing to be really concerned about, just a cough and the usual congestion/fatigue/fever stuff, but the sympto...
Author Answers (February)
GeneralWhat are the Shepherds go to movie theatre snacks? Who's more likely to sneak their snacks in or buy them?Blade: popcorn, salt but no butterTrouble: popcorn, dump a bunch of milk duds, M&Ms, or Buncha Crunch in it; sodaTallys: Raisinets or Junior MintsShery: popcorn, gummy bearsRiel: I tr...
Author Q&A (February)
Hi everybody, it's time for February's Author Q&A!If you know the drill, fire away! 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 Thursday, February 16th, at 6:00 PM (MST). I will not save or answer any questio...
Regional Dishes of Blest (Part One) (February Goody)
It's here! You asked for it, so I delivered--the first of an illustrated series about the regional dishes of Blest! ๐๐๐ง๐ฅHandy links in case you want to do more reading or need a reference guide: Map of Blest Fruits of Blest Breads of Blest The Blest CookbookOf these three, which regi...
Music Poll #6 - Trouble's Theme Song (Suggestions)
Hi everybody, Trouble won the last poll to determine whose character theme song we should make next (narrowly beating Chase by only 5 votes)! So, as we did for Blade in the last round, I'm opening up this post for you to leave any suggestions you may have for our composer Irene when she starts w...
ShoH Update and Name Poll (February #1)
Hi everybody, Happy Valentine's Day! Can you tell that it's one of my favorite holidays? I just love the visuals and the aesthetics and the colors and the vibes! ๐๐ธ๐๐๐ I hope you're all having a very good day and start to your week!Just a brief update on how ShoH things ar...
Music Poll #6 - Character Theme Song
Hi everybody, as you voted here, the next piece of ShoH music that we commission from the composer Irene Chan will be a character theme song!Character theme songs strive to embody, well, the characters they represent! For example, Blade's character theme song, if you haven't heard it, captur...
Short Story Poll (February, #1)
Hi everybody, I hope you enjoyed the absolute beast of the last serial short story, The Bridge of Bones! At five main parts, it was almost a whopping 60,000 words alone!!! After I wrapped it up, I did chuckle at the idea of MC coming back from, like, Lockwood and being like, "Anything new happen...
Credits List (February)
Hi everyone, happy start to your February! ๐โค๏ธ๐ค๐You 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! ๐ Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred (over usernames lik...
The Bridge of Bones (Trouble and Riel's Story)
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Alpha Preview Update (January)
Hi everyone, I am very proud and excited to bring you the update for the alpha build this month! I'm not shy in saying I got a metric shit-ton of work done over these last few weeks, so I'm very happy about that! I very much hope you'll enjoy!Note: there is a new password this month for ...
Tavern Name (Poll)
Hi everybody, this is literally so inconsequential but I am so indecisive when it comes to names, so I'd love to get your input on something again! There's a tavern a few streets over from the Shepherds' compound that's a popular gathering and drinking spot for various officers and r...
