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The Hunt (Shery, Tallys, Halek's Story)
[Content warning: discussions of animal death, non-explicit and non-gory discussions of animal sacrifice, mentions of blood and violence]Part I: Tracks in the ForestPart II: In the CrosshairsPart III: The Wolf WithinPart IV: WildheartShery had never told anyone, but she’d once entertained notions ...
Alpha Preview Update (September)
Play the alpha herePassword: neverfear_spooktemberishere ⬅ ❗️Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guide ⬅ ❗️please check if you suspect your game ended early :)What's New: 17,000 words of new content! The start of Chapter 9! Sun Court shenanigans! The Autarch makes ...
Author Answers (September)
GeneralAside from the stuff that weakens Diminished power (I forgot the term) does Blest have any other ✨special✨ materials? Like vibrainium or mithril.Hiya, great question!! (The anti-Diminished material is called thoret btw!) 😄There are actually lots of special materials throughout Blest, s...
Author Q&A (September)
Hi everyone, I hope your weekend has been going well! As always, 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, September 18th, 12 PM MST. I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!If you a...
Weapon Codex Entry (Poll)
Hey everyone, I hope you all enjoyed checking out Ayla's wind-staff! Which weapon would you want to see illustrated next?
Weapon Codex Entry (Ayla's Wind-Staff)
Hi everybody, here it is, Ayla's famous wind-staff! It may not get name-checked as much as Gonturan or Anguriel, but the staff has just as much personality and is as much Ayla's constant companion as anything else! I hope you enjoy getting to take a closer look at it, and don't forget to...
Commissioned Art Poll #12
Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed Lavinet's character sheet--the last of the main companions has been done! 🙌And now we get to do the whole thing over again! 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 ...
Credits List (September)
Hi everyone, welcome to the first day of September! (I guess it's technically fall now? In my state it's still 110F+ most days, so it doesn't feel like it... 🥲)Anyway, if you haven't done so already, please message me or comment below if you'd like to have your name added to t...
The Hunt (Halek, Shery, Tallys's Story)
[Content warning: discussions of animal death, non-explicit and non-gory discussions of animal sacrifice]Part I: Tracks in the ForestPart II: In the CrosshairsPart III: The Wolf WithinHalek swam to consciousness with the worst gods-damned hangover he’d ever had in his life.It felt as if Narthax hi...
Alpha Preview Update (August)
Play the alpha herePassword: chapter9_next ⬅ ❗️Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guide ⬅ ❗️please check if you suspect your game ended early :)What's New: 12,000 words of new content! The end of Chapter 8.5! Next month will start Chapter 9! New Commander-Legate a...
Commissioned Art #12 - Lavinet's Reference Sheet
And that's all of the major companions (excluding Mimir, Prihine, and Croelle), done and dusted!!! 🙌 And who best to end on than the queen, the icon, Lavinet Naveen herself?!On the left is Lavinet's "cavalier" look, and on the right is her "courtier" look! She looks so gor...
Author Answers (August)
GeneralAll the BG3 talk gave me a stupid question, which of the Shepherds+Croelle & Chandry would have the funniest underwear description?I'll let you decide!I've been playing BG3 and I was wondering how to ROs would react if MC was like the good dark urge whos resisting their evil influence...
Author Q&A (August)
Hi everyone, I hope your week has been going well! As always, 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 Friday, August 18th, at 12 PM (MST). I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!If you ar...
Music Poll #9 - Character Theme Song
Also! It's been a long while since we last voted on music, but the incredibly talented Ivan Duch has been hard at work composing an original soundtrack for the game! Loads of lush, amazing songs has been produced so far, including a main theme song, battle music, Chandry's shop music, day of...
Weapon Codex Entry (Poll)
I hope you all enjoy getting a closer look at Chase's weapons! Whose weapons should we design next?
Weapon Codex Entry (Rhapsody and Ragnarok)
Here they are, possibly the flashiest (and prettiest) weapons of the bunch: Chase's gun and dagger, Rhapsody and Ragnarok! I think the weapon descriptions for these items give a lot of insight into Chase's personality and fighting style that most people wouldn't know at first glance... I...
Credits List (August)
Hi everyone, welcome to August! (Is summer over 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...
The Hunt (Tallys, Halek, Shery's Story)
[Content warning: implied animal death, non-explicit and non-gory discussions of animal sacrifice]Part I: Tracks in the ForestPart II: In the CrosshairsThe Elves introduced themselves as the Sae Becha tribe, yet another foreign name that didn’t strike a bell in Tallys’s long memory. She and Hale...
Alpha Preview Update (July)
Play the alpha herePassword: nonewdayoffthistime_imsosorry ⬅ ❗️Report bugs hereView bug reports hereIncomplete routes guide ⬅ ❗️please check if you suspect your game ended early :)What's New: 11,000 words of new content More Chapter 8.5 - the chapter should be coming to an end in the...
Author Answers (July)
GeneralHi Lena, hope you're doing well, and as a fellow desert dweller I hope the heat hasn't gotten to you yet! My question is regarding single cutting edged blades, and how common they are within Blest. I noticed that Anguriel is double edged, and I was curious as to how common a saber or ...
Author Q&A (July)
Hi everyone, I hope your week has been going well! As always, 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 19th, at 6 PM (MST). I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!If you ar...
Weapon Codex Entry (Poll)
Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed getting a peek at Trouble's guns! (It always sounds like I'm talking about his 💪💪 but I promise that's not a thing in Blest.) What weapon would you like to see an entry on next?!
Weapon Codex Entry (Trouble's Guns)
Here we go, just two of Trouble's many guns for your viewing pleasure! 🔫 He actually switches through at least three rifles in the story: Widowmaker is mentioned in his short story with Riel ("The Bridge of Bones"), the Wolf accompanied him during the Equalist mission and through Wall...
Lavinet's Character Card (New)
*heavy breathing* IT'S HAPPENING, PEOPLE... Lavinet's card is here!!!I absolutely love the rose garden that the artist (leyrey) depicted, and how your attention is initially drawn to Lavinet's fan, leading you to potentially miss that her other hand is on her concealed saber, just like a...
Credits List (July)
Hi everyone, welcome to July! 😎 Is it getting hot where you are? My city's going to be 115F this week, so... 🥹 I'm staying adamantly indoors!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 credit...
The Hunt (Tallys, Halek, Shery's Story)
[No content warnings this time; this entry is a bit short because I spent so long stewing over Shery's involvement and how I could feasibly have her on a mission like this that I ran out of time to actually write the damn thing! So for now I'm labelling this entry sub-canonical or canon-adja...
Alpha Preview Update (June)
Play the alpha herePassword: blooms_of_june ⬅ ❗️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 More Chapter 8.5 - the mystery of Qael-Qanaeon unfolds. The Shepherds play out ...
Author Answers (June)
Generalhow willing would the ro’s be to watch David Attenborough documentaries with their so?Blade: he'd be happy to watch David Attenborough documentaries with his SO, but then I think he'd be happy doing anything with them, particularly solitary, quiet, calm activities like this! I think...
Author Q&A (June)
Hi everyone, it's been a while! As always, 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, June 19th, at 8 AM (MST). I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!If you are new or need inst...
Weapon Codex Entry (Flamehammer)
Here we are, Red's trusty old warhammer! It's actually quite a formidable and terrifying weapon, and yet he just long-sufferingly lets everyone make phallic jokes about it because he doesn't go around cracking heads open with it 🥹 Give Flamehammer the respect it deserves!!!I hope you ...
