Aphni's Quartet: Nightbloom's Veil

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Betrayed by your mothers and sent away to become a prophet, loneliness became an old friend, and an intense longing for connection stirs deep within you. 

Hoping to escape the monotony of your life – training to become a Living Prophet and delivering parcels all over the Southern Territories isn’t as fun as it sounds – you seek solace in the nightflowers that bloom in Caligo. 

It’s not like you have a choice, anyway, considering your dwindling medication and the irritating withdrawal symptoms (you've blown up one too many dormitories). Maybe you shouldn’t have put this off for so long, but the thought of being in your parents’ old home … well, let’s just say you aren’t ready to revisit their memory.

Embarking on a journey to experience something new, and maybe make some friends along the way, you stand at a crossroads: 

will you embrace your destiny or choose to avert your gaze?

Caligo is the home to the Sovereign and her Crimson Court. Famous for its nightflowers, Caligo is the place to go if you want medicine, poisons, glamours, or even cures.

Twin moons cast an ethereal glow upon you, illuminating the blue haze that swirls through the land. 

Unclimbable mountains overlook lush, fertile land that covers Insomnium, Umbra, Tenebrae, and the Crimson Court in nightflowers.

Though wet, chilly, and sunless, the beauty of this ancient place still prevails.

❀ your name ❀ select gender and pronouns ❀ romance or friendship ❀ human? ❀

customize your appearance

Prophet-in-Training & Courier, The Elysian Prophet Institute

❀ twyl ❀ he/him ❀ pansexual ❀ woodelf/solarelf ❀ 

drowning blue eyes; tawny skin; buzzed black hair; a towering presence

Shopkeep, Arcane Apothecary

❀ xander ❀ he/him ❀ pansexual ❀ demon/vampire ❀ 

detached amber eyes; bronze skin; curly brunet hair; a constant scowl

Dean of Herbalism, Caligan School for Magic & Botany

❀ pantella ❀ she/they ❀ aro-ace ❀ fairy ❀ 

pitch black eyes; porcelain skin; long white hair; a chime-like giggle

Herbalist’s Apprentice, Caligan School for Magic & Botany

This project is intended for individuals aged 16 and above.

There will be allusions/depictions of:

imperialism

death & loss of family

drug use & alcoholism

indentured servitude

parental abuse, neglect

side & withdrawal effects of drugs

PTSD

swearing, foul language

violence

xenophobia

Various macros by Chapel

morgan’s Twine/Sugarcube 2 Template

Manonamora’s 100% Good Twine Sugarcube Guide

Idrelle Games IF Design, Coding in Twine

Star West’s Itch Game Page Guide

Nightbloom’s Veil is the first part of a four-part fantasy story called Aphni’s Quartet. 

All four books will have an interactive element to it where you play a predetermined character and decide their choices.

AQ1:NBV is a work in progress. It is meant to be played in dark mode.  This game will only be listed here on Itch, and it will be completely free to play from start to finish.

There are expected to be 14 chapters, with each chapter containing <10k words. It will be released chapter by chapter, until it's done.

There is no solid schedule for release of future chapters, though I hope to release chapter 2 before the end of the year! I have a full-time career separate from this project and do all the writing, editing, and programming myself, so please forgive any delays or silences.

You may dive into the code, but be warned that there are spoilers within.

Follow me on Itch for quarterly updates and release announcements. Submit bugs or typos here.

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