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February 2020 Patreon Poll - Lingerie Models

Hello, everyone!

Time for the second poll of 2020: this month, it's lingerie themed! Think Victoria Secret. Wings, gorgeous outfits - but who will win?

New Backer Character - Titus

And finally, we have the last backer character designed! 

Meet Titus: a skilled alchemist and historian, among many other talents. He's a scholar and student first and foremost, and learns from the best - his Master and uncle, Zarryn!

A stickler for upholding rules, he has a soft side for those he likes, but ...

Monthly Update - February 2020

Hi everyone! 

Somehow it's already February. Time flies when you're having fun, and all that!  We hope you've had a fantastic year so far! Let's get straight into it:

The Divine Speaker

Art

For those on our lower tiers, here's a little teaser of a brand new ...

January 2020 Monthly Reward 2 - New Year Nox

Hi everyone!

We're sorry for the late artwork - Fuyuure has been sick, but she's organized something special to make up for it - a short comic!

Enjoy!

New Background - Hone's Bakery

Here's a brand new background, specially for the backer character Hone!

Henry did a great job at capturing all the details that we asked of him. We've also included Kinu's (Hone's backer) youtube logo!

BtA - Zhang Zhenli's Bedroom Design

Saedee is currently working on the second Beyond the Abyss' background design! Here's a look at the sketch, then lineart and flat colouring. 

We'll show the finished background later next week!

New Backer Character - Zarryn

The second last backer character already!

We have a few small changes to make to him, but let me introduce you to Zarryn. 

Zarryn is the Royal Physician of Sid Caeham, and this title grants him quite a few luxuries -  one of which being that others turn a blind eye as he studies that which might otherwis...

BtA First Completed BG - Celestial City Daytime

Hello everyone! 

Here's the FIRST completed background for our side game, Beyond the Abyss. Our artist Saedee is so, so amazing, and went the extra mile to really make this beautiful.

The Celestial City is the home of the gods, both natural born and ascended, and where our protagonist Zhang Zhenli awakens, to...

BtA - Celestial City Background Design

Hello everyone!

A few days ago, we introduced you to Beyond the Abyss' artists. Here's a first look at the sketch/lineart/flat colours for the Celestial City, where the bulk of BtA happens.

The artist is the wonderful Saedee ...

New Completed Sprite - Hone

Another new completed sprite! Meet Hone!

Hone is a friendly baker from Sid Caeham who Raen finds something of a kindred soul in. After meeting by chance, Hone has answers for some questions that Raen's bee...

Character Designs - Beyond the Abyss

Back with another BtA post already!

If you saw the announcement earlier, you would've already met the two lead characters from our new game, but we have two others!

Meet the cast of Beyond the Abyss.

These concept artworks were done by the fantastic 2020-01-18 05:22:12 +0000 UTC View Post

New Backer Character - Hone

Another new character design! 

Meet Hone, a baker from Sid Caeham that both owns and runs his own bakery.

We'll show off his finished sprite soon!

Game Announcement - Beyond the Abyss

It's finally time to announce a side project we've been working on for the last few months alongside The Divine Speaker - a visual novel called "Beyond the Abyss"!

Don't worry - TDS isn't going anywhere. It's still first on our list and most important, and the campaign for BtA will be after it's been released.

As ...

January 2020 Monthly Reward 1 - Ballgown Raen

Here's the first of the monthly artworks - Ballgown Raen!

New Backer Sprite - Ashe

Another backer sprite complete! This time, Ashe.

Ashe is the last new character you'll meet in the common route! We're really excited to find a voice actor for him in the future, too!

January 2020 Monthly Poll 2

Hello again everyone!

It's time for our second monthly poll. Both options this month are NSFW Nox!

1) There's nothing like a rooftop pool party to ring in the new year. Fireworks fill the sky overhead as a cheer rises up from the crowd, champagne glasses clinking in celebration. Throwing caution to the ...

Monthly Update - January 2020

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a lovely break over December. We've been spending a lot of time inserting voice lines into the game, which has been a long but rewarding job. 

Let's get on to the updates:

Art

On the art side of things, Fuyuure was very busy with sea...

New Backer Character - Ashe

Another new character! 

It's time to introduce Ashe:

Ashe runs an establishment called "The Primrose" in Sid Caeham. It used to be co-owned with his wife Sana-Rose (a talented herbalist) before she passed. He has a young daughter named Prim, who means the world to him.

You'll meet Ashe towards the end o...

Introducing Elliot - New Sprite

Hello everyone!

Today, I have a brand new sprite to show you guys - Elliot! 

Elliot is a backer character from our Kickstarter, made by the fantastic Bexa. He'll come in during the routes, later on in the game. We'll have a character card to show off soon!

January 2020 Patreon Poll - Ballgowns

Happy New Year, everyone!

Time for our first art poll of 2020 - ballgowns! Which boy will win the right this month?

December Monthly Reward 2 - Harp Veras

Here's Decembers second art poll reward, Veras playing the harp! He's a big fan of music, and his image really suits it too.

December Monthly Reward 1 - Centaur Fawn

Hello everyone and Merry Christmas! 

Here's the first monthly reward - Centaur Fawn! 

Fawn Birthday Illustration

Merry Christmas, everyone!

December 25th also happens to be Fawn's birthday! Happy birthday to our sweet forest fairy.

The Divine Speaker Christmas Illustration 2019 - Early View

Christmas is only a few days away, so it's finally time to show off our 2019 illustration! 

This will go public on the 25th, so enjoy the early view. 

We'll see you all in the new year! 

Christmas Artwork Sketch

Here's a sketch of the Christmas illustration that Fuyuure is working on! We'll show the completed version soon.

I hope you're all having a fantasic festive season!

Shaker Charm Design

Hello everyone!

Here's the finished look at a piece of merch we hope to make in the future - shaker charms! 

We'll order a few samples and tests soon - keep an eye out! 

Shaker Charm Design Sketch

Hello everyone!

Something a little different today - here's the design for a new piece of merch we're working on, a shaker charm!

If you haven't seen shaker charms before, the characters and the frame are separate pieces, and they move around when you shake them. We've gone with a tarot card design!

New Background - Foyer

Next up is the place Raen and co. stay for the duration of their trip to Sid Caeham. Yes, it's very expensive, and yes, Cyne pays for it. He's a good rich boy.

December Monthly Poll 2

 December Monthly Poll 2

This month, we have two christmas themed suggestions! Here's your options:

1)  It's the most magical time of the year, the forest becoming a winter wonderland blanketed in soft, white snow, while silver stars twinkle above. From amongst the trees a shy fawntaur e...

Monthly Update - December

 Helllooooo everyone!  

Welcome to our seventh post-KS update! I hope you've had a wonderful festive season so far! 

Writing

Now that the common route is finished, and bo...