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Vivienne Silver the Elusive Empress

Appearance: 5'11, brown skin, dark brown wavy hair done in either elaborate braids or buns, dark brown almost black eyes, an average build

No one knows much about the Empress, but the people of the City of Lost Silver whisper the death of her family and her reclusion is the price paid for safety. You met her under strange circumstances, and a sense of loneliness has made her seek out your company even after. She's firm and sharp tongued, but everything she says comes from a place of kindness. She wants to help the people, not just in the City but those outside it as well. This view has placed her in a constant power struggle with the nobles within the City. If you play your cards right, you might be able to manipulate the situation to work in your favor, or bring about a much needed change.

Patheon: The Old God of Sky

Symbols: Dying gardens, open windows at night, hushed whispers, parted lips, a broken crown, the clock striking midnight

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Very hype for this also quick question just how crappy it is for the people outside of the city?

It depends on how far out you are from the City! There are trains that head out to different towns in the region, but the further out a village is the "harder" it is to get supplies out there. There are places at the edge of the known world where the trains don't reach at all and they don't have any of the recent, modern inventions like electricity.

It's also easier to travel to the City the closer to it you are, which means it's easier to get a pass into the City. A lot of the immediate towns outside have representatives, which periodically travel to the City to advocate on their towns behalf, allowing them more resources.

Since trains are more sporadic the further out you go, some people have to travel the old way (horseback or by feet) to get to the City which makes it significantly harder to make enough of the trips to go through the process of acquiring a pass.

There's also a lot of spoiler reasons why being outside the City can make it a pretty awful experience, with the main one being shown in the prologue!

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Whisper the Jester

Appearance: A face always covered by a mask, pale skin, 5'3, slim body type

Whisper is a performer in the evening, a food vendor at night, and no where to be seen by morning. Xe find you on your first night and offer you food and point you in a place to stay, seemingly aware you have a complex situation. Xe seem to be in all the places you least expect, talking about things you've never heard of. Talking to xem often feels like talking in circles, if not like going a little mad. Yet, you get the feeling xer hiding keen senses and sharp observations skills. You're not sure why xe keeping popping up in your life, just like you're not sure what's under the mask. Perhaps it's better if you never find out.

Pantheon: New God of Despair

Symbols: theater plays, orchestras, running across rooftops, the smell of fresh food, calloused hands, a facade unraveling

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Hmm this seems very interesting.

But I have Questions(tm)!

So, you said in the intro post that we'll be able to decide why does the MC want to end the world. Any crumbs you could give about the possible reasons we'll be able to pick from? Since the MC's personality is customizable, I can't imagine all reasons fitting to all MCs so I can't imagine the list being too short? Unless I'm missing something.

You mention in the intro post that "will you really go through with it?"... are you serious with that question? What I mean is that while such a project is interesting to me, it clearly won't be for me if we can't actually decide not to go through so I'm a bit on the fence in that regard... That line sort of reassures me, but it also makes me paranoid just in case you said that but only for the tease.

Don't want to get too much into this for spoilers (a decent chunk is in the prologue). However, there is a reason why in the MC intro its suggested that the desire to end the world can be out of kindness, amongst other things. There's also different ways to end the world, some darker then others. Some literally, some more...metaphorically

Yes I am! You can decide not to when the time comes and I wouldn't have added that in there if it wasn't a possibility!

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Caspian Sinclair the City Mage

Appearance: 5'8, stocky build, tanned skin and hazel eyes, dark brown hair that falls to the shoulders, held back in a ponytail with a ribbon, trimmed facial hair

Caspian is the first person you meet in the City of Lost Silver. Upon noticing you're a new arrival, he offers his help and advice for how to make a life here. He's stoic, with a distant and almost professional kindness that offers you more insight into the city than you could imagine. He abides to the Code of Mages to protect the last city of the known world, and anything that wishes to destroy it. Underneath his stoic demeanor is a desperation to keep the world afloat and reckless hope in the Old Gods' return. His vast knowledge of the City, the Old Gods, and the Royal Family serves as a great resource to you. But should he discover your plans to steal the Silver Fruit and bring the world to an end, he'll kill you without hesitation or remorse.

Pantheon: The Old God of Knowledge

Symbols: Bowed head, bound hands, alchemy sigils, whispering secrets in the dark, a star going out

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Really Em... really??? Reallllly???

Like burning academia isn't like the greatest fucking thing already and makes my head spin youuuu realllly wanna add more onto that pile of torture for me??!

Yes i know i could like not follow this one. But shut up you know I'm not gonna do that! 😒🫣

That's just dumb. Imagine.

God. Okay this sounds dope. And angsty but what the hell did i expect from you..... no rays of sunshine for my other MC 🙄

I'm gonna get obsessed with this too and you're gonna regret it by me bugging you like i do on the main blog. So deal with those consequences!!!

And... have a nice day!! 😁❤️

Thank you!! One day I will write something that is not angsty and grim but clearly today is not that day lol

I'm excited to share this new side project though! And since I already have most of the prologue written, the wait for the demo shouldn't be too long either!

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For without it, how else will you finally bring this world to its end?

Woah, that stopped me right in my tracks and pulled me in… I wasn’t expecting that, I thought it was about to say “How else will you finally bring the world back to what it once was”- but nope!!

Im interested.

I'm glad that grabbed your attention! The MC in this is very much not the savior of the world lol, they willingly choose the opposite of that

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You, The Gods' Cursed

On the night of your Rite of Passage, you changed in inconceivable ways. Years later, burdened by knowledge of the state of the world, you make it to The City of Forgotten Silver. You have one goal in mind; to bring this crumbling world to an end. Do you believe this is a saving grace and is an attempt at compassion? Is it of rage, born from knowing the inner workings of the world and its thoughtless Gods? Or is it merely a passing curiosity, to see if you're capable of ending the world at all? Regardless of your reasons, you're in the City, and the Old Gods' Silver Fruit is waiting for you. Will you be able to take it?

Pantheon: You bow to no Gods (do you?)

Symbols: rotting fruit, violent revolution, skinned knees, eyes half closed, pretty white lies, a temple burning

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To Taste Sweet Silver

Demo: TBA

"The silver of the fruit tastes sweeter than the iron of the blood." There is a City in the center of the remaining world, said to house and protect the last gift from the Old Gods before they vanished. Your mother had told you stories of it as a child, before she died. No one is allowed to enter the City of Forgotten Silver without extensive documentation and proof they are worthy. Not everyone is allowed to grace divinity. There is no reason for you, a nobody, to be here but you've managed to worm your way in. You know the consequences if you get caught, and you know to keep your head down as often as you can. The risk to be here is great, for the City is desperate to protect what remains of the past. Everyone who has dared to take the Old God's last gift, a fruit with silver skin, has had their execution made a spectacle. For this fruit is the key to reviving the world to what it used to be. Or so it is believed. It's why those in power will do anything to protect it. You know this, but you have a plan to attempt its theft anyway. For without it, how else will you finally bring this world to its end?

To Taste Sweet Silver is an 18+ Gaslamp Fantasy IF about putting a crumbling world to rest.

✽ Play as a fully customizable MC: gender, sexuality, personality, skills, etc.

✽ Decide how you're going to survive in the City; will you fake an identity and do earnest work, rely on thievery, or freeload off anyone willing to take pity on you

✽ Master magic, hone your physical skills, or expand your worldly knowledge

✽ Discover why the Old Gods abandoned the world in the first place, and learn about the New Gods that have taken their place

✽ Decide your reasons for wanting to end the world. Will you really go through with it?

Caspian Sinclair

The City Mage [M]:

A man who's more important then he lets on. The only reason you know he's a Mage is because you sense it on him. Despite his kind but stoic nature, you hesitate to approach him because if he finds out who you are, he will kill you. If only he wasn't also the holder of key information you need. He never seems opposed to answering your questions or pointing you in the right direction, making him your main source of information about the City of Lost Silver. However, the badge he wears reminds you to still your tongue, and watch your questions.

Whisper

The Jester [NB]:

Xer part of a night show, the sort outlawed in the City due to being propaganda about the Old Gods' departure. When xer not part of the show, xe have a traveling food cart xe only run at night. Although it's best not to draw attention to yourself and get involved with someone like xem, you can't help but wonder what's hiding under the mask. Especially with xer strange charm, odd sense of humor, and ability to show up at the worst of times for you.

Vivienne Silver

The Empress [F/trans]:

The youngest Empress ever crowned, and only due to the tragic assassination of her family. She's an elusive figure, never seen in public, but worshiped all the same. The people whisper her suffering is the reason why the City has seen such prosper in recent years, mythologizing her as a martyr. As an outsider, you have no strong opinion of her, until strange circumstances bring you together. She's exhausted and weary and as willing to bite as she is to be gentle.

Mourning

The New God [M/F/NB]:

Your benefactor and the sole reason you managed to get into the City. They found you in the outskirts one day and handed you a pass, telling you they can help you get what you want. You haven't seen them since. They're elusive and strange, and while they claim they're a God, you're not sure they're something quite so holy.

CW: Gore, violence, torture, death, religious trauma, explicit sexual themes, mtc

Note: This is a side project and won't be updated frequently. My main project is Burning Academia!