#The Brightest Stars IF

[brightest-stars-if]

The Brightest Stars

Forum Page | Demo [54k Words] | Discord

In the kingdom of Taras, everyone lives with a prophecy. The fortunate call it a gift, the unfortunate a burden. You are the youngest child of House Rauz, a powerful noble family only a tier beneath the king. Shortly after your thirteenth birthday, you travel to the capital with your family with a distressing, newly minted prophecy scrawled out across your skin.

Soon enough, you find that you have other, equally pressing concerns; a key purpose of your visit is to place you at the side of Lux, the younger, more favored child of King Caius. When Lux gets a prophecy, it seems even more damning than yours.

Can you save Lux before it's too late, or will you both go down the wrong road together? And can you solve your own prophecy? Only the years ahead will tell.

Note: The Brightest Stars is a single RO game, with a mandatory romance path. This is necessary for the plot.

Lux zi’il Aurym (M/F)

Lux is the favorite child of the king, though they're a legitimized bastard. They're charming, passionate, and proud to a fault. There's a darkness lurking in them, a corruption that could rot and fester, but there's kindness, too, ripe for fostering. Maybe, with your help, one side can win out?

Lux is tall and lean, with light brown skin and curly black hair. They have bright green eyes, with a mole under their left eye, and a delicate, slender face. Both Male and Female Lux grow to be exceedingly beautiful in adulthood. Female Lux is the same height as Male Lux.

Play as male or female

Customize your MC's looks and personality

Make choices that raise the MC's corruption and Lux's, and impact endings

Experience different dynamics with Lux depending on their gender and the MC's

Try to survive the backstabbing, politicking and intrigue of court, and maybe even conquer it

Play a game spanning years, from the MC's early teens to their mid-twenties

Bring out the best in Lux, or make them worse!

[origamihoshi]

This could be better but I don't want to spend months on another painting when I'm still working on a months long painting (that someday I'll be done with)

anyway this is my MC Elysia from @brightest-stars-if's game, don't know if I got the clothing right or not but I just took what I liked from the different era of fashion I was given and made this, I do think fancy dresses are fun. There should also be jewelry but I'm lazy and hate drawing jewelry so...

no surprise that I would have my MC's highest stat be charisma, but I do think it fits her with how I see her probably thriving in social environments, she's good with people and enjoys being social.

over all I'm happy with this even if I got lazy with somethings.

[camilleflyingrotten]

The Fallen Kings

Elendil and Gil-galad

[ca-d]

perseids and northern lights?!!?! magical ✨

[m4rs-ex3]

something something leola's star being the star that humans use to find their way when aaravos lost his way because of leola

[starseneyes]

Heart-Warmed and Teary-Eyed: Kindness Matters

I have a P.O. Box that I check once a week. Right now, I mostly use it for letter correspondence with my friend @always-coffee—a tremendous published poet and beautiful human I met by chance online.

Monday she said she mailed her latest letter. So, I stopped by the Post Office on the way home from dropping the kids at school on the off-chance it made it through USPS faster than normal.

I found no letter inside, but a flyer from the Post Office saying they were holding something for me that wouldn't fit in the box. I wondered if Ali had sent a letter that was too tall (because she has such amazing stationary). I had no idea what was about to happen.

I glimpsed the package as they pulled it from a cabinet and wondered what on earth Ali sent me. That was not a letter.

Then I saw The Golden Notebook Bookstore label and knew it was something @neil-gaiman related.

For those who don't know (normal people who don't follow Neil on social media, for example), that is the local bookstore near Neil's home in New York. He periodically signs books for them that are sold with zero markup.

I am a fan of Neil as a writer, but also as a human. I don't follow many celebrities—a side effect of my set-kid youth—but I did follow Neil last year during the WGA Strike. Been a fan of his for ages, and Neverwhere is my favorite book.

Ali knows all this, and I just knew she had done something sneakily sweet.

I rushed home with a smile on my face, trying desperately not to set off the speed-trap on the road back. Let me tell you, driving speed limit when excited is not easy for me!

When I finally whipped into my driveway and sprinted into my house, I carefully opened the package (more excruciating slowness) and tried not to cry happy tears when I saw what was inside. Wrapped tenderly in bubble-wrap rested... a book.

What You Need to be Warm is a poem Neil wrote that features illustrations from some of the best artists in the industry. That in itself is wonderful. But the mission of this little book is what is so amazing.

See, the sale of every copy supports UNHCR—the UN Refugee Agency. This book literally helps people when you buy it.

I have wanted to buy a copy for ages, but you all know I thrift and buy books secondhand. I didn't want to do that with this book.

I wanted to buy it outright to ensure the maximum amount of money went to support the cause. So, I have been waiting until we were a little more stable so I could buy it full-price, outright.

Thanks to Ali, I have a copy that was purchased outright (so it helps people in need) and it is signed!

Yes, it's a signed copy with pen bleed on the opposite page, and all.

I would never do something like this for myself. You all know I am woefully practical and doing things for myself isn't second-nature. I’m working on it, but it is slow coming reprogramming a lifetime of behavior. So gifts like this... oh, they mean everything.

I am overwhelmed with gratitude that such a kind soul would do something like this for me. Thank you, Ali.

[mynabirb]

melting wings were worth it to meet you

[skyistheground]

SUPERNOVIC!!!!! I JUST HAVE TO EXPLODE!

[redbean-nom]

palpatine: help me budget this my empire is dying

[circusballoon]

STARBURST

A drawing for the "Star" prompt for @darlnyan's ISaT-ober

Also a follow-up to my Change picture

side-by-side:

[kiilea]

‎. ⋆. ★ ⊹ . ݁

[brightest-stars-if]

The Update Is Here

So y'all know how I said the update was coming out on the 31st? Well surprise, it's coming out 2 days early! I had more time on my hands than I was expecting these last couple days, and I managed to wrap up chapter 2 sooner than expected.

Please let me know if you find any bugs/typos. Knowing me, my brain probably skipped over all of it even with my editing rip. Chapter 2 is 22.5k words long, bringing the demo to a total of 44k words. I advise playing with both a male and female Lux to get the full benefit of variation/branching.

In Chapter 2, you:

Flashback to the MC getting their prophecy

Seek comfort from either Alaric or Eulia

Have lessons with Lux

Meet Arjun, if you haven't already

Have tea with Isolde

And make an impression on Lux, if you haven't already

Here is the link to the demo and here is the link to the forum page. Happy reading!

[linoyes]

[heartofbusan]

Jimin being surprised at his impact. We're so back.

He's such a humble king. I absolutely love that he can feel his hard heart work pay off, even when he's #there. Never forget that you are a superstar baby.

[dusty-pistol]

Sorry if this ain't all too good, I had to improvise with the outfit colors. But here's the moon fella and the phone man!! @themostsanebug

[emjayimpulses]

The Game of Stars ⭐