Taking a break from writing to update the character portraits, and I'm so happy to see how both they and my art style have developed. Isn't Vaine such a grumpy beaut~?

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Just deleted chapter 1 (minus first page) so I have no choice but to write it again with improvements.

Wordcount before: 209, 561
Wordcount now: 134,740

I feel a little nauseous looking at those numbers, tbh.

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Started TB:W's upheaval today, stripping it of unnecessary elements to make it easier to work on as a solo dev.

Just removed race selection and non human text.

Wordcount before: 213,401
Wordcount after: 209,561

😢😭

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Moloch derives from Hebrew Melech(King) and is also a Canaanite god of sacrifice. It has also been speculated to refer to the sacrifice itself.

My Moloch is a king that oppresses and sacrifices much of himself and others to maintain peace.
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Best of luck in your exams to ZaCk:3333! The rest of the cast were busy but they send their best wishes too. (Even Frodi)

The title of Krongr for Moloch (below) was my misremembered spelling of the Old Norse word for King (Konungr). As you can see, I was quite far off, but at least it's unique!

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To continue the dead language trivia:

In another (not so) bad end, this character is actually using Anglo-Saxon!

Asceppan means to create

blide-heort means a heart full of joy.

Hence why I've translated it to "you bring my heart joy" in the game.

I frequently use dead languages and mash them together during world building. In one bad end in TB:W, the player will enter a location called Prael-hilaz, which is a slaver outpost:

þræl (pronounced thrall) means bondsman in Old English.

thrakhilaz is Proto-Germanic for runner/attendant.