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Bride of Shadows Rework - First Look

As promised, here is a first look at the new and (hopefully) improved Bride of Shadows. Before you check it out, keep in mind it's a very short preview. It covers the events of what we would former...

Intro to the Fated Mates Route

Yesterday we discussed the new Dark Maiden Route (DMR) and today I'll be breaking down the new Fated Mates Route (FMR) for players who want a monogamous romance with Valdricht. This route will also...

New MC, New Body, New Interactivity

The body customization is something that I did a really crappy job of coding-wise last time. As frustrated as I feel at times, I'm significantly better at coding than I was when I started ...

Intro to the Dark Maiden Route + Excerpt

In my last post I mentioned the new Dark Maiden Route. I've gotten a lot of questions about it and figured I'd just wait and answer them all in a dedicated post.

First off, I want to thank th...

Week One | Changes & Adjustments

Here is the first open breakdown of the changes coming to Bride of Shadows next month. Some of it will be things we've already discussed in the Darksinger/Duskweaver posts and some will be new stuf...

Night VI - Standard Heretic - Part One

The first half of the Standard Heretic Route is available. If you went to Meyrrvik instead of to woodland sexytimes, this update is for you. The Standard Heretic route is very similar to the Standa...

MMF vs MFM + Bride of Shadows MMF Tropes

My ask box is full of questions regarding this again this morning, so I'm going to write an official explanation of both what the distinction between MMF and MFM is in general, as well as how I per...

Provisional Opposed Pairs

I've been working on the opposed pairs off and on for the past couple of weeks and I'm ready to share the provisional list I have. It's a mix of the original traits, our poll winners, and also logi...

Aligned Zealot Bug Fix & Story Route Poll

First and foremost, this is to let you know that I've fixed a bug where the Aligned Zealot was routing onto the Unaligned Zealot's ending. In simple terms, if you ended Night V opting to consider V...

[EP:04] Tairen (Serax POV | Night I | Unbound Mode)

Hey Darksingers and Duskweavers! Today's alternate POV MC is Lydie, crafted by Ayesleigh, which I always read as "I slay" so hopefully that's canon. Here's Lydie's wonderfully detailed backstory. 2025-05-06 21:07:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Night VI - Aligned Heretic Route - Part One

The Aligned Heretic route, also known as the NSFW Heretic route where you sleep with Valdricht and Serax in Night IV, is now updated!

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[May Password] & Night VI - Unaligned Zealot - Valdricht Route

The Nightborn Edition has a new update for Night VI. If you are a Zealot who hasn't chosen to bend to The Weaver's will and happened to be kissed by Valdricht on N...

Night VI - Aligned Zealot Route - Part I

The first half of the Aligned Zealot route is available on The Nightborn Edition now. What is t...

Night VI Heretic Excerpt | NSFW Route [Clean]

[Context] These are the starting passages of the Night VI NSFW route, should the MC decline to immediately forgive Valdricht. Takes place shortly after the end of Night V.

Excerpt: 2025-04-25 00:44:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Tendencies, What are they for?

With the last couple of polls I've realized that not everyone understands what the purpose of the tendencies are apart from unlocking choices sometimes. Which as the writer/developer is totally my ...

New Tendency Poll & Upcoming Changes

All right, so I said we'd be doing a makeup poll for the tendencies that didn't make the cut, but I want to do one more new tendency poll first. While I was in the weeds with Night VI today, it occ...

[EP:03] Synara (Valdricht POV | Night I | Bound Mode)

Our third alternate POV scene takes place shortly after the second. Valdricht and Serax have stopped for the night to set up the tent and prepare to retire with the MC. Our MC is Guinevere, graciou...

Night VI Excerpt | Unaligned Zealot [Steamy]

Okay, so I said no more Zealot but indulge me one more. It occurred to me that a lot of readers haven't played the unaligned Zealot route and aren't aware that it has a different ending than the ma...

Tendency Poll #2

Erudite was a clear winner in the first poll. This time, we're going to have three new tendencies to choose from. The ones that aren't picked will be shuffled into the next poll with the two from l...

[EP:02] Drezhal (Serax POV | Night I | Zealot | Unbound Mode)

I'll start by apologizing for the awkward spacing. I started this in one word processor and finished in another and my patience with coding and interfaces is at its limit today. If it's really anno...

Night VI Excerpt | Weaver-Aligned Zealot (Part II)

Here is our next excerpt from the Weaver-Aligned Night VI, picking up right where we left off last time. I've included the final paragraph and choice as a reference. I chose some answers with the Z...

Night VI Excerpt | Weaver-Aligned Zealot

Here's an excerpt from Night VI. I'll be posting several Zealot excerpts this week. They'll be from the first half of Night VI, so as not to spoil all the fun and surprises in the second half. I'm ...

[EP:01] Svetlodyn (Valdricht POV | Night I | Bound Mode)

Here is the first of many alternate POV scenes, this one from Valdricht. Subsequent scenes will alternate POV from Valdricht & Serax in linear fashion, though I may shift modes between Bound/Un...

Patreon progress & alternate POV Poll

Gonna start by saying I’ve been really surprised by the growth of the Patreon. When I launched it earlier this month I was kind of apprehensive, as I thought I was starting it too soon. I’m gla...

For the Serax lovers...

[Route Context] Night VI, Weaver-aligned Zealot, didn't accept Valdricht's offer.

You do your best to behave normally as your measurements are taken.

Gr...

New Tendency Poll

Here is our first poll for a Nightborn exclusive tendency. This will accompany the new tendency Coy, which you'll start to see in Night VI. New tendencies will also add new story choices to earlier...

Heretic Night V is live!

The Nightborn Edition has been updated with Heretic Night V!

I know a lot of player...

Progress Report & Poll

I'll start off by saying I'm not quite done with the Heretic route for Night V. In my initial draft it very closely mirrored the aligned Zealot route (at least the non-NSFW route) and it just felt ...

Night V - Heretic NSFW Route Excerpt

This is an excerpt for the Heretic NSFW route for Night V. It's a combination of four passages strung together in a single text. You'll have the option to make various different decisions apart fro...

Nightborn Edition - Poll #01 - Designer Baby

In the novel series I drafted, the MC has one child. This was a decision I'd wrestled with, and one of the reasons I love writing an IF because I can explore alternate possibilities. Male or female...