NPC Barbarian

[tmaty]

“forever grateful to family, friends, writers and all the little influences that guide us”

NPC Barbarian (Summary) | Narration | Manhwa recap | Manga Recap | Medieval Fantasy |

SYNOPSOS

There is nothing special or unique about you, you are just another barbarian birthed by the great mother to fulfill her objectives.

Will you manage to be useful to her or will you fail her, in this world where the barbarians invade the human lands with the desire to expand in search of more food.

FEEDBACK: Would appreciate any feedback with grammar or weirdly structured sentences.

AVAILABLE ON: cogdemos | itchio

LAST UPDATED: 17 MAY 2026.

WORD COUNT: +10K.

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THEME SONG

The Silent Echo ❤️ ||||| Last Part.....

EXTRA NOTES
I started writing this story when I was feeling a bit down.

Suguru Geto [ASMV] - The Chosen Truth

And while feeling down, I remembered a conversation from the Joe Rogan podcast, between him and Michael Pollan. They said something along the lines of, the more conscious a specie is, the more they try to lessen their consciousness with distractions.

Why Author Michael Pollan Thinks AI Won't Be Conscious

So with the story, I’m trying to convey the barbarians as like very primal but innocent as well because they are not really aware of what they are doing. Which kinda reminded me of toddlers, because I feel like that’s us at our most primal. (I am no expect in any field, so don’t take my assumptions seriously).

ANyway… npc barbarian for the win…

[COMPLETED WIP]: IM SINGLE SINCE YOU LEFT

MY OTHER WIP(S):
----> Art Of Simping Jade Beauties
----> Two hours: My phone is a distraction
----> Short Stories For Boys
-—> City Girl
-—> A Surreall World
----> The King’s Viens
----> Love Gene
----> The Queen’s Pawn
----> Dark Secrets Of The Elites

AI Disclosure:

No — This project does not contain the output of Generative AI
Yes — This project contains the output of Generative AI

[Sooty1]

My favourite author strikes again

Love your new wip

[tmaty]

@Sooty1

My favourite author strikes again

@Sooty1

Love your new wip

And arigatuo gozaimasu , truly appreciated.

[tmaty]

Currently the cogdemos demo seems to have a few hiccups. However the itchio demo is currently available.

[kizzygm]

The 2 standing beside us Ros?

[tmaty]

@kizzygm

Ros?

Kinda…
So they are all birthed by “the great mother”, kinda like an ant colony in a way. So their mating is a bit different, in the sense that it is more about centering their nervous system or overwhelming emotions. I got the idea from like seeing bonobo apes on animal channels, because that’s what I “think” they do.

Anyway the nervous system regulation is monitored by the frustration bar.

[tmaty]

From here on, you will be able to intentionally build desired stats. Which is not possible to do in the early scenes, where I decided to randomize stat allocation.

I took this approach to somewhat try to convey, how much of a role fate or perhaps chance plays, for the runts of this specie’ to make into adulthood.

[tmaty]

CONCIOUSNESS / METACOGNITION

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Planning on introducing a new stats, that will branch the story into two later on.

Honestly thought that writing this story would be a lot more easier, since there won’t be that much dialogue or reasoning…but then I am slowly starting to realize just how much blank spaces dialogue can fill and then attempting to explain what is actually happening, without placing thoughts in the mc’s head is just…WOWWWWW (insert majimbo reaction here) …

Anyway here are a few clips on metacognition and will probably give an idea of how different the two branches will be.

The Power of Metacognition: Insights from Joe Dispenza @mindset_expanded

Metacognition.mov

[tmaty]

Each scratch you make against your leg is a pleasurable moment that causes you to finally close your eyes and relish each fleeting moment, while not noticing the weakening state of your own body.

First, your ankles give out, leading you to crawl through the forest. Dragging your entire body between trees before your legs give out as well and you end up laying on the luscious grass, on your stomach.

The thin blades of grass bend underneath your facial cheeks, failing to pierce through your green skin and be the reason that another victory is awarded to the forest.

Only the shrubs have the grounds to stake such a claim.

SOooooo added a mini update, where while wondering in the wood we are then introduced to a new character who will reappear later on in the story, after the time skip. Then hopefully there will be a lot more hands on approach.

Anyway the character we get introduced to here is kinda influenced by Frieren.

Frieren & Fern VS Qual | 葬送のフリーレン Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

(ARGGGGG, that series is just soooo beautifully written. Just this scene alone has soooo many layers to it BACK TO THE TOPIC THOUGH:)

You fall in and out of a fatal sleep, to the point that your droopy eyelids barely open at the sound of the conversation happening right besides you.

“He got kissed by the grey leaf shrub” His soft masculine voice, with traces of feminity, speaks in observation.

While a child approaches his side. “Are you going to save it?”

From the corner of half open eye, you vaguely manage to make out the child’s silhouette, with long silver hair running down a white robe.

“I am considering it.” The soft masculine voice responds to the question and your vision fades again.

These are the mini updates