OK, now I need to know what are the possible responses to that question! Because my first reaction is somewhat torn between choosing a snarky remark to continue torturing R and the reaction @EvilChani 's Naia would have.
Oh, you evil author, now youāre tempting me to make another MC. You know Kassi is on JR route with J being her first kiss and at the same time on Rās denial path. But I suppose it will be a whole different scene for the trio 
YO, please admire the commission I had done of Rosalind!!
I got her done by Sofia, whose Tumblr is linked. Iām so happy with her! 
Is it canon that the rolling pin is made of the remains of the tree monster?
Oh my gosh, Molly, thank you so much for sharing your comm of Rosalind with all of us! 
Sheās so sweet and precious, and I absolutely adore her! 
(Also, thank you for linking the artistās Tumblr! 
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Omg, even with Rosalindās A+ baking skills, Iām not sure anyone in the know would be able to bring themself to eat something that came into contact with something made from the treetureās ashes.
Yeah, not sure that would be sanitary but it made me laugh out loud in public. 
Then my job here is done!
AWAY!!!
@furyleika Thank you for sharing the beautiful portrait of your MC, Rosalind. I love her expression, the cute apron and the rolling pin. I bet she and Sweet Bee 
would have a wonderful time cooking, or even better baking, together. I believe that she has a star pendant on her necklace? Is this possibly the star charm from the moon/star charms talked about in book 1?
It is so fun and interesting to learn about everyoneās MC(s) and to see a awesome rendering of one is even more amazing.
Yes!! She and B are baking buddies and yes, thatās the friend pendant she shares with J.
Iām most certainly admiring Rosalind; sheās so lovely! 
Thank you for sharing this incredible art with us, Molly. Iām including a section of my tags from Tumblr since I do believe some R-mancers will appreciate it:
#While Iām aware of Rosalind being a āsweetheartā, Iām unsure if her patience would last with R in the kitchen, lol. #They would listen to her but also be playful. Yes, I instantly imagined R wanting to be the one to tie her apron; elegantly spinning her #around in a slow twirl after itās perfectly in place. R would /love/ watching Rosalind bake; they admire the MC and their passions.
There are so many detailsāfrom each of the flowers to the friendship charm she shares with J. Iām also on the side of using spriggan-free baking tools, although I must admit I did briefly wonder if the ash would impart a faintly sweet, possibly floral, taste or something else unique. >.> But that question is probably better left unanswered.
I think itās sweet that she and B are baking buddies; it could give B and R some reluctant bonding time (at least at first), especially once B gets to witness how R would soften for Rosalind.
I see you are a person of distinguished taste. 
Oh, I think you should! (Maybe Iām biased, butā¦ it is a unique dynamic that has its own scenes, etc. from the elevator to the tree fight to the departure, etc.) That will be a cool combination, btw! smashes the like button to give R a hug before realizing Iām the one standing in the way of that rn Oh, well, Iām with you all in spirit.
Perhaps, youāll get that and more in Book Two.
Hmm, I agree that @EvilChaniās Naiaās reaction struck a cord with me as well. Iāll tease and say sometimes actions speak louder than words (even though I know Joy would have a zingy quip ready). I think youāll have fun with the choice options that follow.
Cowards, all of you. 
If it makes you feel better I completely understand why R as a character wouldnt be ready to hug MC yet, but maybe a differnt character could do it on behalf of our petition signers? At this point I would even accept one from the cat.
We may be cowards, but we are still alive!
What was the game update for, precioussss?
She put in a checkpoint system, so you can reload chapters, instead of having to restart the entire game. Because sheās awesome that way!
The Fernweh Saga: Book One has been updated!
Hi Returning Visitors,
I hope youāre doing well.
A heartfelt āthank youā to those of you who have taken the time to venture into Fernweh. The next time you return to town, youāll notice an update that will allow you to replay chapters. This new checkpoint system allows you to more easily explore the townās secrets, character exchanges, MC reactions, and much more by letting you replay chapters without starting the book over!
As always, if you enjoyed your time in Fernweh, please consider reviewing/rating it.
Thank you for your support and for helping me spread the news!
Links to the demo, the platforms to download the game, and TFS Patreon are all in the topmost post!
@EvilChani Thank you for your kind words! 
Maybe Naia will have some more fun with R.
I wonderā¦which of the ROs would be most amenable to leaving Fernweh, and which ones would be most amenable to staying?
B is obviously the one most likely to leave (since there is nothing tying them to the town other than ???'s machinationsāthey are ecstatic on the drive out and devastated when they find out they and MC are trapped), while R would definitely wish to explore the wider world (and I think that they want to but they are unaware of the powers keeping them in the town). I can see S being amenable to leaving with MC, but it would definitely take some convincing (and they would insist on returning from time to time to see their mother). J would probably be resistant to leaving permanently, and I donāt see them wishing to vacation outside of Fernweh or otherwise leave town temporarily, and while thereās nothing wrong with that, I can see that being a strain on their relationship with MCs that want to leave Fernweh ASAP (I did another alternate Arthur playthrough, this time romancing Jane, and his dynamic with Jane felt moreā¦fragile than his dynamics with Becca and Ruby. I suspect that part of it was because Arthur no longer sees Fernweh as his home and is glad to leave after completing his task there, while Jane wishes that his stay was permanent).
Iām not sure how W feels about leaving Fernweh themselvesā¦if they are in fact a real person and not an extension of ???'s will.
So, Rosalind kept her āpartā of the pendant and is now wearing it. I think that is sweet. I had one MC who threw theirs away and another one who lost it in the fire. I hope this will come up again in the next book.
@JBento I love the use of the precioussssā¦it reminds me of the gollum gif. 
YESSSSS! I have already been replaying the chapters and I have found some very interesting insights by looking at text with other choices. I am so glad that I can now replay the chapter and learn/experience different things. Thank you @lacunafiction.
@Snowflower I think your question is both interesting and your responses thoughtful. I agree with your assessment of my sweet Bee and of R. I am not sure about S. I think that he is so devoted to his mother that he would not want to move away from the town. I think he would be amenable to travel for periods of time, but not a permanent move. I am not sure that even his love for the MC would allow them to convince S to leave. @Lambkin is a strong S-mancer whereas I favor Bee and R, so she might have a different take. It could even depend on the MC? Maybe some wouldnāt ever ask him to leave if they feel attached to Fernweh/Mrs. Dorran (probably the best mother-in-law)
J, on the other hand, would leave (I think) if the MC asked him to. He would want to make sure that A is settled/happy in Fernweh or perhaps invite them to move-in with J and the MC. I do agree that Jās dynamic with the MC can be very fragile in the first book. I do suspect, however, that we will have the opportunity (if we choose to) to strengthen that dynamic in the next book.
To me, it seems like S has more happy memories of the town than J, if we take it as a whole?
While I believe that S could be talked into moving (possibly using other supernaturals elsewhere as an incentiveāthey actually seem excited by the supernatural encyclopedia and figuring out what corrupted the spriggan and I can see MC/S ending up as traveling supernatural investigators), I agree that their life is in Fernweh and they definitely would not agree to leave Fernweh forever or only visit infrequently.
I suspect that J would either seethe/mourn in silence (it takes them a bit to ask why MC never responded to the letters) while going along with an MC who wants to leave Fernweh because they donāt see a life in the town (after ???ās spell is broken), because they donāt want MC to leave them again. Alternatively the thought of leaving Fernweh to establish a life elsewhere (while they would return to Fernweh often to see loved ones, itās not the same as living there) might be what prompts them to assert themselves even if it means that they might lose MC once more.
As for J/MCās dynamic, I definitely agree that it depends on the MC. Roz had a rose-colored view of the past (especially her upbringing in Fernweh), and wasnāt entirely opposed to staying longer in the town before she found out that she couldnāt leave, which is why her dynamic with James (and Reese) felt much more natural IMO. I also think that Roz would fit well on a J solo route for that reason. While sheād seek to fight ???ās hold over the town, Iām not sure if sheād leave Fernweh forever after that becomes an option (out of all my MCs sheās the one I can most clearly see reopening the bookstore/cafe and doing well running it herself).
Arthur, on the other hand, wanted to leave Fernweh as soon as his business in the town was concluded (which changed to āas soon as he learned the truth about his grandfatherās deathā), even though he has a healthy outlook on the past. As the fight with ??? proceeds I can only see him becoming more entrenched in his wish to leave. I suspect thatās why he and Becca, and he and Ruby, fit together so well (Fernweh isnāt Beccaās home either, and Ruby understands Fernweh isnāt Arthurās home (that and I suspect R wants to leave Fernweh too)). I also suspect thatās why his dynamic with Jane felt so fragile and ill-fitting (and that it was a messy confrontation waiting to happen).
Hello! a question, someone told me thereās no much romance in book 1, whats you guys opinion bout that?
I think itās accurate. It also makes sense: you spend most of it getting to know the Fernweh residents, and youāre only going to be in town for a short time and the only one who has any intention of leaving Fernweh is B, making ārelationshipā an unfeasible expectation.
Makes sense, thanks!
