The Seven Heirs of Ophaesia: Part One (WIP)

[lokidemon007]

My female Heir likes uniforms.

[lokidemon007]

I’m looking forward for my female heir to tick off dad!

[lokidemon007]

She’s likely going to try and sneak into a Myteus or Tepharon temple and disguise herself as a boy.

[lokidemon007]

@Fawkes

Will the dad try to kill the MC?

[lokidemon007]

I certainly wouldn’t put it past him.

[295Phoenix]

I think I remember reading that he wouldn’t try killing the MC since the MC is too little of a threat (the male MC is only 4th in line to the throne and the female MC is even lower) and it’d be difficult to keep such an act secret. Basically the risk is too great while the reward too little.

[lokidemon007]

@295Phoenix

I think I remember reading that he wouldn’t try killing the MC since the MC is too little of a threat (the male MC is only 4th in line to the throne and the female MC is even lower) and it’d be difficult to keep such an act secret. Basically the risk is too great while the reward too little.

There’s always poison.

[CrayFoPottah]

@Fawkes

You’ll meet each of your siblings in chapter two, so their descriptions are not huge spoilers. So…

Neraven - He’s tall, like his father, and he has his father’s pale blue eyes and a darker version of his mother’s honey brown hair. His naturally fair skin is tanned by time spent outdoors, and he has an athletic build and angular features. He’s reserved and hard to impress. He takes his role as heir seriously.

Keralith - She’s of an average height, like her mother, and she has brown hair that’s slightly lighter than her father’s original dark brown. She has fair skin and brown eyes, and she’s a little plump from her extravagant lifestyle. She comes off effusive and without depth, but she’s surprisingly cunning.

Ilythis - She’s fairly tall and quite slender with angular features and her father’s dark brown hair. She has pale skin and hazel blue eyes – a perfect mix of her father’s blue and her mother’s light brown colors. Like Neraven, she’s reserved. She’s, in fact, harder to read than he is, and most people don’t know what she’s really like.

Olarion - He’s shorter than Neraven, but he’s still taller than most people. He spends most of his days doing scholarly pursuits, and as such he’s pale and lean. He has his father’s coloring: dark brown hair and pale blue eyes. However, he has the angular features of his mother. He’s extremely smart and knows pretty much everyone’s secrets.

Terrisen - He’s shorter than both Neraven and Olarion and is just slightly taller than the average Ophaesian man. He has his mother’s honey brown hair, and he has blue eyes, though they’re not as pale as his father’s. Like Neraven, his fair skin is tanned by time spent outdoors and his build is athletic. He’s an easy-going person and has a natural charisma that draws people to him.

Baelira - She’s taller than the average Ophaesian woman and has a well-proportioned body. Her hair is honey blonde, lighter than her mother’s, and her warm, light brown eyes are the same color as her hair. She’s extremely beautiful with full lips and rosy cheeks. She’s charming and quick-witted and a good judge of character.

Perks of having been gone forever…

[lokidemon007]

@CrayFoPottah

@Fawkes

You’ll meet each of your siblings in chapter two, so their descriptions are not huge spoilers. So…

Neraven - He’s tall, like his father, and he has his father’s pale blue eyes and a darker version of his mother’s honey brown hair. His naturally fair skin is tanned by time spent outdoors, and he has an athletic build and angular features. He’s reserved and hard to impress. He takes his role as heir seriously.

Keralith - She’s of an average height, like her mother, and she has brown hair that’s slightly lighter than her father’s original dark brown. She has fair skin and brown eyes, and she’s a little plump from her extravagant lifestyle. She comes off effusive and without depth, but she’s surprisingly cunning.

Ilythis - She’s fairly tall and quite slender with angular features and her father’s dark brown hair. She has pale skin and hazel blue eyes – a perfect mix of her father’s blue and her mother’s light brown colors. Like Neraven, she’s reserved. She’s, in fact, harder to read than he is, and most people don’t know what she’s really like.

Olarion - He’s shorter than Neraven, but he’s still taller than most people. He spends most of his days doing scholarly pursuits, and as such he’s pale and lean. He has his father’s coloring: dark brown hair and pale blue eyes. However, he has the angular features of his mother. He’s extremely smart and knows pretty much everyone’s secrets.

Terrisen - He’s shorter than both Neraven and Olarion and is just slightly taller than the average Ophaesian man. He has his mother’s honey brown hair, and he has blue eyes, though they’re not as pale as his father’s. Like Neraven, his fair skin is tanned by time spent outdoors and his build is athletic. He’s an easy-going person and has a natural charisma that draws people to him.

Baelira - She’s taller than the average Ophaesian woman and has a well-proportioned body. Her hair is honey blonde, lighter than her mother’s, and her warm, light brown eyes are the same color as her hair. She’s extremely beautiful with full lips and rosy cheeks. She’s charming and quick-witted and a good judge of character.

Perks of having been gone forever…

So will Baelira give the MC a chance?

[darkwolf76]

I think she was raised in the nursery with the MC for a time, along with the youngest brother, so out of all of them, it seems they might be the kindest. They seem to be the most out going and friendly pair of the bunch too.

As for the King trying to murder the MC, he probably wouldn’t try unless extreme circumstances pushed him to do so. It’s pretty much the same reason he’s not killed his wife, the MC’s mom, that he and everyone else seems to hate.

She is from a very powerful, wealthy, and well connected noble family. If he killed her, he might risk a war. And the queen explicitly tells the MC, she and her family view them as a member of their house and ahead of the royal house. She’s definitely trying to foster loyalty to her family instead of dear old dad’s. Based off her words and the kind of gifts the MC gets from their mom’s side of the family, they have very high hopes for the MC, and view them as important. Killing them might be worse for the king than killing the queen.

[lokidemon007]

@darkwolf76

I think she was raised in the nursery with the MC for a time, along with the youngest brother, so out of all of them, it seems they might be the kindest. They seem to be the most out going and friendly pair of the bunch too.

As for the King trying to murder the MC, he probably wouldn’t try unless extreme circumstances pushed him to do so. It’s pretty much the same reason he’s not killed his wife, the MC’s mom, that he and everyone else seems to hate.

She is from a very powerful, wealthy, and well connected noble family. If he killed her, he might risk a war. And the queen explicitly tells the MC, she and her family view them as a member of their house and ahead of the royal house. She’s definitely trying to foster loyalty to her family instead of dear old dad’s. Based off her words and the kind of gifts the MC gets from their mom’s side of the family, they have very high hopes for the MC, and view them as important. Killing them might be worse for the king than killing the queen.

There would be hell to pay!

[295Phoenix]

@Fawkes

Oh, good question. I’ll answer it as spoiler-free as possible. The opinions the siblings have regarding the MC at the end of chapter one are as follows:

Neraven - largely negative
Keralith - largely negative
Ilythis - somewhat negative
Olarion - somewhat positive, mostly neutral
Terrisen - somewhat negative, mostly neutral
Baelira - slightly negative, largely neutral

Chapter two has some scenes that will define your relationships with your siblings, but your relationship can still change a lot in the early chapters. Eventually it will reach a point where their feelings towards you are well established and as such won’t fluctuate that much, but there will be critical choices that can still have drastic effects on your relationships.

I’m guessing it won’t be too difficult to establish good relations with Baelira and Terrisen if the MC tries, but it gets harder with the older siblings (except Olarion, who likes you from the start). Wouldn’t surprise me if some min-maxing is required in Neraven’s and Keralith’s case.

[lokidemon007]

@295Phoenix

@Fawkes

Oh, good question. I’ll answer it as spoiler-free as possible. The opinions the siblings have regarding the MC at the end of chapter one are as follows:

Neraven - largely negative
Keralith - largely negative
Ilythis - somewhat negative
Olarion - somewhat positive, mostly neutral
Terrisen - somewhat negative, mostly neutral
Baelira - slightly negative, largely neutral

Chapter two has some scenes that will define your relationships with your siblings, but your relationship can still change a lot in the early chapters. Eventually it will reach a point where their feelings towards you are well established and as such won’t fluctuate that much, but there will be critical choices that can still have drastic effects on your relationships.

I’m guessing it won’t be too difficult to establish good relations with Baelira and Terrisen if the MC tries, but it gets harder with the older siblings (except Olarion, who likes you from the start). Wouldn’t surprise me if some min-maxing is required in Neraven’s and Keralith’s case.

Why does Olarion like the MC from the start?

[Hearts]

He knows things…

[295Phoenix]

Dunno, but he’s smart. I remember reading that he’s smarter than his dad, so it’s probably a given that daddy dearest can’t influence him.

[lokidemon007]

@295Phoenix

Dunno, but he’s smart. I remember reading that he’s smarter than his dad, so it’s probably a given that daddy dearest can’t influence him.

Good that at least one of the siblings has a mind of his own!

[Black_Knight]

There is a difference between Book smarts vs. Street smarts.

[lokidemon007]

@Black_Knight

There is a difference between Book smarts vs. Street smarts.

That’s the truth.

[PhilosoTor]

Who says someone can’t be both?

[Fawkes]

A quick update on the state of things:

My main laptop – my PC that has Photoshop, my games, some art, and various documents – is BSOD-ing out of nowhere. I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve managed to move some important files over the Google Drive (thank god I have 100gb of space there), so not all is lost, but the kind of error I’m getting is one that I cannot fix myself (it’s likely hardware-related, and while my major in college was Computer Science, I did not stay long enough to learn how to work with hardware).

We have a guy who fixes our computers for us, but it’s $75 just to have him look at the computer, nevermind fixing it, so it’ll be awhile before I can get it into him. There aren’t any files I need from my computer at the moment, but I really, really dislike not having access to a proper PC. I have a bit of money saved up, but I’m saving it in order to take a class to be a certified, freelance proofreader, a class my aunt has done and has found great success through. I had hoped that in order to add to my savings I would maybe create and sell some e-book covers, but I can’t do that without Photoshop. It’s very frustrating.

Anyway, the computer situation doesn’t directly affect my working on Seven Heirs as I do that entirely through the cloud now (bless CSIDE and Dropbox), but I’m at the moment in great need of money so I can take that class and begin saving to have my laptop fixed or (preferably) buy a new one. I might see if there are other short-term ways I can make money online, and that might cut into how much I am able to write.

On another note, I thought I ought to mention that I am working on another ChoiceScript game alongside Seven Heirs. It’s tentatively called The Glamouriste, and it’s a fairy tale-esque fantasy romance, heavily inspired by Cinderella, and it takes place in an entirely new setting. It’ll be a great deal shorter than Seven Heirs and exponentially simpler in terms of coding and writing. Its tone will also be somewhat different – a good bit lighter and with a lot of magic.

It doesn’t have its own thread yet, nor is there a demo available, but I’m very fond of it thus far. It’s also helping me become better acquainted with some aspects of ChoiceScript which will help me out a lot with Seven Heirs. I hope that when I do create a thread for it on the forum that you guys check it out and enjoy it.