(WIP) Enderbane - Part I (52k words)

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Important links

Demo at COGDemos : https://cogdemos.ink/go/4594
Tumblr : @enderinthebane on Tumblr
Email [for misc enquiries] : aiglelevant@gmail.com

Current word count : 91.8k [trimmed down some repetitive sections]

Content

You’re a person from England of a period (1890-1900s), who has suddenly appeared in an unknown place with an unknown person from your motherland asking you to accompany them to a 15th century Normandy (no Norman wars involved here, sorry!).

  • Be a man or a woman, cisgender or transgender, straight, gay, asexual, bisexual.
  • Meet a few people who’ll change your life [for good, or for worse].
  • Alter the plot by performing devastating actions.
  • Take your pick of a souvenir you brought from your ‘future’ - gun, sash, sketchbook, cloak, ballet shoes. Choose your souvenir carefully.
  • Choose up to 4 careers in the country.
  • [Future] Will you stay in the country, or flee, despite the consequences?

PS: Do check out the stuff in the character settings. Your MC might have something to say regarding the characters…

FAQ

Can we take part in the invasion of England, given it’s set in the 15th century?
I’m sorry, but this story focuses on the happenings in the country, Vaelnydd. However, the war has [and will] devastating effects on the Vaelnithi society. Notice the change in languages amongst people, notice who speaks English and who speaks French?

When is the demo gonna be finished?
Can’t really put an exact date since my homely, college and career responsibility may or may not influence this decision. I’ll keep you guys updated, however.

Where do I submit any bugs?
If you find any bugs, please do mail me at the above mentioned email address. I’m usually not that much active in the CoG forum.

Trigger Warnings

At the start of every chapter, your companion will warn you regarding the content that will appear in it. Needlessly, I shall list out some of the common TWs that you’ll find in this game.

[Blood, profane language, alcohol, violence, hanging, homophobia, mentions of suicide, classism, depressive scenarios]

Update log
Oct 2024

Initial development started.

Nov 2024
  • Details about the characters available right in the stats screen, obtain new details as you play the game.
  • New MC death scene
  • Changes in script of Chapter 2
  • New achievements
Apr 2025
  • Added new chapter title arts
  • Introduced a new career : healer
  • Added the third backstory in start-up.
  • Introduced new death by your own friend.
Sep 2025
  • Added content to healer career. Now you can heal a poor guy or fuck him up.
  • Introduced new death by auroch.
  • Cleaned up the code file.
  • Added new sections in the stats screen.
  • [New] What happens if your friend opens the door…and meets a doppelganger? What if the said doppelganger is rude? Find out!
People whom you might encounter in the story \[SPOILER\]

Just as you guys asked, here’s the list:

Ish

Feminine portrait

Masculine portrait

Name: Ishmael / Ishtar / [or whatever]
Where do [they] live?: London, UK of late 1800s

Draye

Name: Draye
Species: Drakonneri
Where does this guy live?: The house near the Dragon Gate, Vaelnydd City
Where does this guy come from?: Kingdom of England
Eye colour: Blood-red [His eyes are scary to look at]
Skin: Olive
Hair colour: Chestnut-brown
Hairstyle: Chin-length, ruffled, curly
Beard: Stubble

Fun facts:

  • He’s shy, except when dealing with Noël de Gravieux.
  • He lives with Dracius and Graham.
  • He knows Dracius well before coming to Vaelnydd.
  • He often takes Santager along with him to visit the library and read books.
  • His default expression is deadpan.
Dracius

Name: Dracius
Species: Ophidae
Where does this guy live?: The house near the Dragon Gate, Vaelnydd City
Where does this guy come from?: ???
Eye colour: Emerald-green; eyes dashed with kohl
Skin: Ochre-brown
Hair colour: Ebony-black
Hairstyle: Shoulder-length, silky smooth and straight
Beard: Non-existent
Height: 174 cm
Physical appearance: Strong arms, thin body without any sorta abs.

Fun facts:

  • His facial appearance is in between androgynous and how you’d expect a merc to look like.
  • He is buddies with Noël and Noreen.
  • Every Sunday, he dives inside the Normandic Coast to eat fish, seaweed, crabs, and sharks.
  • He doesn’t trust people THAT easily.
  • Dracius is acquainted with Draye from back then, just not in the way you’d expected…
Noël

Portrait

Name: Noël de Gravieux, formerly Noël Pêcheur
Species: Human
Where does this guy live?: Chateau leading from Rue de la Cathedrale, Upper Sanctoria
Where does this guy come from?: Pharo, Marseilles
Eye colour: Brilliant blue eyes
Skin: Tan
Hair colour: Jet-black
Hairstyle: Left side of his hair is shaved, the right-side of his hair is grown till his chin in a shabby manner
Beard: A thin moustache and a bunch of chin hairs
Height: 180 cm
Physical appearance: Athletic body with strong biceps

Fun facts:

  • He was dubbed Noël de Gravieux by his late friend, Gérard.
  • He and his wife, Emilie, have an ongoing conflict in their marriage. Worse, their son, Archibald, is being affected by this.
  • Every Thursday, he shops around for new trinkets and baubles.
  • His parents are alive and doing well at Marseilles! He writes to them every month.
Noreen

Name: Noreen Ducat
Species: Human
Where does this girl live?: House at Rue de Saleté, Mountain Region, Sineh
Where does this girl come from?: Rouen, Normandy
Eye colour: Dead, grey eyes
Skin: Fair
Hair colour: Auburn
Hairstyle: Tied in braids that reach till her waist
Height: 172 cm
Physical appearance: Bulky

Fun facts:

  • She lives with her sister, Helen, and her father, Geralt.
  • She likes dressing up, as well as training with Dracius using wooden spears.
  • She had a ‘close friend’ - Lamae - while training at Rouen.
  • She hates the guy named Shamul.
Graham

Name: Graham
Species: Human
Where does this guy live?: The house near the Dragon Gate, Vaelnydd City
Where does this guy come from?: ???
Eye colour: Sky-blue
Skin: Lightly tanned
Hair colour: Golden
Hairstyle: Short and tied with a sailor’s cloth
Beard: A scratchy one
Height: 179 cm [literally the tallest of his room-mates]
Physical appearance: Strong physique with scars here and there

Fun facts:

  • While Dracius is a pessimist and Draye a realist, this guy is the most carefree and optimistic person among his room-mates.
  • He actually knows Draye from back then.
To-do list
  • Draw the damn cover art
  • Add Noreen’s route for healer
  • Add hunter route + meet with Trajan
  • Draw some character arts
  • Add another death ending
  • Hope for the best [important]
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Didn’t read the demo yet, just wana ask if we can partake in the normal invasion of England, also what made you want to make a story about someone from the 1800s going back in time to the age of their great grandparents?

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To piggy back of randoms questions lol what part of the medieval era are they going back to? Cause broadly time frame depending on area and people tends to generaly be around 470 to 1500 lol

Will check out the demo sometime today :grinning:

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Well we went back in time to 1415

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Can you give a little more info on the races mc can choose?

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Yeah, giving us a short description of their physical and gameplay feature (If applicable) of each race when we select them, you can also maybe even add a short history summary of how they are treated in the story and giving us a choice to confirm our race or choose another would be nice.

Lastly it would be nice if you could add some save slots eventually.

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Uhh I get confused in Pov switch might be good to add who’s Pov we’re seeing.

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Around 1415 in Normandy.

[Thanks for checking my demo out!]

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Which one do you think would be great?

  1. [PoV : CharacterName]
  2. [PoV] - CharacterName
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Sure! I’ll add in the races description up there.

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Is ishtar an RO? If so then there should be morre scenes options with Ish and mc. And i find i think you should add options for f- to share a bed with mc and/ get her own bed because its odd that she has to share a bed with strangers. I would think if she had to sure it would be with mc especially if theres romantic interests. Nd a lil more description for ish. Are they short? Brown shin? Im enjoyin it sofar cant wait for more

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Either is fine just adding who is the person is good.

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Recently updated the game just now! Word count now stands at 68k.

What to expect from this update :

  • Details about the characters available right in the stats screen, obtain new details as you play the game.
  • New MC death scene
  • Changes in script of Chapter 2
  • New achievements

Check out at https://dashingdon.com/go/17262

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Just to make you aware, Dashingdon hosting will be closing soon so I would recommend moving this to cogdemos or uploading a compiled html file:

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Sounds intriguing, I bookmark it and will go read it :grinning_face::heart:

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@aiglelevant May i suggest adding RO descriptions in the top summary description? Or add the other ROs relationship stat bars or names so we can navigate the.story more easily?

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Sure, will work on it

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Guys…if you’re wondering why the update’s taking way too much time…

The job market’s kinda fucked for frontend dev now, so I have to dedicate almost all of my time in job-hunting + building my portfolio. Plus college reopens next month. So, updates may take longer than they should, sorry :frowning:

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