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The Moonless

You are one of the illune, a moonless guard tasked with the protection of the minds of the Royal Family of Spala, and now with the mysterious disappearances of an increasingly large amount of your people. Set in a fantasy world inspired by ancient mediterranean civilizations, you play as an illune - a moonless mind guard - of the royal family. Unlike humans, moonless have no magical talents but the ability to walk the sleeping minds of others. It is something which historically has made the moonless outcasts of Spala’s society, but since gaining the trust and favor of both the royal family and the senate, things are changing for the better for your people. Or they were, until moonless started disappearing under mysterious circumstances from the capital city Amelare. Tasked by the royal family, with only rumors of the missing moonless suffering from strange dreams leading up to their disappearances, you and a small group of companions set out to find out why this is happening. But what will happen when the very same dreams begin to affect you? And what will you do when you discover a far bigger scheme than you could have ever imagined - and truths about the moonless people that will shake the realms to their cores? base sugarcube template by ccberus The Moonless is the first book in a series of interactive novels, with features including: The Moonless. Play as a moonless, a homebrew fantasy race of giant, magicless beings.A fully customizable MC. Decide name, gender, pronouns, appearance, weapons and specialization, among other things.Build relationships. The Moonless is a relationship driven story, with six potential romance options of different sexualities and genders: two gender-selectable, one non-binary, one female and one male, as well as one (potential) poly route!Investigate a mystery. Discover the reason behind the disappearances of the moonless people - and the history of both your people and yourself.Choices that matter. This game is heavily character driven, with choices that will affect your character, your companions and the world at large!Note: THIS GAME AND BLOG ARE MEANT FOR A MATURE AUDIENCE (18+). Minors DNI. Content warnings will be listed in the demo, and include (but are not limited to) violence, strong language, and sexual themes. the doppelgänger. SILAS [late 20s, trans gender-selectable, romanceable by any mc] As the proxy of the heir to Spala’s throne, Silas has spent most of their life living as someone else. Now outside the palace, they are free to lead their own life and yet they seem content to quietly follow you. What else do they hide underneath their mask beside their face? the smuggler. RAINN [early 30s, non-binary, they/them, romanceable by male / nb mcs] Like all moonless, Rainn has a distinctly non-human appearance. Dark indigo skin with white, cloud-like patches, lavender hair, and bright silver eyes, they are the very image of a stormy night. But through they easily stand out in a crowd, they’re a master at stealth and an active part of Spala’s moonless underworld. A face from your past, but what are their feelings on your reunion? the apprentice. KHALIDA [early 20s, trans woman, she/her, romanceable by female / nb mcs] Though young and untested, there is more than meets the eye with Khalida. Quick with a blade and nimbler than most, she relies more on her physical skill than her magical talents. Loyal to a fault, she was devastated when her mentor became another moonless to have gone missing. Determined to find them, she will stop at nothing to bring them home. the captain. MAL/MALIK/MALIKA [mid 20s, gender-selectable, romanceable by any mc] Always with a twinkle in their dark eyes, M would hardly strike anyone as a mighty warrior, and neither do they want to. As the Captain of the Little Fortune, a private merchant vessel from al-Makāni, all they wish for is fun adventure, passionate romance, hold the danger, please. the unknown one. [REDACTED] [age unknown, cis male, he/him, romanceable by any mc] He calls to you in your dreams, but there is no face to put to his voice. Moonless - because who else can walk the dreams of others? - with motives as murky as any marsh and a rage to rival the seas. As you search for answers, one question echoes louder in your mind than any other: why does he sound so familiar?