a formidable foe appears

No matter what happens, I'll be with you till the very end.

to pay for my rent this month i need $560. any amount helps, of course, and i very much appreciate sharing this post.

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thank you! and have an amity

ASCENDANT

Is there anything more profoundly human than to cry?

Orphaned from a young age, you do what you must to survive. But what happens when something sinister disrupts the mundanity of your everyday life?

You begin as a child born to a native mother and a colonist father. Although you are shaped by both cultures, neither has always been eager to claim you.

Amidst war and an ongoing colonisation, you must find your place within the Kingdom of Yawa, or die trying.

Ascendant is an Epic-Fantasy inspired by the ancient Kingdom of Majapahit. This interactive fiction also draws inspiration from ancient manuscripts (such as Pararaton and Negarakertagama,) colonisation and local Southeast Asian folklore, but is otherwise entirely fictional in nature, and therefore, does not contain 100% historical accuracy.

Features:

- play out your backstory

- play as female, male, or nonbinary

- decide the fate of those around you

- face the consequences of your own actions

- play as one of the mythological races based on Southeast Asian folklore

- romance your companions

- or have short (and long) flings

- delve into the magical Kingdom of Yawa and discover its secrets

- uncover your family's secrets

TW: Heavy, mature themes and discussions, such as body horror, war crimes, sexual themes and discussions, cults, religious trauma, colonisation impact, banning of native languages, child abuse, and other potentially triggering materials

DEMO | Playlist

Note: As the local indonesian law bans NSFW content, I will adhere to it by making future sex scenes non explicit (i.e. not mentioning any body parts and focusing more on the intimacy rather than the sex itself,) as otherwise, I'd have to do 12 years in prison. 😭🫶

Children remain among the hardest hit. According to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the war has erased years of educational progress. “Almost two and a half years of attacks on Gaza’s schooling have left an entire generation at risk,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said. About 60 per cent of school-aged children have no access to in-person learning, and more than 90 per cent of schools have been damaged or destroyed.

Mr. Elder also stressed the urgent need to reopen the Rafah border crossing, calling it a “lifeline” for medical evacuations, family reunification and essential services. He said families across Gaza remain “desperate” for the crossing to reopen, warning that prolonged closures are compounding humanitarian suffering.

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My friend Wesal (@shahdgazza) has six children, most of whom are underage. Their education has been severely disrupted. Her youngest son Shawqi loves to learn and he was finally able to go back to school recently.

Please keep supporting this family, so they may continue their education and we can keep Shawqi's sister Farah, who has kidney problems and autism, happy and healthy.

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“All of the crew has a flag on part of their uniform that indicated their origins, but they asked me what the Australian flag would look like in 50 years’ time. “My response was there would be no way that a Union Jack would still be on that flag. That is because I was certain it would be a republic by that time. “Second, it seemed to me that Australians would have sufficient generosity and common sense to replace that Union Jack with an acknowledgement of Indigenous settlement (Always was, always will be) for at least 60,000 years. “Both of these issues led me to be wearing a flag that looks the way it is - and it pleases me that I insisted on that."