Dolion

Some homecomings feel more like rude awakenings, but this one will become a waking nightmare. Find love while exposing the secrets of your eerie hometown!

The wait is finally over; Book One of The Fernweh Saga is out now for you to experience! 💚

~From January 5th until the 12th, the first book is on sale for only $4.99, so please consider buying as well as recommending it then to get a good deal and help with its initial ranking. You can play the first four chapters for free.~

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The Fernweh Saga: Book One is a 600,000-word interactive, romantic thriller novel by Aelsa Trevelyan. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Return to a small town that you now feel a stranger in. It has been years since you were sent away following the tragic house fire that claimed your parents’ lives, but the death of your grandfather has brought you back. While grim circumstances overshadow the visit you never planned on making, there are also opportunities to reminisce, reconnect, and reunite with old childhood friends, rivals, and neighbors. Familiar faces are all around, but will they aid or hinder you as your return trip spirals into a dark mystery and you start experiencing vivid nightmares? Begin to unravel what is going on in this seemingly idyllic, forested town.

A feeling of unease grows with each sleepless night spent within Fernweh’s borders, but you can’t leave yet…

It won’t let you.

Play as male, female, or non-binary–with options to be gay, straight, bi, asexual, or poly.

Develop the beginning of a unique and enduring romance with 5 potential love interests.

Influence relationship dynamics with a cast of characters from your past and present.

Experience how your personality, habits, decisions, and relationships impact your visit to Fernweh and how you confront what lurks within the town.

Discover that things aren’t always what they seem by making connections and noticing links.

Fight, resist, flee, struggle, or give in to whatever is invading your nightmares and the town; there is more to it than a boring ole monster…Much more.

Fall in love, forge friendships, and uncover your past while spiraling into a mystery!

DEMO | PATREON | KO-FI

After almost a year, the demo update of Golden is finally out!

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IN THIS CHAPTER

Have that conversation with your parents about that supernatural secret they kept from you.

(Finally!!) find out about your birthmark... and why two ROs were so adamant on killing you (<- if you read between the lines).

Meet a new supernatural.

Meet Cardon!

Learn more about the ROs individually: their powers, background, and any other interesting bits.

Attend an important gala.

Be at the centre of a double homicide.

Begin some fake dating!

CHANGES

You can now choose the gender of the ROs!

Tags on flirt choices.

WORD COUNT

308,652 (without coding), + 82.6k (biggest update yet!)

338,829 (with code), + 88.2k

78,737 (average playthrough word count), + 12.9k

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NOTES

DEMO TBA: 

Detective, your previous endeavours working for us have proven your capabilities are beyond measure. I trust that you will take on this assignment with a clear head and complete censorship: no one other than your appointed team shall know about your endeavours. I fear that if this operation is not pulled off smoothly, the world shall be in the hands of evil. Best of luck.

SYNOPSIS // CASE BRIEFING

I assume you remember the extensive effort our best personnel put into neutralising the leader of DODGE, Viktor Madsen, back in 2018. We were successful in our operation and DODGE fell silent: we kept an eye on them and heard nothing, assumed they had disbanded. Just a week ago, our cybersecurity professionals started reporting strange activity throughout the city: data leaks, an influx of online propaganda, dark web trades almost tripling in a week- it has DODGE written all over it. We already have professionals working to disarm any cyberterrorism threats they send our way, dealing with DODGE as a group is manageable, its the mastermind behind it all that we must neutralise: that is where you will come in. 

On Wednesday night, Viola Springs police officers brought in a young woman by the name of Lola Raith. Miss Raith was arrested for aggravated assault, but our attention is on the DODGE branding she has on the back of her neck. We confiscated her mobile phone and personal laptop and have found condemning information about DODGE that is concerning at the least. From what we have gathered, DODGE has been taken over by someone going by ‘Echo’. Echo has instigated a new regime to DODGE, planning on dividing their efforts between cyberterrorism and drug distribution. They have been advertising a new age in their outstanding propaganda: ‘The Soul Harvest’.  This ‘Echo’ individual has made formal threats to those holding Raith in custody, promising ‘catastophic resistance’ if she were to be charged. This leads us to believe Miss Raith is someone that Echo holds close: you are going to take advantage of that. 

Currently, we have no information on this new drug being pushed by DODGE, and it may be dangerous. This, alongside your close proximity to DODGE members on this operation, is why I have assigned you a small team that you will be working with to take Echo, and the whole of DODGE, down. Good luck. 

THE ROMANCEABLE CAST // PERSONAL FILES

ECHO: the mastermind. [M]

Unfortunately, all we know about Echo is what we have gotten out of Miss Raith so far. She has let slip that he is male, and an indirect heir to DODGE, once working below Viktor Madsen: the depth of their relationship is unknown. The small amount of communication we have had with Echo has told us he is dangerous and willing to take action against us. He used to write political thesis’ under the username “ECHO_CHAMBER” , but any connections to his old doings have been fried. He seems to hold Miss Raith close in relationship, whether they are romantically involved or not is unknown- we have confirmed that they are not related in any way. The last known online appearance he has made was two weeks ago, where he distributed a string of propaganda idolising “THE SOUL HARVEST” which we think is the first step in his new drug push. He made direct contact with us via an untraceable phone call on Thursday demanding we free Raith from custody, otherwise we will face ‘catastrophic resistance’ from him and his respective peoples. You are to stop at no ends to find this man and bring him back to us: dead or alive. 

LOLA RAITH: the devout follower. [F]

Miss Lola Raith was arrested after assaulting a known drug dealer on the outskirts of town. When police arrived to the scene, responding to a witnesses call, Lola was still assaulting the man, who is recovering in hospital for the time being. Talking to him may give you an idea of what happened. Raith has faced questioning these last few days, and has shown to run her mouth just a bit too much. Slowly but surely we are straining information out of her, she has refused the counsel of a lawyer, which is strange in itself. Lola’s computer was searched, and encrypted chatlogs were found where she talks to multiple other people about “getting excited for the new drop” and arranging multiple get-togethers which we are monitoring closely. Lola being taken into custody has been a silent matter, so how DODGE knows about her arrest is unknown so far. You and your partner are going to take charge of interrogations from now on. A dossier of information will be on your desk tomorrow, I advise you read through it and learn her mannerisms before talking to her. She is your first step to dismantling DODGE. 

TOBY KLEIN: the communications expert. [M]

I understand that you and Toby have worked well together in the past, I even remember him referring to you as his ‘best friend’ so I am putting you two on the same team in the hopes that your chemistry will boost our findings. He will act as communications expert: guiding you on operations and finding out what he can about the cyberterrorism aspect of Echoes operations: you and your partner will be working in tandem with Toby, but be focusing on his drug push. Toby will not be working in the field with you and your partner: he is to stay off the grid at all times. Klein has proven to be competent in his communications, although sometimes he exhibits childish behaviours and unfocused characteristics: please keep him on track. This is a serious operation that could harm many, I do not need the terrible two fucking things up. 

ALEXIS HAYES: your partner. [F]

I understand that you and Detective Hayes have formed some sort of rivalry over the years working for us: I wouldn’t put the two of you together under any other circumstances, but the two of you are my most competent detectives and I will not tolerate any dispute between the two of you. Detective Hayes will act in equal to you, her strong personality and ability to make people talk will aid you in interrogations: she is self-sufficient and hates DODGE almost as much as I do. She was also playing a minor role in the takedown of Viktor Madsen, so her knowledge of DODGE is advanced. Along with that, she has served on the DEA as a special agent, and her knowledge on streetworks and current drug circulations is crucial to this operation. Play nicely. 

SAILOR ANG: the undercover design ops. [NB]

Mx Ang is going to be the backbone to your undercover endeavours. They are a skilled makeup and SFX artist, alongside a textiles genius and the storyteller of a lifetime. Any new personalities you may need to don will be given to you by Sailor: they will also train you with new accents and increase your recall in order to remember specific details about your new personalities. Mx Ang is the only person outside of the force that can know about this operation: they are being compensated very kindly for their silence and will be available at any time necessary in return. Mx Ang is a sweet person, but don’t be fooled: getting on their bad side is a death sentence for yourself, and we need you alive. 

FEATURES 

This operation is going to be tedious. You’re going to perform interrogations, go undercover alongside your partner and try get in with DODGE. Attend parties for information, choose who you’re inviting home for the night and even pursue romantic relationships with the cast. Don’t get distracted, though: you have an evil mastermind to catch. Just don’t fall in love with him, that would be detrimental to this case…

—Make choices that will impact the ending you get (there are a few!).

—Learn more about DODGE, and their new leader, Echo. Decide for yourself whether they’re really as bad as the force thinks: maybe their agenda is the one to push?

—Play as your truest self: customise your appearance, personality, gender, preferred pronouns and sexuality! Inclusive customisation options are also here, depict whether your MC is trans, or if they wear a hijab or experience body dysphoria/dysmorphia. 

—Decide your approach when it comes to questioning suspects and confronting DODGE yourself: are you going to play bad cop, good cop or convert to DODGE’s ranks altogether? 

FINAL WARNINGS: 

The Soul Harvest is a story that contains strong depictions of drug use, violence and sexual themes (although skippable) strong and upsetting language is also prevalent in this story, and I advise you to read at your own discretion. 

Due to the optional sexual endeavours portrayed in this IF, it has been rated at 18+. 

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