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“Every word you speak shapes how others see you. Every choice you make ripples through the story. Every relationship you build -- or break -- determines who stands beside you when the world turns hostile.” --- (Update 4 is live. 140k words and counting.) ---

The kingdom of Vordoria stands on the edge of annihilation. Caught between warring powers, King Barbora has one desperate option left: a marriage alliance that could save his people—or doom them all.

You are the Custos, the king's trusted ward and agent, raised from infancy to serve the crown. Your task: escort Princess Thyra through lands scarred by ancient catastrophe to secure a marriage that will bring salvation, or something far more complicated.

This is a story where magic rots, trust is scarce, and the "correct" choice might still leave you with scars.

The Features

Genre: Gothic Fantasy / Grimdark Interactive Fiction.

Word Count: 30k+ words (Public Demo).

Protagonist: Male.

Magic: Dangerous, costly, and grounded in sacrifice.

The Vanguard is approaching 100,000 words.

Later this week, a massive new update for ENVOY is dropping. The entire starting hub is officially complete. You will finally be able to comb through various texts in the Royal Library, cross blades with Gareth Voss in the Training Grounds, or step up to the threshold of The Walls.

"Through the pastures, then the treeline. The margins where most maps fail." - Kess Wendel --- The citadel is behind you.

The demo was the king's court — the briefing, the preparation, the weight of what you're carrying. Now the gates are open.

The Walls, the Royal Library, the Training Grounds. The departure sequence. The road.

This update adds 50–60k words to ENVOY: The King's Gambit. We sit at 90k total, and the journey hasn't properly begun. Three routes out of Vordoria await. I expect the road alone to well exceed 300k words before it's done.

Every variable you set in the citadel travels with you. Every relationship, every word spoken, every choice made in the dark. If you want to walk the road before anyone else, the Patreon is where that happens.