#rework if

This book is for mature audience only (18+). It's currently still in early development and everything released is subject to possible change. The book will contain mature themes like abuse, child birth, sexual content (mostly optional), death of people and animals (the latter for food and sacrificial purposes), diseases, suicidal ideations, homophobia, transphobia, body dysmorphia, possible self mutilation, swearing, attempted non consensual intercourse (this is not a definitive list of triggers!).

This is a work of fiction. Wherever possible and plausible, I incorporate information that is available about how Germanic tribes lived etc.

However... especially about Germanic tribes during the timeframe I chose is only very little information available—and what information is available is mostly interpreted from what we know about grave sites, or it's (most likely) exaggerated information written from an "enemy" point of view—the Romans.

I might somewhat substitute with things we know about the vikings, which technically also were Germanic tribes, but they lived quite some hundred years after the timespan I aim for the main story of this IF to be set in (which is 16 CE).

Things we know for certain about Germanic people are extremely sparse. Many of the things the internet states as "facts" about Germanic people—even about Vikings—are estimates and interpretation of comparatively few findings.

Other choices and possible changes of actual facts/information about the historical times and people are made for flavour and for the readers' comfort.

I will state it once more for clarification:

I am not a historian. I am merely one person researching and writing this as a hobby. It will not be 100% historically accurate. It is still a work of fiction and I take creative liberties.

Movies with massive budgets and several research assistants have historical inaccuracies in them. Please let me also have some.

Life has never been kind to you—because in a Germanic tribe, life is neither fair, nor guaranteed.

It wasn't kind to your mother when she died in childbirth, giving you a sibling in her stead.

It isn't kind to your father, whose life seems to be just as doomed as the marriage he arranged for you.

And now, it isn't kind to you as you're shepherded into battle against the Romans simply for the right to live freely.

When a group of traveling merchants arrive in your settlement during a three-year long campaign led by the Roman commander Germanicus, the adoptive son of Emperor Tiberius, it seems life is turning kind. But is it wishful thinking? Or are there omens you are attempting to turn a blind eye to?

As the newly anointed chieftain of your tribe, you must lead you people well, protect them, and continue the Germanic legacy. How will you persevere in this unkind life, chieftain?

Customize your own Suevi. Choose:

Gender,

Looks,

The God you mainly pray to,

Your occupation - depending on the tribe you hail from,

and more.

Choose one of... seven love interests—and one poly option.

Ing — Ingunn(f) or Ingram(m), the Traitor...?

Aquila — always named Aquila(f/m/nb-intersex), the Entertainer.

D — Dewognata(f) or Dagomaros(m), the Blacksmith.

Nefer — Nefertari(f) or Neferkare(m), the Merchant.

Xen — Xeno(f) or Xenon(m), the Interpreter.

???, the Secret.

!!!, the Other.

Find love, have a good time with no strings attached (flings!) or just do your own thing (and somehow survive... or perish).

The old demo can be found here. Be aware that the game is currently undergoing a rework, it has changed a lot.

[Demo link]

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[Updated RO post coming soon]