#vadeyn

This guide is still under construction.

Edit about the title: I was around in the very beginning when it was called Reverie: Ebon Light. I can change it if you guys find it confusing. Lemme know.

This is a guide for Ebon Light by @underbliss. You can download the game at https://underbliss.itch.io/ebon-light

 I’ve been following this game since 2018 and some of my friends began to show an interest in it, so I figured I’d do the world a favor and make a guide.

The order of this guide will be stats, a review of the sort of prologue, Vadyen’s route, Laceaga’s route, Haron’s route, Ernol’s route, and finally Duliae’s route. I will briefly cover the what happens if you don’t want to date anyone as well.

First let’s talk about your character stats. The stats are important because they unlock certain options for you in the future. You can get through any of the routes with each of the dispositions, but I’ve found there are dispositions I prefer more for each route. Alternatively, you don’t have to romance any of the characters. That’s one of the nice things about this game. 

Character Stats

You characters has 4 core stats: cunning, curiosity, charm, tenacity. 

Cunning: a stat that goes up if you play smart, have a smooth way with words, and manipulate others.

Curiosity: a stat that goes up if you ask questions every chance you get. 

Charm: this stat was hard to figure out since options that seem like they might get your charm up, get your amity up instead. To get this stat up you need to play nice, be pleasant with others, and be okay with entertaining them

Tenacity: I’d say this is the easiest stat to understand. To get it up you have to never give up. Be sure of yourself, of your success. Be a fighter. 

These stats can only improve. They do not change if there are under a certain amount. The stats that do change are:

Amity: Amity is basically how peaceful you are. Make enough choices that aren’t peaceful and this stat will change and become discord. From what I’ve experienced, it doesn’t matter that much if you have it in discord. Sometimes, certain romanceable characters will have choices that you need amity for.

Desire: Desire is your desire for change. Do you take initiative to change things? This is helpful when you are trying to take advantage of the fracture, or trying to charm Lorne, but again, it’s okay if you don’t have high desire. If you choose enough choices that are nonchalant, this stat will change and become inertia. I try to have this stat up when doing Haron and Ernol’s routes.

Virtue: Virtue is what it sounds like; how morally upstanding you are. If you act with loose morals, this stat will become vice. Again, I’m not quite sure if it really matters, but I try to have this stat up when I’m doing Vadeyn’s route.

Daring: Again, it’s what it sounds like. How willing to face danger are you? How brave are you? This turns into timid if you act as such.

Faith: This is how trusting you are. I’m always trusting when I’m doing Vadeyn’s route. In general, it’s good to have a little faith. This will turn to doubt if you act suspicious of everyone. 

Charity: This is basically how kind you are, how selfless. This turns into malice when you are mean spirited. 

Might: Might is how weak you are both physically and mentally. If you stumble when physically attacked, rely on other too much and act helpless, this stat will turn into frailty. 

Grip: This is a very important one. At the beginning it is called rest. This changes after you come to the island. Grip is basically how much grip you have over the Cuthintal. Also how sane you are. Act in manners that display no grip over your power, and this changes to madness. The only time this really comes into play is during battles. If you get a lot of grip, this stat will change to haunt.

Prologue

The game is designed so you can get a good ending with the disposition of your choosing. That being said, For Duliae’s route I highly recommend choosing cunning as your disposition. Choices that don’t affect your stats will be left out of the guide.

“And what was I to take from this miserable little tale, [name]?”

Never trust anyone: this will lower your faith and will make it turn into doubt.

Fools make foolish oaths: from what I could see, it doesn’t affect any of your stats significantly. 

Darkness cannot be sealed away: this will lower your desire and make it turn into inertia.

Nothing: from what I could see, this doesn’t affect any of your stats significantly.

Just passing the time: again, I don’t think this one does anything.

“Well... I’m not sure.”

You’re not sure where you stole it?: this will decrease your faith and amity.

“Besides, do you really care where I got it?”

Yes!: this will increase your virtue.

Well... no.: this will decrease your virtue.

“And there’s Rylen to consider, of course”

Try to haggle: this option is only significant if you chose the cunning disposition. It won’t affect your stats. If you haggle with him you gain 5 trin. Trin actually doesn’t matter and I will explain why later.

Decline: does nothing but opens up another option for you to reconsider or decline again.

“Rylen turned to leave.”

I was happy to let him leave as quickly as he wanted: does nothing but opens up other options which do affect your stats: 

He was was irritating me: lowers your amity

He was making me nervous: lowers your daring

I wanted to ask for stories of the sea: does nothing but opens up other options which do affect your stats:

The places you’ve seen?: raises your curiosity

The might of the sea?: raises your might

Something rare and beautiful?: raises your charm

“It had been threatening to give way for weeks;...”

Kick it: lowers your amity

“What are you doing?”

Hello, Aunt Vanya: increases your charity

You startled me!: decreases you might and daring

None of your business: decreases you amity

“Fair? Save your breathe.”

Then I’ll go: increases your charity

You’re lying: decreases your faith

What business do you have in the village?: increases your curiosity

I don’t care!: decreases you charity by a lot

“I knew the Burned Forest well...”

Keep foraging: increases your tenacity

Explore: increases your curiosity

“No longer alone, I began to feel a bit calmer”

Though I was still plenty terrified: decreases your might and daring

I was actually very curious: increases your curiosity

I was ready to defend myself: increases your might

“Everything’s certainly been strange lately”

I’ve not forgiven you: decreases your amity

I think I’ll as Rylen about that man in the forest: increases your tenacity

I wonder what I was dreaming...: increases your curiosity

“No, he definitely wasn’t human.”

Run!: does nothing but opens more options after Laceaga catches you:

I was terrified: decreases your daring

I was enraged: increases your daring

I was going to destroy him: increases your daring and might

Attack: increases your daring and might and opens new options:

I’m not done!: increases your tenacity

Is there any point?: decreases your desire

Speak: increases your amity and opens new options:

Be diplomatic: increases your desire

Be aggressive: increases your daring and might

“Do you know what I am?”

You’re the stranger that’s been following me: decreases your faith

You’re a dead man!: increases your daring, might, and tenacity. To unlock this option you need to have acted in an aggressive manner towards him

You’re an elf?: increases your curiosity

If you traded with Rylen:

“The spice I got from Rylen was in a pouch..”

The pouch of spice, from the pirate?: increases your amity

(Lie) I don’t know what you’re talking about: as far as I could see this does nothing

If you traded with Rylen:

“The Cuthintal belongs to me...”

It is mine actually: increases your daring

And what makes it yours?: increases your curiosity

Fine!: decreases your might

Do you want to fight me for it?: increases your might and decreases your amity. This option unlocks if you were aggressive towards him

“Was he serious?”

Start walking: increases your amity

Shake your head: increases your daring

“There was a pounding in my ear”

Attempt to trap the elf in the hut: opens these options:

Look inside first: increases your curiosity

Go for it!: As far as I can see this does nothing. Let me know if I’m wrong

Put the slide down and abandon this foolishness: decreases your desire

“I could tell Vanya wasn’t...”

It’s alright Vanya: increases your desire and charity

(Beg her to do something): decreases your might and virtue and opens up these options:

Agree to come willingly: I don’t think this does anything

Refuse to come: I don’t think this does anything. Laceaga catches you either way and you have to come with him

I won’t come: Increases your daring and opens up these options:

Scared of me?: increases your might

Leave her alone: increases your charity

“I could tell we...”

Where is Gha’alia?: increases your curiosity

Ugly scars: this does nothing but I like to tease my boy Lacey. Plus MC gets roasted so it’s funny

Is my aunt okay?(unlocks if you resist going straight away): increases your charity and opens these options:

What does that mean?: increases your tenacity and opens the same options below 

Did you kill her?: increases your tenacity and opens these options:

If you let me think she’s dead, I might snap: To unlock this you need to have been aggressive. None of the options affect your stats but this one let’s you know what happened to Vanya

(Drop it): decreases your tenacity

“You will be on that ship.”

I will not: increases your daring and might 

You could have just asked: increases your charm

You have to give me more information!: increases your curiosity

This dialogue changes a bit depending on your past choices but the options are the same

We definitely will not be friends: doesn’t do anything but open 3 more options which also don’t do anything

(Please for the love of God call him Lacey, his reactions and everyone else’s reactions are so funny and you can change it later if you’re doing his route. Irl I actually call him Lasagna :3)

“I felt a surge of optimism”

Then fix this!: increases your might

Then you can let me go!: increases your tenacity

Are you all like him?: increases your curiosity

He’s a talented stalker: increases your charm

“Wasn’t that obvious?”

Thank you: increases your charity

“If you don’t mind... how did you end up...?”

Tell him: increases your faith and opens up these options:

Yes, he made me: I don’t think this does anything

I was ready to leave Edric anyway: increases your curiosity

Ask him why he wants to know: decreases your faith a lot

Don’t tell him anything: decreases your faith

“He thinks that if someone is defenseless,...”

 He’s right: decreases your virtue by an insane amount and decreases your charity

He’s wrong: increases your virtue and charity

I can defend myself!: increases your might by a lot and opens these options:

Then give me a few years to catch up, and we’ll see: increases your might

I just loooooved this visual novel so much!! The story, the characters and the ART oh my god the art is so beautiful!! I think Vadeyn and Ernol are my favorite so I might draw him as well. Actually I really love Lacey too...

Thank you so much @underbliss for creating this beautiful story and thank you for all the work you put into making this! 

Commission info: https://kaunietepurple.tumblr.com/post/611053368836767744/i-am-opening-commissions-again-this-time-i-am