Alpha Preview Update (March)

Click to read the beginning of Chapter 4!

Before you read the chapter, however, please read the disclaimer below...

I agonized for weeks over whether or not I should post this. :( I was pretty anxious and stressed out, for reasons which I think will be clear: but first and foremost, I would like to make it abundantly known that I outlined and scripted the plot of ShoH about 3-4 years ago, and this chapter especially was already drafted out before this update. I wrote the bare bones of it last year and then wrote what you see here sometime last month... but I consider the timing of its release pretty horrible!

Warning: this chapter contains heavy mention and discussion of plague, sickness, and quarantine. 

I absolutely wrote this long before the current situation with coronavirus arose, and I was extremely hesitant to post it in light of the current climate today. I'm very sorry if this is a topic that seems distasteful right now, and I promise that it's not intentional or trying to be topical - it just happens to be a really horrible coincidence! My choices were to either rehaul the chapter entirely in light of current events, which I opted not to do, or to hold off on posting it, but I don't find that fair to readers who do want to read the game's most current chapter if I have it ready. 

So, I hope you will forgive the bad timing! 🙏 If you choose to abstain at this time, I completely understand and thank you for your patience and understanding.

I am proud of the writing of this chapter, and there are other fun things besides this topic to explore, as well!

Things this update has:

• 10,000 new words of content
• Beginning of Chapter 4
• More ex shenanigans
• All Heroes Eve (holiday)
• Officially recruiting Ayla and Red!
• The fate of the Mages of Capra
• The journey to the Reach
• The introduction of Halek, Naolin, and Moonsilk...
• and more!

I hope you will enjoy! Thank you for your continued support and encouragement!