The Blackthorns of Wyldern

Story

In the corrupt city of Wyldern, the Blackthorns carry out their master's wishes from behind the scenes. You, the protagonist, have been recruited to this shadowy organisation, where you are expected to leave your morality behind in order to do your job to the best of your ability.

Your master, Moloch-Krongr, the dictator of Wyldern, has ruled the city with an iron fist for years. It's your job to ensure he has many more to come by any means necessary.

Survive in a grimdark fantasy world at all costs or try to retain your humanity in a regime that equates kindness with weakness. Spoiler alert, your allies don't like this very much and would rather drag you down to their level.

Content warnings!

This story is intended for mature audiences. Playing through this game, you will encounter blood and gore, violence, death (murder, suicide and euthanasia), racism (not towards skin colour but race), torture, explicit and degrading language, drug and alcohol use and more to come with each update.

Features

Custom made battle system.

Rested and tired status that influences scenes and results.

Custom made crafting system. (finished and waiting to be included)

Custom made shop system. (finished and waiting to be included)

Custom made day and night system, meaning that we have some time sensitive events!  (finished and waiting to be included)

Semi customisable character.

Choose from four different backgrounds which influence your skill levels and gets referenced within the story.

Backgrounds and skill levels can unlock special choices within the story.

Many, many bad ends.

Complete your missions alone or enlist the help of your fellow Thorns.

I am not a professional writer or artist and only dabble for my own enjoyment, but I always want to improve! As such, any criticism and feedback are welcome as long as it's constructive! Just telling me that it sucks is pointless, but if you tell me it sucks because of inconsistencies and then point them out, or whatever the reason is, I can look into it and clarify or correct anything that needs reworking.

I'd be particularly grateful for reports of bugs, spacing issues and typos. This is my first IF, and I'm learning how to code just for this game. I'm also bug testing and editing by myself, so there's likely something or other that's fallen through the cracks. Beyond that, maybe you have item ideas you'd like to share? I cannot say that I'll use them, but if I like the idea then I can see how feasible it is.

Not mobile friendly :(