No updates this month! 

I was busy drawing this month, so I didn't make much progress on writing the main story, so the update will have to wait until next month.

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New character preview!

Two new characters will be added in the next update: the eastern elven warrior 'Waizas /wɑɪzæs/' and the orthodox western elf 'Parthelyath /pɑːθelɪəs/'.

Waizas said: 
If I let that happen, Ms. Mesakyne will be walloping me good, she will.

Waizas once served Mesakyne as a page(or, more to the point, a baggage carrier)and the lad subtly exudes his master's essence.  As the successor to the Mesakyne style, Waizas is a bit of a heretic, and his comrades apparently mock him as 'Kuri Kinton' (*mashed sweet chestnut).  He carries an Ōdachi that shares the same characteristics as Mesakyne's but is far larger. What role has Queen Iguelizand entrusted him with? 

……I'm planning to depict the standard, tough-looking eastern elven warriors in future event scenes, by the way!

Parthelyath (or 'Parthy') is an older generation elf, a former diplomatic envoy and a fairly senior figure who now works as a Consulate official, enjoying the freedom of a civilian life.

He's the quintessential Western elf, and his language is atrocious. He'll either tell you exactly what he thinks with shocking bluntness and vulgarity, or he'll use incredibly elegant and high-flown language to deliver a barrage of sarcastic, roundabout remarks. He's one of those elves who takes a dry, detached view of the world, all while having a slightly contrary streak.

Since the story is primarily set in a Western elven region, it's inevitable that Western elves make up a large and skewed proportion of the cast. The problem in the story, however, was that Hatzak was the only 'true' or 'orthodox' Western elf. So, I introduced Parthelyath, a character who's far more edgy than the rather moderate Hatzak, he's the very embodiment of THE Western Elf.

Parthelyath's words and actions are exactly as described. In both the Japanese and English versions, his lines are peppered with censor beeps.

Story progress information and side-quests policy.

Mesakyne said: 
Oh. I should very much like to sample some of that 'Earth Mother Tempura' one day.

The stalemate continues, and just as things are looking both up and down, the topic of 'Earth Mother Tempura' suddenly crops up!

……Jokes aside, the main story is progressing slowly, interspersing Seydhy's recollections with glimpses of the distant past. Zizval's story is also moving forward bit by bit.

Corbin Danes said: 
Right, so that's what I've got on the current situation. 
If you wanna get into the weeds with the full breakdown and the nitty-gritty, go talk to Dalton. 

As an aside, Seydhy is about 190cm tall, which is the same height as Frhoidhanath. 

The number of side-quests is growing, and more of them contain content that leads to the story's core. But don't worry. I'm designing this game so that you can understand the main plot just by playing through the primary story, even if you don't collect every side-quest. My goal is to keep the crucial pieces of information that you can only learn from side-quests to an absolute minimum.

The finished product is going to be very long, and I want to avoid a story where you have to play through the whole thing multiple times just to get it. So, think of the side-quests as merely a sneak peek at the pieces that lead to the core plot before they're revealed in the main story. In fact, the content discussed in the side-quests of Chapter 9 is actually revealed in Chapter 10. So there's no need to feel pressured and think, 'I have to get every single piece!' I hope that future players can rest assured about this.

That's all for this month, see you!

I haven't started on the portrait of Black Dragon Camilla yet, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!