Thou art Morgan Le Fay, sister to King Arthur, apprentice and student to Merlin the Enchanter... for now.
A great destiny steeped in magic and mystery has been foretold to you, and the unnatural forces of this ancient world are guiding you towards it, whether or not you are willing. Having escaped heartache and woe, you are currently at liberty to enjoy a merry life at the court of Camelot, surrounded by kin and comrades. Raise Ywain, your little son, learn from your ever-disgruntled warlock mentor, go on fantastical quests and romance the knights of the Round Table, or someone else entirely!
Customize your Lady Morgan's name and appearance, study rituals, raise your skill in different domains of sorcery (warcasting, trickery, divination and more), shape your relationship with your child and much more in this text-based fantasy interactive fiction based around Arthurian legend.
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Love interests (see their links for appearances):
Merlin (m). He's old, prickly, sometimes mean... but less so to you than others, which is gratifying. His study is your sanctuary, his wit your sparring partner. You suspect your tutor is hiding a great many things from you, so pursuing him could be a bad idea. But perhaps you cannot resist an attempt to wiggle your way into his affections.
Sir Kay (m). King Arthur's foster-brother and seneschal of his lands. A behemoth of a man; tall, wide, thickly muscled. He's a brute, but he's carried a torch for you ever since you met him. Whether or not you entertain his affections is of course up to you, but the decision might be easier if only he stopped being so cruel to some of the aspiring knights and servants who should be his protégés.
Sir Gawain (m). The bastard brother to King Lot, who's your sister Morgause's husband... small world. He is Sir Kay's best friend, though the two could not be more different. Fair Gawain is charitable, popular with the men at arms and so charming that he's widely known as the Maidens' Knight. Not that he is without his shortcomings; you would know, given he has somehow become a dear protector and confidant. Perhaps you still want him.
Sir Galahad (m/f*). An upstart knight from a backwards province, he should be fated to obscurity, but possesses strange talents and seems to carry a touch of the divine. Sir Lancelot brought him to court, so impressed was he with the young lad. Maybe you knew him long before he was presented to the Round Table, though. Maybe you've seen him in your dreams. If only Galahad, put off by your witchcraft, didn't hate you to the point of obsession...
Guenevere (f), the golden Queen of Camelot. Your brother's wife. She's the most beautiful woman in Albion, and the most talkative, and perhaps, paradoxically, the loneliest. She desperately wishes for your approval, but with the way she acts sometimes, it's hard not to wonder what else she might be wishing for.
Ninianne (f). The Lady of the Lake, ancient and most powerful fairy in all of Albion. She is the mother of Sir Lancelot, has tested your brother's might and appears to share a complicated history with Merlin. She's a mystery and seems to know much more about you than you can be entirely comfortable with.
Friends and family:
Ywain (m). The son you had by the husband you hated. Ultimately, your relationship with the child is up to you, but as he matures, one thing becomes certain: Ywain is nothing like his father. He's his own beast, strange and emotional, diligent and good.
King Arthur (m). Your half-brother who is five years younger than you. He found you, rescued you and now loves you as though you'd known each other your whole lives. He dotes on your son, aiming to provide you both with the best possible life and asking for naught but fealty in return. He's a sanguine, adventurous and chivalrous young man who was pushed in the role of regent extremely early in life, but is bearing up under the expectations.
Blanchefleur de Beaurepaire (f). Your best friend and penpal with whom you entertain a teasing mentorship. When first you meet, she's but a young girl, but already whip-smart, sharp-tongued and too persuasive by half. Over the course of your acquaintance, she has grown into the epitomy of grace and confidence. She still looks up to you.
Sir Perceval (m). The youngest man to ever be knighted at the court of Camelot and easily the weirdest. He's his own brand of innocent; blunt, cheerful and with the attention span of the average housefly. He is Ywain's favorite playmate.
Queen Morgause of Orkney (f). Your eldest sister. You haven't seen her since she married King Lot. You know that she's had a son by him (or was it two?), but that's about it. She's still proud and beautiful, but somethong about her is not at all as you remember. Then again, it's been a long time. And it's not as though she's keen on visiting you at Camelot.
Queen Elaine of Garlot (f). Your middle sister. Much like Morgause, you lost sight of her after her own marriage to King Nentres, by whom she has two daughters. She's passionate, wistful and a romantic, but generally a mild and harmonious person. She seems hopeful that your sisterly relationship can be rekindled.
Setting: this is not a precise retelling of any particular Arthurian cycle and lots of liberties were taken with the characters. Albion is a highly fictionalized version of/inspired by 12th-13th century England and Brittany.
*literally. This character's gender identity is complex and ambiguous and will be explored in the story. Please be kind and don't send asks pressing me to put specific labels on Galahad. Outside of the game itself, he/him will be used for this character, sometimes she/her, but you can honestly use whichever.
dividers by @/pixopix; artwork is a commission by the wonderful @/theoasiswinds and the blog's header image is an illustration by Mary MacGregor from her 1907 book "Stories of King Arthur's Knights".
curtsying and humbly presenting this to @interact-if
Three weeks! I'm putting a note on my calendar and everything! I can't wait to meet my (brother's) wife and also that weird lady who keeps watching me sleep (probably)! I guess the story and everything will be good too... 🥰
I'm so sorry to disappoint you but you'll only meet your (brother's) wife in Chapter 2 😢
For now, you're getting only the weird lady who watches you sleep, I'm afraid.
I know I haven't posted much, but that's just because life has been busy AND I've been working on the update besides. It's going extremely well as I have already scripted much of the upcoming content. I only have to finish writing one more mission + the social menu, make a few corrections here and there, finish writing/describing all the outfit options, add a few things in the existing part of Chapter 1 and we'll be good to go.
I foresee that it will get updated three weeks from now. 🔮
The Beginner's Guide to Medieval Arthuriana is now live at the Arthurian Preservation Project website!
Just starting out and don't know where to begin?
Anyone new to Arthurian Legends will here find guidance on introductory Medieval texts (and some more recently written). The stories are grouped into sections to help you decide where to begin.
This chapter comes in at around 55k with the whole public demo around 305k and patreon at 331k
Have fun, and I hope you enjoy it!
My focus now shifts to finishing Chapter 6 Part 2. Once that's complete, we'll officially be halfway through the game. And after that, I'll be returning to Chapter 1 to add Jonathan's new scenes.
The chapter skip is still in the works, but it should be ready soon.
How many times could Morgan pull a ‘pretending to faint to avoid an unwanted conversation’ stunt before Kay caught on?
Hi hi~
I'm afraid I don't quite understand this ask?? Are we talking about how often she could pretend to faint to get out of talking to Kay specifically?
If that's the case, I think twice would be enough! Kay is clever enough to know when he's not wanted anyway, the only reason he's pushy in Chapter 1 is because he's still young and ever so hopeful. But at a certain point, he'll not want to carry on and embarrass himself. Just give him a few years until he's properly fed up with his job and has turned into a proper cynic. He won't even try anymore.
i don’t think this has been asked before, but I’d ever so much love to hear what Kay's reaction would’ve been to hearing about Morgan attending the festival, dancing naked and such, he's so cute when he's flustered<3
Hi hi~
You know what, anon, I'm going to write this and put it into the game instead of answering it here! It'll be fun hehe
is there a patreon we might use to support you further ? your writing is genuinely one of the most immersive i've read in an IF and would love to support you!!
Hi hi~
Oh anon, you're very sweet to ask, but there's no patreon, and I think there never will be.
I know, I know, never say never, but I firmly believe, with reason, that doing patreon stuff would give me major burnout. This IF is my escape, if I started to put out monthly content, it would turn into a strain for me. This IF is almost sacred to me with how much it has helped me. Monetizing it would only ruin that for me.
However, what you said made me very happy! I'm so glad you feel that way. If you've got your heart set on supporting me, send more compliments 😉✨️ but for real, I'm perfectly content with the occasional word of encouragement, or a reblog (so that I may reach more of the niche audience who enjoys interactive fiction x arthurian legend)
I wanted you to know that I check the blog every day just to check in that you’re ok (sometimes authors will update if they are not!) but that I haven’t sent any asks because I can’t think of any questions.
Sending love instead.
Aww that's so sweet of you! I did miss you, glad you're okay and still following hehe.
Me, I'm fine and working on the Questing Season. I think it's going really well, even though all the missions end up at far higher word counts than I would anticipate... but I'm also really glad for that because somehow, I end up going into detail about stuff which I believe makes the world feel more alive...
For example, I've written a conversation Morgan and Arthur have with Sir Bedivere where he talks about the war and losing his hand. I didn't plan for that at all, it simply happened. I also ended up sending Morgan to the dungeon to get "ingredients" in what was supposed to be just another low-stakes scene of her and Merlin creating a potion, but ended up being rather character-defining for a more hard-hearted Morgan.
...it will make more sense when you read it, I think.
I'm rambling, but take this as an update, if you will. :]
King Arthur had prophetic dreams about everything BUT the affair. OR! He was having dreams about Guinevere fucking Lancelot’s brains out the whole time but he kept assuming they were just wet dreams and not prophetic in the slightest.
