Hello, everyone!! I come with a slightly more personal and hopefully exciting update today.
I know it’s been a long time since you’ve heard anything from me, but I have been checking my asks every now and then and very slowly working on chapter 2.
I’ve had a lot of life changes going on over the last year and a half. Finally finishing my degree, making a big move, getting into and out of a big relationship, and experiencing changes with my ADHD as I go through all of these transitions. It has been a long time coming with definitely more downs than ups.
That said, things are starting to get back on track, which means I can get back to writing soon. It won’t be immediate, but next time you hear from me will be a chapter 2 progress update!
Your parents are the biggest Vampire mobsters in Ves Arcanus and are the heads of the notorious Florentia Family. On your 25th birthday, your parents gift you with an important role in the family: running Blood Bank, their nightclub and base of operations. Unfortunately, a few years ago your first love, a burlesque dancer at Blood Bank, was murdered. The culprit was never found …supposedly. With your new position within the Ves Arcanus Underground, maybe you can finally find answers and serve justice or revenge.
In the city of Ves Arcanus, you’ll encounter Supernaturals of several different species and work alongside the most powerful families in organized crime: the Arcanus Six. The Six includes the Florentia Family, the Lombardi Family, the Seth Family, the De Mevius Family, the Sundale Family, and the Vatura Family.
Demo Features:
Play as male, female, nonbinary, or transgender; gay, straight, or bisexual.
Navigate organized crime within the Ves Arcanus Underground, and maintain the Florentia’s infamous reputation or run it into the ground.
Work to solve the “cold case” murder of your first love and choose to be judge, jury, or executioner.
Run a popular Vampire nightclub and keep the cops, and your rivals, from sniffing around.
Play as a Vampire in a city inhabited by Faeries, Selkies, Witches, Demons, and humans.
Romance or befriend one of the six gender-selectable RO’s and choose to hook up* with seven of the many side characters
Content Warnings (18+): drug and alcohol use, violence, blood, strong language, optional explicit sexual content, death/murder
Lisa/Leon Whitlock, 27- Faerie
A young director who got lucky and stayed lucky, Whitlock could be your way into important Faerie circles. They’re fun, sweet, and adventurous enough to sneak around with you given the right motivation. Like all artists, they’re unpredictable and don’t seem quite ready to settle down yet.
Alessia/Alessandro “Ale” Lombardi, 30- Vampire
The eldest child and former heir of the Lombardi Family, Ale is no stranger to crime, intimidation, and violence. They’ve used their family’s influence to fund a political career and leave mob life behind, supposedly. They take some time to warm up but are a loyal friend and lover once they do.
Charlotte/Charles “Charlie” Cole, 35- Cambion
After a rough childhood, Charlie became a cop to help troubled youth like them. They don’t love being a cop, but they feel it’s the best way they can help kids. Charlie has turned their life around, but maybe you can persuade them to break the rules for you.
Serafina/Sero De Mevius, 24- Witch
A spoiled rich kid with an Ivy league education, De Mevius isn’t like most mobsters you know. They have an air of mystery and don’t really seem to care about upholding their family’s name. They love to spend their dads’ money on parties, charities, and maybe on you too.
Dion Parker, 25- Dragonkin (half dragon/half human)
Your friend since high school, Dion is just along for the ride as you look for answers. Whether they agree with your methods, Dion sticks around to hopefully keep you out of trouble. Your parents trust them to keep books at the club so they’re always nearby.
Eliana/Elio “El” Rivera, 28- Unknown
El will do most anything for a story, especially when it keeps them alive and out of jail. They are fearless and stubborn as a bull, but that may be a front to hide how alone they feel in Ves Arcanus. El has eyes and ears everywhere in Ves Arcanus, but can you get close enough to learn their secrets?
Sam (they/them) early 20s, Witch*
Tall, lean with some muscle, very short curly brown hair, warm brown skin with vitiligo | A Kitchen Witch from a civilian family on the outskirts of Ves Arcanus.
Jewels (she/her) mid 20s, Fastus (Pride Demon)*
Short, curvaceous, waist length straight black hair, honey brown skin (Indian) | One of Lamia’s top spies.
Tisa (he/him) early 30s, Faerie*
Moderate height, muscular, buzzcut black hair and stubble, light tan skin (Korean) | Lives in Neráida Forest, a friend of Alvina Sundale.
Vance (he/him) late 20s, Vampire*
Somewhat tall, some muscles, short black hair usually slicked back, olive skin | A regular at Blood Bank, he’s had a crush on you for years.
Lamia (she/her) mid 50s, Succubus*
Short, slim, shoulder length blonde hair, pale skin | Former head of the Seth Family, now the most infamous spymistress in Ves Arcanus.
Honey (she/they, transfem) late 30s, Faerie*
Tall, lithe but curvy, long brown hair, tan skin (Brazilian) | Lives in an apartment not far from Neráida Forest.
as promised here's the prologue and first chapter of Blood Bank! i hope you guys enjoy it.
this is my first twine game so please feel free to give me feedback about any issues/bugs you come across while playing. i'm still working out some kinks with getting the images to show up in the game so bear with me while i figure that out.
thank you guys so much for the support so far; i'm looking forward to hearing what you think!
Hello! I'm really enjoying the story so far! However, if I try to choose this choice:
Reading: You’re like a walking encyclopedia, a book a day has kept your wits sharp.
the next page just shows:
Three, sometimes four days a week, you spend time on
and there aren't any choices to choose from
hey anon! thanks for letting me know. i’ll look into it and have it fixed in the next couple days
hello hello! it's a little late in the month, but april has been going so fast so here we are lol.
i just moved to another state a few weeks ago and it affected my health a bit so writing has been going slower than planned but it is going. as i mentioned before, i'm doing some rewrites and fixes in chapter 1 before i dive back in on chapter 2 so this will be a pretty hefty update.
i hope you're all doing well! i'll be back with another update soon
first off a late happy new year! i hope everyone has had a good start to their year. apologies for the late update, i work full time in education and i’m a full time film student so a lot is happening right now.
that said, chapter 2 hasn’t had much progress so far and unfortunately until march i don’t want to make any promises for when the full chapter will release and i don’t want to release it in parts.
until then, i’m going to focus my very limited free time on making the code changes and rewrites in chapter 1 that i’d planned to add with the new chapter. i know it’s not much but i want to make sure i continue working on the story even if it’s something small.
on a more personal note: the classes i’m taking have actually been giving me a lot of inspiration for things i can add to the story that i think will make it even better.
this was a bit of a longer update for me, but i hope y’all have a great rest of the month!
💗 GROWING HEART - if they have a crush, is it noticable? what changes when they’re in love?
because i want to make it a fun little surprise i’m only going to answer the first part of this question.
L: kind of? at first sight, L is very open emotionally and makes it known that they’re interested, but aside from that it’s not very obvious
Ale: nope, ale won’t outwardly show their interest until they’re sure you feel the same. they have too many eyes on them to advertise every crush
Charlie: 100%. charlie won’t admit it verbally, but they blush and get flustered if their crush flirts/shows any interest in them
Dion: dion likes to follow the courting traditions they grew up with on dreki eyin, so they’ll usually present their crush with a gift to show their affection
S: they like to be pursued, so instead of saying how they feel, they’ll wait for their crush to speak up. they may drop very discreet hints and hope their crush picks up on it
El: definitely not. they won’t even acknowledge that they have a crush, let alone show any sign of it
i don’t normally add Albright but
Albright: they tend to be very physically affectionate in general, so it’s hard to know if they have a crush
