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✦ THE ROMANTIC OPTIONS ✦ 

The Traitor: Aguyo/Aguya ✦ he/him or she/her ✦ [RO] — 

They have no last name… Or rather, they don’t know it. You were raised in an orphanage with them for as long as you can remember. You crawled, then walked, then ran with them. You learned how to read and write with them. You learned how to steal and stab with them. Your souls were made of the same star that exploded way back when, at the beginning of time. You were a part of each other. That is… You were until they turned you into the Emperor. Now, they’re like a completely different person.

The Noble: Vespero/Vespera de Luna ✦ he/him or she/her ✦ [RO] — 

The de Luna name is perhaps as famous as the Imperial Name. As one of the oldest and most powerful families in the Empire, the de Lunas have an excess of riches and luxuries… as well as enemies and problems. As the only child of their famous and frosty parents, V is set to inherit all of this. What’s more? They were best friends with your belated brother. They helped him rule and with him gone, it’s now their job to help you.

The Guard: Haroon Daou ✦ he/him ✦ [RO] — 

A man of mysterious origins, Haroon became Prince Sidra’s personal guard at the prince’s very own request. Very little understood why a title typically granted to those of noble blood was given to someone of such a strange background. Still, no one could deny Haroon’s skill. That was, of course, until Prince Sidra died in a freak accident. Instead of being dismissed, Haroon was assigned to you. He couldn't care less that you are a bastard. He failed to protect the young prince. He will not fail to protect you.

The Celestial: Kaamite Major ✦ they/them ✦ [RO] — 

As a ranking member of the College of Celestials, Kaamite can touch the stars and come back unburned. Even in your childhood, you heard tales of them pulling fire from the sky and closing wounds with a whisper. But now face-to-face in a province where you are supposed to command a star of your very own? They seem to be only a bitter, unhappy tutor. They say they do not doubt, but how they speak? You are not so sure. You only know one thing for certain: They might be your most powerful ally or your most dangerous enemy.

The Shadow: Enya Cozbi ✦ she/her ✦ [RO] — 

She is what you are — or rather, were — in the capital. In only a few years, Enya has managed to claw her way to power and keep it. At the head of the strongest syndicate in the province, Enya has very little interest in politics. Yet for someone who claims to not be interested in the working of the Imperial House, you cannot help but notice the hatred she harbors for you and your entire family. That, and she's always around.

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✦ DEMO ✦ FAQ ✦ ROMANTIC OPTIONS ✦

LUMINARY is an 18+ story dealing with duty and destiny, gods and mortals, love and hate. You will follow your character through the darkness of night, intrigue of court, and maybe... just maybe, the dawn of a new era.

Choose your pronouns, customize your appearance, and decide your personality. Are you kind or cruel? Stoic or sarcastic? Let your dialogue and decisions make your character.

Pick what your criminal background was and how successful you were before the Emperor found you. Did you reap the profits of a drug circle? Were you the most merciless blade the Empire has ever seen?

Romance one of six romantic options, characters who all have minds and motivations of their own. See how their development overlaps with and changes your own.

Discover your bloodline and dictate your family dynamics. Your father is the Emperor, and your siblings are his royal spawn. But who are they behind closed doors? Oh... And who was your mother?

Play as a character integral to the world and its history. You want to be a god? Worship often comes with blood.

Develop your relationship with your very own star and see how the shadows react to your light.

There is no such thing as day in the Empire of Antumbra. There is only night. 

134 BA

Long before there was the sun or moon, there was Day and Night. Both ruled the people of the land with shadows and light. Both were hateful and loving and godly. Like any of the divine, they were also jealous. Day preferred the golden wheat of the fields. Night preferred the shifting tides of the ocean. Day preferred the songbirds that sang in the morning. Night preferred the owls that hunted in the evening. 

Day preferred their rule, and Night preferred their own. 

Disagreements became arguments. 

Arguments became battles. 

Battles led to bloodshed. 

Long ago, Day and Night warred, and the shadows won. 

When Day fell, light never again touched the land. With no sunlight to grow the wheat and the nocturnal beasts preying on their livestock, the people lived their lives hungry and in fear.  

34 BA 

On the one-hundredth year of endless night, a Man was born. He was born to a starving, cold world, and yet… he glowed. 

In his thirty-fourth year, he met a child of Night.

Some say they fought. 

Some say they danced. 

All agree though, that they fell in love. 

Night did not give their shadows hearts. 

There had never been a need. 

But this one will get one anyway, and it will live inside the man. 

The shadow knew the heart would die with Man. 

And so, the shadow betrayed Night and gave him four stars. 

With the stars came magic. 

With the stars came light.

Night, as punishment, took the shadow but left the heart. 

That was their last mistake.

1 AA

The Man grieved. 

He wept and screamed and felt he should die. 

But his sorrow grew angry. 

The Man taught his people how to see the stars, how to read the stars, and how to speak to them. 

Man and his disciples fought back Night and the shadows and trapped them behind the constellations. 

The land was theirs now, and they called it the Kingdom of Antumbra, with Man as the first ruler— the Bright King. 

The Bright King knew he had been given a gift, and gifts should be passed on. 

He took a woman to wife, and he had four children — one for each star to rule each province of the empire. 

Too little would lead to weakness. 

Too many would lead to a power struggle. 

… 

479 AA

The Kingdom of Antumbra is now the Empire of Antumbra. 

Emperor Csillo and his wife Empress Cethina had four children, loved by the land and praised by the people. 

They had four children. 

Their youngest, Prince Sidra, died in a freak accident, leaving the empire in an unprecedented situation. 

There is a star left alone and a province left unruled. 

You are the fifth child of Emperor Csillo, the bastard he never wanted nor spoke of, the blemish on the legacy of the Bright King. Unaware of your lineage and living a life of crime in the capital city, you are arrested and brought to court.

You are a child of the empire; with one gone, it is your turn to serve.

With a father who cannot stand the sight of you, siblings who wish you were dead, and people who despise you, who needs enemies with allies like this? 

There is a darkness in the land, a darkness even the stars cannot hold back. 

It is inside you. 

Can you rule? Or will you burn up and die?