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THE STORY & SETTING

Story summary Their parents suddenly go missing and now a rumor that the previous bruja blanca of Diatos has been dead for 2 years, what else could go wrong? Well, your character who has never been able to even feel spirits now finds themselves supposedly the new bruja blanca. So they do what everyone would do under stress, follow a cute stray animal only to find themselves surrounded the next second by what look like skull people. Normal right???

More about your character Your MC and their family are natives of Diatos, a fictional city within Isla de Almas, a fictional island that draws inspiration from both modern and historical settings in Latin America. Keep this in mind when designing your MC.

Your MC's father, Jorge, was a humble farmer working on his family's land when he fell in love with your MC’s mother, Mireya, who was a wandering bruja, going around speaking to those with no spiritual ability to help them communicate with their loved ones. As a result of Mireya's talent and education, your MC although having no spiritual abilities was always raised with the legends of the most powerful bruja blanca.

Your MC's pronouns, sexual orientation, and appearance are all customizable. You can also adjust your MC's personality traits through the choices you make, which will give you subtle variations in how your MC behaves in scenes and during romance.

Their origins, backstory, and ethnicity are all established and are not customizable.

About the setting The story takes place in a fictional universe that is loosely inspired by the real world. As the setting is based in Latin America, religious influence will be borrowed mainly from Catholicism. Most of the names in the story are of Hispanic descent and many cultural things are Mexican as well, drawing from my own experience. Pinterest boards are being made for those who need more visual examples

The other two fictional lands in the story are The Land of the Remembered and the The Land of the Forgotten. Both of these 'realms' are based of folktale and legend regarding El Dia De Los Muertos.

Of course, none of it is meant to be completly a historically accurate representation or a history book as it is still a fantasy story, and the focus is on adventure, self-discovery, and romance first and foremost. But these are, the influences of the story’s setting which will be important.

If you have any more questions about the story, your MC or the setting, don’t hesitate to send in an ask!

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The Love Interests

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[ Mirabel / Macario]

Names meaning: Mirabel - of wondrous beauty || Macario - blessed

Age: 23

Height: 1.74 cm / 5'11"

Build: Average, in shape

Eye color: Pale Green

Hair color: Black/light-brown

Skin color: Warm beige

Notable attributes: Thick eyebrows

Default expression: Smiling lightly

Spiritual ability: Can see, hear and speak with spirits without any rituals

Character traits: Compassionate, Sensitive, Caring, Erudite, Careful

Bio: A promising new member of the island's coven and put in charge of the care of your mca and training in everything spiritual.

[ Valeria / Valerio ]

Names meaning: Valeria - strong, brave, and healthy || Valerio - to be strong

Age: 30

Height: 1.95 cm / 6'5"

Build: Muscular, broad build overall

Eye color: Green

Hair color: Black

Skin color: Olive Brown

Notable attributes: A pale horizontal scar running across their stomach

Default expression: Slight Smirk

Spiritual ability: None beyond a slight sense

Character traits: Passionate, Bold, Fearless, Charismatic, Affectionate

Bio: Once a peerless ocēlōtl in the Aztec Army, but died before being promoted and returning home. Their unrivaled fearlessness and exceptional strength always land them on the winning side of fights.

[ Latoya / Lautaro ]

Names meaning: Latoya - victorious one, praised || Lautaro - swift

Age: 28

Height: 1.89 cm / 6'2"

Build: Sturdy, broad shoulders

Eye color: Pale gray

Hair color: Black

Skin color: Golden beige

Notable attributes: Tattoo of eagle's wings across their back

Default expression: Indifferent

Spiritual ability: Could sense and see spirits

Character traits: Clever, Strategic, Practical, Reserved, Astute

Bio: Was once a well-renowned cuāuhtli, known for many strategic victories in warding off attacks from both hostile nations and spirits.

[ Raula / Raul ]

Names meaning: Raula - wolf counselor || Raul - wolf counsel

Age: 26

Height: 1.83 cm / 6'0"

Build: Lean, long arms and legs

Eye color: Pale blue

Hair color: Black

Skin color: Pale ivory

Default expression: frowning

Spiritual ability: Was an expert in finding wandering spirits when lost and still uses that talent.

Character traits: Aloof, cunning, Spontaneous, Sarcastic, Seductive

Bio: A peerless mercenary who although he may come off as cold, has a soft spot for kids.

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The Love Interests for The Legend​

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The female love interests for The Legend

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The male love interests for The Legend

[ the female love interests || both versions || their bios ]

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A New Interactive Novel

The Legend is a fantasy story that has romantic aspects with Latin American roots, it will be free to play from start till finish, both on pc as well as mobile! It’s entirely text-based, with choices throughout to shape both your main character’s personality and skills as well as influence their relationships with others. There are four love interests for you to choose from, their genders can be random or set by the player, each with their own stories and pasts for you to uncover!

The game itself is currently a work in progress, where each new chapter will be released as I finish it.

Total wordcount and progress: 14k words - prologue Avg playtime per playthrough: TBA First published: 09/08/2022 Last updated: 09/08/2022

CONTENT WARNINGS: Depictions of injuries and blood, death, trauma, psychological and physical body horror, and sexually suggestive content. Safe to play for those 16 years and older.

❀ THE SETTING

The story takes place in Diatos, a fictional city within Isla de Almas, a fictional island that draws inspiration from both modern and historical settings in Latin America. Much of it is based on Mexican culture, drawing from my own experience as someone with direct Mexican descent and a long list of Mexican ancestors.

Your character is 20 years old and was born and raised in Diatos where speaking, seeing and just plain old communicating with spirits is considered a skill no different from reading or writing. Seen as a tradition that parents pass on to their children. Gender, sexual orientation, and race have no bearing on social position or class; instead only based on wealth, level of education, and connection to the spirits.

The island is overseen by a coven of witches, with a bruja blanca overseeing all the choices, or at least that is what your character has been told, for the white bruja hasn’t actually been seen for years. A new member of the coven is chosen as the need arises or whenever someone really talented in spirit communication is discovered. But unlike traditional governments, the position of bruja blanca is not given through vote. Whenever a new bruja blanca needs to be chosen due to the passing of an old one, a new bruja is chosen by the spirits of the underworld to take over the mantel of bruja blanca with a vision: this is said to happen at random, as brujas in the past have ranged from the poorest farmer to the wealthiest noble.

❀ THE STORY

Their parents suddenly go missing and now a rumor that the previous bruja blanca of Diatos has been dead for 2 years, what else could go wrong? Well, your character who has never been able to even feel spirits now finds themselves supposedly the new bruja blanca. So they do what everyone would do under stress, follow a cute stray animal only to find themselves surrounded the next second by what look like skull people. Normal right???

Enemies at every turn and with the stress of leadership, will they succeed in finding their parents, having to deal with discoveries of their past that will try them, figuring out how to bring back spirits from the dead, and unlocking their spiritual capabilities? Or will they lead their small island to its end and fall to literal ghosts that will haunt them?

❀ CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION

At the beginning of the story, you’ll have the opportunity to customize your mc’s name, pronouns, sexual orientation, and their alebrije. You can also customize many parts of your mc’s appearance: hair color, hair texture, hairstyle, skin color, height, and the choice of having a mix of mental and/or physical disabilities are all up to you and will be reflected in the story as well.

Their ethnicity and culture are locked in as Hispanic/Latin American. That means the mc is also locked in as a person of color, as is in line with the setting - their specific race is up to the player to imagine.

As for your mc’s personality, there are twelve different character traits in total, six of which will be decided based on the choices you make in-game. This will in turn change your mc’s behavior during the story and romantic scenes.

❀ THE LOVE INTERESTS

Depending on what your mc's sexual orientation is, the gender of the love interests will change accordingly to match that. There are four of them in total, and regardless of their gender, their titles are as follows: the Spirit guide, the Eagle Warrior, the Jaguar warrior, and the Mercenary, as depicted in the character art above. Each love interest will have its own route which you will get to choose from at the end of the common route.

Would you like to know more about the story, the setting, or the love interests? Check out the links below!

❀ PLAY THE GAME ❀ THE LOVE INTERESTS ❀ THE STORY AND SETTING ❀ KO-FI ❀ PINTEREST ❀ PLAYLIST (TBA) ❀