Velantis. City of mages, city of fools, and the beating heart of the Arathian Empire.

Situated on the coast of the Lotharic Sea, Velantis is a labyrinthine metropolis spanning the entirety of the peninsula it is built upon. It is one of the oldest cities in the known world, surviving both natural and supernatural disasters, countless wars, and the ever-changing hand of modern politics. It is an ancient place and rife with the stink of magic.

WAYFARER, EPISODE 1

THE GAME

The continent of Rhesainia is a dangerous place of ancient magic, treacherous politics and ferocious monsters. Regardless of their origin, magic is sacred to all across the known world. To some, magic is a gift. To others, it is a commodity. To many, magic is the path to ascendancy. Central to all life, magic is a power that can be conjured and controlled by all, with one exception: the Wayfarers.

Marked by a complete immunity to magic, Wayfarers travel the world, breaking curses, hunting monsters, and fighting magic when it spins out of control. Their Order, once a powerful presence in the world, is broken, leaving behind only a handful of warriors still bound by their creed.

You are a Wayfarer. When your mercenary work backs you into a corner, you take the only option available and accept a contract: to travel to the city of Velantis and steal an ancient artifact said to be blessed by the Gods. Simple, right?

But Velantis holds more than you bargained for. Gathering a ragtag party of malcontents and renegades from across the city, you must navigate enemy factions, meddling guilds, and escalating political tensions. Your choices will ultimately determine the city's fate -- and the fate of every person who lives there.

FEATURES

A Custom Protagonist

Name (defaults are provided)

Gender (male, female, and nonbinary options)

Pronouns (choose from a pre-set or make your own pronoun set)

Ancestry (choose from 5 fantasy species)

Origin (choose from 6 different backgrounds)

Appearance (complexion, hair, eye colour, height, tattoos & scars)

Aliases & Nickname

An Emphasis on Player Choice

Multiple solutions to situations, encounters and fights

Ally with or become an opponent of 6 different factions

Support your companions or choose to betray them later

An Exploration feature and a non-linear approach to chapter progression

Multiple endings that change depending on your choices, your successes and your failures

An Element of Risk

Dice rolls incorporated into skill checks

Risk vs reward for every choice

Failure has consquences and leads to alternative results

Timed choices on key decisions, with alternative results if time runs out or if the player chooses to abstain (this feature can be turned off)

Discover Friendship & Romance

Deepen your relationship with a cast of 7 companions

An approval system that tracks your companions' level of trust, friendship and romance

Optional romances, some within the core cast of companions, some outside the core cast

Romances include a range of straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual and asexual characters, alongside monogamous and polyamorous options/li>

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

Wayfarer started as a passion project in 2019. It is inspired by many things, including Dragon Age, The Witcher 3, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, Avatar: the Last Airbender, books by Brandon Sanderson and S.A. Chakraborty, a light helping of D&D (RIP my first campaign), and an overwhelming love of all things fantasy.

It has undergone several different conceptualizations and drafts since then, launching an early-access public build in November 2020. Episode 1 officially released on September 9, 2021 and the game is now in full development.

Full time development is made possible through Patreon. The current build of the game would not exist without their generous support. If you'd like to support the game and have the means to do so, please check out patreon.com/idrellegames to get involved in the development process.

IDRELLE GAMES

Anna M. (she/they)

Hiya! I'm a playwright and writer. I've spent most of my professional career in the Canadian theatre industry, which isn't as dull as I make it sound (let me tell you about the time we nearly got in trouble for running fight choreography in a public park during a fringe festival). The vast majority of my plays are historical fiction, and I've spent a lot of time writing about queer characters—and pirates!

I've always wanted to create an original fantasy world and story, so here I am. With Wayfarer, I wanted to write an interactive story where player choice changes how the characters, their relationships with one another, and how the story unfolds.

Wayfarer is very near and dear to my heart. Thank you for checking it out, and I'm so excited to share its development with you!