Maids & Masters (& Promotional Material)

First, some news for v0.12. Since Act 2 is going to be a bit less linear, I've decided to commit to the idea of having Patrons vote for which segment gets developed next. To give you an idea of what these segments will be, we have four options:

 

Option 1 goes into Jack's past. Wait, Jack? Yes, Jack. The sculptor Butler hiding out in Cumhaill. This will be a bit of a murder mystery, with you arriving shortly after a succession crisis has been resolved, leaving this particular Estate (and the attached Folk village) in turmoil. It'll be up to you to figure out exactly what happened to secure this potential ally's place in his Estate - good practice for when you start investigating the murder of your own parents.

Option 2 digs into Ella's past. Her first Master is someone who has perfected the art of convincing Folk to sign their lives away to be Servants, treating the nearby village he built as less of a village and more of a puppy mill, leaving him a little too much autonomy to indulge in the very worst that hubris and hedonism has to offer. This will be less about making friends and more about destabilizing him without making it too obvious, lest your own reputation suffer.

Option 3... also digs into Ella's past. Yes, I know, but she's been through a lot, okay? Give the girl a break. This Master trained Ella, along with a surprising number of Commorance's other Maids. If Servants have ever felt like hollow shells just going through the motions of being polite, that's probably because of this guy. He's been doing this since the war with the fallen Queen, when he was training soldiers - for both sides. Expect this one to be fairly combat heavy unless you're very careful... or find something to use against him.

Option 4 looks more into Commorance's history and economy, and will be a little lighter in tone. Explore a vineyard, sample some wine, maybe get drunk and sample a few other things, learn how the political climate has shifted as Commorance recovered from the war, and gain some insight into the status quo. You'll still need to be careful, though. Just because someone is friendly doesn't mean they have any intention of being your friend.

And now, the promo material! These were built as forum signatures for people to use to help spread the love (or just show off their affection for their favorite Maid), but I figure they'd be fun to share for anyone to share on any other forums this sort of thing is allowed on. And if you want something a little spicier - a few variants are available on the Discord server. If you want in there, you can get access (as well as vote on the upcoming poll for the options above) by becoming a Patron.