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Hi.

- The name of the project has changed from "LINUS" to "LINUS: The Forgotten Days". This change came about because I got sick of the game's title being auto-corrected to "LINUX" in google searches.

- I am still working on Chapter I. Recently I've been focusing on some scenes that hint at the strained relationship between Leigh and his father Teign. I'm trying to convey how a seismic change like the dissolution of a mother and father's relationship would affect a child.

- I've decided to post more information concerning the world's lore in future updates. I did have a tab for lore some time ago, but the story has changed a bit since then so I decided to remove it. Hopefully the upcoming entries will give everyone a bit more info on the history of this world.

- I am done writing the history of the religious state of Galbraia and am happy with what I came up with. The following is just a bit of a preview.


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Galbraia is a small, secluded nation that was once a part of Lorimaris, the crown state of the empire. It is ruled by the priests of House Galbraith, a dynasty founded centuries ago by a second son of House Lunet, the empire's ruling family.

Galbraia exists on the western edge of the continent Erebis-- on a long, narrow stretch of land that juts out into the storm-wounded sea. The lands of House Galbraith are a darkened frontier scarred by deadly storms where few human settlements can survive. Their seat is a secluded temple known as The Shrine at Land's End, which has stood on the precipice at the edge of the continent enduring gale and storm since before the time of the empire's founding. Their house words are "The Lightning Must Destroy," a phrase which reflects their belief that the Storm will eventually consume the world and all will be powerless to stop it.

House Galbraith and their flock are adherents to The Silent One, an all-powerful deity they believe exists hidden somewhere beyond the Storm. Their religion is a more extreme version of the one practiced by the rest of the Greylands. Most Greylanders live in awe of the Storm and spend their lives treating it with reverence, but Galbraians take this belief to an entirely different level.

Galbraians are a silent, ominous people and it is rare for them to be seen outside of their sacred homeland. They spend most of their lives worshiping the Storm and to this end they take part in rituals that other Greylanders consider strange and extreme. The most infamous example being a sacred practice known as The Sending, in which specific children, once reaching a certain age, are placed in a longship and cast off to sea where they journey to as close to the Storm as their ships allow before the boiling waves consume them. Most of the fated Galbraian children who are chosen for this rite consider it a high honour.


There is quite a bit more to House Galbraith which I'll cover in future updates to the world's lore, including their bloody history with House Lunet and House Milhaven, which is an aspect of the story which is pretty important.

Anyhow, that's all for now! Thanks for reading!

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Galbraith? ;) Not inspired by JK's alternate pen-name, eh? XD I wonder if the prologue was referencing the 'lightning-worshiping *censored word* and if it could refer to the people from this particular House.
Funny you should mention that! I had decided on the name Galbraith before J.K Rowling got all weird with it. I did get a bit angry when she dredged the name back up to public consciousness though, since it's a name that was kind of obscure before. >_<

About the "lightning-worshiping censored-word" line-- Konstantin was referring to Greylanders in general, since most can be considered to be "lightning worshipers". Greylanders practice a more relaxed version of the "Storm religion", while the people of Galbraia are more serious in their beliefs. It's not really a good comparison, but I liken most Greylanders to be akin to certain American Jewish folks who only have a passing connection to Judaism (as in, they follow the religion but don't go to temple or read the Torah every day), while Galbraians are like actual Israelis. Weirdly enough, I gave most of the Galbraian characters Israeli names (Akiva being a good example). :p





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