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DEMO UPDATE IS LIVE!!!

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MEET MODI AT THE PIER! FREAK OUT IN A COFFEE SHOP! FREAK OUT OUTSIDE OF A COFFEE SHOP! FREAK OUT AT WORK! THINK ABOUT EATING PEOPLE? MAYBE? THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER!

“It is a long story, and it does no credit to anyone: there is murder in it, and trickery, lies and foolishness, seduction and pursuit.  Listen."

- Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology

You are a human. A totally normal one.

Honestly.

You’re a human. You’re a bartender, which is a very normal job for a human to have, and when you walk down the winding streets of Akureyri you can blend seamlessly into any crowd of people which is, without question, only something that a human could do.

The fact that you came here two years ago with nothing but the clothing on your back doesn’t mean anything; you’re hardly northern Iceland’s first wayfaring soul. That you had no money to your name, no friends or family to speak of — that’s a fairly average human thing, too. And that little craving you have, that quiet urge to dig your teeth into any passing stranger’s throat? It's completely, entirely mundane.

It’s manageable. You’re managing.

Or you were, until someone — someone who's decidedly notas good at this human thing as you are — begins leaving a trail of dead bodies at your doorstep, and a trio of god-like siblings take a seat at your bar.

MAGNI THORSON .

No doubt the mightiest of his siblings, the eldest child of Thor is exactly the sort of person you would expect him to be: a giant (half-giant, in fact) asshole with a smoulder and a knife-sharp jawline to match. He’ll match your every word with a cocky grin and a joke that’s nowhere near as funny as he thinks, and he’ll look every inch the prince that he is all the while.

(Well, the prince that he was. Just don’t let him hear you say that.)

MODI THORSON .

For the supposed embodiment of his father’s wrath, the God of Thunder’s second son is surprisingly…not that. He’s no picnic, mind you — he’s broody, he’s secretive, and he's fucking intense, but that hardly equates to fury incarnate. You’re sure there’s something hiding under that moody surface; whether or not you want to uncover it is a different story entirely.

(Looks like even gods aren’t immune to middle-child syndrome. Who knew?)

THRÚD THORSDÓTTIR .

Valkyrie, seidhr,paragon of strength — with all of her mother’s best traits (and a few of her father’s worst), is it any wonder that Thor’s youngest child was also his favourite? Smarter than her half-brothers and more likeable by a longshot, you might find yourself forgetting how easily the fortune-telling goddess could break you in two. You might, but she’ll be happy to remind you if you do.

(Maybe a little too happy, in fact.)

KATLA B̶͍̏L̸̝͑O̵̟͠M̴̳̓Q̴̯̔V̵̺͆I̷̗͛S̵̠͒T̸̬̒ .

A fellow nomad and your coworker at Black Thunder, the first friend you made in Akureyri has remained your closest. Mischevious, magnetic, and often up to no small amount of trouble, there are times when you think you might know Katla better than you know yourself. You even know about her…well, you know that she…sorry, what were you talking about again?

(It's just that it’s nice, being close to someone who’s so very human.)

THE MARE .

There’s a voice in your head and a shadow in your dreams, and they’re telling you to run. You probably shouldn’t trust them.

(…Right?)

Customize your monster character. New life, new you! Choose your gender identity, change your name, cut your hair, and remember: if you’re starting to grow tired of running from your past, try on a new outfit and start running faster.

Play as one of three runway creatures from Norse mythology — a cunning keeper of the forest, a charming warden of the lake, or a formidable guardian of the mountains. Each has its quirks (would you prefer a hollowed-out tree for a back, or webbed fingers and forearms covered in scales?), but they all have two key things in common: they’ll killto protect their homes, and you’redefinitely not one of them.

Choose your own fate, out of the countless that are presented to you. Had oatmeal instead of skyr with your breakfast this morning? You might have just brought about Ragnarök 2.0. Nice one, asshole.

Multiple romance options, with each available to pursue regardless of your gender or background. Ever wanted to kiss a god under a starry sky? Now's your chance! Or maybe you’re through with immortal beings and desperate to ask the pretty server on a date? Go for it! She’s definitelya human too. Totally. You’d be able to tell if she wasn’t. Wouldn’t you?

Save the world — or don’t.It's your choice, and isn't that what true freedom is all about?

Folksaga is inspired by The Edda, Norse mythology, andTwin Peaks, with a bit of tweaking to the myths as needed for the sake of plot. MC backgrounds have been adjusted to fit for all players regardless of gender identity, and creative liberty has been taken with some smaller points for a smoother storytelling experience. All changes will be explained in an FAQ post (too be added in the links below ASAP!)

AS OF AUGUST 21 UPDATE: The current demo consists of the prologue (introductory lore + character creation), + chapter 1, about 70k words total.

I expect it to be somewhere in the range of 600,000 to 700,000 words, but this is subject to change (and likely will due to my propensity for rambling text. oops.).

I’ve written  short and long-form original fiction as well as a lot of fanfic (say hello @ pentaghastly on AO3, and @kendallroynsfw on tumblr!), but this is my first IF! Bugs and coding issues may appear in the demo; please let me know if any issues arise during your playthroughs.

Folksaga is a work in progress. I would love constructive feedback when the demo is posted, as well as any bugs or grammar issues to be brought to my attention if I've missed them :) I would also love patience, because I'm a full time health care worker who gets sleepy lots xoxo

A Swedish farmer named Sven Andersson was executed in 1691 for having intercourse with a mountain nymph, or bergsrå. I will neither confirm or deny if his Wikipedia article was the inspiration for this IF, except I will confirm it and it definitely was.

MC ORIGINS | RO INTROS | DEMO!!!!! | COG FORUMS | PATREON

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the covid is fading, and...THE FINISHED CHAPTER ONE DEMO IS LIVE!***

***on Patreon. sorry. love you all!

click the link in the title and/or below to become a patron, meet modi, and have a breakdown? or two? OR if you can't, play it when the demo goes public in ten days. no sweat. it's your call, baby!

#folksaga #folksaga-if #patreon update #demo update #if it's buggy it's the covid #not me. the covid. GOT IT.

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absolute dipshits: it’s 2023! covid is over!!!!! it doesn’t exist anymore lmao no one even gets it!

healthcare workers:

#and i was supposed to get stat pay tomorrow too 😭😭😭🥰 #WELL. lots of writing getting done this week i guess LMAO.

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I say this with nothing but love: You live in a slapstick cartoon (glad you're not seriously injured btw)

INCREDIBLE that you say this because i literally described it to my friends as “pulling a Buster Keaton” lmaoooo

(thanks ily)

#same goes to all who’ve reached out!!! thank u ily!!!! #injuries are common for me it ain’t a thing

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Folksaga’s Patreon is LIVE!

feat. dev blog #1, a roadmap for the month, and a few polls to start us off.

go forth and prosper (if you so choose and can afford to do so), loved ones ❤️

#tell me why this was scarier than posting the actual demo lmfao #folksaga-if

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#MAGNI THORSON #MAGNI MAGNI MAGNI #also: KATLA. #katla [folksaga]

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y'all.

ch1 part 2 is still coming ASAP but: spent 6 hours in the ER on this weekend after I fractured my elbow by closing a door on it. i WISH i was joking because that's an utterly absurd way to hurt yourself but alas, here we are.

eta because! IT'S A SUPER MINOR FRACTURE! just a wee baby. a hairline. i don't want to make it sound like my arm is shattered or anything it'll be totally fine, it's just so dumb! so dumb.

writing is a little bit slowed because elbow. ow. but i'm still trucking along!!!!!!! more in-depth update + patreon launch + timeline for the next week coming soon!

ily thanks for staying with me, busted 'bow and all xox

#it hurts SO BAD #i am a comedy of errors on god #and then this morning i hit the other one on my bedframe #not a fracture but :( ouch :(

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Folksaga MC; Anastasius

Author's Note: Boy's making me realize that most of my characters are some flavor of cottagecore....

Tags: @folksaga-if

Other MCs:

Eir | Fritz

Name: Anastasius █̨̛̥̖͉͓̤̥̭̣̬͚͍̞̮͔̫̬̯̏́͆̓͒̉̑ͬ͑̍͗ͨ͂ͣ́̚͟█̳͔̼͎͙̜̝̼͇̍͑ͯ̉́̊█̛̯̕█̡ͮ█̶̶̨̹̫͔̜͎̯̠͇̮̱̘̦̦͍̟̝̯̣͇̰̱̰̖͔͕̪̈́̾̐ͦ͐̌̃ͦ͊ͭ̀͛̆̂̎̈ͣ̿̈́̈̎̎̑͐ͣ̿͊̔̈̆̅ͫͧ̊̈̊͌̕̚͢͟͝͝͠█̴̵̶̢̢̨̛̤̭̘͎̯̖̦̣͇̻̺̳̫̟̮̲͍͖͈͖̺͚͙̻͈͇̦̜̯͙̱̟̈́ͮ͒̀͐͂̏́̂͒̋̒͛̇̽ͦ͐͑́͗̐̎̂͊̀ͬ̅̐̂̏̉ͯ̓̐̽̎ͬͮ̈̆͜͟͡͡͝█̸̷̵̸̸̢͈̻̺̘̠͖̫̜͕̥͙̤̯̰̱̤͉͖̖̱̲̩̙̯̱̜̼̼̯̣̺͉͑͑̑͌ͣͣ̈́̀͆͌͌̿̂̂ͨͫ̈́ͩ̋͋ͦ̓͐̊͋̽̆̑ͣ̿́̓́ͣ̕͜͢͜͝͡͡͡█̵͙͚͂̇ͪ͒̽͌͑͟█̸̙̠͓͔̗ͧͣ̒̀͋̈́̂_̨̪̗ͤͬ̑̏̈́͛Ι("Ahahah! Heya, I'm Anastasius! I'm so, so glad that I met you!!")

Alias: None ("Please don't call me Ana.....")

Gender + Pronouns: man + he/him

More About Him: Loud and out there, Anastasius is just happy to be here. He's excitable and overly friendly, like a puppy running up to every new person it meets. He's airheaded and bubbly, laughing at the dumbest things. He gets side tracked very easily and rarely feels shame or embarrassment.

Anastasius doesn't like being alone and yearns for any kind of lasting relationship he can get, even if it hurts him in the long run. He loves easily too, often falling victim to love-at-first-sight. Because of this he's gotten his heart broken over and over..... and still hands his heart to potential lovers on a gold encrusted platter. Truly a recipe for disaster.

Fun Facts;

Pinterest here

Playlist there

It was admittedly hard for me to differentiate Anastasius' style from Fritz at first, but I think I got there in the end.

OMFG I wanna include Anastasuis' height compared to Magni, it's hilarious! I love it so much. I'll put that at the very end.

Speaking of heights, Anastasius is 4'11 ft or 149 cm.

Anastasius is simple, personality-wise. For now, at least. I need time to develop him more.

He enjoys painting and hiking in his free time. He also still knows how to play his violin. He seems reluctant to play it, however.... ("NO! No! I, uhm, can't...... e-even if I do it'd be absolutely terrible! No one wants to hear me butcher a song!")

Loves flowers, specifically white daisies.

Here's the height comparisons; one with just Magni then one with everyone else.

#4’11!!!!! tiny legend!!!!! #these make me so happy pls keep it up & always tag me. love love love. #folksaga mcs

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Folksaga MC; Fritz

Author's Note; Anastasius' profile will probably be published tomorrow

Tags: @folksaga-if

Other MCs:

Eir | Anastasius

Name: Frederick █̶̷̢̤̪̞͔͉̹̭͕̩̺̮̘̖̲ͫͧͬ̇̔͒̊ͦͦ͂̂͐̽̔ͥ̑̅͐̕͘̚͢͡͠͞͝█̡̢̧̭̜͔̫̞̰͎̳͕̱̭̦͗́̿̀̑ͦ́̄̋̀̒̏̅ͣ̍̎͡█̷̶̷̶̢̨̮̬͔̹͙̞̙̘͖̥̼̼̹͕͖̻̥̩͙̳͇ͣ̀̉ͮ͒ͥ̎̾̑̔̋̄̂́ͯ̑̿ͩ̆̂̅̽̒ͤ͘͢͠█̵̴̴̸̸̢̦̟͓͈̫͕̙͈͇̼̹͔̘̘̟̞͎̝͔͇̪͛̀̋̄̏͐͂ͤ́̋̊̇́̈̋͗ͦ͟͟͢͠Ὶ̶̛̘̣̻͍͈̙̻̺̝̬͖͑̉͒̏̏̎͛́̉̌͜͢͝█̨̢̗͌̈́ͧΙ̡̧̝͇̗̋̔̀͗͋█̵̴̨̨͇͙͍̮͓̲͖̘̱͓̜̮͕̜̟̺̫̬̯̻̒̆̂ͪ͒͆̋ͪ̀̎͒̍̐͋ͥ̇̊͗͟͡͞͝Ι̶̴̴̨͍͖̟̗̱͍̙͇̩͍̮ͭ̽̽͑̉͊ͣͭ͘͜͟͜͜█̷̵̴̨̛̝͓̼̺̻͈̱͉̜͔̗͔͔̙͇͉̞͈̘̝̮̺̝͍̪̍̽ͣ̏ͥ̆̂͊̉̆ͩͫ̈́̆̀ͮ̉̅̽͒͝͝͞█̶̸̴̢̛̤̙̤͍̰̱͔̮̪̖̻̤͙͉̖̪̫̤ͬ̔͋̿̑̀ͤ͋ͯ̐̆͂ͥ̋̐̽̉ͩͬ̚͢͢͠█̢̟̬̰̫̤̳̖͚͕̔̂ͫͫ̓̂͡Ι̸̷̴̞͙̙͎͉̼̣̘̺̫̬̹̝̱͎̝̹̯͔͔̂ͣ͑̅̇ͩ͐́́ͯͣ̃ͧ̆̓ͣ̏̈̈́͊̈ͩͯ͊̈ͯ̅͘͟͜͠͞͞͞Ι̑́̔█̶̦̦̲͚̋́ͪ͗̿͑͌̔͊̈́ͯ́͘͟͝Ι̢̢͚̹̼̯̠͒ͤ̾ͤͣ̌ͨ͂͂͂̍́̌͟͠͠█̢̨̛̙͈̲̯̦̝̟̜̥̟̼͔̪͉̱̮̗͖̳̲̮̟̤̤ͤ͊͐͋ͮͩ͐̅̒́ͪ̆̏͆̀͊ͤ̀͐̕̕ ("Hey hey, buddy! What's up? Wanna talk?")

Alias: Fritz ("Yeah, just call me Fritz!")

Gender + Pronouns: man + he/him

More About Him: Frederick, or Fritz as he prefers to be called, is chaotic. Impulsive and quick to anger, he makes horrendous decisions on a daily basis. He fights like he'll die any second now. At the same time he's friendly, willing to talk to anyone about almost anything no matter how outlandish or crazy. He's quick to defend his loved ones, too. He's willing to do anything they ask, no matter what it is. He loves to poke and prod at people, provoking them to argue or even fight him.

When out in the wilderness, he becomes noticeably calmer. His impulsiveness takes a backseat in favor of him savoring the moments he has to take in the wildlife around him. He takes the time to actually think, out there. He's very protective of the environment; he will actively and very aggressively target people he sees littering or destroying the forests and wild places he loves so much. He almost treats it like a personal attack on him.....

One would think he hates the city, but that's not true. He loves exploring and walking the cities; it's the people he can't tolerate.

Fun Fact;

Pinterest here

Playlist there!

Loves cats. Cats don't love him back. He tries so hard to befriend any cat he encounters and it does not work out most of the time. ("Hey, friend! You're a lot friendlier than the other cats that live around here~! .....Oh, ow. I guess you're not, eheh...")

Speaking of cats, he's recently learned that those talking pet buttons exist and desperately wants to teach a cat how to use them. Will suggest them to Modi when he learns the other man has cats.

Fritz makes his own jewelry with things that he finds. Sometimes he'll give his pieces to his friends or loved ones. ("Hey Katla, here. I don't care if you hate it, just take it! If you don't I'll smuggle it into your bag!")

He also likes just walking around, exploring. He visits a lot of abandoned buildings, he thinks they're cool.

Fritz's height is 5'10 ft or 177 cm.

When he gets uncomfortable he tries to make jokes and laugh it off. It doesn't work out well most of the time.

Has a black cat plushie that's the size of his face. It's his prized possession. He doesn't even remember where he got it from, he just remembers waking up with it in his apartment one morning. He probably stole it--Lovingly named it Dinah.

The name he blurted out was Fritz, but later decided his "full name" is Frederick. H͉̾e̳͕̹ͤ͌͒͡ f̿e̥̅ͦ̔ͅȩ̏ͪl̵̢̫ͯs̵̭͛̀͊̿̚ t̷̎͗h͟a͉̥̝͌̓t̠̾ͩ͋͊ͣ į̵̡͙͚͓ͯt̙̍̅͌ ma̲͍̔̀͞͠k̦̝̑̑̉̔ͩe̥͈͚̻̿͐̊sͧ̄ h̠̓̄í̠̺͔m̗̳ͭ̇̂́ m̯̹͕̳̉ö̩́ͅr̳̟̞ͮ̔̑e͉̐ͮ͑͂͢ hu̿m̭a̾̔́n̘͋͋͘̕͟.̨̳̓̇̕

#dinah omg. love that for him. cutie pie. #folksaga mcs #🥰😍❤️

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WOAH. woah.

first, if you’re new here post-demo drop: hi! i’m Molly! hello!

to say that i’m overwhelmed by the response to this project would be a massive understatement. i’m absolutely blow away. since posting the demo i’ve received close to 400 new followers and countless messages, all of which i plan to get to within the next week! i can’t begin to thank you guys enough for your enthusiasm & support, and just for checking this project out in general.

with that, a week/two week roadmap!

i’m going to commission some official RO art! if you have any artists in mind (or you yourself are an artist) please hmu in the dms xoxo etc. i have started a Ko-fi specifically for this purpose, but please know that there is no obligation or expectation to donate! it’s appreciated, but not at all expected. the art will be coming either way :)

my goal is to have the remainder of chapter one up by the beginning of august. likely august 5ish for patreon subs (see below!) and for everyone else after. this is going to include the port route (aka. meeting goth cat king Modi), the coffee shop, and your first shift at Black Thunder! what could possibly go wrong!

the patreon will be up by august 1st! i want this to coincide with the release of the rest of chapter one. to be honest the patreon is ready to go now, but since the site charges people monthly i don’t want to charge anyone who subs now and then have them pay again in under two weeks. the link will be up when it’s ready to go!

i WILL be getting to messages asap! i see them, i love them, and since i can’t write as much for the next five days on account of being a Great Daughter who’s helping her parents move, i’m going to start answering all…100+ of them. omg. you guys are incredible.

i’m also going to be working on the FAQ page! that’s not as exciting. but it is a thing that’s happening so…there you go. tada! if there’s anything you’d like me to address in there please reply to this post and lmk!

i love you! that’s it that’s the end but first i’ll say it again: i love you. i love you. i really really do 🥰❤️

#author things #sjdogiowjzgj losing my mind you guys are the best #if i said i cried reading the comments and response…what about it.

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yes yes you’re very beautiful. Bewitching, even. AWFUL parking job, by the way

#katla [folksaga] #like. truly.

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Folksaga MC; Eir

Author's Note; Eir accidentally became very soft, I meant for them to be very sarcastic bordering on being a bitch but that changed lol. Also, at the time of writing this Fritz's profile is not ready to be published yet but you can look through his pinterest board-thing if you want.

Tags: @folksaga-if

Other MCs:

Anastasius | Fritz

Name: Eir █̵̸̡̢̛̛̯̣͉̣̺̝̰͕̦͙͍̞͓̯͈̯͕̫̀́̀̀͋̐ͪ̂͒͌͋̈̀ͨ̏̿̎̆̂͌̈͐̽̈ͣ̍̊̍̀͋̐͑̓͒ͫ͛̓̚͜͢͞͠█̵̵̸̢̢̨̧̢̡̛̲̜͉̰͎͚̫̼̙̮̙̼̖̳͙̩̜̩̥̝̺̅̃ͣ̒̃̿͐̒ͩ̌̒ͫ̈̒͆͗ͬ̑͆́̑̽̅̾ͦ́̿͊ͩ̏̃ͣ̚͠͠͡͞█͎̤ͯ́ͥ̿̐̂̈█̡̦͕̘̱͉̲͈̥͈̀̀͌̍̐̔̓̍͊̋̑ͧ̓̾̎̊ͦͬ͘͡█̨̧̩̜̹͙͎̭͉̯͂ͯ̈́ͬ̔ͭ̌͌ͥ̍͝█̛̼͓̎ͧ̽ͣͥ̂͋͡█̷̱̲͖̤̫͇̼̱̰̰̤͖̺̇̒̽̒̉̑́̈ͬ̑͜͟█̸̧̪̭̭͉̹̯͎̹ͣ͛̏̀͐̂̂͝͠͡█̵̶̶̨̢̧̛̫̳͇̥̖̩͉̟̩̗̫̩̹̳̮̯̤͚̝̯͚̻̠̣͙͙̥ͨ́́ͮͧͮ̃ͭ͛̐̆ͬ̍ͪ́̅̓̈̊̍̀̿̾̚͘͢͞█̴̶̢̡̦̘̼̫͈͙̟̱̭̬͉̠͇̳̝͚͚̜̲͙̫͖̹̪͚̱̞͇͓̟̓̈́̔̃ͯ̄̿̉̃̆̏͌͛ͨ̓ͦ̓̀̒͊ͯ͊̋̈̈ͭ̃́̌̆͆ͪͮ͒̇͑ͮ̈̏͊̀ͯͨ͘͘͟͟͟͞█̪̽͊█̶̸̡͔̣̲̰͚̺̮̹̳͙̟̺̞͉̝͚̤̭̳͕̣̠̭ͫ̆̎̐͋ͫ͋ͥͦ̔ͭ͊̾̂́̓̾̀̇̿ͨ̇͗͋͂̿͡͝█̬̪̖̠̹̠̔ͫ͊ ̷̧̙̟͑̓̄ͬͩ̊ ("Huh? Oh, hello. Sorry, didn't know you were trying to talk to me.")

Alias: None

Gender + Pronouns: Agender + They/them

More About Them: Eir is a quiet person. They don't speak much, preferring to listen to what's happening around them. When they do speak it's often blunt and scathing. Despite this, they're quite soft and care deeply for everyone around them. They're sensitive and cry easily. The kind of person to cry when angry, that won't stop them from verbally tearing you down physically too if you piss them off enough.

They can be stubborn with their decisions, rarely backing down from a fight; a trait they share with Fritz. And they are vain; they're very pretty and they know it. If Eir thinks it'll help them then they'll use it to their advantage. They're not above using their body, either. Why not flaunt what they've got?

Fun Facts;

Pinterest here

Playlist there! (Been a while since I did one of those)

They are so pink lmao

I named them after the norse goddess of healing, Eir. I thought it'd be funny and a bit ironic, considering they're uh.... them.

Their hobbies are baking and ballet. They used to make candy, but that has since evolved into baking. ("Here, I've made this for you. Hope you like it ♥")

They also collect things; any thing. Eir has a shelf full of random shit they've picked up. Keys, bottle caps, rocks, nails and screws, broken jewelry, trash; nothing is safe. If they think no one wants it, it's in their pockets. ("Ah, another piece for my collection!")

Really a kleptomaniac.

These characters don't have specific ROs that they'd romance; they're more made to explore their dynamic with said ROs.

Eir's height is 5'6.5 ft or 168 cm.

Loves their coffee, and it needs to be as sweet as possible. Eir drinks so much that they often get sick from it; it's the fucking sugar. ("Ugh, I need to stop adding so much crap to my coffee....")

All of their bark-y, woody bits are birch based. I really liked the idea of it, I thought it'd be a cool design choice.

#!!!!!! #this is so cool!!!! and you're so FAST omg #hi Eir! i love them! #folksaga mcs #seriously made my day wowwow

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NEW INTRO POST WITH DEMO LINK AHOYYYY!

fuck it. demo's going live asap

i say "fuck it" with this BECAUSE those 3 branching routes? yeah, i'm only happy with 2 of the 3 right now (ie. Magni & Thrúd), Modi's is going to take more editing and that'll take a couple more weeks at least. but i promised i would get it up this week and i want to hold true to that! i also have to go away for like 5 days this week to help my parents move, and that means i won't be getting as much work done as i would want to which would mean things would be delayed further and again: no broken promises.

BUT. mostly i just really need the feedback LMAO. the coding is very bulky and a huge pain to edit & clean up, and i know it'll be 10000x more difficult if i let it go on much longer. sorry to anyone who wanted their goth catboy waterfront meetcute, but i promise it'll be coming soon!

the demo will be 48k words, with about 15k per playthrough. i'll reshare a new post of the intro with the link as soon as its up!

[folksaga-if]

“It is a long story, and it does no credit to anyone: there is murder in it, and trickery, lies and foolishness, seduction and pursuit.  Listen."

- Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology

You are a human. A totally normal one.

Honestly.

You’re a human. You’re a bartender, which is a very normal job for a human to have, and when you walk down the winding streets of Akureyri you can blend seamlessly into any crowd of people which is, without question, only something that a human could do.

The fact that you came here two years ago with nothing but the clothing on your back doesn’t mean anything; you’re hardly northern Iceland’s first wayfaring soul. That you had no money to your name, no friends or family to speak of — that’s a fairly average human thing, too. And that little craving you have, that quiet urge to dig your teeth into any passing stranger’s throat? It's completely, entirely mundane.

It’s manageable. You’re managing.

Or you were, until someone — someone who's decidedly notas good at this human thing as you are — begins leaving a trail of dead bodies at your doorstep, and a trio of god-like siblings take a seat at your bar.

MAGNI THORSON .

No doubt the mightiest of his siblings, the eldest child of Thor is exactly the sort of person you would expect him to be: a giant (half-giant, in fact) asshole with a smoulder and a knife-sharp jawline to match. He’ll match your every word with a cocky grin and a joke that’s nowhere near as funny as he thinks, and he’ll look every inch the prince that he is all the while.

(Well, the prince that he was. Just don’t let him hear you say that.)

MODI THORSON .

For the supposed embodiment of his father’s wrath, the God of Thunder’s second son is surprisingly…not that. He’s no picnic, mind you — he’s broody, he’s secretive, and he's fucking intense, but that hardly equates to fury incarnate. You’re sure there’s something hiding under that moody surface; whether or not you want to uncover it is a different story entirely.

(Looks like even gods aren’t immune to middle-child syndrome. Who knew?)

THRÚD THORSDÓTTIR .

Valkyrie, seidhr,paragon of strength — with all of her mother’s best traits (and a few of her father’s worst), is it any wonder that Thor’s youngest child was also his favourite? Smarter than her half-brothers and more likeable by a longshot, you might find yourself forgetting how easily the fortune-telling goddess could break you in two. You might, but she’ll be happy to remind you if you do.

(Maybe a little too happy, in fact.)

KATLA B̶͍̏L̸̝͑O̵̟͠M̴̳̓Q̴̯̔V̵̺͆I̷̗͛S̵̠͒T̸̬̒ .

A fellow nomad and your coworker at Black Thunder, the first friend you made in Akureyri has remained your closest. Mischevious, magnetic, and often up to no small amount of trouble, there are times when you think you might know Katla better than you know yourself. You even know about her…well, you know that she…sorry, what were you talking about again?

(It's just that it’s nice, being close to someone who’s so very human.)

THE MARE .

There’s a voice in your head and a shadow in your dreams, and they’re telling you to run. You probably shouldn’t trust them.

(…Right?)

Customize your monster character. New life, new you! Choose your gender identity, change your name, cut your hair, and remember: if you’re starting to grow tired of running from your past, try on a new outfit and start running faster.

Play as one of three runway creatures from Norse mythology — a cunning keeper of the forest, a charming warden of the lake, or a formidable guardian of the mountains. Each has its quirks (would you prefer a hollowed-out tree for a back, or webbed fingers and forearms covered in scales?), but they all have two key things in common: they’ll killto protect their homes, and you’redefinitely not one of them.

Choose your own fate, out of the countless that are presented to you. Had oatmeal instead of skyr with your breakfast this morning? You might have just brought about Ragnarök 2.0. Nice one, asshole.

Multiple romance options, with each available to pursue regardless of your gender or background. Ever wanted to kiss a god under a starry sky? Now's your chance! Or maybe you’re through with immortal beings and desperate to ask the pretty server on a date? Go for it! She’s definitelya human too. Totally. You’d be able to tell if she wasn’t. Wouldn’t you?

Save the world — or don’t.It's your choice, and isn't that what true freedom is all about?

Folksaga is inspired by The Edda, Norse mythology, andTwin Peaks, with a bit of tweaking to the myths as needed for the sake of plot. MC backgrounds have been adjusted to fit for all players regardless of gender identity, and creative liberty has been taken with some smaller points for a smoother storytelling experience. All changes will be explained in an FAQ post (too be added in the links below ASAP!)

AS OF AUGUST 21 UPDATE: The current demo consists of the prologue (introductory lore + character creation), + chapter 1, about 70k words total.

I expect it to be somewhere in the range of 600,000 to 700,000 words, but this is subject to change (and likely will due to my propensity for rambling text. oops.).

I’ve written  short and long-form original fiction as well as a lot of fanfic (say hello @ pentaghastly on AO3, and @kendallroynsfw on tumblr!), but this is my first IF! Bugs and coding issues may appear in the demo; please let me know if any issues arise during your playthroughs.

Folksaga is a work in progress. I would love constructive feedback when the demo is posted, as well as any bugs or grammar issues to be brought to my attention if I've missed them :) I would also love patience, because I'm a full time health care worker who gets sleepy lots xoxo

A Swedish farmer named Sven Andersson was executed in 1691 for having intercourse with a mountain nymph, or bergsrå. I will neither confirm or deny if his Wikipedia article was the inspiration for this IF, except I will confirm it and it definitely was.

MC ORIGINS | RO INTROS | DEMO!!!!! | COG FORUMS | PATREON

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[folksaga-if]

fuck it. demo's going live asap

i say "fuck it" with this BECAUSE those 3 branching routes? yeah, i'm only happy with 2 of the 3 right now (ie. Magni & Thrúd), Modi's is going to take more editing and that'll take a couple more weeks at least. but i promised i would get it up this week and i want to hold true to that! i also have to go away for like 5 days this week to help my parents move, and that means i won't be getting as much work done as i would want to which would mean things would be delayed further and again: no broken promises.

BUT. mostly i just really need the feedback LMAO. the coding is very bulky and a huge pain to edit & clean up, and i know it'll be 10000x more difficult if i let it go on much longer. sorry to anyone who wanted their goth catboy waterfront meetcute, but i promise it'll be coming soon!

the demo will be 48k words, with about 15k per playthrough. i'll reshare a new post of the intro with the link as soon as its up!

#folksaga if #it's been a tough decision to make but fr i just can't go on without getting some feedback on it LOL #my brainpower for editing is Not With It

[folksaga-if]

Idk if it'll be an option to be taller than Magni in the game, but how would he react to an MC who is taller than him? Like, 7'2 tall 👀

well, mark him down as scared and horny.

it is an option to be at a height/taller than magni! the tallest height option for MC is 6'5" and up.

his feelings about it will depend on the MC's personality type, honestly: if they're more assertive/aggressive, he'll want to be stepped on. if they're a bit softer/more shy, he'll want to tease them relentlessly but mostly just think that it's the cutest thing imaginable.

shockingly, he won't actually have a problem with not being the tallest person in the room [insert "it's not the size that matters but what you do with it" type joke here]

#ty for the ask!!!!!!!!!! #magni thorson

[folksaga-if]

but to be clear decoding the message is NOT ESSENTIAL to the story. it's not something you have to worry about. i just like easter eggs and silly things and hidden messages and making things way more complicated than they need to be for everyone involved.

will u guys still love me...if a certain section of chapter one that you may or may not see...has morse code hidden in the text...? 🤕