#rivulets of red

[rivulets-of-red]

Rivulets of Red is an upcoming 18+ Dark Fantasy/Romance IF that may not be suitable to some readers. As it has dark themes— such as references to possession, torture, death, and war— and depictions of sexual themes, profanity, alcohol consumption, and drug abuse.

You were a simple stablehand before The Great War started. Nothing more than a blip on the radar to most— less than a speck of dirt on the bottom of well worn boots to others— but that didn’t stop you from dreaming of what could be. You just never expected how much you’d wish to go back to the life of anonymity; before the fame, before the war, before the nightmares.

Blood now stained your hands a dark crimson; forever there no matter how much you may scrub them clean. The memories of glassy eyes forever ingrained into your mind.

Coming back home, to your homeland, after such a change would be hard. Adjusting to the past and present meeting once more even more so. All you could hope was that everything would become easier in time.

Until you hear a dark whisper within your mind.

Baseline Synopsis: You’re one of the few survivors of The Great War when in regards to the Front Line. Returning home to your country, Elyria, is something you’ve wanted for quite some time, but it’s much harder to acclimate than you had believed it would be. Coupled with the growing knowledge that you were returning wrong…It’ll certainly be a joyous homecoming. Will you be able to figure out what’s wrong with you before it’s too late?

Features:

Customizable: Name, gender (male, female, or non-binary), and appearance.

Was your MC a warrior? In ranged combat? In melee? Or were they a medic? You decide.

Romance 1 of 3 options.

Figure out who, or what, the voice in your head is and what it wants with you.

DEMO LINK (TBA)

Revan (M/F/NB) — The Heir

They’re ruthless to all the people that dare oppose Elyria. With a stoic mask that no one could ever hope to read, a tendency to cut deeper than any blade with their words alone, and a propensity for bloodshed; Revan was exactly the Heir their father— King Tylan— had wanted for Elyria.

Of course, Revan was also the only person to ever treat you like an actual human within the castle. Even when you had been warned to stay away from the unstoppable force that was the Crown Heir, you couldn’t help but be caught in the brilliant light that was their spirit.

They are tall (6’5”/1.95 m) with dark black hair, signature of the Raven House, with ice green eyes. Pale skin offset by the dark clothing that adorns their muscular physique. Revan is 28.

Seren (M/F/NB) — The Warrior

A survivor like yourself, but the haunted look in their eyes tell any that look upon them that they had been in the domain of Hell for much longer than you. Seren isn’t a person you’d normally be close with, but you can’t say that you mind having them by your side. Loyal to a fault, without rhyme or reason, Seren would gladly take an arrow for you without thinking twice.

You’re not sure if you’ll ever learn why Seren had been conscripted into the Army, but all you do know is that it probably has something to do with the scars that littered their body.

They are of medium height (5’8”/1.72 m) with dark bronze skin and shimmering hazel eyes. Auburn hair falls around their face in a mess of curls— usually pulled back— and their deceptively strong body is hidden behind simple tunics. Seren is 26.

Auryn (M/F/NB) — The Old Flame

If things had been different— if you hadn’t left when and how you did— you would probably be married to the gentle soul that was the Spy Master’s child. Auryn had been in your life ever since you both were children; after they had stumbled into the stable looking for a quiet place to read.

It seems the years, while being kind in terms of their elegance and beauty, have caused them to close off the world of wonder they used to speak of. A guarded, almost jaded, look etched within their gaze.

They are tall (5’11”/1.8 m) with olive toned skin and sapphire blue eyes. Honey blonde hair is lighter than you remember, but just as beautiful. Their lithe form hidden behind various cloaks and robes. Auryn is 27.

#rivulets of red #concept idea #no demo #interactive fiction #interactive novel #high fantasy #dark fantasy #romance

[copepods]

some fellas and their dogs (transparents under cut)

#rain world #looks to the moon #no significant harassment #seven red suns #five pebbles #sliver of straw #rw artificer #rw saint #rw spearmaster #rw rivulet #rw hunter #art #fish makes art

[linterteatime]

Love these robots with existencial crisis and their weird looking cats that aren't actually cats but rather slugcats

#rain world #rain world downpour #five pebbles #artificer #looks to the moon #rivulet #hunter #spearmaster #seven red suns #no significant harassment #rw fp #rw lttm #rw srs #rw nsh #fanart #my art #The eppy... #anyway here is some more rainworld art because I have been playing it a lot lately #very good game I like it #specially when I get stuck dying again and again and again and-

[flickering-nightfall]

Some iterator and slugcat interactions of... varying happiness...

#these were made for speedpaints which i will post... soonish... maybe a day or two #rain world #you know what? i'll tag everyone this time #rw wanderer #seven red suns #rw spearmaster #looks to the moon #rw rivulet #five pebbles #rw saint #no significant harassment #rw hunter #rw spoilers #dp spoilers #saint spoilers #flickerdoodles #art #group pic

[twigs-sprigs]

misc rw doodles from my sketchook

i dont usually post sketchbook stuff but i thought hey why not i kinda like some of these

theyre a bit messy but ah its fine

#rain world #rw #rw five pebbles #five pebbles #rw moon #rw lttm #looks to the moon #rw looks to the moon #rw nsh #rw no significant harassment #no significant harassment #rw srs #rw seven red suns #seven red suns #rw artificer #rw rivulet #rw hunter #rw spearmaster #rw lilypad #rw lilypadshipping #rw lttm x nsh #i ship them so hard my god #rw lizard #rw nightcat #rain world nightcat #nightcat #the watcher #rw the watcher

[silkysong]

theres only 2 size of slugcats and thats bebe and LARGE

#did it for the sillies and to warm up <3 #rain world #no significant harassment #five pebbles #looks to the moon #seven red suns #rw hunter #rw artificer #rw rivulet #rw spearmaster #whew. so many tags #my art

[conemoth]

i think he lovs pebbsi n wet mouse

#rain world #rain world downpour #art #rw fanart #rw #rainworld #rw rivulet #rw nsh #rw looks to the moon #rw lttm #rw seven red suns #rw sliver of straw #rw five pebbles

[forrksie]

Happy 7th Anniversary, RAIN WORLD!

We have been doing Spearmaster campaign recently and started to understand the depth behind Iterators' lore and... just had to make them🥲 (NSH to come soon!)

We are so hoping you guys like them🥲

Added them to our shop (made to order) if anyone wants their own Iterator 🥲

#rw #rain world #iterator #iterators #looks to the moon #5p #five pebbles #srs #seven red suns #rain world vanilla #rain world downpour #slugcats #spearmaster #artificer #rivulet #rw art month #rain world anniversary

[cheeki-tails]

RAIN WORLD ART MONTH: DAY #28 - RW 7 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

#my art #rain world #rainworld #rain world downpour #rainworld downpour #rw downpour #rw nightcat #rw watcher #rw spearmaster #spearmaster rw #rw artificer #artificer rw #rw hunter #hunter rw #rw gourmand #gourmand rw #rw survivor #survivor rw #rw rivulet #rivulet rw #rw saint #saint rw #rw five pebbles #rw looks to the moon #rw moon #rw nsh #rw no significant harassment #rw srs #rw seven red suns #five pebbles

[bombabo0]

Two types of rain world artists

#rain world downpour #rain world #rw looks to the moon #rw no significant harassment #rw five pebbles #rw seven red suns #rw rivulet #rw hunter #rw artificer #rw spearmaster #Oof so many tags #bo0art

[mewguca]

my (very late) anniversary fanart

#rain world #rain world fanart #rw art month #sliver of straw #looks to the moon #five pebbles #no significant harassment #seven red suns #rw monk #rw survivor #rw hunter #rw artificer #rw rivulet #egg art #rw gourmand #rw saint #rw spearmaster #eggmoon creations #lunart

[rivulets-of-red]

Can we still ask you questions?

You can ask me anything you’d like to!

#rivulets of red #anonymous #asks #ask

[pocket-goat]

with all the Horrors these guys experience on the daily, i think a beach episode is in order.

#rain world #rain world fanart #rain world art #rain world five pebbles #five pebbles #rain world moon #looks to the moon #rain world looks to the moon #rain world seven red suns #seven red suns #rain world no significant harassment #no significant harassment #rain world hunter #rain world spearmaster #rain world artificer #rain world rivulet #rain world survivor #rain world monk #rain world gourmand #rain world saint #rain world slugcat #slugcat #iterator #toby draws rainworld #fanart

[exo-dus404]

AU! Suns, Moon and Rivulet!

All by Aballcat

#rain world #project triple affirmation #三重肯定au #rainworld fanart #rw iterator #rainworld iterator #rw au #rain world au #looks to the moon #rw looks to the moon #seven red suns #rw seven red suns #rw ocs #rw rivulet

[angstmachine-rw]

Can I talk about this image from Rivulet's ending for a second?

(edited to add a break because the post is very Long TM)

If Five Pebbles knows that you are delivering the Rarefaction Cell, Moon pulls this message up alongside the dialogue;

"I cannot run away from my mistakes forever; Please understand." Five Pebbles, what have you done… I've been given so much already, and now you've given all you had left.

Based off of Moon's dialogue, this seems to be an inbox of some sort. We can assume that the orange symbol is basically Five Pebbles' profile picture. Which would mean that the pictures to the side are unread messages from other iterators, some more clear than others.

Based on what we know of other iterators, it is probably safe to assume that the green diamonds are No Significant Harassment, while the red sun is, well, Seven Red Suns. We also see that Pebbles' message got greyed out when Moon opened it. Now, this is all well and good for understanding another aspect of how iterator communication works, that being that they can basically send emails to each other. However, that brings up a few questions; one, who the hell is this blue iterator?

This iterator's symbol is a bit different from the rest, seeming to have the third and fourth karma symbol in their profile picture, alongside a diamond in between. There are three possibilities in my mind. I'll go from most likely to least likely:

This is Chasing/Grey Wind, trying to check up on Moon before or after her collapse. This would make sense, based on their dialogue in the pearls.

This is Unparalleled Innocence. Despite being a jerk to Pebbles, perhaps they checked on Moon at some point.

This is Looks to the Moon, sending a message to herself, perhaps in hopes of using the inbox as a secondary form of memory if she is able to access it. The inbox has at least lasted all this time, for as long as the broadcast networks have been down.

My second question would be; what is the content of the messages from Sig and Suns? I believe that, for Sig's messages, they're the broadcasts that we see him send to Moon before her collapse. However, they could also be Sig's attempts to get the slag reset keys to her without needing his messenger to do it.

As for Suns, they could be apologizing to Moon for what had happened. After all, they were indirectly responsible for her collapse.

I suppose my ultimate takeaway from all of this is; I like getting a glimpse at what iterators can do, and how they interface with each other and the world. I also enjoy speculating about trivial things, lol.

Anyways, thank you for reading my ramblings. It means a lot. Now, though, I must return to my work (aka calculus homework :P). Have a good night y'all!

#rain world #rw spoilers #rw downpour #rw downpour spoilers #rw rivulet spoilers #five pebbles #looks to the moon #seven red suns #no significant harassment #rw iterator #ramblings #speculation

[altitudeofalcatraz]

They are watching a movie  ☆  

#rainworld #rain world #rainworld downpour #looks to the moon #five pebbles #no significant harassment #seven red suns #sliver of straw #rainworld survivor #rainworld monk #rainworld hunter #rainworld gourmand #rainworld artificer #rainworld rivulet #rainworld spearmaster #rainworld saint #art #altitudes art #someone told me to draw them watching a move so i obliged #i meant to post more but i got like. . . heavy fixated on something and just forgot to draw #..oops??? hopefully i'll start posting more regularly again