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Sticking out your gyat for the rizzy You're so skibidi You're so Fanum Tax

sso players: *has made up an oc with a backstory and characteristics and relations and depth*

me: it me on a horse

catherine’s memories-thoughts

spoilers below the cut for catherine’s memories

so i was both happy and a little underwhelmed by the ending. I did like that justin came along for the last memory, because it added a nice touch into the narrative. i’m probably going to make a full length post soon elaborating, but I thought the conclusion of this story was beautiful, with some story elements a touch out of left field.

however, I do have an issue with one thing. i didn’t like the whole “everyone’s special and can conduct Aideen” angle they went for. The message is great out of game, but game-wise, it seems odd. @writingonjorvik made a good point, in that this reveal takes away the mc’s uniqueness amongst NPCs. there isn’t really a reason why we are the mc, since NPC’s can also accomplish what we can.  like, i think this angle would work in a medium(movie, TV) that wasn’t so interactive, but i digress. 

i do think that catherine has a limited understanding of Aideen, however. in the southern harvest counties memory, we see Evergray perform magic to draw out Aideen. this doesn’t work, and we see Catherine’s horse Nemo disappear into the light of Aideen, breaking their bond. It seems to be implied that Catherine also went too close, as she disappeared briefly. since Aideen had the bond between horse and rider, and Catherine lost that, I think her understanding of Aideen shattered. Since she got too close to both light and darkness, she only sees the parts of Aideen, not herself as Aideen. this is also sort of based on @writingonjorvik‘s post about Aideen’s gift, as I liked Amelia’s thoughts on catherine’s incomplete understanding of Aideen. I highly recommend you read the post, which I will link at the end.

overall, I thought the ending was great. I did like the implication at the end that the previous incarnations of Aideen are all in the light of Aideen, along with catherine. I still have some questions, but overall, I thought the ending fit.

WOJ’s post: https://writingonjorvik.tumblr.com/post/617462048371179520/can-we-discuss-aideens-gift

✨ The light of Aideen ✨

thank you for all your hard work! have fun on your vacation!

It’s been fun...

Friday the 7th of May marked my 4.5 year anniversary at Star Stable, and my last day as an employee at Star Stable Entertainment.

Being with Star Stable, I’ve learned a lot about communication, project management, data analysis, and truly “grokking” your work, from tools, to colleagues, to end user (that’s you reading this, probably! Yes, you! You are awesome!)

It’s been quite a journey, and one that I’m glad to say that I’ve shared that journey with an awesome fanbase.

While this means I am not qualified to answer any questions on behalf of SSE anymore, I can say that I’ve grown fond of the entire world of Jorvik, so I’ll certainly be sticking around as a fan. Mostly to just make silly memes, or post theories without the fear that they will be regarded as canon.

I know that I’m leaving the future development in the game in some very capable hands, as several colleagues that I’ve worked with – including @Jorvegian-Chronicler – will carry the game forwards to greater heights. I’m proud of many of my contributions to the game, but not a single one of them have been accomplished alone. Game development is a complex effort, and the lone developer is almost entirely a myth.

Still, I am aware rumors tend to grow in communities when certain creators leave, partly because it’s easier to look for a simple reason to blame because structural issues are complex, and partly because when there isn’t enough information people tend to assume the worst. This one time, an animator announced that he quit, and we had to deal with people perpetrating the rumor that we didn’t have animators for years after that. (That was never true.) Problems tend to spawn from structural reasons rather than individuals.

Anyhow, that’s why I want to make it clear that while there has certainly been merited discourse towards SSE in the community lately, that is not why I am leaving. In January, Sumo Leamington approached me with an amazing job offer – something I cannot talk about due to NDAs - but just hearing about it made me realize how much I wanted to work on that project. A few months of interviews with Sumo proceeded to give me a great impression of the company and their culture, and when they confirmed that they would hire me if I was interested, I realized that this was the time to move on towards new adventures!

At the end of May, I’m incredibly excited to join Sumo Leamington, but for now I’m going on vacation for a bit.

This is Sorceress Feraly, hanging up my Game Master hat for now! Now to draw some Mayalex or something!

P.S. As things are usually worked on quite far ahead from reaching their release, the final things I have been working on have not been released yet and will not be for quite a while – so I’ll look forward to the future releases so I can talk about it.

the old pictures are a little purple tinted because i took them in the secret druid circle but. boys comparison

headcanon that Aideen is really good at dancing and can/will fight you on it