The Stories of your People, The Myths of your Land
As we have alluded to previously, the gods and spirits of Alba are fictional – drawn from our imaginations and our research into the commonalities of faith amongst early peoples – but the faith of the Albanni in their gods,…
A youthful mistake
They had been sat in quiet contemplation since the sun went down. In silence the fire light cast dancing shadows on the painted hides adorning the walls of the Shaman’s hut. The young hunter, their head hung low had not…
Game Design and intent 1
The design process of Alba is ongoing – here is the first of a series of blogs in which we will discuss some of the design and the intent of the design. To begin with it is broad brush-strokes, with…
The Watcher in the Marsh
The trek across the dank and misty marshes had been bad enough; the Watcher in the Marsh lived a long way from the village – from any civilised people – and only those who were bold, who were in need,…
The Fate of Naburn
The fire was warm, but it was the light that drew the villagers to it on this mild, moonless night. A feast had welcomed home the warriors; meat for all and the first of the sun-ripened crop had been ready…
Tales of Heroes’ Youth
As we said last week, we’ve primarily been asked two questions – “Is this Odyssey 2” – which we answered last week, and “What is Alba“, which, hopefully, this post will go some way toward answering. We are exceptionally fortunate…
Lucan of Brennan
And so it came to pass that Lucan of Brennan came to the village, and behind them walked a Keeper.
