Plot: A young man named Josh is invited to save and possibly marry the princess of a far away kingdom, which I call by default, Grand Kingdom. Basically he has to save this damsel in distress from a tall tower in the woods. What he doesn't know is that two other men were also invited to save the princess, both of the other men are from other distant, rivaling kingdoms, also called by default, the Light Kingdom and the Dark Kingdom. The invitation turns out to be a diversion to get these men to court with the princess!
Now Josh and the other two men, Noir and Blanc, will have to stay in the tower serving as the romanceable interests to the princess. But the princess doesn't turn out to be what the men expected her to be. What is the reason for this "arrangement" in the tower, and what secrets lie ahead when Josh is finally released from tower?
(This is the summary for Part 1 of my vn, as for summary of the whole game would be "A young man who get caught up in a war.")
Setting: There are four small kingdoms ruled by only three kings, the fourth kingdom ceased to be a kingdom and became a town, where Josh, the main character is from. (The names of the Kingdoms are so general, it's kind of funny, so I plan to change them if I manage to think up a better name for each kingdom.)Grand Kingdom: People who were born in Grand kingdom tend to have blonde hair and light to tan skin. It is a new kingdom that was born from the oldest kingdom, the Kingdom that the main character is from. This kingdom is surrounded with trees and has a moat surrounding its city. The princess is from this kingdom.
Light Kingdom: People who were born in the Light Kingdom tend to have light hair and dark skin, tanned from the hot sun (mostly the reason why it's called Light). The Light Kingdom are eternal rivals with the Dark Kingdom and the Light Kingdom is surrounded by a large desert.
Dark Kingdom: People who were born here have dark hair and very light skin, since the sun doesn't reach the area. Surrounded by high mountains in the cold north, this kingdom is often shrouded in fog. Also eternal rivals with the Light Kingdom.
Last but not least, Olden Town, the remaining of the oldest Kingdom. This is where Josh is born, his uncle is the mayor. People here often have shades of brown hair and lightly tanned skin, mostly b/c of farm work. This town is covered by a large pretty meadow.
Characters:
Josh
Age: 19
Bio: A pushover, which becomes the reason why he gets dragged into the tower fiasco. He is not comfortable with people, but tries his best to socialize for the sake of socializing. Wields a pistol and probably wants to look like a cowboy.
Anastasia
Age:21
Bio: The older sister of Anthony and a runaway princess of the Grand Kingdom. She is the princess that resides in the tower.
She is also recently married and very much a minor character. But I say no further or I would spoil the story.
Anthony
Age:20
Bio: Prince of Grand Kingdom. He acts like a player and loves women. Also loves to prank. Battles hand to hand combat and skillful in charm magic.
Blanc
Age:21
Bio: Prince of Light Kingdom. Seems nice and smiles a lot, seems suspicious...Wields a sword.
Noir
Age:21
Bio: Prince of Dark Kingdom. Stern and very blunt on insults, tries to be sarcastic. Wields black magic.
Victoria
Age:19
Bio: A woman mercenary of the Light Kingdom and Childhood friends with Blanc. She is cheerful and likes helping people, often beating up the bad guys. Wields a spear and staff.
Grace
Age:24
Bio: A fallen noble's daughter of the Grand Kingdom. Works as a waitress in a popular cafe in the city. She is sensitive about her age, despite her height and looks. She is very independent and often lectures about wisdom that comes when growing old. She used to be Anthony's fiance.
Trixie
Age:21
Bio: A cunning merchant of the Dark Kingdom. Scheming when it comes to her job and has a potion shop in the city. Childhood rivals with Noir and likes to tease him about him trying to come up with sarcastic remarks.
Gameplay
It's going to be a regular visual novel, but I plan to have a exploration function that allows the player to explore the city and kingdom, so there will be a lot of imagemaps. The paths are split into four paths, each per kingdom and two love interests for three of the paths. I plan to include three endings for each four paths or something like that, I will change it as I go along.
Though I have a full grasp of my story, I'm still skeptical about how far or percentage I have reached. I would like feedback on my project, since I'm really nervous about how the premise is viewed by other people.
