The Sovereign's Ring
The Empress is dead. The Throne is free for the taking.
The Sovereign's Ring is an 18+ dark fantasy interactive fiction filled with drama and romance.
CONTENT WARNING: The Sovereign's Ring is intended for an 18+ audience. The Sovereign’s Ring contains disturbing/dark subject matter that is not for everyone, such as graphic depictions of violence, gore, death, trauma, sexism, racism, poverty, misogyny, sexual assault/violence, child abuse/grooming, suicide, depression, alcohol more.
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When the Empress dies without issue, you play as the youngest out of four possible successors to the throne.
Civil war is on the horizon. The other successors will stake their claim- but you’re the one who’s in possession of the Imperial Signet Ring, the sole symbol of the Sovereign’s authority and a relic of great mystery.
Choose your loyalties. Build relationships- or don’t. Tear them apart. Sabotage your rivals and pave the path to the throne for yourself. The choice is yours to make.
There are no right or wrong choices- only consequences.
✦ Choose the heir you wish to be, customize your name, gender, sex, sexual orientation and appearance.
✦ Choose between one of three backgrounds: Warfare (Soldier), Academic (Scholar) or Politics (Diplomat)
✦ Align yourself: Follow the code of law or follow your own. Decide the future- the Empire you wish to see and the ruler that sits at the top.
✦ Build or break your relationship with your older brothers. Help them realize their goals- or don’t. There is no way to make everyone happy
✦ Romance one of four love interests(and maybe a few secret controversial one(s))…or pine for unrequited love.
Duke Alberich Nibel Vagnyr | He/him | 26 | Male
Alberich is your eldest brother, who raised you after the death of your parents. He's an astute and charming politician. You love each other dearly. Despite knowing him all your life, you can never tell where his true ambitions and intentions lie.
Sir Sieghardt Nibel Vagnyr | He/him | 25 | Male
Sieghardt is your second brother and Captain of the Nibelhiem Heath Knights. Unlike Alberich, Sieghardt is a like ghost, often occupying the shadows in your memory. He’s a quiet and stoic person, but is loyal to your brother Alberich above all else. There is a weight he carries with him that no one knows.
Eirik Nibel Neaera | He/Him | 23 | Male
Eirik is your only cousin, the son of your Father's twin brother. He still holds your family responsible for the death of his father and will do anything to avenge him. He's arrogant and hot-headed, but he's also resourceful. Despite being a jerk, he inspires great loyalty in the people who follow him.
Sir Griffin (Finn) Brynhildr | He/him | 19 | Male
A young boy from your childhood. He was a good friend- maybe even your first love, but you two have drifted apart over the years. Now he's a Nibelhiem Heath Knight and heir to a Great House. His passion is second to none and charges into every situation with enthusiastic sincerity- sometimes to his own disadvantage. He hates Sieghardt with every fibre of his being.
Lady Linnet Brynhildr | She/Her | 24 | Female
Linnet is Finn's older sister and childhood friend of your older brothers. She's a part of the renowned Shield Maidens and harbors a flame for Sieghardt, but due to her family's ambitions, nothing becomes of it. Above all else, she wishes to serve her country and fulfill her duties- but must it come at the cost of her own happiness?
Prince Thea ana' Isadora Brigid | She/her | 18 | Female
A young Prince from the neighboring country of Brigid. Thea is one of seven children in line for the throne. She was a good friend and pen pal- maybe even your first love, but she stopped answering your letters one day. Her short stature and demure demeanor causes most people to underestimate her crafty nature.
Medea | She/Her | ??? | Female
The Wizard Rothbart's assistant. She's a woman of many questions and little answers. A flirtatious and beautiful woman, who is easy to like, but hard to trust. There’s something about her sincerity that makes you uneasy. Her smiles never truly meet her eyes.
Helios | He/They | ??? | ???
Helios is a great sorcerer of unknown origins with great knowledge of the occult and the Wastes. Aside from that, no one knows who the fuck this person is.
Development log
- Big Celebration Poll(s) (Thank you for 36k+ browser plays and 1k Followers!) <371 days ago
- (MAJOR UPDATE) The Festival of Esotre: Part 195 days ago
- TSR: Patreon + SidestoryOct 03, 2023
- TSR: Chapter 1 Part 1 Update!!Sep 16, 2023
- TSR: Prologue Patch 0.1Aug 20, 2023
Comments
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I enjoyed what's available immensely.
Might sound like a 'broken record' with this comment since you have received it many times, but there is a problem in the festival chapter where you see Sieghardt, Finn, Thea and Lynnette again. It makes it so none of the options work and they all lead to the same page with all the outcomes of the options listed no matter what option is chosen.
And it abruptly ends with only one option that looks like this:
Which is available to click on but it will just lead to an empty page with an error code displayed:
However I still enjoyed the game thus far and would love to see where it leads after these problems are dealt with :D
I don't think I need to mention it but I'll do it anyway. There is an error that prevents advancing the story beyond the festival part. Which is a shame because the story seems really interesting! The characters, the intrigues, and all the possibilities that await have hooked me with just a few chapters. I think we would all love it if you could fix this bug. Good job by the way!
the game is broken, same as everyone else's issue 😢. Hope you have spare time to fix this, I'm lovin your project thus far💕
same problem as everyone else with the festival part
still broken once you get to the sieghardt festival part </3
noOO what is thiss![]()
i tried to attach an image but it didn't load, said something like
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Game is broken, cannot go past when you see your brother in the city centre/square,
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Same problem.
Prince is a gender neutral term in her country.
How can i save in mobile device, someone knows?
Sorry this was a new bug that just came out. The issue has been fixed! Sorry for the trouble.
I still cannot save it.. please help
it’s your on mobile, it’s at the top. Then you click the third icon.
Ahh okay, i got it. Thanks!
Thanks, and congrats for the good game
Im so glad this is getting updated again!
Hi can you drop me a link to where you post updates about this book? Wondering when the full version for this will be playable
It's still a WIP , but most updates will can be found on tumblr & early access content on Patreon.
Can't wait for more, kinda sad i didn't get to play the older version. I love it so much so far!
GUYS SHE RETURNED!!!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/111485911?utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=android_share
Hello!! Has this been rewritten? Does this demo end after the festival? I had some old saves so i was reading from when Sieg saved us in the middle of the night. Well then I decided, no I should go a bit back to really remember what all took place just before.. but now i cant go forward to the scene i mentioned earlier.. Nevertheless still what a great story and characters youve come up with!!! Really the love the world!
Not rewritten per say, but we're back tracking a bit! After the new content is posted (so probably after 2 more updates) we'll be returning to the original outline.
ok well thats awesome! Just wanted to make sure I didnt fck up lol!! was beautifully added in i might add!
I'm in love. With the game, the characters, and the plot. This is one of my favorite IF's without a doubt. The characters honestly seem like people I would want to be friends with in real life tbh.
If this gets dropped I will seriously cry...its so good!
IT JUST RETURNED
OMGGGGGGG
It's so lovely IF! I wanna more story<3
how to stay with the empress? I want more Eirik, what’s this route D?
Would also like to know! :)
That's coming in the next update!
Blimey! We have been blessed...
We have been eagerly awaiting this masterpiece, so thank you sincerely for delivering it to us <3
The happiness I had upon learning that this is still being worked on is beyond words ~
Did this get dropped?
No, the author just updated in their Tumblr that the story is going through some revisions. Aug 18 will drop some of the first changes to current content.
Love it 🥰
I LOVE the art, the customization, the choices, the characters relationship with the MC, I hope you return, it's one of the few games that really makes the player actions important (no concept of right or wrong)
For people who read this, let's please support her Patreon:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.pa...
I almost forgot, the OST is amazing, im trying to find all the themes names with shazam and failling 😭
I just found this IF and your writing is beautiful! Though, I checked out your tumblr and noticed that you haven’t posted since December 2023. I hope you’re doing alright.
Awjwjwwjw I love the MC's brothers 😭😭
I miss this.
I just came across this recently and this is so good! I love the story so far. I also love that there are character portraits, and I'm really looking forward to the others' portraits. The music enhances the atmosphere so much. It feels like I can almost imagine the characters as animations. I also love that when the music changes it fades instead of being abrupt. I'm just full of praise for this game. It's easily one of my favorite games!
Everything good, Lili? Noticed your tumblr and patreon suddenly going silent.
Could you please provide a downloadable version?
Because English is not my language
And by running the downloaded html I can translate it through the browser
This is a lovely demo! I enjoyed it so much! 🥰
I already know that this will be a lengthy message, but it's important for you to hear it.
I understand that everyone has their own preferences and opinions when it comes to fictional stories. However, it's important to remember that authors have creative freedom and different readers enjoy different types of narratives!
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but it's unnecessary to be disrespectful. The author has put in a lot of effort and creativity into their work, and there are many readers who appreciate and enjoy it. If it's not your cup of tea, there's no need to engage or spread negativity.
It's always better to promote constructive dialogue and understanding rather than resorting to insults. Your remarks about the author's sanity and the readers' character are not only uncalled for but also quite distasteful. Critiquing a story is one thing, but demeaning the creator and their audience is quite another!
Isn't it rather amusing? The author hasn't ever pressed anyone to pursue romance with the cousin. There's a whole array of alternatives to swoon over. Let's not linger on one aspect indefinitely, shall we?
I hope you realize the impact of unkind words; it may already be evident on this particular page.
You say things more eloquent and kinder than I would have. Your message is a very important one as it hold a great value of truth to it. It is so disheartening when i see such amazing authors disappearing because of such cruelty from people who don't understand their IF, it's a fictional historical political drama, of course there will be elements that people find distasteful or just too much. But that is why we simply don't read the ones we don't enjoy, instead of tearing at an author who has clearly put in a lot of time, effort, and love to their IF, and is clearly on hiatus (as i hope the return, i am going with hiatus) do to the past crude remarks of their IF.
I appreciate your acknowledgment of my efforts to convey my message in such a manner. I genuinely believe that by approaching the negative and distasteful perspectives with compassion and kindness, we have a better chance of inspiring change. It is indeed disheartening to witness talented authors disappear due to the cruelty they face from people who fail to grasp the nuances of their interactive fiction.
I can't stress enough how essential it's to respect and appreciate the immense amount of time, effort, and love authors pour into their work. Let's hope for the author to return safely from their hiatus, coz I'm not losing hope anytime soon....esp for this masterpiece 😭.
We shall hope together!!!
I also feel like some people never learned or just forget that. A story does not necessarily reflect anything of what the Author thinks. (In general in media with an author.)
Because I saw many times where people said unkind words to the author because the MC they did not like. And assume that the author is the same as the MC. But a great Author can put on many different shows/view points.
(Obviously there are also story's that reflect the authors experience, and if a story focus to heavily onto something that is questionable at best, it may be best to see it rather critical.)
Another such instance which I can't just wrap my head around was where the author made a adult visual Novel which focus of a dude transforming into a girl. Which they wrote really good an believable. But some just said to them (Forgot the gender of the author.) that if they can write it that good zhat maybr they where born in the wrong body. And the later said that. But I really hope that thata was only a really small push the people gave them. And not the only reason why he thought that. As again just because they could write that a good believable story does not mean they are indeed born in the wrong body. (Obviously it could be but I rather not assume to fast on such things and especially not in any from demand that it must be the reason of the good quality, rather the just that they are a great authory.)
I just realized I wrote far to much and gone way of track.... Sorry 🫠
Genuinely sad that this isn't getting updated. I just finished part 1, and I'll say I wasn't surprised when I saw the support being given for the creator. I really hope she comes back to this.
Any news regarding future updates? :((
no news on the patreon, kofi or their tumblr, sadly i think this is another wonderful wip that prematurely ended with no news.
I'm certain we are all aware of the reasons behind this occurrence. To be more specific, we know who are responsible for it. Words have a great deal of power...
Perhaps some folks around here could benefit from learning to respect and appreciate the hard work authors put into crafting these interactive fictions.
Wow, I appreciate someone bringing attention to this issue; it's disheartening to see some individuals being so rude to the author. It's terrible to recall that one user, deliciao Lola or something, went as far as to call those enjoying this interactive fiction as degenerates! It's funny, though I can't seem to find that comment now; perhaps it's been deleted. It's just wild!
Right now, all I hope for is that the author is doing well and staying safe.
Agreed on that, i was just thinking about this IF and was searching forever to find it (i forgot the name but remembered the entire premise lol) and was so happy when i did! But i was so upset woth all the rude and unnecessary comments under here. Just plain oht rude and uncalled for. I hope the author is doing well, they deserve joy in thier lives.
I hope it's only a hyatus
No daddy character, skip
incest is gross :(
after seeing our cousins an RO I'm kinda glad this one died
Nope! I'm backing and as strong as ever :p
I love this game poor mc and his family went though so much and aunty so sweet D:
REVENGE FOR THE EMPRESS!!!!!
Disclaimer :If there was foul play
NOOO I NEED MOREEEE
I need more! This is an amazing interactive fiction and I am dying to see what happens next!