Court intrigue and romance, secondary world
The Ninth Heir
She wrote your name twice and told no one why. Now a court of thousands is reading you for the answer.
An interactive story for adults, written live by AI as you choose.
New readers start with 140 free ink, about seven turns. For readers 18 and over.
Who you play
The Ninth Heir of Talvesh, keeper of the Hall of Guests
Twenty-two, acknowledged by the Sovereign a month ago to fill the seat of the drowned Kessaly, with no great house behind you. You were palace-born, hostage-raised or exam-made. You stand on the lowest of the Nine Stairs and keep the Hall of Guests at the Winter Seat.
- Length
- A serial: it goes on as long as you keep reading
- Endings
- 6 to find
- Content
- Mature (18+), closed-door romance
How it plays
- You choose, the story answers. Each turn you get a few choices, or you write your own move.
- Real stats, real dice. Risky moves are checked against what your character is good at, and you see the odds before you roll.
- People remember. The characters you meet keep track of what you did, and the story grows with you.
