Historical folklore fantasy, Orkney life story
Sule Skerry
On the last isle west, a grey man walks out of the ebb to teach his bairn the sea, and a gunner remembers his oath.
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
Eighteen-year-old of Selquoy croft on Ernsay's Wastside, a dependant with no lease, no boat share and no named father, born with webbed fingers the howdie clipped
Born 1865 to Isbel Harcus (born Seatter); raised by stepfather Andrew Harcus with half-siblings Jeannie and Willie. Long-breathed and cold-blooded, with thin white scars between the fingers. Seals come when you sing. Your sex and character are your own.
- 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.
