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Building in Public
Athernyx is now a creator hub. This is a solo project — games, comics, lore, all being built from scratch. This site is where I post honest updates about what's working, what's not, and what's next.
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ATHERNYX
A fantasy universe built in public — games, comics, stories.
by Akatskii
70kwords written
2playable games
9characters
63lore entries
Build Log
Shimmer is Live
Shimmer is playable — you can walk around, pick up items, and explore the starting zone. But the spirit editor is still being built, so the 10 species and their evolutions are designed but not all in-game yet. Getting there.
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Magii: First Playable Build
The tavern card game works. Four players, rune matching, set building. AI opponents are functional, sound and animations are in. Still rough around the edges but you can sit down and play a full round.
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68,000 Words of Worldbuilding
The lore bible hit 68k words across 63 entries — characters, magic systems, geography, cuisine, history. Most of this lives behind the scenes powering the games and stories. The wiki pages on the site show a fraction of it.
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The Heretic: Prologue + Chapter One Drafted
First draft of the prologue and chapter one — 26 pages, ~20k words. Still in draft status, not polished. The story backbone through chapter 3 is outlined. Long way to go but the foundation is down.
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What's Live
Playable
Shimmer
A pixel RPG with collectible spirits, farming, alchemy, and quests. Explore zones, evolve your companions, battle wild creatures.
Playable
Magii
A tavern card game of sets and stakes. Match runes, collect spirits, bluff your opponents. Four players, one winner.
Reading
The Heretic
Secrets of Athernyx, Volume I. A full-length novel set in Year 600 — the story of how the world broke.
The World
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Council of Eight
The eight scholars who found the Starforge. Everything started with them.
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Elite Guards
Pride, Greed, Doubt. Three barrier mages who died defending nothing.
Eyuun
Immortal hermit, 271 years old. Carries a key to something vast.
Ather
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1091 words
Athernyx — Locations Index
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828 words
Concept Art
Scenes from across the world of Athernyx.
The Citadel — Golden Age
The Citadel — Prison State
Gale Haven — Port City
The Starforge
Fungal Forest — Night
Fungal Forest — Day
Veradyn — Island City
The Fallen Cap — Interior
Kael — The Snap
Veyra — Hunting
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