The Hermit's Tale

Created for My First Game Jam: Summer 2022

The game is set in a quiet corner in European woodlands in the 17th century, five years after a terrible war, since which the land has been plagued by failed harvests and disease.

Wise yet eccentric healer Nicholas, renowned for his ability to find and combine healing herbs, discovers a strange creature in the woods near his home the morning after a bright light was seen falling from the sky.

Nicholas lives outside of the village and has an uneasy relationship with its residents, owing to his odd appearance and habits. He brings the creature back to his clearing and must use all his skills as a herbalist to find a cure for the strange visitor's ailments, whose health is steadily declining. Nicholas knows not why nor how, but senses that saving the creature will lift the malaise that has settled across the land, and perhaps even return good fortune and health to its inhabitants. But of course, when one meddles in mysteries, even the best intentions can unravel in unfortunate ways!

CREDITS:

My First Game Jam: Summer 2022 - https://itch.io/jam/my-first-game-jam-summer-2022

Font: Gothic Ultra Trendy by Blue Vinyl - https://bvfonts.com/

Tiny RPG - Forest - https://ansimuz.itch.io/tiny-rpg-forest

NFO: Orchestral Swells by Dan Keen - https://www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/nfo-orchestral-swells/