When the gate opens, love and beauty will return to the world, and we will once again live in his perfect light. He's been gone for a long time, but his return is upon us. Let us praise his name and rejoice!
The Elder Crystals is a fantasy game set in the world of Sekherion, and its story begins in a place known as the Secluded Valley. The valley has been your home for nineteen years, and you have always seen it as a safe place.
All of that changes when you wake up in a forsaken cavern, right next to a large Crystal Gate, and you realize you were kidnapped and left for dead. Thankfully, you're not alone. There's a black cat with you, and he/she seems to be trying to lead you to safety.
As you explore the cavern, you uncover traces of suspicious activity. There are books and scrolls dating back to the Second Age, there are notes speaking of strange, dark rituals, and then, there is the Crystal Gate itself. You've never seen anything like it in the valley, and you can't help but wonder why it's there.
Is the Crystal Gate keeping you from what's inside, or is it keeping whatever's inside from getting out?
- Play as male, female, or nonbinary.
- Play as a member of one of eight races, with each one having a unique racial trait.
- Customize your appearance, personality, and sexual orientation.
- Romance a wizard astronomer, a dutiful monk, a quirky witch, a noble archer, a mysterious mercenary, or an arrogant elf from the outside world.
- Build your stats and develop your skills, and see how your choices change your experience.
- Choose your weapon and collect different types of equipment.
- Explore three different types of magic.
- Customize your dragon familiar.
- Complete quests and track them in your personal journal.
- Collect books to unlock a unique scene at the end of the game.
- Protect your town from bandits, cultists, and the undead.
- Join forces with an old wizard, an ancient lich, or a talking tree.
- Learn the truth about your mother and her unusual connection to the Elder Crystals, and discover what happened when the valley was cut off from the outside world!
THE ASTRONOMER
Amedu (m) or Ameda (f) | Islander, human | 19yo | Wizard
Trope: MC's childhood friend.
Personality: relaxed, open-minded, esoteric, calm.
THE MONK
Nelfas (m) or Nelfasu (f) | Saryel/Southerner, human | 22yo | Monk
Trope: Voice of reason.
Personality: calm, detached, rational, unemotional, wise.
THE NOBLE ARCHER
Darion (m) or Daria (f) | Southerner, human | 20yo | Archer
Trope: Arranged engagement.
Personality: sarcastic, rebellious, cunning, evasive, cocky, loud.
THE WITCHLING
Cerien (m) or Cerina (f) | Northerner, human | 18yo | Witch
Trope: That strange person no one knows anything about. Someone with a secret crush.
Personality: obsessive, quirky, individualistic, unorthodox, shy.
THE MERCENARY
Xarien (m) or Xarina (f) | Northerner, human | 25yo | Battlemage
Trope: New person in town. Someone with a lot of inner demons.
Personality: deceitful, cunning, daring, jealous, ruthless.
THE GUARDIAN*
Qen (m) | Primeval Elf | 5506yo | Guardian/Holy Warrior
Trope: Someone with a connection to MC's family.
Personality: dutiful, arrogant, lawful, tactful, lonely.
*Unlike the other five love interests, Qen's gender is set to male, and he can only be romanced by male characters.
Art credits: Izabela Oliwia.
