“The Memoirs of Genesis”: A Prequel to “Memoirs of an Angel”

As the dust starts to settle following the rebellion, Zuleika must get used to her new position as Empress of Tyraca. Unsure of herself, she seeks out the wisdom of the last empress, Lady Genesis, who helped to build the empire from the ground up and whose influence can still be felt in every corner of Egea. What Zuleika finds is the loose pages of a journal long thought lost to time, written by the very woman herself, but as the angel begins to sort through them, it becomes clear that the truth is nothing like the tales the bards sing.

The pages reveal the story of Ceres, a young priestess of Nalan dealing with being fathered by an outsider in the stoic and increasingly isolated society of the Nalani elves. She finds a kindred spirit in Dimitrius, a shipwrecked sailor from Eliador, and they fall in love and even start a family together. Life is wonderful…until tragedy strikes. Forced out of her homeland, the young Mother must embark on a long and epic journey across Egea to rescue her husband and avenge her son, vowing to do whatever it takes to take back her home…even if she has to conquer half of Egea to do so.

Developer’s Notes

“The Memoirs of Genesis” is a companion piece to the Memoirs of an Angel remake that is currently in production, and will probably be a lot more meaningful once I get around to finishing making that game (sorry, sorry), but it works as a stand-alone piece as well. It details the extraordinary life of Lady Genesis from childhood until death, as seen through her eyes. For fans of Memoirs, it offers a valuable look at the other nations of Egea (Nalan and Pyralis) that are only briefly mentioned in the main game, and gives important insight into the pasts and motivations of several characters, including the two main antagonists of the remake, Nefferon and Menorrhi.

For more details, you can check out the WIP thread on LemmaSoft. Since there are so many other great titles being made for NaNoRenO this year, I have a feeling that this one will probably get overlooked, but that’s okay. It’s a free game – just something I’m doing because I can and because I’ve been thinking about this story for a while and have always wanted to participate in this event.

That said, at this point, I’m starting to think it won’t get done for NaNoRenO because I still don’t have an artist, nor do I expect to get one without being able to afford a real commission, to be honest. I’ll keep going, though, on the off-chance that I do manage to find someone interested, and we’ll see how much I can finish before March is over. Worst case scenario, I’ll finish writing and programming it, but it’ll sit on the back-burner for a while until I can afford to hire an artist.

Anyway, just wanted to let y’all know that this is a thing and that yes, it is actually happening. I’ve already sent the outline/rough draft to a friend for editing and suggestions, and will start writing the final draft in the meantime.

Thank you for your interest and support~

Originally posted March 7, 2014 on Tumblr.