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- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
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Example result
Lore document: a cozy fantasy farming game
Setting
Hollowmere is a valley lake that breathes. Each spring the Thaw raises the water and drowns the low fields; each autumn the Ebb pulls it back and uncovers old ruins, shells and seeds. Villagers farm on terraces and floating rafts, and the year is planned around the lake rather than the sun.
History in brief: two hundred years ago the valley was dry, ruled by the city of Merrow. The city dammed the river to grow rich, the dam cracked, and the lake swallowed Merrow in one night. Survivors built the village of Hollow on the hills above. Nobody has dived to the old city in living memory — until now.
Factions
| Faction | Wants | Fears | Player's role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Terrace Guild | Stable harvests and keeping the old ways | Change; outsiders "stirring the lake" | Main source of farming quests and tools |
| The Raft Folk | Freedom to move with the water; trade with the city downriver | Being pushed off the good shores | Sell rare goods, unlock boat upgrades |
| The Keepers of Merrow | To raise the sunken city's relics and learn why the dam failed | That the truth will blame their own ancestors | Lead the diving storyline |
Key characters
- Ada Fenwick, Guild elder — kind but stubborn; lost her brother to a Thaw flood. Motive: protect the village at any cost.
- Juno Reed, Raft Folk trader — cheerful, always a deal ready; secretly sends money to family downriver. Motive: buy her own boat.
- Brother Cal, Keeper — quiet scholar who found a Merrow diary. Motive: prove the flood was not an accident.
Quest outline: "What the Ebb Gave Back"
- Autumn, week 1: the Ebb uncovers a stone door near your farm. Ada wants it reburied.
- Week 2: Juno offers to trade a diving bell part for 20 lake lilies.
- Week 3: Cal decodes a symbol on the door: the mark of Merrow's dam engineers.
- Choice: open the door now (Cal's way) or wait for Guild approval (Ada's way). Each path changes who helps you in winter.
- Reward: first dive unlocked; a new crop, drowned barley, that grows only underwater.
Lore rules (to keep it consistent)
- The lake never rises outside the Thaw; any "sudden flood" in a story must have a cause
- No magic spells; wonder comes from nature and old engineering
- Merrow's people are never pure villains — they built the dam to end a famine
Client: a two-person indie studio. Game: Hollowmere, a cozy farming and exploration game for PC and Switch. Their idea: "farming on a lake where the water level changes with the seasons."
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
We write the lore of a horror game and the documents players find in it: diary pages, letters, police reports, research notes and transcripts of audio logs that reveal the truth piece by piece. The fragments are written to be found in any order, each one raising a new question, so the dread builds while the full story only comes together at the end.
What is included
- What you getA lore document with the hidden story and a timeline, plus the found documents written in the voices of their authors. You get it as formatted text you can paste or download as a file.
- Hidden story and timelineWhat really happened, for your team
- Found documentsDiaries, letters, reports and notes
- Order-proof cluesEach fragment works wherever it is found
- Distinct authorsEach writer has their own voice and handwriting notes
- Audio log scriptsShort transcripts ready for voice recording
How it works
- 1BriefYou describe the setting, threat and locations
- 2LoreWe write the hidden story and timeline
- 3DocumentsWe write the fragments players find
What we need from you
The setting and the threat, the main locations, what the player should understand by the end, the horror subgenre (psychological, supernatural, survival, analogue), the age rating and the number of documents you plan.
We will ask you:
- What is the setting and the threat?
- What kind of horror is it?
- Where will the documents be found?
- What age rating are you aiming for?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicLore core and first notes$15 | StandardLore and document set$29 | PremiumFull horror lore$55 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 3 days | 5 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Found documents | up to 5 | up to 15 | up to 30 |
| Lore bible and timeline | Summary | Yes | Yes |
| Audio log scripts | No | up to 3 | up to 8 |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
How gory will the texts be?
As much as your rating allows. We prefer dread and implication over graphic detail, and you can ask for more or less in the brief.
Can the documents hint at a twist?
Yes. Tell us the twist, and we plant clues that make sense on a second playthrough without giving it away too early.
Can I ask for changes?
Yes, within the revisions of your package.