Barrier Colony

[Gothic-Inspired World] A harsh prison-colony fantasy about survival, reputation, and power under a failing magical barrier. You are thrown into the Crown Mine Valley, a sealed land of ore mines, brutal camps, swamp prophets, old magic, hungry beasts, and men who only respect strength, favors, and useful lies. Choose who to work for, who to cheat, who to trust, and which faction deserves your loyalty. Rise from nobody to feared fighter, trusted courier, camp insider, mage apprentice, mercenary, outlaw, or something worse. The world focuses on rough dialogue, faction reputation, mining-camp politics, dangerous wilderness, scarce food, hard-earned gear, trainers, merchants, and choices that can make whole camps welcome you, use you, or hunt you on sight. -- This is a first prototype. Feedback, bug report, balance notes, and other comments are very welcome.