Inkwell Cove
Craft ink. Share books. Revive a town's love of reading.
You move to a crumbling coastal town, to the only place you can afford. A cottage above an abandoned writer's ink shop. A generation ago, Inkwell Cove was a place full of authors and readers. Indie bookshops thrived, and books brought a community together. And all because of the cove's mystical inhabitants: the squid. Their inks allowed authors to write the greatest books around. But when the squid suddenly vanished, the ink dried up and the stories stopped. The town lost its love for books, and nobody knew why.
The night you arrive, the squid return. You have ink again. Craft it. Sell it. Put it in the hands of authors who've been waiting for a reason to write. Watch books appear on shelves. Watch a town remember what it lost.
Share Your Books
Add books to your TBR, collect bookmarks to read more. Share books with NPCs to increase a genre's popularity, and encourage the authors to pick up their quills once more. Host book clubs, launch fan campaigns. One by one, the town's bookshops re-open and start to thrive.
NPCs Have Lives of Their Own
Thirty characters with their own tastes, friendships, and connections. Discover their genre preferences. Lend the right book to the right people and you might spark something special. A partnership, a rivalry, a love story.
Ink Enables Creation
Craft inks for specific authors and they'll write books that appear in shops you visit, bought by people you know. Every link in the chain is personal.
Stories Ripple Through Town
A specialist ink reaches a retired baker. A bakery opens. A blocked writer finds inspiration. A novel changes everything. Encourage art and discover the unexpected benefits.
A Mystery Hidden in Plain Sight
Someone drove the squid away. Someone killed this town's culture. Uncover what happened, and shape the ending.