Sophia is a young relic seeker. As a teenager she trained at a paranormal archaeology guild, where she learned swordfighting, history, and all manner of skills that would help her become a soldier against the forces of evil that threaten her world. Deciding to use these skills for personal gain, she attained a degree in archaeology and became a treasure hunter instead. With a career that has earned her no small amount of skill and renown, she is one of the few humans from Earth who has traveled through the Stargate to the Savage World. She is also a notorious foodie and is very eager to try the delicious cooking of the Savage World.
A downloadable game for Windows currently in development.
Sophia and the Savage World follows treasure seeker Sophia Nairian on an investigation into the Savage World: a strange land filled with the perils and japes of the supernatural fairies. The shapeshifting fair folk are dangerous, and along the way there will be mini-games to play, puzzles to solve, and strange meals to eat.
Sophia and the Savage World is an exploration-based adult RPG with themes around mythology, witchcraft, adventure, and giants. It will feature a rich RPG system with many stats and skills to upgrade. Watch Sophia the treasure hunter from Earth develop into a legendary mystic warrior. Will she wield the blade and become a daring swordswoman, or will she take up the mystic arts and use the trickery of the fae to solve her problems? The choice is yours.
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The Story
Sophia has been tasked by a team of paranormal researchers to enter the Savage World and recover an ancient sword of legendary power from the hands of a malicious rogue elf faction. But Sophia's rival, a dangerous mercenary known as Olga the Red, is trying to beat her to it. Now Sophia and Olga are in a race across the Savage World, where they will seek out rare witch talismans to open the cursed doors that prevent them from going deeper into the realm, and recover the legendary sword at the heart of it all.
The Characters
Sophia Nairian
Olga Schermer, AKA Olga the Red, AKA Redfang
Olga the Red is a violent and opportunistic mercenary. She is greedy, vain, vulgar, and obsessed with money and power. She is an incredibly dangerous rival of Sophia, but she has never killed Sophia simply out of a strange fondness for her. Like Sophia, she has no problem venturing through the Stargate into the Savage World, where she is making herself very at home.
Myra McDowell
Myra is a childish, mischievous archaeology undergraduate who often assists Sophia with her adventures. A gambler at heart, her antics have gotten the two of them into plenty of trouble!
Dorothy Miller
Dorothy is a paranormal investigator and a friend of Sophia's who studied in the same guild as her when they were teenagers. She has arrived in the Savage World as part of a research team led by Jake the Skull.
Anna Ozimov, AKA Pale Vesper
Pale Vesper is a superhero from Earth who has arrived in the Savage World along with a research team led by Jake the Skull. Her paranormal technology grants her the ability to fly and an arsenal of unique weapons. She may be a powerful ally for Sophia.
Jake the Skull
Jake is a quiet mercenary and armsmaster. He comes off as a very passive, unassertive man, but in times of crisis has shown remarkable leaderships skills and a sense of intergrity uncharacteristic to many in his trade. For this reason he has been hired to lead Caitlin's research team in the Savage World.
Marianne Galodar
Marianne is a young investigator who is a member of a reptilian race called the Leetah. A close friend of Sophia, she works alongside Jake the Skull and has arrived in the Savage World as one of the researchers he leads.
Long Zhu
Long Zhu is a legendary blacksmith from Earth who resides within the Savage World. He can be persuaded to make powerful weapons for his fellow Earth-born Sophia.
The Knifethrower
The Knifethrower is a professional knifethrowing elf who works at the circus within in the Savage World. She is hotheaded and out to prove herself, and prove herself she shall when she is tasked with stopping Sophia's quest to collect the Witch Talismans.