Sapweed

In the Land of Arka, Beneath the Sister Moons, the Satashi ride. 

Far from civilized lands, in the dunes and hilltops, their horses paw the grit-filled soil, their hooves stamping flat what is at once ever changing and eternal. Amidst these nomadic people, amongst the strangers, reticent to share even the slightest drop of water, sometimes a child is born.

This game is a ceremonial one, played during a nomad's Coming of Age, but also enjoyed casually, during times between long rides when the sun crests the dunes and darkness falls, while the bonfires glow with embers and the stars glow with the light of a million souls bound by stories only they will

remember. One rule is particularly important during this time, as the light burns low and the men and women alike huddle around the captive firelight:

No one is to speak a word. The silence descends, the moon crests the sky… and the stories begin to flow. The Sapweed must be uprooted.

Sapweed is a microRPG written by Connor Heighton, set within the universe of Osmond Ward. Players take on the role of a group of Satashi nomads on the day of a young nomad's coming of age, playing a game meant to symbolize their ascension to an adult and emulating their ancient tradition of Uprooting the Sapweed - a potent desert plant known to cure disease and heal wounds. 

This project is an Ashcan, not entirely meant to be fully polished or thoroughly tested. Expect at least a few areas of roughness ^^