Runt of the Litter
Kidnap a baby war-griffin and raise it! Will you fight alongside it against dragons to save the kingdom, or rebel against the kingdom and lead your people to freedom? “Runt of the Litter” is a 150,000-word interactive fantasy novel by Kelly Sandoval, in which your choices determine the course of the story. It is entirely text-based—with no graphics or sound effects—and is driven by the boundless, unstoppable power of your imagination.
Story
The Griffin Keepers hold all the power in the realm of Vaengrea. They make the laws, guard the borders, and pass griffin eggs down only to their chosen heirs. As a poor stable boy, a “serf,” you know you’ll never have the chance to prove yourself. But then you find the egg. Small, neglected, pushed out of the nest by a disapproving mother. But you can feel warmth growing inside it. Now your griffin is in terrible danger, both from the other griffin keepers and from a deadly plague that is wiping out the griffins of the realm. Can you protect your griffin? Where will you hide your new young griffin? Are you skilled enough to hunt its food, or clever enough to steal it? Which of the griffin keepers can you trust? How will you raise the young griffin? Wyrm riders are invading from the north on their fire-breathing dragons, the natural enemies of the griffins. Will you and your griffin fight in the war and secure your place among the elite? Or will you defy the Empire and lead your fellow serfs to revolution? Can you protect a young griffin when the whole world is against you? The life of your griffin and the fate of an empire lie in your hands.