TABULA RASA (CH. 1)

Midnight is a transformation mage who lives deep in the woods. Folks seek out their skills to free themselves from dysphoria, while the mage dreams of freedom in a different way. On one relaxed afternoon, a client appears with an unusual request...

My entry for An Intersex Jam 2026.

This is the first chapter of this visual novel; I had planned to finish the entire thing this month, and have most of the assets ready, but I was unable to complete it in time. Thus, here is the first part for your enjoyment.

While I would consider this a queer story, I wouldn't necessarily consider it a transgender story, so please keep that in mind if you are coming into it with that lens.

It is about 15 minutes long, and has a much lighter writing style than LLWYNOG. If you enjoy this VN, please check that one out too.

Nevertheless, there are still content warnings. CW for intersexism, medical abuse/discrimination, and the portrayal of an intersexist and patriarchal medieval society. A lot of this story was inspired by my research and findings about inheritance for intersex people in the medieval and Renaissance period in Europe. This VN is intended for mature audiences because of the themes.

While it is  completely fictional, that happenings were all too real for intersex people back then. I hope we never forget how far we've come.

Art and story by me, made in Ren'Py. Backgrounds are filtered Creative Commons photographs found on Flickr. Music from Conte de Fees, and SFX from RPG Maker 2000.

Finally, I would like to thank Mala for her advice and endless vigor for game crafting, and the folks at Conejo Island once again for giving me inspiration.

We have always existed, we will continue to exist in perpetuity, and I hope to finish this game one day as a complete intersex story. Please let me know what you think.