Brilliant Shadows is a visual novel that follows the story of Veronica Ashmar, a new graduate of the Mountain and a necromancer. Tradition dictates that upon graduation, necromancers and paladins are to perform the pairing ritual. Binding together one of each type of mage, entwining their lives and powers with another and sealing their fates together with a matching mark upon their primary hands.
Those that succeed and become paired go on as full mages, those that do not are considered nothing more than hedge mages. There are no exceptions and the ritual has never failed…
Until the day Ash receives a mark and no fellow graduate to match it.
Now she must discover the origin of her mark and attempt to solve the greatest magical mystery that the Mountain has ever known.
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2018-06-14 21:24 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
Hey all~ Our little indie studio, Ithaqua Labs, just released a new game to Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/817860/Perceptions_of_the_Dead_2/ It's a goofy, spooky story that follows a live-streamer in her search for a ghost hunter. It features a few familiar voices from the Book of Gray Magic series that you may recognize, as well as lovely music from Johnathan Johnson. With this game release, we hope to spend some time going back to Brilliant Shadows and Pale Spectrum and doing a bit of maintenance in the coming months, so stay tuned!
2018-02-14 03:50 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10653558/4817a259c385e2238b233697567bbd2c6dc6fb18.jpg Some fun new Ash art just in time for the sale!
2018-02-14 03:50 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10653558/4817a259c385e2238b233697567bbd2c6dc6fb18.jpg Some fun new Ash art just in time for the sale!
2018-01-21 06:17 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
Hey everybody, we here at Ithaqua Labs have a new, free visual novel that you can play here on Steam. Perceptions of the Dead A light horror/comedy story. You can play it for free here! http://store.steampowered.com/app/745760/Perceptions_of_the_Dead/ The first thing you need to know is that ghosts are real. The rest, you can only learn on your own. Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil. It has a few voices from the Book of Gray Magic that you guys might recognize! Since it was met with great approval here on Steam, we've launched
2018-01-21 06:17 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
Hey everybody, we here at Ithaqua Labs have a new, free visual novel that you can play here on Steam. Perceptions of the Dead A light horror/comedy story. You can play it for free here! http://store.steampowered.com/app/745760/Perceptions_of_the_Dead/ The first thing you need to know is that ghosts are real. The rest, you can only learn on your own. Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil. It has a few voices from the Book of Gray Magic that you guys might recognize! Since it was met with great approval here on Steam, we've launched
2017-09-29 15:52 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
Are you ready for more adventures with everyone's favorite band of Ryuusian Mages? Pale Spectrum has now been released on steam, and for the next week or so will be discounted. Additionally, Brilliant Shadows is severely discounted so you can play the original more cheaply than ever before! Check out Pale Spectrum here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/554180/Pale_Spectrum__Part_Two_of_the_Book_of_Gray_Magic/ And we hope you enjoy the new story as much as we enjoyed making it!
2017-09-29 15:52 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
Are you ready for more adventures with everyone's favorite band of Ryuusian Mages? Pale Spectrum has now been released on steam, and for the next week or so will be discounted. Additionally, Brilliant Shadows is severely discounted so you can play the original more cheaply than ever before! Check out Pale Spectrum here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/554180/Pale_Spectrum__Part_Two_of_the_Book_of_Gray_Magic/ And we hope you enjoy the new story as much as we enjoyed making it!
2017-03-30 18:21 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
Greetings! The last patch I did was one year ago tomorrow. Funny, huh? Updates: -Music normalized -Preferences updated -Textbox and font adjusted for easier reading -Sprites alignment tweaked, fixed -Updated a few sprites with new/fixed bug graphics -Changed the voice actor for two characters, credits adjusted -A few lines tweaked -Transitions smoothed, added
2017-03-30 18:21 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
Greetings! The last patch I did was one year ago tomorrow. Funny, huh? Updates: -Music normalized -Preferences updated -Textbox and font adjusted for easier reading -Sprites alignment tweaked, fixed -Updated a few sprites with new/fixed bug graphics -Changed the voice actor for two characters, credits adjusted -A few lines tweaked -Transitions smoothed, added
2016-03-31 19:12 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
Optimized a few sprites that were constantly being displayed at 7% zoom to help with android build. Tweaked a few images. Added temporary link to kickstarter for part two. Fixed a few typos.
2016-03-31 19:12 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
Optimized a few sprites that were constantly being displayed at 7% zoom to help with android build. Tweaked a few images. Added temporary link to kickstarter for part two. Fixed a few typos.
2016-03-25 10:00 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
Pale Spectrum is now live on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ithaqualabs/pale-spectrum You can also play the fully voiced demo for free here: https://ithaqualabs.itch.io/palespecdemo More updates coming soon!
2016-03-25 10:00 UTC · Community Announcements · ithaqualabs
Pale Spectrum is now live on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ithaqualabs/pale-spectrum You can also play the fully voiced demo for free here: https://ithaqualabs.itch.io/palespecdemo More updates coming soon!