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Choose your path
The Archives of Nylas is an ongoing, reader-driven, choose-your-own-adventure series set in Derna, a sprawling, alternate-history industrial city.
A new chapter part is released on the 1st and 15th of each month.
Read or listen to the chapters, cast your votes on what happens next, and join your fellow readers and me as we go on an adventure to discover and build the world around us.
Not sure where to go? What are you after?
Prefer to get the full story?
Head to the Library to read or listen to all the completed chapters.
Interested in shaping the story?
Head on over to the Council Room to take part in past and present votes.
Curious about what’s currently under construction?
Visit Workshop to see the latest WIPs.
Want to help develop the protagonist?
Visit the Antechamber to take part in character creation.
Latest News
- Progress Report – Part 2!
I’m pleased to announce that, currently, things are still moving along smoothly, though there’s still a lot of work to catch up on. At least I finally have a chance to sit down and get some writing done, albeit at the very last minute… Chapter 5 – Part 1 is now in The Workshop It… Read more: Progress Report – Part 2! - Progress ReportIt’s high time I made an update! I plan to post these more often, though I tend to say that basically every week. I keep trying to complete every step of every phase before I feel like an update is allowed, but I need to keep reminding myself that posting while stuff is still in… Read more: Progress Report
The DunGen on Bluesky
![Vol #2 | Chapter 5 – Part 2: [TBC]](https://www.rangendungen.com/wp-content/uploads/TAoN-II-0502-TBC_01.png)
From the Library
These are the most recent finalised chapters, with full narration and ambiance.
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Vol #2 | Chapter 2 – Part 1: Welcome to Greenbrook
There’s a spotlight searching for you, but there’s nothing to worry about… Just focus on the task at hand.
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Vol #2 | Chapter 1 – Part 3: Black Report
You have some business to take care of. Time to take care of that, then see about this pendant.
New to the story?
The Tale Begins Here…
You crossed paths with a stranger, fought with them and lost. Given the chance, you struck again, but just as badly. Disarmed and beaten, you now lie at the mercy of the victor…
Wander through the DunGen
“You discover several unlocked doors…”
The Workshop
Join me on a Random Adventure and have your say on where your journey takes you as we work together on this tale. These chapters are Works-In-Progress.
The Library
Read the ‘finalised’ chapters here; edited, rejigged, and with full narration (coming very soon!). Read from The Archives of Nylas for a more complete telling of the tale.
The Council Room
Cast your votes! Past and present. While the official votes may have ended, why not see if your preferred option was victorious, and how many others agreed with you?
The Auditorium
Access all the audio files in one central location. Don’t have time to read, or prefer audiobooks? Listen to the chapters in a handy playlist instead.