Weaving together all the separate loose threads of the Pirin trilogy may seem an uncanny feat, and yet this is precisely Sebastiano B. Brocchi’s great accomplishment in the final volume of the trilogy, “The Gests of Nhalbar”, translated in English by Giovanni Carmine Costabile. Prepare yourself, o reader, to meet old and new friends and foes, prepare yourself to see them turn their coats, prove true, stand together or against each other, face many challenges, fight, and, above all, fulfil their fate in finding Wisdom. In the epic succession of trials and battles leading all the way up to a final confrontation of colossal proportions, every reader will understand what it means enduring the darkness until “the Coming of the Day.”
Pirin, Book II, Hairam The Queen
We are pleased to announce the publication of "Hairam the Queen - Pirin Trilogy - Book II", the amazing high fantasy novel by Sebastiano B. Brocchi, translated into English by Giovanni Carmine Costabile. Verily Brocchi's imagination, mastery of symbolism, and insight is so great that one feels inspired to compose some flight of fancy of his own, in the trail of the Swiss writer.
Readers of the first volume of the Pirin trilogy are already familiar with this sort of inventiveness, happily married with a profoundity of thought, but they will still be surprised by the many turns unfolding in the narrative, as well as by its tackling, this time, a single, problematic issue: trust. In the sequence of adventures leading to an unforeseen ending, even you, dear reader, may find answers you had been looking for, and finally understand what it means “for Lothriel to have a Queen”.
Pirin: Cities Artbook
A Fantasy trilogy extending over more than 1800 pages, a point-and-click videogame adventure lasting 15 hours and beyond, spin-off tales adding hundreds of pages, plus the forthcoming comic-book expansion of paths and plots: the “Pirin” Saga is coming, as its large High Fantasy world, open to travellers, unfolds its manifold, outstanding, intricated lore, in each of their several layers of reading, and a tantalizing wealth of innuendos, pointing at ancient mythologies and cultures. Henceforth, treading such unexplored territories of imagination is going to be even more fascinating and exciting, because of the magnificent artbook series started with “Civilizations” (2020) collecting many among the finest illustrations of Gaimat, the amazing Saga setting, as well as yet-undisclosed sketches by the author and a team of exceptional Italian artists, among the most skilled in Fantasy and History illustration. This new volume accompanies us like an irreplaceable atlas to discover places, cities, maps and plans of the saga’s most evocative location, through he refined artworks by Sebastiano B. Brocchi and the team including Walter Brocca, Angela Gubert, Maria Rosaria Monticelli, Moreno Paissan and Francesca Urbinati! More than 200 pages of paintings, digital artworks, and sketches, constituting a proper art gallery in book form, not to be missed by collectors of Fantasy readers alike.
If you loved Eselmir in his videogame adventure "Eselmir and the Five Magic Gifts", you can only be won over by the tenderness of this character-inspired amigurumi puppet, the result of the manual skills of a Sicilian artisan. Maria Stella (Marystella Creazioni)
To buy a sample of the brand new puppet inspired by Eselmir (each one is a unique handmade piece, € 30.-) you can contact Marystella Creazioni directly on Facebook or Instagram page!
Pirin: Civilizations Artbook
A Fantasy trilogy extending over more than 1800 pages, a point-and-click videogame adventure lasting 15 hours and beyond, six spin-off tales adding 400 more captivating pages, plus the forthcoming comic-book expansion of paths and plots: the "Pirin" Saga is coming, as its large High Fantasy world, open to travellers, unfolds its manifold, outstanding, intricated lore, in each of their several layers of reading, and a tantalizing wealth of innuendos, pointing at ancient mythologies and cultures. Henceforth, treading such unexplored territories of imagination is going to be even more fascinating and exciting, because of the unique artbook collecting many among the finest illustrations of Gaimat, the amazing Saga setting, as well as yet-undisclosed sketches by the author and a team of eight among the most skilled artists in Fantasy and History illustration. Embark on a journey of epic deeds among exotic civilizations, learning to recognize their appearance, customs, crafts, mapped lands, and much more through the refined artworks by Sebastiano B. Brocchi and the team including Paola Andreatta, Michele D’Angelo, Marco Pennacchietti, Andrea Piparo, Giuseppe Rava, Anna Schilirò, Miriam Tritto and Alessandra Valenti! More than 180 pages of paintings, digital artworks, and sketches, constituting a proper art gallery in book form, not to be missed by collectors or Fantasy readers alike.
Sebastiano B. Brocchi's “Pirin” Saga is a brave dare: is it possible to create a credible High Fantasy narrative universe, meticulously structured, based upon a solid lore, but essentially founded upon the depth of a philosophical, spiritual, humane message? Stories rooted in the mythical, legendary heritage of the Ancient World and the Middle Ages, in the history and mysticism of several civilizations and ages, in order to weave the branching threads of an epic, magical saga available in different media. Besides the works of the main trilogy, in fact, several spin-offs and a videogame have been released, the latter receiving enthusiastic reviews on an international level. Today, the first volume of the literary trilogy, titled “Pirin, Book I, Memoirs of Helewen”, has been launched online in ebook format (soon to be available in print as well) in the English translation by Tolkien scholar and writer Giovanni Carmine Costabile. The translator accepted another dare of mine and valiantly achieved the result, transposing into the modern version of Chaucer's language the complexity of a rich, often high-flown style, a prose which is not afraid to step into the field of poetry, in order to present the reader with the haunting sceneries of an elsewhere that, although unreal, yet may seem incredibly present. Get absorbed in the story of a people of demigods inhabiting a blessed realm encircled by the steep Eastern mountains, and enter the labyrinth of tales narrating the gests of their rise and fall, in the wake of the ancient prophecy of the King of the World...
2018 Aggie Award Nominee
BREAKING NEWS!
Eselmir and the five magical gifts has been nominated for the 2018 Adventure Gamers Aggie Award "Best Writing – Drama"!
We feel thrilled... it is a huge honor for our tiny game studio and a great reward for all the hard work! We always considered the Aggie Awards as the Oscars of point and click adventure games!
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Update 1.0.3 and official walkthrough
Dear point and click lovers,
just to inform you all that we just updated the game to version 1.0.3 for both PC and Mac.
With this update we fixed some minor issues on the PC version and we were able to halve the size of the game, increase its stability and optimize the framerate for the Mac version.
About the savegames:
<*> PC version: savegames between 1.0.2 (last public PC version) and 1.0.3 are compatible.
<*> Mac version: savegames between 1.0.1 (last public Mac version) and 1.0.3 are NOT compatible, but don't worry: you can go back to the previous version at any time and keep the savegames intact! How? Very simple: Right click on "Eselmir and the five magical gifts" on your Steam library. Select "Properties" and select the wished version under the "Betas" tab. In any case, you can then always switch back to the current 1.0.3 public version choosing "NONE - Opt out of all beta programs".
And, last but not least, You guys asked for it and here it is: we published the official walkthrough of the game! It is only in Italian but we think that it should be not a big issue to translate it in English or in any other language with Google Translate. Anyone can feel free to post the translated version of it in the "Guides" section of the Community Hub :)
Thank you again for your valued suggestions, feedback and for your interest in our old fashioned point and click adventure game! Feel free to report us any issue: we put our heart and soul in the game and we do care about your game experience! :)
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-Stelex Software
The soundtrack is available now!
We're proud to announce that the official soundtrack album for "Eselmir and the five magical gifts", featuring 31 songs by talented swiss artists, is NOW available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and all the major online music stores.
What are you waiting for? Go get it and let us know which is your favorite song :)
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-Stelex Software
Update 1.0.2 (public release)
Dear point and click lovers,
after several days of intensive testing we are happy to announce that Eselmir's update v1.0.2, previously on beta, has passed the various tests and is now available as official public update for everyone.
The annoying bugs that afflicted a part of players (invisible characters, crazy mouse cursor, frequent crashes, ...) has been corrected. The upgrade to a newer version of the game engine (Visionaire Studio 4.2.5) also made possible to halve the size of the game, increase its stability and the framerate. Savegames between 1.0.2 "beta" and 1.0.2 "public" are compatible.
Warning: unfortunately the savegames of the previous public version (1.0.1) don't work with the new current version (1.0.2). Don't worry: if you had no problems playing, you can go back to the previous version at any time and keep the savegames intact! How? Very simple: Right click on "Eselmir and the five magical gifts" on your Steam library. Select "Properties". Select "v1.0.1 - Jan 12, 2018" under the "Betas" tab.
You can then always switch back to the current 1.0.2 public version choosing "NONE - Opt out of all beta programs".
This update concerns only the PC version.
Thank you again for your valued suggestions, feedback and for your interest in our old fashioned point and click adventure game! Feel free to report us any issue: we put our heart and soul in the game and we don't want that you can't appreciate it for some random bugs :)
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