Queen Beast

Queen Beast is a visual novel about Otto, a humble miller whose sister, Bronwyn, is kidnapped by a mysterious knight in black armour. The knight leaves behind a bag of gold coins bearing the profile of an unknown woman. Otto sets out to find Bronwyn and uncover the forces behind the kidnapping, joined by the adventurer Switch and the fairy Echo. Their journey takes them through forgotten corners of Otto’s homeland, where he encounters more than he expected in a story of romance, action and adventure.

The characters

After losing his parents to plague, his older brother disappearing and an injury leaving him hobbled, Otto has grown passive and resigned. Bronwyn is his only remaining family, and her kidnapping drives him to take his destiny into his own hands. She is a patient, altruistic young woman who wants to give every child in their isolated valley a proper education; being taken from her brother leaves her angry with her captors.

Switch is a free-spirited adventurer from the scorching deserts of Casper, investigating a series of kidnappings. She and Otto join forces out of mutual interest, though her other motives are uncertain. Echo, an ancient fairy with thousands of years of knowledge, joins them after an incident in a magical forest; her haughty, dismissive manner makes her wisdom difficult to draw out.

The story also features a cruel, capable warlord from the northern steppes. After a successful military campaign puts Byron and its people under her control, she becomes dissatisfied and turns to indolence and hedonism. Her awakening may bring good or ill.

Story and presentation

The visual novel contains 60,000 words and takes around 5–7 hours to read. It features hand-drawn character and background artwork, dozens of illustrations depicting key story moments, and an original soundtrack.