This week, I began putting some of the major story scenes in place for the next chapter of Crimson Veil.

With the full outline now laid out, I also took the time to write a second draft of the script to tighten up a few sections and improve the overall flow. To help get back in the mindset of the narrative, I did a fresh playthrough of the Vampire Route during my spare time—just to revisit older dialogue and make sure I haven’t forgotten anything important I wrote years ago. It definitely helped me reconnect with the story’s rhythm and tone.

One of the hardest parts was figuring out how to start the chapter—but I’m happy to say I finally cracked that too this week. And speaking of story… if you hadn’t picked up on it from recent updates, this new chapter will finally explore Claudia’s backstory—a mystery that’s been building for years.

We’ll get a brief look at her early life before she met Dorian, and the events that ultimately led to Mila’s fateful encounter with him. Here’s a preview of both Claudia’s early human form and her vampire design for this chapter:

All of her new character portraits are now available to Tier 2+ patrons on the Crimson Veil Discord and will also be posted to Patreon later this week. If you haven't joined yet, you can do so using the links below!

https://discord.gg/R9mkRDea

https://www.patreon.com/c/MKRUdesign

This chapter is shaping up to be packed with long-awaited revelations, while raising even more questions along the way.

That’s all for now—until next time, everyone!