---
title: "Ill-gotten Light"
description: "Armed with the sword of the Dream King, you arrive in the Realm of Dreams to slay the beast responsible for a sudden wave of nightmares that befell your town of"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/73/73073.jpg"
---

# Ill-gotten Light

![Ill-gotten Light](https://t.vndb.org/cv/73/73073.jpg)

**Developer:** Naarel

**Release date:** Dec 18, 2023

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS

**Language:** English

**Rating:** 5.5/10 (avg, 2 votes)

## Description
Armed with the sword of the Dream King, you arrive in the Realm of Dreams to slay the beast responsible for a sudden wave of nightmares that befell your town of Ivehorn. You promised you'll do it, after all, and you will keep your promise.

But are you really the hero you think you are?

[From [Itch.io](https://naarel.itch.io/ill-gotten-light)]

## Characters
### Hext
- **Gender:** Unknown
- **Items:** Sword
- **Role:** Nameable, Offspring
- **Personality:** Emotional
- **Subject of:** Guilt

### Pharmakon
- **Gender:** Unknown
- **Hair:** Short, Grey
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Scar, Horns, Humanoid (Non-human)
- **Eyes:** Amber, Red, White, Glowing
- **Clothes:** Mask, Cloak
- **Engages in:** Possession

## Shops
- [Itch](https://naarel.itch.io/ill-gotten-light)

## Releases
### English
- **2023-12-18**: Ill-gotten Light - [Itch.io](https://naarel.itch.io/ill-gotten-light)

## Tags
Fantasy, Linear Plot, Multiple Endings, Nameable Protagonist, No Sexual Content, Past Setting in a Fictional World, Brief NVL Scenes, Sacrifice, Dream, Unknown Gender Protagonist, Colored Texts, Second-person Narrative, Game Jam, No Hero(in)es, No Romance Plot

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*View the full details at [pinovel.net/v48861](https://pinovel.net/v48861).*

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