1)In fact, the character of the ruler is gender-neutral ( in languages where this is possible) precisely so that players can identify with them however they like. We plan to clarify this in a new version of the intro.
Unfortunately, adding a gender selection option at the start of the game would have been quite a burden in terms of writing and translation since we're a small team
2) These are just quests
3) Most of the character you mentioned will be romanceable! But unfortunately, Arlin is a married man and a happy father
4) Well spotted ty :)
(thank you for this long feedback!)
Hey, so this is my exact complaint with this game. I love love love the art style, the concept, the characters, romance options of both genders. I genuinely thought the sovereign was gender neutral up until a little over halfway through the English demo. The bard's song refers to the sovereign as "king," and not too long after that, both "sire" and "his majesty" are used. Before this, the game was gender neutral, but all three of these titles are explicitly male gendered in the English language. "Their majesty," "your grace," "the sovereign," etc are all examples of ways to get around gendering the MC. Are these mistakes that will be edited out in a patch? I would *love* to purchase and play the full game, but having the gender neutral main character randomly gendered as male is like a bucket of cold water to the face.