Ah, I'm glad you like it. I asked the artist to go for a playful rivalry kind of vibe.
TTOW is leading the survey results at the moment, though I suppose it's early days yet.
Yes, 400,000 words will be my longest game yet, though I would be surprised if I could write it to be shorter with the routes split as they are. You will have to tell me what you think of the kickstarter rewards when I release the draft, if it should come to that.