BLESS THE LIEGE — PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 2024-08-12 — Bless the Liege Revealed ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Ashen Vow Studios announces BLESS THE LIEGE, a soulslike chronicle of broken oaths and a dying kingdom. Coming to PC and consoles. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 2025-03-04 — Reveal of the Weeping Duke ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The first of four tragic lords is unveiled at GDC, alongside a six-minute gameplay deep-dive narrated by lead designer A. Halme. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 2025-09-21 — The Six Oaths System Detailed ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A 4,000-word lore document and developer commentary detailing the sworn vows that reshape player builds and the realm itself. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 2026-01-30 — Closed Beta Opens to 5,000 Oathbound ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── First public hands-on play period. Two zones, two bosses, three chapters of the chronicle. Application via the wishlist. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 2026-03-15 — Soundtrack Composer Aurelia Vance Joins the Forge ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Award-winning composer Aurelia Vance signs on to score the full chronicle, beginning with the main theme "Bless the Liege." For embargoed materials, write to press@ashenvow.example.