01
Village grasslands
Yaman
Begin among fertile fields, gather healing herbs, and answer the first signs of spiritual imbalance.
- Objective
- Defeat the Sigbin pack and cleanse the ritual clearing.
- Threat
- Sigbin
The world of Bulan
A world held in balance.
Across Antique, every village depends on the bond between people, land, and spirit. When that bond fractures, Bulan follows the disturbance toward the mountain.
Chapter I · The land
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What begins as a journey to heal three villages becomes a passage between worlds.
The premise
A failed initiation allows Limbongan to possess Salaknib and escape. Years later, corruption returns through restless creatures, poisoned paths, and rituals left unfinished.
Guided by Lola Huyon and joined by Iraynon and Ulang, Bulan must gather medicine, defend each community, and restore the way between the physical and spirit realms.
Four stages
Follow the disturbance uphill.
Each place introduces a new community, a new threat, and a more demanding cleansing rite.
02
River forest
Kahuy-Suba
Follow the river beneath an ancient canopy, learn stronger remedies, and confront a force that shakes the earth.
- Objective
- Drive back the Mangingilaw and restore the forest passage.
- Threat
- Mangingilaw
03
Mountain settlement
Iraya
Track poisoned hunters along arrow-marked trails as corruption climbs toward the highlands.
- Objective
- Hunt the Murokpok and purify the cliffside.
- Threat
- Murokpok
04
Sacred summit
Mt. Madja-as
Cross the final threshold, endure the Trial of Three, and enter the convergence of the physical and spirit worlds.
- Objective
- Complete the final exorcism and break Limbongan's hold.
- Threat
- Limbongan
Field bestiary
Meet what waits after sunset.
The enemies of Bulan are game interpretations informed by regional folklore and the project's cultural research.
01
Yaman
Sigbin
The bleeding shadowAgile melee · BleedA nimble nocturnal spirit-being adapted from Visayan folklore. It circles quickly, closes the gap, and leaves wounds that continue to bleed.
02
Kahuy-Suba
Mangingilaw
The earthshakerHeavy melee · StunA hulking presence associated in the project with sickness and spiritual disturbance. Its slow attacks erupt into punishing ground waves.
03
Iraya
Murokpok
The poisoned hunterRanged · PoisonA ranged threat drawn from Kinaray-a oral tradition. Poisoned arrows force the party to move, switch, and prepare the right remedies.
04
Mt. Madja-as
Limbongan
The jealous spiritPossession · Spirit corruptionThe spirit behind the spreading disturbances. Limbongan's possession of Salaknib pulls Bulan toward a final reckoning at Mt. Madja-as.
People of the journey
Every road begins with someone.
Family, mentors, guides, and a troubled vessel carry the human story beneath the larger conflict.
Bulan's family
Yamanay & Datu Balantok
Yamanay begins Bulan's herb-gathering journey, while Datu Balantok entrusts them with the road ahead.
Ritual mentor
Lola Huyon
A respected elder who teaches Bulan the foundations of ritual practice.
Tamawo guide
Hiraya
A watchful presence who appears across the stages to warn and guide the party.
The vessel
Salaknib
A failed initiation and Limbongan's possession bind Salaknib to the story's central conflict.
Words of the world
Know the meaning behind the journey.
Authentic terms remain part of Bulan's voice, with context to help every player enter respectfully.
Kinaray-a
An ethnolinguistic group and language native to Antique in Panay. Bulan draws its setting and cultural research from Kinaray-a traditions.
Babaylan
A spiritual practitioner whose community roles may include healing, ritual practice, and mediation between human and spirit worlds.
Dungan
Spiritual energy used by Bulan to empower enchantments and sustain their role between two worlds.
Palayok
An earthen cooking pot adapted in Bulan as the vessel for its herbal potion-crafting sequence.
Bulan symbolically adapts selected cultural practices for gameplay. It does not claim to represent every Kinaray-a or Panay tradition.