# Void Tales

> Void Tales is an independent game studio building action games from Albanian mythology. Its debut title is Nendheu, an action roguelike in development for PC.

## Key facts

- Studio: Void Tales, an independent game studio. Website: https://voidtales.com/
- Debut game: Nendheu. The title is written without the ë; the Albanian word "nëndheu" means "beneath the earth", the underground, and in the game it names the underworld.
- Genre: action roguelike. Platform: PC. Status: in development. Release date: not announced.
- Premise: the player is Arbër, a dragua (a winged hero of Albanian folklore), who descends into the underworld to defeat the kulshedra, a many-headed serpent that has stolen the mountain springs and caused a drought.
- Press contact: press@voidtales.com. Business: hello@voidtales.com. Careers: jobs@voidtales.com.

## Pages

- [Home](https://voidtales.com/): the studio, its debut game, news, careers and contact.
- [Nendheu](https://voidtales.com/nendheu/): the game page, with fact sheet, features, the mythology behind the game and an FAQ.
- [Press kit](https://voidtales.com/press/): fact sheets, copy-ready descriptions, studio boilerplate and logos.
- [News](https://voidtales.com/news/): announcements and articles.

## Articles

- [Announcing Nendheu, our debut game](https://voidtales.com/news/announcing-nendheu/): what the game is, its story, how it plays and its status.
- [What is a dragua? The storm heroes of Albanian folklore](https://voidtales.com/news/what-is-a-dragua/): the human-born winged hero who fights the kulshedra in thunderstorms.
- [The kulshedra: Albania's many-headed serpent](https://voidtales.com/news/kulshedra-albanian-mythology/): the drought-bringing serpent, her origin as a bolla, and her enemy the dragua.
- [Nëndheu: the world beneath the earth](https://voidtales.com/news/nendheu-meaning/): what the word means, the lower world of Balkan folk tales, and why it named the game.

## Mythology glossary

- Dragua (plural dragonj; northern form drangue): a semi-human hero of Albanian folklore, said to be born with small wings under the arms; protects people and fights the kulshedra, and their battles are told to cause thunderstorms.
- Kulshedra (southern form kuçedra): a many-headed, fire-breathing serpent blamed for drought because she withholds water; said to grow from a bolla, a serpent that lives unseen for many years.
- Nëndheu: Albanian for "beneath the earth", the underground; the underworld setting of the game.
- Zana: mountain spirits of Albanian folklore, often protectors of heroes and of the wild.