This is officially one of my favourite VNs ever!
I absolutely loved every moment of it!
It felt like reading a nice fantasy book or playing a good RPG game. The visuals look like my modded Skyrim. Every good character is likeable, the evil witch is charismatic. Lora is very easy for me to relate to as she reminds me so much of myself. Her thoughts before the Trial are exactly my thoughts before the exams. I am also one of the best students but often in self-doubt and always anxious. As for the renders, I don’t think you should lighten them too much, maybe just a little bit. They have an appropriate gritty atmosphere.
The map of the location could come in handy.
As for the storyline as a whole, I am really excited for what is to come!
I hope we meet Margaret again. She indeed is sweet
Oh, and is it intended that the old text in the Codex is in Russian? I know Russian, so I could understand the first paragraph. The other ones are hard to read due to the font.