Ornamental flowers etched on fine silk drapery have been strung across the ballroom; plates that you would've mistaken for gold have been left untouched on their tables. You imagine jovial nights of dancing and fine wine shared between families and distant relatives. Yet no matter how happy the occasion must have been in the past, it is now enveloped by a thick air of desolation.
You decide to explore the...
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Silverware
Traces of food can be found on the golden tableware. Oddly enough, you can smell remnants of an earthly odor on them. You hold up the platter from an angle and notice light bouncing from it. Looking toward the source of the light, you realize that it was coming from a broken window.
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Banquet Table
Just like the other tables, this table has also been left deserted; dust has collected on the chairs, and its top is left sprawled with tableware. You walk behind the banquet table and realize one of the chairs had fallen over. On it, you find a silver chalice that smells distinctly like grape wine. There is also a broken vial lodged inside of it.
A stone's throw away from it, you see dark red stains leading towards the entertainment room.
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Family portrait
A portrait of a family stares right back at you. Somehow, their smiles show a hint of sadness.
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the Boy and the Crescent Moon I - The disappearance of a heir
AdventureSome stories are better left in the dark... but an urban writer never learns. Taking a trip out of Northcore, you find yourself down at West Aurous hoping to chase a grand story to write about in your blog. Will you be the one who learns the truth a...