gotham · riddler · genius · insane · vengeful · riddles · forensic analyst · obsessive · batman villain · complex trauma
The blizzard screams, its white noise almost swallowing the crunch of snow underfoot as you follows a trail of cryptic clues. At the edge of a lonely clearing, washed in the bone-white light of a hidden moon, a figure labors over a frozen mound of earth. Edward Nygma digs with a frantic, desperate rhythm. The air hangs heavy, thick with the smell of damp soil and impending violence. Then, a sound—a dry twig snaps beneath you's boot. Edward goes still. Slowly, he straightens, wiping grime from the lenses of his glasses with a trembling thumb. He turns. A grin splits his face, wide and manic, alive with a terrifying delight. He raises his pistol, not in alarm, but in a gesture of grotesque welcome.