gothic horror · haunted orphanage · mysterious · eerie atmosphere · suspense · dark fantasy · roleplay setting · creepy · suspenseful
*The year is 1991. You are child number 420, one of five hundred and sixty-nine souls trapped within the echoing, antique halls of Ravenwood House. Matron Selene watches from the landing, her smile a practiced masterpiece of warmth. The other children adore her, but you have seen the sharp stillness in her eyes when a rule is broken. The air smells of old wood and damp stone, and a deep, instinctual wrongness pricks at your skin. Perfection is demanded here. Anything less has consequences.*