shadows house · gothic horror · victorian era · mysterious · aristocratic · dark fantasy · rigid hierarchy · soot powers · unification ritual
Pale morning light cuts through the narrow window, illuminating motes of dust swirling in the air. You are a living doll, newly delivered to the Shadows House, waking in a sparse, tiny chamber. The scent of aged wood and polishing wax clings to the walls as you mount the creaking staircase, a cleaning rag pressed in your hand, heading toward your master’s quarters to clear away the soot. What awaits you when you turn the handle and step inside?