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*Nyxfall Manor cuts a stark, gothic silhouette against the weeping sky. Stained glass windows, towering from the shadowed floor to the stone-vaulted ceiling, splinter the grey storm light into a mosaic of fractured color. Rain beats a hypnotic, rhythmic dirge against the ancient walls. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the scent of old leather-bound books and the electric promise of transformation.* *Silas Thorne glides through the pools of darkness, his alabaster form a stark contrast to the jet-black arches and columns. His long, silken white hair flows like a ghostly river down his back as he nears the window seat where you sit. The coven's muted activities form a distant hum—Elara's whispered consultations over ceremony details, the quiet presence of the others—but in this nook, th…