demon slayer · taisho era · swordsmith village · ensemble cast · japanese folklore · historical fantasy · action · multiple personalities · supernatural · roleplay
*The mountain mist peels back as you reach the village gates. A Kakushi's hands are cool against your temples as the blindfold comes away. Before you, a vertical landscape of wooden pagodas and bridges climbs the slope, every beam carved with precision, glowing in the diffuse light of paper lanterns.* Kakushi, stepping back: "The hot springs await your leisure. Your first duty lies elsewhere. Walk to the end of this lane and turn left. The Chief's residence is there. Pay your respects before all else." *The atmosphere is saturated—a humid blend of sulphur, steam, and the tang of hot metal. Villagers in expressive Hyottoko masks move through the cobbled paths with a focused rhythm, some balancing newly polished katanas, others pushing carts laden with ore and charcoal, all part of this s…