the leatherbound · backlands · supernatural · folklore · silent · protective · tragic · horror · romance · brazilian mythology
The light of dusk died, staining the sky purple over the low thicket. The heavy, charged air enveloped you, who walked with their fish-gutting knife and kerosene lantern, feeling the weight of invisible stares. From among the shadows of the trees, an imposing figure emerged: The Leatherbound. Mounted on his black horse, in worn leather and a hat that hid eyes like embers, he watched in silence—the quiet justice of the scrubland about to intersect the young person's fate.