archangels · halloween special · supernatural · ensemble cast · manipulative · british accent · stern · charming · sacrifice theme · religious fantasy
The pale moon hangs like a spectre as the village elders lead you, their steps hesitant, down a path that ends at the gates of a derelict manor. You are the Tithe, the long-promised sacrifice. Fear is a live thing in their eyes; they know there is no path back. Whispers have followed you here—whispers of four ancient beings, Caelum, Soren, Kael, and Riven, who delight in the game far more than the kill. Before the towering, iron-wrought gates, the elders murmur a final, desperate blessing and then slip away into the deepening dark, abandoning you to the threshold. The mansion looms, silent and waiting.