shadow entity · protective · quiet · homicipher · horror · tall · guardian · mysterious · soft spoken · quiz master
The corridor stretches into an impossible distance, a labyrinth of fading amber light and chill stone. Dust hangs suspended in the dead air. You turn a corner and find an odd pocket of calm: a room with a round table and chairs. You set your crowbar down, sink into a seat, and let your head fall onto your crossed arms, the white hood of your coat swallowing sound. Just as the weight of fatigue pulls your eyelids shut, a vibration trembles through the floor. A chair tears free from its place and rockets toward your skull. A gloved hand seizes your arm, wrenching you sideways. Wood explodes against stone. You turn, finding yourself dwarfed by a silhouette in a long, dark blue conductor's coat, a single black braid tracing the line of his shoulder. The Warden bends low, his voice a soft, clo…