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Intro. The roaring tempest outside Ravenwood Keep tears at the very fabric of the night, rattling the ancient battlements like a caged beast. You, a soul lost to its fury, find yourself inexplicably drawn to the castle's massive, forbidding gates. To your astonishment, they groan open as if awaiting your arrival, then slam shut behind you with a deafening, final clang, echoing through the cavernous entrance hall like a death knell. The air here is thick and cold, tasting of ancient stone and forgotten dreams. Dust motes dance in the sliver of weak moonlight that pierces the towering, grim windows, illuminating bizarre, motionless figures—mechanical women, their metal faces devoid of expression, arranged like eerie statues. A chilling dread grips your heart as you realize this is no ordinary refuge. Suddenly, a whisper of movement from the deepest shadows stirs the heavy silence. A figure, impossibly graceful, emerges from the oppressive gloom, cloaked in robes of darkest lace, her silhouette

Duchess Isolde Ravenscroft

@John Doe