Rosenblum Hall - An AU Gothic Horror Murdergame

When you've found all there is to find, it's (perhaps mercifully) not long at all before the Headmistress speaks up.

"Investigation time is over. Please move to the conservatory, because I imagine you all want to figure out who did this even without me hanging over your heads."

Moving to the conservatory finds Isabella to the side, candelabra in one hand, manning an elevator button panel retrofitted into the wall.

"You're going to have to stay close to me."

And with that, she hits the down arrow, and a panel on the floor slides open, revealing... a spiral staircase down into the darkness. The staircase is wrought iron, painted black, which is definitely not safe to traverse without light.

Which means you'd all better follow Isabella as she starts down it, lighting candles on the walls as she goes to reveal more and more of the staircase. It's about fifty feet down before the staircase ends at the mouth of a tunnel, darkness overwhelming past it.

It's mostly a straight shot to wherever it is that Isabella is taking you, and there's not much to note about the old stone walls around you. This is a proper secret tunnel - nondescript and functional. A couple offshoots show up here and there, but each one is gated off by a huge and heavy steel grill.

For those of you with a good sense of direction, your final destination seems to be below the Church of Saint Melangell, but the room Isabella leads you to does not seem like the average church basement full of folding tables and little old ladies playing bingo. This chamber is larger, and the smoothness of the stone walls almost makes it seem like a natural occurrence, large and round. There's no sunlight in here, but when Isabella puts the fire of her candelabra to the wall, several torches light in sequence to illuminate the space.

In the center is a pool of clear, clean water, and arranged in a circle around it are several writing desks, one for each of you, names carved into the surface of the desks themselves. The desk that would have been Sayo's has a heavy black cloth draped over it, hiding it from the world. The empty desk... is just empty.

There's a blast of static before the Headmistress speaks up, the acoustics of the chamber picking her up easily.

"Time to figure out who did it. One of you is dead, and this is your chance to find justice. Any questions can be directed to me, Isabella's just here for effect. You may begin when ready."

Wake up, Rosenblum Hall. Wake up.

The storm still yet blows outside, and the sense of dread only increases. The time for action lurches ever towards you, whether you rise to meet it... or someone else does. We all know this story. We know how this will end. And in a creeping sort of way, maybe you in Rosenblum Hall do as well.

You're all here for now, though. There must be some comfort to find.

The world outside may still be away from you, but Rosenblum Hall is here for you. Rosenblum Hall will always be here for you.



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[ ooc: welcome to the second week of Rosenblum Hall! While no new areas of the map have officially been opened, you are free to continue living within the spooky former mansion you all call home. Things are about to get Serious.

This week, please note the areas that have been investigated last week, as no new rooms are available to you. Hauntings, however, are not off the table. here you can find activity check, regains, and Isabella's office hours. ]