Perhaps one day the light will return to this place. And we will live a life of happiness and plenty. But not today. Today the blood moon hangs low in the sky and reflects off the bay. No sunlight shines in this place of madness.
The 2nd shift whistle blows and the midday bells begin to ring. People begin to stream through the streets.
The Queen's Own Constables rumble across the cobblestones in the street just outside this apartment, shoving passersby out of the way.
Each bears the blazing badge of the city of Dezmond, Capitol of the Kingdom of Xerophyllia. You close the curtains and look away. Certainly they're here to investigate yesterday's gruesome murder.
As you explore the dark interior of the apartment, the victim of yesterday's violence still occupies your mind. Did they live in such squalor as this? Fighting day after day against the darkness inside them? Perhaps they didn't have to die screaming as a monster tore them apart.
And then it strikes you. Embracing the night is the only way to survive in this bloody city. Of that you are certain.
Your claws grow into daggers as the constables bang on the door. Hair begins to sprout from your body. A sickening crack echoes in the nearly empty apartment as your bones grow and displace. Your yellowed eyes rest on last night's victim, propped against the door frame. And you know a harsh truth.
Here. Now. And perhaps for all time?
Everyone dies in the dark.
What is NIGHTFALL?
NIGHTFALL is a gothic canon set in the Victorian Era, heavily inspired by popular works such as Bloodborne and Fallen London. The canon takes place in the kingdom of Xerophylla, a larger, national equivalent of Britain.
In this alternate universe, the Foundation is essentially a governing body. Ruling over the Kingdom of Xerophylla following the first Arcane War, a war that brought the supernatural into the public eye.
Many decades after the first Arcane War, the Foundation grew more confident, competent and arrogant. They create a weapon capable of slaying a god. Their target? Yvith, goddess of the night.
Their attack fails. Yvith, filled with rage, plunges the world into eternal night. The undead and creatures of the night run rampant and the Foundation has gone silent.
Now we have no choice, we must embrace the darkness.
How to contribute?
If you wish to write for NIGHTFALL, I'd first suggest you read some articles in the canon! Familiarize yourself with the tone and setting. If you need someone to look over your idea, PM MoreMuffins or join the NIGHTFALL discord server.
