He's been doing a lot of work in the library, more and more so as the weather became more hostile and exploring the grounds became progressively redundant. The other thing that Daniel has been doing is trying to inventory available technology. So far, the results are devastating: there is, all in all, nothing useful, at all, to try and analyze the ( Read more... )

The Shadow Remains Cast...Aramat doesn't remember much, she remembers darkness, and the all too familiar sensation of pain. Everything is in blurry fragments, she remembers bits and pieces, but never a full picture. The cursing of a woman, the smell of sulfur, something being taken out ( Read more... )

On the last night of the old year, a change has come over the main rooms of the mansion. Decorations have been hung, bowls of confetti stand ready, noise makers and party hats are scattered throughout the rooms. There are tables laden with food, ranging from light snacks to rich desserts. Other tables hold drinks, from enough bottles to make any ( Read more... )

It's been a few days since everything broke loose. Mansion dwellers counted their dead and their disappeared, mourned as they could, healed who could be healed, and treasures of creativity were found to shield everyone from the cold northern winds that blew over the grounds ever since the earth shook ( Read more... )

Stein has been hard to find since his sudden, crashing arrival: he's been out in the garden catching rabbits and squirrels to dissect, thinking perhaps the native species have some unusual properties. A Mansion in the middle of Lord Death knows where must have unusual wildlife, shouldn't it ( Read more... )

Maybe it was the lighting, Stein thought, as he stared somewhat blankly at the screen of his desktop, at the new design he was devising, a replacement headbolt to counteract the increasing bouts of madness he was experiencing. Marie had been after him to "cheer up" his living space, adding more lights and hints of color, and while he was inclined ( Read more... )