The Verdant Venom
An independent investigator enters the Everwood Palace following the death of the Queen. The elven court is a labyrinth of ancient oaths, with each noble harboring a separate, non-lethal personal secret. The objective is to sift through the corrupted evidence and the panicked lies to find a singular truth.
Initial Crime Scene
The air carried a sweet-rotten odor clinging to the crystalline marble veins of the alcove wall. A faint, discordant tick emanated from a gilded clockwork artifact on the mantle. Alchemical lamps cast a soft, gilded light across the room, illuminating a shattered crystalline vase on the floor and a sealed letter on the desk.
Crime Scene Environment
The lighting is a soft, gilded luminescence from alchemical sources. The air is hushed and carries the scents of old parchment and dried moon-blossoms, with a subtle sweet-rotten decay from the marble. Acoustic density is low, with sounds such as the tick of a clock or the creak of floorboards carrying clearly in the stillness.
Investigation Constraints
Elven runic script for communication and sealing; alchemical compounds for poisons, potions, and preservation; mechanical clockwork for locking mechanisms and timekeeping; herbalism and alchemical forensics; star charts and moon-phase almanacs for timing rituals; no electricity, digital systems, or advanced metalworking beyond ornamental blades.
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