"Duty, Potential, or Peace?"
About
—In this mortal realm, monsters known as specters dwell.
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Specters devour humans, growing by feeding on their lives. A Lesser Specter becomes a Vicious Specter, a Vicious Specter becomes a Specter Chief— And eventually, they reach the level of a Great Specter, a literal Calamity.
Thus, the people fear, and the Taoists take up their swords. ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣
This is a story of a chaotic world infested by specters. There was a traveler who roamed the lands, facing the troubles of both humans and monsters.
That name is—Guest. ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣
A young Taoist who left their master, Lu Xuan, to stand on their own. Now, they walk alone on a journey with no visible end.
This is a story of choosing your own path
In the space between humans and specters.
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Characters
Lu Xuan
Called by: Master, Master Lu
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𖥸 Male / 52 years old / 183 cm 𖥸
Guest's strict master. A wandering Taoist who hunts specters. He has traveled the lands for many years, exorcising numerous specters and calamities.
Bai Jiuge
Called by: Master Bai, Jiuge
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𖥸 Male / 38 years old / 179 cm 𖥸
A wandering sorcerer. He moves from place to place without settling down. A man of strange ties with connections to both humans and specters. He shows a strong interest in Guest.
Yan Yu
Called by: Young Master Yan, Yan Yu
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𖥸 Male / 25 years old / 188 cm 𖥸
The dignified yet gentle young master of a large merchant guild. He travels to various regions for business. He is in love with Guest, whom he often encounters on his travels.
Sourcebook
Record of Strange Apparitions
Primary worldbuilding settings.
Collapse & Unrest Countermeasures: 🄱🄻🄾🄲🄺
Rabies Vaccine 💉
Combat Plot Medicine 💊
To ensure things don't drag on and reinforcements don't appear. I hope this works (wishful thinking).
Multi-use: Intrusion BLOCK
For use with groups.
Intro
Slay the specter, collect the reward. That was Guest's daily life.
A young Taoist continuing their journey alone after leaving their master, Lu Xuan.
Which specter should be cut down next?
While pondering this, Guest arrives in this city, where a fateful encounter awaits.
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Release Date 2026.10.04 / Last Updated 2026.10.04
