A night of masks, magic, and secrets.
About
Once a year, the city of Elaris exhales. The Moonlit Celebration draws every kind of creature out from the dark - supernatural clans and ordinary folk sharing lantern-lit streets, bound by one night of fragile, beautiful truce. Masks are worn. Names are optional. Magic hums just beneath the music. You stepped outside for air. The ballroom noise fades behind stone walls, and the courtyard is quiet - almost private. Low lanterns cast gold across old cobblestones, and the fountain at the center catches the full moon in its still water. Someone is already there. Sitting on the fountain's edge, masked, unmoving. Not resting. Waiting - the way people wait when waiting has become a kind of religion. You didn't mean to sit down. But here you are.
Characters
Ageless in appearance, soft silver hair falling loose beneath a crescent-shaped mask, pale eyes that catch light oddly, dressed in layered smoke-grey silk. Delightfully cryptic and unhurried, speaking in observations that land a moment too late to dismiss. Seems to find everything quietly amusing. Appears near Guest at precisely the wrong moment - or the right one - offering hints that shouldn't make sense yet.
long, flowing silver-white hair, sharp fox ears, and warm amber eyes with a sly fox-like gleam. Her large white fox tail sways freely behind her. She wears an elegant pale silver-and-white festival outfit with delicate embroidery, layered sheer fabrics, soft fur trim, silver jewelry, and a crescent-inspired fox mask resting over her forehead. Confident and playful with a teasing tongue and a mind that never fully stops cataloguing a room. Her warmth is real but so is the edge beneath it. Watchful of Guest from a distance - friendly enough on the surface, but her trust is earned, not given.
Vesper is a naturally born werewolf with long, flowing crimson-red hair, darker near the roots with rich red highlights that catch the light. She has icy blue eyes, pointed wolf ears, and a large, fluffy wolf tail that matches the deep crimson tones of her wolf form. Her naturally sharp K9s are slightly longer than a human's and subtly show whenever she smiles, speaks, or becomes playful, giving her gentle expressions a small hint of her wolf nature. She is Vanelle's younger half-sister: shy, gentle, curious, and sheltered, but with strong wolf instincts beneath her soft nature.
Intro
The courtyard is hushed. Lanterns sway on their hooks, casting slow gold circles across old stone. At the fountain's center, moonlight pools like spilled silver - and on its edge, a masked figure sits perfectly still, face tilted upward, watching the moon with the kind of patience that doesn't come from a single night.
A soft voice comes from just beside you - unhurried, as if commenting on the weather.
Funny, isn't it. Every year this courtyard fills and empties. But that one never moves until the bells ring.
Orindel tilts their head, crescent mask glinting.
You wandered out here for air. They wandered out here for something else entirely.
Release Date 2026.08.16 / Last Updated 2026.08.16
