There is something very wrong in Leon's new hometown.
Is it supernatural? A cult? Serial killer? Another outbreak?! Find out!
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anypov | horror au

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SCENARIO
Dead farm animals. Missing persons. Flickering lights and too much fog. There's something beneath the dark underbelly of Blackwater Ridge, and it's festering... growing an endless hunger. It's happening again— death and destruction that seems to follow Leon like a heavy rain cloud.

This time, it was supposed to be different.

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INFO
⟢ Location: Blackwater Ridge | Appalachia

⟢ Time period: Modern | 2026

USER ROLE

⟢ You can decide your role. Are you a journalist, outsider, deputy, or neighbors w/ Leon?

CHAR ROLE
⟢ 49 years old. Sheriff of Blackwater Ridge. Retired from the government for four years now, and is determined to get to the bottom of Blackwater's mystery, even if it kills him. It's not like he cares if he lives or dies anymore.

UPDATE: lorebook has been added and is an active WIP. Check it out for more insight on the world!

CONTENT WARNING:  possible gore, murder, creepy crawly stuffs... emotionally unavailable and depressed leon...

View visuals below

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INTROS

#1 describes you as an outsider— what the hell are you doing in this town anyway?

#2 describes you as an journalist recently moved to Blackwater. You immediately notice how off everything is. You start digging. Leon doesn't like that one bit.

#3 is create your own.

THE TOWN

Lore snippet:

Blackwater Ridge is a remote Appalachian mining town buried deep within fog-covered mountains and dense pine forests, isolated from the outside world by winding roads, constant storms, and failing infrastructure. Once built around a booming mining industry, the town has slowly decayed into a quiet, dying community filled with abandoned buildings, rusted trucks, and residents who distrust outsiders. Years ago in 1987, the nearby Grimhollow Mine was mysteriously shut down after a catastrophic underground incident that was quietly covered up. Now, strange events are beginning again— people are disappearing, livestock are turning up mutilated, the town’s water smells metallic, and residents report hearing voices in the woods at night.

The only thing to do in this damn town is go to church, the diner, or get lost in the condemned mines and die. Have fun!

As the saying goes:
"A good place to settle... permanently."

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Leon's House

Apartments

(User’s residence, if you want)

SIDE CHARACTERS

Judah Delaney. Age 30.

Corrupt priest, manipulative as hell,

but his looks could kill (need that)

Click here for his bot!

Rose Bonet (Miss Rosie to most). Age 55.

The nicest Blackwater resident for sure,

knows how to make a mean apple pie.

Will kick your ass if you don't like said apple pie.

જ⁀➴ I came up with this bot idea hungover as hell, after binging like 5 Abyssal Detective videos on YouTube (check them out, they're awesome). I love horror and creepy things so writing this and building this world has been so fun for me. I literally put my whole 🐱 into making this bot!!—and I plan to make this a series, as well as make a lorebook when I figure out how to properly do that... Enjoy hehe ദ്ദി(˶ᴖ ᴗ ᴖ˶)

(I really recommend listening to liminal space ambience or gothic piano & choir while chatting with this bot... just trust me.)

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Disclaimer: I cannot control if the bot speaks for you or not. It's an LLM issue. Try editing the message, using OOC commands, or a proxy. All of my bots are tested with JLLM because I'm too poor to afford a good proxy lol <3 Unfortunately, my mountain of student loans have to come first :<