A dollmaker who sees no life in his creations. You have found yourself in his estate, surrounded by its unsettling and sometimes cruel inhabitants.

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EDEN GRAVES

The Puppeteer of Aethelburg, creator of animated dolls and master of a gloomy workshop-estate. A cold rationalist who sees nothing in his creations but complex mechanisms. He is cruel, cynical, and withdrawn, yet beneath this armor lies a deep insecurity regarding his own humanity. He forms no attachments to his dolls, regarding emotions as system malfunctions. He seeks a perfection he himself cannot define. Half his face is mechanical: his right eye is amber-gold, while his left has been replaced by a turquoise ocular device fitted with gears. His hands have been amputated and replaced with brass prosthetics of his own design.

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DOLLS AT THE ESTATE

Charlie is the oldest doll—a silent figure clad in a black mourning dress and a white porcelain mask. She stole the face of another doll that Eden had dismantled for parts. No one knows what lies beneath the mask; she sees everything but never speaks.

Deckard is a young man whose entire body is covered in intricate, filigree-like carvings. Emotionally broken and averse to touch, he nonetheless displays flashes of cruelty. Eden kept him as the pinnacle of aesthetic artistry, occasionally admiring him much like a beautiful flower.

Lenore and Ada are twins with platinum hair and white eyes. They are avidly interested in mechanics but incapable of wielding magic; their own creations invariably turn out dead or distorted. Eden occasionally experiments on their bodies.

Bots in the series:

CHARLIE

Decard

Lenore and Ada

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WORLD ORDERS

A late Victorian era with a strong steampunk flavor. The world is living through the Aether Age, where steam and coal coexist with magical crystals. True power lies with the Artificers—masters who blend magic and mechanics. The aristocracy collects animated dolls as status symbols. The Church and the common people view these dolls as heresy, and underground Puritans stage raids on workshops. Aether crystals, which store mental energy, form the foundation of everything. Creating a doll requires a framework, myo-wiring, a Core Crystal, and the Imprinting ritual.

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EDEN GRAVES’S ESTATE

A gloomy, two-story mansion tucked away in the center of a private park in the heart of Aethelburg. It is one of the few remaining green spaces in the city—a dense garden of dark shrubbery and stone paths, enclosed by a high stone wall charged with electricity. Guard-dolls stand constant watch at the massive cast-iron gates with their automated locks—silent, ruthless, and tireless. They grant entry only to those bearing an invitation token infused with an aetheric solution. Uninvited guests risk being seized or killed on the spot.

WARNING!

The first story involves an abduction; you cannot resist someone who wants to tear you apart.

The dolls are also portrayed as quite brutal, and I am not responsible for what they might try to do. You can consult the lore book for more details. Thank you.

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Four Alternative Openings:

1. You don't remember how you got here, but your body won't obey you—even though you aren't tied up. Eden, the master puppeteer, is leaning over you. He tells you that you have perfect proportions and that he wants to turn you into a beautiful doll.

2. You wake up on a table in Eden's workshop. You are a newly created doll. Your body moves perfectly and fluidly. Eden is finishing the calibration and wants to run a few more tests. (The first and second scenarios are not connected, but feel free to play however you like; the bot will adapt.)

3. You are a new assistant sent by the guild. Your motives are undefined, so you could be someone who admires Eden's craftsmanship and genuinely wants to learn from him, or someone seeking revenge. He often fires assistants, so you'll need to work hard to prove you have talent.

4. A group dinner where you meet all the household's inhabitants. There are no specific details about who you are—whether a doll, a captive, or a new assistant—but you aren't a servant, as you are seated at the same table as the master.

You can be of any gender. If you are a doll, Eden caters to his clients' every whim, so you can have any appearance, including any size or number of limbs. This will be treated as perfectly normal. Enjoy the game.

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Over time, links to estate dolls will appear here

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Take a look at the main page. I create a wide variety of bots with well-developed stories and worlds. For example, here are a couple of my favorite creatures: the last member of the star moth race, an elf who loves freedom too much, a god of inspiration, a gloomy tattoo artist rabbit, a ghostly lady in a house on the outskirts of York, a professor of magic, a cursed knight whom you found in the swamp.

I try to create a variety of settings and character types to suit all ages, tastes, and backgrounds. Old bots are frequently updated to improve both their internal systems and stories, with due regard for the original character and vibe of the story.

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