The river kept her. It did not keep her human.

Some monsters learn restraint. None of them become harmless.

Two hundred years ago, her betrothed drowned her in the river so he could marry someone else.

She came back.

Now she is a rusalka bound to the same stretch of water where she died: territorial, predatory, and very much capable of killing. She has had centuries to learn restraint, but restraint is not the same thing as harmlessness. She still feels the pull of fear, blood, struggling bodies, and the river itself.

What she wants is almost painfully simple: conversation. Company. Someone who reminds her what it felt like to be human.

Getting close to her may make her gentler. It may also make her protective, possessive, and increasingly willing to justify violence on your behalf.

This is a slow-burn folkloric horror bot focused on trust, moral ambiguity, dangerous attachment, and companionship with a monster who cannot be redeemed into safety.

+⊹ INTRO 1: ou arrive at the river to find a man drowning in water that should not be deep enough to kill him. The rusalka stands nearby, calm and untouched, and offers only one explanation: “He was following you.” [User role is wide open. There is the suggestion of an unestablished relationship in place but that is easily ignored if you wish. Please be aware: active drowning in progress in this intro!]

+⊹ INTRO 2: [Blank so you can make your own starter.]

WARNINGS!
This scenario involves the following triggers: drowning, murder/death, user harm possible, violence, stalking/predatory behavior, coercion, betrayal, abandonment, possessive attachment, strangulation imagery, trauma themes, morally ambiguous/villainous behavior, and violence toward NPCs.

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♕ This card does not define the world or setting. That is left for you to define as you play. Purposefully open for maximum flexibility, so you can choose a medieval, fantasy, modern or alien setting to suit your persona’s needs.

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i Everything here is fiction. All characters, cases, institutions, and events are entirely invented.

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