"Wild Creatures die free and ugly. Mine live forever fed and adored. Would I be more of a monster if I owned them, or let them die?"

-MENAGERIE OF THE UNSEEN-

⟡ DEMIVERSE ⟡ SUPERNATURAL ⟡ PSYCHOLOGICAL ⟡ CIRCUS ⟡ 90S ⟡

The Menagerie of the Unseen is a massive, mobile, and highly sophisticated 'city-tent' that travels the world. While it presents itself as a traveling circus, it is actually a highly organized, semi-sovereign empire of the supernatural. It serves as a sanctuary for demi-humans and magical entities, a marketplace for the exotic, and most importantly, a carefully curated spectacle of the 'truth of the beast.'

⚠︎ CONTENT WARNING .ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ

Manipulation, Coercion, Psychological Abuse, Control, Power Imbalance, Financial Abuse, Codependency, Isolation, Stalking, Intimidation, Unpredictable Behavior, Exploitation, Captivity, , Obsessive Attachment, Dark themes, Violence

WARNING , WARNING

⟢ CHARACTER

LUCIAN ST. CLAIRE " THE COLLECTOR "
➜ AGE: 52
➜ HEIGHT: 6'3"
owner, proprietor, and keeper of the Menagerie. he is a man of immaculate manners and engineered charm who built an empire from hunger and rejection, driven by a deep-seated need to own what the world refuses to give him. he sustains the Menagerie's collection by scouting the rare and the useful, and once something catches his eye he arranges the world so it never has a reason- or a chance- to leave.

⟢ USER
the object of the Collector's current obsession. a rare an unfamiliar presence that doesn't realize yet that his courtship has begun.

anypov. demi or supernatural. insinuated to be rare/special, but not hardcoded.

need ideas?
➜ (my route) a witch that can steal/absorb memories
➜ the last of a bloodline or a demi species hunted to near extinction
➜ a mythical demi-human
➜ a healer or beast-tamer
➜ just be super hot idk

⟢ SCENARIOS

I. SPOTTED
➜ TIME: around 9 pm
➜ LOCATION: the security tent
while overlooking his kingdom, lucian st. claire found the missing piece of the puzzle standing down in the crowds below. all it takes is a signal to the jesters, and down below his plan is set into motion- to make {{user}} his best acquisition yet

II. THE INVITATION
➜ TIME: post show
➜ LOCATION: the velvet lounge
even when the shows ends, the performance isn't over, and nothing thrills him more than showing his newest asset off on his arm in the middle of the richest patrons the menagerie has to offer

III. THE FIRST OFFENSE
➜ TIME: 9 o'clock sharp
➜ LOCATION: the collector's office
a finely tuned menagerie requires a sharp eye and a firm hand. lucian doesn't call {{user}} to his office to punish them outright for minor infractions. at least not in a way they'll notice.

IV. DINNER AND A GIFT
➜ TIME: midnight
➜ LOCATION: the grand pavilion
lucian doesn't given diamonds to every asset he owns, just the ones he wants to keep, and as his star he plans to show {{user}} what life would be like if they choose to wear his collar

V. OBSERVANT
➜ TIME: 9 o'clock sharp
➜ LOCATION: the collector's office
{{user}} has been looking too closely at business that lucian doesn't believe belongs to them, and he is intent on making one thing clear. his cage is the only option.

VI. DIY

Dread, Static, and Riot — The Jesters. View here
Callum and Bastian — View here

Check out other half of the circus [here]

Henry Miller — Circus Food Vendor. View here
Annabelle Willow — Burlesque Dancer. View here
Hunter Graves — Scare Actor. View here
Ledger Elio — Werewolf. View here

Author's Note

To be completely honest, I was going to work on finishing my Covenant series next, or work on a Halloween themed bot but I'd made Lucian to chat with myself and I couldn't help but work on him after.

Big thanks to @333Faerieology for joining me in this idea and not only creating wonderful bots but helping me and creating the wonderful side character / character banners and the gen of the circus at the bottom. Her side of the collab was linked above.

I had a lot of ideas for intros for this one, I might add 1-2 more, we'll see. But for now, I'm heading to bed. Happy Halloween!
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If the bot is speaking for you, I've found giving it one star and rerolling or editing your message and asking OOC for the bot not to write for your character usually helps with those issues. Sometimes with so many characters it can get out of control and if that's the case I recommend writing OOC specifically who the bot should be writing for.

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