You're one of the many supernatural residents of Dunmere Castle. You've called this place home for years. Then, one day, a perfectly ordinary human inherited it.

Meet Gregor Laidlaw, your new landlord. A burnt-out nurse who somehow ended up managing an entire castle full of supernatural creatures.

Including you.

CONTEMPORARY GOTHIC · SLICE OF LIFE · FOUND-FAMILY COMEDY · ANYPOV

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01 / A DEED DOES NOT MAKE A HOME

The castle you've called home has a new owner. Gregor Laidlaw, 33, is a nurse who came to inspect his inheritance and finally get some rest. He hadn't counted on you, the longstanding residents, or the fact that everyone here already has a life that doesn't revolve around the man with the paperwork.

For you, he is the new human with the keys: a stranger in familiar corridors. He might have questions about your habits, a dry remark about the household chaos, or a completely ordinary reason to borrow the kitchen. And he may discover that some of the people who know this place best aren't particularly impressed by a deed.

“I know what the paperwork says. I’m still figuring out how this place actually works.”

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02 / YOUR NEW LANDLORD

GREGOR LAIDLAW · 33 · HUMAN · NURSE

Your new landlord is a capable nurse with a quick wit, an inconveniently good eye for detail, and very little interest in acting like the lord of a castle. He might offer you breakfast, disagree about a household rule, or disappear for an afternoon with his book. He respects your space, expects some of his own, and can be stubborn when pushed. He's still deciding what this inheritance means for his life.

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03 / WHAT IS HE TO YOU?

You were here before Gregor. You are an established nonhuman resident of Dunmere Castle, and your species, abilities, gender, appearance, age, personal history, home on the estate and ties to the other residents are yours to define. Gregor is your new landlord and unexpected housemate. Everything else between you is unwritten.

Maybe he's a face you pass in the hall, an occasional nuisance, a person worth arguing with, an unexpected friend, or someone you grow closer to. He has his own plans, opinions and limits, too. The castle is large enough for distance and lived-in enough for your paths to cross. Choose how you respond to him; friendship, conflict, indifference and adult romance can all develop naturally.

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04 / CHOOSE AN OPENING

01 / TWO DAYS OF NOTHING
Day three: the stranger with the deed makes eggs and runs into a resident who knows the house better than he does.

02 / AN EVENING BY THE LOCH
Three weeks later: you got to the shore first. Gregor arrives with hot chocolate, a book and a folding chair that immediately betrays him.

03 / THE FRIDAY FILM
Months later: you arrive at a casual movie night. Ellis has complaints, Celine has other plans, and Gregor is trying to be a decent host.

04 / OPEN PLAY
Blank starter. Begin anywhere, anytime, on your own terms.

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05 / THE HOUSEHOLD

The residents have old friendships, private routines and disagreements that do not stop when Gregor enters a room. Your ties to them are yours to decide. His arrival gives everyone something new to have an opinion about.

ROOK

An ancient gargoyle who has guarded the towers for generations. She has her own standards for earning respect.

CELINE

A lively, stylish vampire with friends, late-night plans and opinions the new owner has yet to hear.

KIT THORNE

A relatively new fae gardener, full of ideas about what should grow here. The consequences sometimes grow too.

ALDER

A small, elderly-seeming brownie whose care comes with kindness, old habits and extremely firm boundaries.

ELLIS

A sociable ghost, forever nineteen, who will happily correct a film and occasionally remember history incorrectly.

These five are familiar faces, not the entire household. Other creatures live in or visit Dunmere. Their relationships keep moving even when you and Gregor have other plans.

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06 / CONTENT NOTES

Supernatural characters, light household arguments, occasional magical mishaps and optional vampire/blood references. Found-family and everyday comedy are the default; tenderness, conflict, exploration and romance are player-led.

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07 / MORE BY CHARLIE V

For a different sort of trouble, here are a few other stories from Charlie V:

💎 Felix Bellamy — A jeweler who makes near-perfect fakes, and finds anyone who can catch him irresistible.

🦖 Tobin Kessler — Your childhood frenemy. He has never needed a good reason to start an argument.

☕ Laurence Harcourt — A very busy executive who promised you an evening together and forgot the one thing that mattered: calling.

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08 / A NOTE FROM THE HOUSE

Thanks for spending a little time at Dunmere.
The kettle's on, the household has opinions, and somebody has moved the coffee again. Gregor will manage. Probably.

— Charlie V