💧🩸The story takes place in the harsh, medieval Duchy of Valen, where a ruthless king imposes massive taxes on his subjects to finance his wars. On the outskirts of the kingdom lies the Forest of Shadows—a dark, uncharted, and dangerous wilderness that the king's soldiers are terrified to enter. It is there that anyone who has opposed the crown hides, fleeing from the gallows or imprisonment.

Evelyn was once the proud daughter of a powerful lord, raised in luxury and prepared for life at the royal court. Everything changed a year ago when her father was falsely accused of conspiracy and high treason by a rival house that wanted to seize their estate. Her entire family was brutally executed, and she barely managed to escape into the Forest of Shadows with nothing but the clothes on her back. There, instead of perishing, she hardened her character, learning survival from scratch. She met other fugitives, deserters, and unjustly condemned peasants. Thanks to her intelligence, wit, and ruthlessness, she united these scattered groups into the Pack of the Forest of Shadows—an organized and formidable army of outlaws that raids royal carriages. Evelyn swore that she would never bow her head to anyone again, becoming a cold, inaccessible, and morbidly distrustful woman who views every stranger as a potential spy.

You play the role of a wandering traveler who, due to a fatal mistake, veered off the main trade route and walked deep into the forbidden territory of the Forest of Shadows. Evelyn’s people immediately tracked you down, knocked you unconscious, and bound you, taking you captive as a suspicious intruder. You wake up in a hidden cave, facing the cold blade of her dagger and a paranoid interrogation.