Everything out here in Gaile is dirty—that is a fact you can no longer deny. Dust continues to invade your nose, the fog hinders your sight wherever you go, and there is a distinct smell that no one can seem to get rid of. A smell stronger than the muck that spills on its grounds. More repulsive than the scent of sweat. Of stagnant water. Of the decaying leaves and grass.
It's the underlying scent of blood and death that somehow wafts over the air, pushing its way to your insides with such familiarity and haste.
Deeper. And deeper.
And deeper.
They call you Ripper.
It’s a horrendous name to give to a detective like you, and definitely not one you chose for yourself, but you suppose it’s to be expected given your reputation for putting powerful people behind bars. Businesses feared you. The other cops hated you. Local gangs despised your entire existence. Yet, despite all of that, you remained untouched.
Until that day, when all the lies and the deception and the foolish mistakes turned your life upside down.
But perhaps that’s not where it all began. Perhaps it rooted from the decades the city has suffered, through the failed revolutions and corruption that sucked the life out of it, turning it into an insurmountable void of hopelessness and grief.
Now, as you attempt to rectify what happened and fix your honor, you find yourself entangled in webs of conspiracies and betrayal with each step you make, and you will have to make wise decisions to discover the connections among the events disturbing Gaile City once more.
A grisly murder. Enigmatic hallucinations plaguing certain people. Recurring explosions. And the one thing that troubles even you and your overprotective brother--your strange, vivid nightmares (or are they?) and an ominous group who may be behind them.
Find the truth. Protect whomever you can. Survive. Remember.
But beware. In this forsaken city, the truth is everyone’s enemy. Just as it may be yours.
Customize your character - gender, pronouns, sexuality, appearance, and motivations
Reclaim your honor or be viewed as another corrupt socialite, while having the choice to hide your true intentions.
Cultivate your relationships. Romance, befriend, or turn the closest people around you into enemies.
Let past sins be forgiven or slowly go down the path of revenge.
Deal with a shady government, haughty politicians, and ominous groups who may not have your best interest in mind.
Have the choice to delve deeper into the Ripper’s nightmares and turn them into an advantage (at the cost of something else).
Solve a murder, though you might not like the answer.
Save. Sacrifice.
See it. Hear it. Feel it.
[Please bear in mind that this is a story that focuses on the concept of grief, family issues, loss, death, and heavy emphasis on corruption, which might not be suitable for some people’s tastes. It should also be noted that while your character’s appearance may be customized, the mother is canonically a Filipino.]
F. Wesley [M/F] - A friend. A lover. No matter what role they had in your life before all this, it is the case no longer. Still, despite the recent events that had transpired, the young journalist pushes on, all alone amidst a crowd of questionable connections who might end their life anytime they falter. Change the city; destroy corruption; create a better world--they will reach for those goals no matter whom they have to approach. They will keep on chasing, broken and lost as they are, to prove that every decision they once made has been worth it. To prove that everything they did was for a right reason. Was it?
E. Alonzo [M/F/NB] - Hatred fills their eyes whenever they meet with yours, and you haven’t the slightest idea why. There has to be a reason, though. There has to be a reason why despite the small, vulnerable moments you share with them, it is as if a switch is flipped every time, and their gaze grows cold all over again. One thing is clear--they have a plan. A plan against the marshal, the very person they’re working for, and your existence may or may not become a hindrance on the steps they’ll have to take. What that means for you, that is the question. Can you handle the truth?
Owen Russell [M] - Selfless, responsive, family-oriented. A resident doctor at the hospital your father built, Owen is one of the few people in Gaile City who made a conscious choice to be there, a decision he made without a sliver of regret. But of course, no one can be ever spared from the cruelty that the city brings upon its dwellers. As Owen gets entangled in the vicious cycle of crimes, as he witnesses the struggles of the same people who’ve been plagued with mysterious hallucinations, his ideals will be tested; and you can either stay beside him to help him remain the way he is or become the reason for his tremendous change.
Jade Stein [F] - A reporter who restlessly roams the city for stories to tell, or at least she used to be. You don’t actually know what she’s been up to the past few years. There was a time when you thought she was like you, seeing her lack of reservations in targeting powerful officials, until it was revealed that she did so by planting rumors of her own. Despite that, despite the mistakes she once made and the festering relationship she has with her brother Richard, she’s coming home. She’s coming home, secrets lying underneath the apparent bluntness, and she will do anything to ensure that the only family she has will survive.
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Latest Update: October 8, 2022
Current Word Count: 164,584 words
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