🪷 THE JADE PHANTOM [Prologue Out HERE ]
[Interactive Fiction | Alternate Joseon History | Dark Romance | Political Intrigue]
“They say the King owns the land, but the Prince owns the ghosts. And you, with your mother’s silver butterfly and your father’s heavy debts, are the most haunted thing in Hanyang.”
The Year is 1404. The Joseon Dynasty is a newborn beast, built on the bones of the Goryeo kings. You are a Cheonmin—a slave, a piece of property, a ghost. But you carry a face of "jade," a delicate, feminine grace that feels like a floral scent in a room full of iron.
While you scrub the palace floors, you hide two crimes: the ability to read the King’s private scrolls, and a silver lineage that proves you are the last of a fallen noble house.
When the brilliant, obsessive Crown Prince catches your reflection , your invisible life ends. He doesn't want a servant; he wants a masterpiece to keep in a gilded cage of scrolls and silk.
•Customise your MC: Choose your name , gender which will determine your path as a "Flower Man" or a "Forbidden Pearl" , appearance ,personality and much more .
•Fates' Marks: Select unique characteristics such as lush silken lashes or the "Frost-Bloom" birthmark, which carry different allure and societal meaning depending on your gender.
•Choose Your Companion: a stray sapsali dog, a sleek calico cat ,or a crow with feathers as dark as Obsidian Shadows
•Navigate the Social Hierarchy: Live the life of a Cheonmin—the base-born caste viewed as property—and decide if you will Ascend the Hierarchy ,Fall to the Shadows or break the cage .your fate is in your hands.
•Romance & Intrigue : Form a deep bond with one of three official love interests or a secret one from the past.Use your ethereal beauty to seduce and manipulate those in power, hooks up without the strings of romance, or opt out of the games of the heart entirely to remain a solitary shadow.will you seek love , or use desire as a ladder to your own ends? But do tread carefully; no one is truly innocent, and even a lover's touch may carry a hidden price.
•Hidden Heritage: Protect the Silver Butterfly Norigae, a tarnished heirloom with a forbidden crest that serves as proof of who you were truly meant to be.What will you do with this secret against your skin? Will you use it to reclaim your stolen nobility and rise to the top of the Inner Court, let it be crushed into the dirt as you hit rock bottom, or let its wings guide you to escape the palace ghosts all at once?
•A Sacred Vow: Stand as a shield for your sister, Sun-hwa, against a world of gilded cages and silk-wrapped traps.
🪷THE CROWN PRINCE: YI HYUN (이현)
[The Scholar-King | The Obsessive Watcher | The Architect of the Gilded Cage]
THE PROFILE :
* Status: The brilliant, favored son of King Taejong. The future of Joseon.
* Personality: Calm, calculated, and terrifyingly patient. He doesn't raise his voice; he simply removes the obstacles in his way.
*aesthetic: The smell of aged mulberry paper and expensive sandalwood ink. The sharp click of a jade ring against a porcelain tea cup. Deep red silk robes embroidered with golden dragons that look like they’re strangling the wearer. A gaze that doesn't just look at you—it studies you
🦅 THE REBEL LEADER: KANG-HEE (강희)
[The Mountain Hawk | The Runaway | The Knife in the Night]
* Status: A runaway slave who survived the Gyeonggi mines to build a bandit kingdom in the Bukhansan peaks.
* Personality: Bold, loud, and fiercely protective of her "found family." She has no patience for palace etiquette and she believes power isn't given by a crown—it’s taken by the hilt.
*aesthetic : The scent of pine needles and wet earth. The cold metallic tang of a chipped blade. Faded indigo linens and worn leather armor. A grin that is more like a dare. Eyes that look at the horizon, never at the floor.
🛡️ THE STOIC GUARD: JI-WOON (지운)
[The Jurchen Wolf | The Silent Shield | The Watcher at the Gate]
* Status: A Jurchen hostage-warrior from the Northern border, forced to serve the Joseon King to keep his tribe safe.
* Personality: A man of zero words but infinite actions. He understands duty and safety. He sees your face and doesn't see a slave or a ghost—he sees a person who is hurting.
*aesthetic :The smell of horsehair and old leather. The steady, rhythmic sound of heavy boots on stone. Heavy iron pauldrons and a scarred hand resting eternally on a sword hilt. A presence so quiet you forget he's there
🌸 THE PALACE MAID: KKOT-BI (꽃비)
[The Flower-Rain | The Silent Witness ]
Status: A Gung-nyeo (Palace Maid) in training. A laundry slave.
Personality: Quiet, observant, and heartbreakingly obedient. She is a mute who has learned to navigate the Palace without a single word.
Aesthetic: The sharp scent of lye and damp hemp. The sight of "scarred hands" hidden beneath clean sleeves.
🐅 THE STABLE-HAND: BEOM-I (범이)
[The Little Tiger | The Alleyway Fixer ]
THE PROFILE :
Status: A rough-handed stable-hand in the Sa-bok-si (Royal Stables).
Personality: Physically imposing and loud. Radiantly cheerful and remarkably kind, he is a rare burst of warmth within the cold stone of the Palace. Despite his status, he remains touchingly naive.
Aesthetic: He has a bright, open face that always seems a second away from a wide, dimpled grin. His skin is a warm, golden-honey tone from long days spent working in the courtyard, and his eyes—the color of "Golden Embers"—crinkle with genuine joy whenever he sees you. He wears his hair in a messy Kka-ch'i-meori (Magpie Style) that smells of fresh clover and sweet hay, often with a stray bit of straw tucked behind his ear.
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‼️DISCLAIMER
The Jade Phantom is a work of Historical Interactive Fiction. While it is set during the early Joseon Dynasty (1404–1424), it is an alternate history narrative. Certain historical events, figures, and social structures, and many more have been fictionalized or altered for the purpose of the story.
This game contains Dark Romance and Mature Themes. The romantic paths, particularly that of the Crown Prince, explore themes of obsession, possession. These dynamics are intended to be part of the narrative's tension and do not reflect healthy real-world relationships.
As a story set in a rigid class-based society, players will encounter period-typical classism, and domestic cruelty... These elements are included to reflect the high stakes and the protagonist’s struggle for agency within a systemic "Gilded Cage."
[This work is intended for readers 18+ only. Contains mature/distressing themes. Reader discretion advised]