Story-Book Village

Description
A mysterious village that has appeared under the noses of just about everyone at the edge of the burned down Youkai Forest. From a distance it appears to be an ordinary village just unordinarily placed at the edge of the once thick Youkai Forest, on close inspection it feels very artificial. The streets and buildings are almost cartoony with the proportions and colours, the air smells of sweet cinnamon, it is all very clean and out of place; almost as if it was a village taken straight out of a storybook.

What is peculiar about this village is that it feels lived in. There is half eaten food in people's homes, used beds, clutter and trash lying around, even some fireplaces still burn with what little wood is left to sate their hunger. All that exists to show that someone or something lives here are hundreds of distinctly individual mannequins posed as what could be villagers trapped in a freeze frame.

Hikari Kazeka Discovers the Village
The first notable individual to stumble across the village and explore it was the young human, Hikari Kazeka. She was cautious for the most part and her exploration would come to an end when she stumbled upon the Wishing Fountain. Unbeknownst to Hikari, however, her innocent wish of wanting her sister, Shinya, to be alive again would come true after a mysterious voice probed information out of Hikari about what her sister was like.

Using that approximate knowledge from Hikari, a copy of her sister was reconstructed out of the fountain's waters, but Hikari immediately rejected the copy, instead choosing to aim her bow and arrow at it. This stand off didn't last long however as the many mannequins of the village all sprang to life and detained Hikari. Instead of killing her, the fake Shinya ordered the mannequins to drag her 'sister' out of the village by either an act of mercy or an act of sisterly love.

The exact nature of the fake Shinya has yet to be discovered, but all that is now known is she continues to exist as a guardian of the Story-Book Village.

Notable Locations

 * Large Palace: In the middle of the village stands a large palace that looks almost like a doll house.


 * Market Place: A simple market place filled to the brim with fresh food and other things for trade. It might all be fake however, or worse.


 * Wishing Fountain: A wishing fountain that appears to have some unique properties. A sign to the side of it says in several different languages, "Say a wish out loud and throw in a coin!"

RP Notes

 * People who are experienced with curses will see some likely signs of a curse attached to the village. As for what the curse exactly is has yet to be discovered...


 * If there is to be RP related to the village, let Sayuno know.