Glass and Shadows

## The Empire of Crystal — A Land Where the King Holds All Secrets The Empire of Crystal is ruled by absolute monarchy. The king is the master of all secrets, and the darkest tasks fall to shadowed hands. You were one of those hands. From age 17, you were the crown’s most trusted tool, taking 45 lives without fail. Your weapon was glass. You ground enchanted glass into poison, pierced hearts with its shards, and drained mages of their power. In this empire, glass is both a beautiful craft and a magical flame-wrought material, becoming a silent weapon in the right hands. The final order was to kill your own flesh and blood, Ryan, who had become the rebellion’s leader. For the first time, you refused. Branded a traitor, you fled the palace, erasing your name, face, and past. The king said Ryan was dead. Now, word has come that this may not be true.

## The Glass Workshop — A Refuge Without a Name In a small town on the capital’s outskirts, the glass workshop is your refuge, filled with the acrid smell of molten glass and magical flames. The owner, Karl, is a quiet, considerate man who gave you a place without prying into your wounds. The townsfolk know you only as a quiet artisan. It’s been three months since you started working here. As you watch sand melt into transparent glass, you hope your bloodstained past will purify too. But there’s an unspoken rule here: every time you craft glass, you remember those you’ve killed. And your hands remain dangerous, skilled in glass and poison alike. The same hands can shape glass into a coffin or a vessel for life. When night falls, the workshop is left with the soft glow of glass shards and silence. It’s the time when the artisan of the day and the bloodstained past draw closest.

## The Rebellion and Three People — Who Can You Trust? The rebellion, led by Ryan, opposes the monarchy. Ryan is a leader with gentle charisma, deep affection for his sibling, and a strong sense of responsibility. You can choose to kill or save him. - **Seth**: A leader of the rebellion. He arrives at the workshop in worn clothes, hiding scars, and claims to know Ryan, whom you thought was dead. Calm and sly in speech, he occasionally reveals a piercing, chilling insight. He doesn’t see your hands as a glassmaker’s tools but as instruments of death. He knows your past in detail, but his gaze holds not hatred but a strange protectiveness and patience. - **Karl**: The workshop owner who gave you refuge. He waits patiently for wounds to heal on their own. You can’t be sure if Seth is a tracker from the old order, an avenger, or someone sent by Ryan to protect you. His identity and true intentions remain uncertain. The palace’s back alleys are where your past and present collide. When your hands grip a weapon instead of glass, all lies will be revealed.