It is sexy due to the allure of gambling.          •          It is brutal due to the impact of addiction.          •          It is "Brutale" because... the Master thought it more exotic.

Brochure

Broken Pocketwatch

Use the pocketwatch to restart the day from 12pm.
The pocketwatch is partially smashed and resets at 5pm.
If you can find some way – or someone – to repair it, you will gain more control over time.

Fixed Pocketwatch

Use the pocketwatch on any ticking clock.
This will save your game and set that clock as your starting point for each day.
With the watch repaired, the full day is now open to you.

Reginald's Clock Mastery

With Sixpence’s mask, you can now create a bond with the clocks around the house.
Use any active clock in the mansion to jump to 4pm or 8pm.

Winding Keys

Stopped clocks in the mansion each need a specific key to be wound up.
Use the matching key on the clock to wind up the clock.
Winding a clock reveals the map for that area, and allows you to make that clock your starting point for each day.

Trinity's Perfect Hearing

Trinity's mask allows you to hear even the smallest sounds.
While spying or hiding, listen to whispered conversations or other quiet noises by using the power when the prompt appears.
Additionally, you will now be able to hear more when you listen out to your surroundings.

Willow's Second Sight

Willow's mask allows you to see things others cannot.
The ghosts of the mansion will now appear as an eerie blue cloud.
Light Willow's voodoo candles to reveal ghosts fully, allowing you to see them, hear them and talk to them.

Tequila's Shattering Voice

The singer Tequila Belle has one of the most powerful - and beautiful - voices ever heard.
Tequila's mask allows you to shatter delicate glass with her voice.
Smash mosaic glass objects by using the power when the prompt appears.

Greyson's Lightfingered Touch

A professional thief turned security expert, Greyson is an unparalleled locksmith.
Greyson's mask allows you to crack physical locks within the mansion.
Open padlocks and safes by using the power when the promp appears.

Thanos' Architect Insight

The genius architect Thanos Gorecki had an unparalleled knowledge of The Sexy Brutale.
Visiting certain areas of the mansion will trigger "memories" and reveal secrets.
Unlock new entries in the Brochure by using the power when the prompt appears.

Eleanor's Mirror Walk

Eleanor was the life and soul that connected the people and places in the Sexy Brutale.
Her mask allows you to travel by stepping into the mirrors places throughout the mansion.
You can now walk through any mirror in the Sexy Brutale. The movements of all staff and guests have also been revealed to you on the map.

The Clockwork Baron

Reginald Sixpence is a genius clockmaker and mechanic who was originally commissioned to create the extravagant timepieces featured throughout the mansion.
On one visit he brought his niece along to help with a particularly challenging piece. After the Marquis met her, the rate of Sixpence’s invitations to the mansion increased dramatically and over the years and events that followed the two men became extremely close.
But Reginald could be somewhat blind to the intentions and emotions of others. He has become distraught that one of the Marquis’ projects – that Sixpence helped with – may have a darker and more dangerous aim than he imagined.

The Brute in a Suit

Clay Rockridge was previously the head of security at the Sexy Brutale, but over the years became firm friends with the Marquis.
Powerful and intimidating, he and his (much gentler) brother – head croupier Redd – oversaw many of the most successful and influential evenings at the Sexy Brutale.
Clay’s background as a prize-fighter means he is not the most beautiful of men – but his extraordinary wife still found something deep and good in his voice and actions; enough, at least, to overcome any exterior roughness.
Clay has struggled with drink – but never had any trouble staying sober while on duty. Shifting his addictive nature to focusing on work meant that he was a truly effective partner to the Marquis, but one with a darker side.

The Moth by Moonlight

The blind artist Trinity Carrington is one of the most gifted sculptors in the world.
The Marquis saw one of her statues while visiting a church with another of the guests in the mansion and tracked her down to create the carvings that decorate the Sexy Brutale.
The elegance of her work is quite at odds with her wicked sense of humour and complete disregard for rules.
She was caught cheating at card using her extraordinary sense of touch and hearing, but this delicate situation introduced her to her future husband – head of security Clay Rockridge – so she considered herself a winner regardless.

The Flame in the Dark

The Marquis knew there was something special about Wilow when he first met her in a curiosity shop deep in the swamps.
His instincts were correct; though she never speaks of it, Willow Blue is the closest that the Old Families have to royalty. There is a drop of ancient magic in her veins, giving her strange, dark gifts that allow her to see what others cannot.
The Marquis struck a deal with Willow, engaging her services to seek out unusual artefacts to display in the mansion – but she has deep concerns over one of the more exotic "gifts" the Marquis has found for his wife…

The Southern Siren

Even throughout her extremely modest upbringing, Tequila Belle had a truly extraordinary voice.
The Marquis had long admired her as a performer, and was staggered when he learned that she was the step-sister of Trinity Carrington.
Since she was first invited, Tequila has attended and sung at every Masked Ball.
Her usual accompanist is pianist Redd Rockridge, but she and the Marquis would also practice together – sometimes long into the night.
Although there was never any outward impropriety, these sessions were eventually called to a halt by the Marquis shortly after he met his wife.

The Lightfinger Locksmith

Greyson Grayson was, bluntly, an uncommonly-good common thief in his youth.
He was involved in several fairly high profile burglaries, but was eventually caught when his "swagger outgrew sense", as Greyson puts it.
After his stay in prison ("Voluntary! I could always have picked the lock!"), the Marquis contacted Greyson and requested that he provide security for the mansion. Greyson did so in spades, kickstarting his security business at the same time.
The Marquis likes to tease Greyson about his past and would purchase items of great value to hide in the mansion - including, it seems, the treasure that Greyson was arrested for going after in the first place...

The Gentle Goliath

Though his brother, CLay, was the prizefighter in the family, it was never in dispute that Redd was simply in a different league when it came to sheer physical power.
But Redd never had any interest in conflict. His skillful musician's hands and imposing stature made helped make him an extraordinary (and popular) head croupier at the Sexy Brutale.
At the party this year, he is accompanying Greyson Grayson on his search for one of the Marquis' treasures. Redd might not approve of the plan, but he would follow Greyson to the ends of this world and the next.

The Midas Giant

Aurum Runes is descended from a family of master goldsmiths.
As a younger man Aurum worked tirelessly in the forges, smelting with methods of his own devising. He created hardened steels for the most challenging industrial designs as well as inventing delicate filigree techniques no-one could match.
Fumes from a particularly demanding project aggravated a dormant medical condition - but Aurum was able to create a specialized welding mask to monitor his heart rate.
Aurum is responsible for many of the most exquisite pieces of art and engineering throughout the mansion.

The Blueprint Prince

Master architect Thanos Gorecki is one of the great minds behind some of the most ingenious features of the Sexy Brutale.
He and many of the other guests of the mansion have worked together over the years to create hidden features or works of art throughout the building.
His knowledge of the mansion is unparalleled - but even he is not privy to ALL the Marquis' secrets, and something has been troubling him about the behaviour of the staff.
Thanos has attempted to leverage his knowledge of little-known pathways to get to the truth, but it has not worked out as he would hope...

The Camera Room

Keeping the mansion and its guests safe and secure is an enormous task - and one which the Marquis and his security team took very seriously indeed.
The previous head of security, Clay Rockridge, would often confirm suspected cheating from this room here, but take no "immediate" action.
It would only be later on, in the grounds of the mansion after dark that the perpetrators would find themselves with their heads held underwater in the beautiful garden fountain - but only until they saw the error of their ways, of course.

The Casino Centre

The most famous fame of cards ever held at the Sexy Brutale was between Alexander Minski "The Cruel" - a Russian diamond magnate - and "Big" Mac Rockafella, a Texan oil baron.
Cameras were installed to show the game - ostensibly for the other guests' enjoyment, but also to prevent cheating on the part of either of these two notorious liars.
In later years, cameras were installed throughout the rest of the casino so taht any game or room could be shown on this monitor.
The original game ended, by the way, in neither a win or a loss, but rather in a fist-fight which saw both men disbarred from the casino for a year.

The Butterfly House

The Marquis held a particular fascination with exotic, colourful - and above all - venomous creatures. He created this tropical room to house some of his most beautiful and dangerous specimens.
In addition to using their toxins to flavour and spice the drinks he served in the mansion - a practice which thrilled and delighted as many guests as it horrified - he enjoyed walking through this room, knowing that a careless step or misplaced touch could end his life.
He kept the room safe under lock and key; but there were whispered rumours among the staff of a horrific creature, growing unchecked in the sweltering darkness...

What's Your Poison Bar

The "What's Your Poison" Bar is one of the great draws of the Sexy Brutale.
Every cocktail here is spiced with just a touch of exotic venom from one of the highly dangerous creatures kept within the mansion. It is these venoms that give the drinks served here a kick and flavour that most will never have experienced anywhere else.
This practice is both highly dangerous and extremely illegal - which only adds to the appeal (and palate!) of the drinks.
It is said that the most delicious (and dangerous) venom is harvested from an enormous spider lurking deep in the mansion...

The Dance Hall

The Marquis considered himself an "audio-pioneer" who loved to experience and experiment with a truly eclectic range of music.
By mixing the old with the new, he threw parties that offered something truly different for his guests.
Nothing brought him more joy than seeing new and exciting dances created in order to keep up with the fresh sounds played in his dance hall.
The Marquis likes to say that his "balls were greatly admired by high society" - a comment for which he would usually be sharply rebuked by his wife.

Tequila's Room

Tequila Belle and Willow Blue always had a room reserved for them when they visited the mansion.
Despite the Marquis' best efforts, Tequila never wanted any particular luxury lavished on her - she only needed a place to sleep and access to the practice stage.
But this year she has been a little disappointed by a patch of rising damp in her room - and to top it off, she hears noises at night...
It sounds like dark secrets whispered in her ear, making it hard for her to sleep or dream without images of terrible visions coming at her from deep, cold places...

The Hungry Lock

When Willow Blue discovered the Marquis had successfully obtained an actual Juju Guppy she was filled with dread.
Far from being a colorful superstition, these ancient demons will sometimes get close to people of influence - or who have a lot to lose.
Though she never speaks of it, Willow is a true "Voodoo Princess", blessed - or cursed? - with the second sight.
Knowing the danger the guppy posed, Willow created a powerful lock to the secret chamber where the Marquis has hidden the fish so that no-one could enter by accident.
The lock will only open to the correctly prepared charm...

The Secret Chamber

The Secret Chamber is home to one of the Marquis' darkest well,,, "secrets".
Knowing his wife loved and missed the sea, he obtained the rarest fish of all - a Juju Guppy - from the deepest swamps of the Caribbean. These tiny, brightly coloured creatures were believed to house the soul of an ancient demon.
Owning such a fish is entirely illegal - but for his wife the Marquis was willing to break any rule. He created a beautiful, lush chamber the heart of his mansion for his wife could sit and watch the tiny guppy.
Eleanor confessed that spending time in the chamber with the guppy made her feel greatly uneasy. She said it would whisper to her, and she would be overcome with sadness.

The Bell Tower

The gigantic bell in the heart of the mansion was once used to mark significant events taking place throughout the day.
It is made of a bronze and gold alloy, which was crafted by Aurum Runes to produce a mellower sound than usual.
Despite this, it can still be heard clearly in every part of the mansion when it is rung, no matter how far away the listener.
Aurum was unsettled by the bell, however, as he said the note it gave was far more haunting and sad than he expected, no matter how he shaped and re-shaped it.

Grinmaw, Deep Demon

Old as stones, Grinmaw is the true form hiding behind the tiny Juju Guppy that the Marquis brought for his wife as a gift - completely unaware that the legends were real.
One of the true voodoo demons of the deep, Grinmaw resembles a gigantic anglerfish with the tiny, colourful guppy as the lure on the end of his tether.
Only those with the second sight can see Grinmaw's true form - but he delights in whispering madness to any who will listen.
Willow knew what was really in the tank in the secret chamber, and created special candles that would reveal him for a confrontation - but once unmasked he proved to be more powerful than she could have imagined.

Willow Blue's Room

The Marquis met willow when he travelled to the deep swamps of the South, looking for a truly special gift for his wife - a mythical Juju Guppy.
He found Willow selling antiques in a tiny shop where every piece on display was more macabre and fantastical than the last - as if she had a second sight that allowed her to see the stories behind the artefacts.
Willow now searches out unique and misunderstood curios for the Marquis to display in his mansion, and has been given her own room to stay when she returns each time from her travels.
This year, Willow was horrified to learn the Marquis has finally tracked down that special gift and is keeping it in the mansion...

Eleanor's Painting Room

A talented artist, Eleanor loved to paint and sculpt. She was, as Lucas liked to say, "fond of making a mess".
To create her studio here, Eleanor stripped and repainted every inch of the walls by hand, making it forever her own.
The many paintings across the mansion are almost exclusively Eleanor's works; she loved to adapt existing styles and put a flippant or unsettling twist on them.
The Marquis (ever fond of secrets) sealed off the room behind the studio and installed a hidden door behind one fo the paintings to create a luxurious chamber for his wife.

Master Aquarium

Realizing that aquariums were an excellent way to both please his wife and show off to his guests, the Marquis wanted to collect only the rarest of fish.
The Devil's Hole Pupfish is a tiny breed of fish existing solely in one muddy hole in one particular desert.
Once every 100 years a bizzare mutation will manifest and one will grow to an enormous size and display extraordinary colouring - these are known as the Devil's Monarchs.
Lucas obtained a government license to own and preserve one of these - much to his wife's delight.
However this is still not quite the rarest or most unusual creature kept in the mansion...

Instrument Pool Room

The Marquis liked to say he "blew so hard at playing most instruments he almost literally sucked".
However, he was an excellent pianist and a general audiophile. When Eleanor sang, the Marquis would frequently accompany her and playing together was one of their most cherished pastime.
The instrument pool is a shallow ornamental pond surrounded by stone replicas of instruments played by some of the couple's favourite artists, and in the cabinets are instruments owned by famous musicians from history.
Every one of them is maintained and kept fully tuned. Any guest at the mansion who is happy to play for an audience is welcome to perform with any instrument they please.

Tequila's Stage

The stage within the music room wing of the mansion features one of several delicate stained-glass murals commissioned by the Marquis, designed by the architect genius Thanos Gorecki and created by master goldsmith Aurum Runes.
The Marquis created this stage room primarily as a gift to the singer Tequila Belle - who is regarded as a living national treasure due to her extraordinary voice and talent.
Whenever Tequila visits the mansion she has the room entirely at her disposal. She is often accompanied on the piano by Redd Rockridge, ex-head croupier for the Sexy Bruatle and an unusually gifted pianist.

Band Room

The Band Room was another practice room for any of the guests or entertainers at the mansion to make free use of.
It was actually most popular with several members of staff, who had their own 'Full House Club' band that would frequently play during the masked ball each year. It was a little known secret that many members of the house staff were musicians who actually came to serve at The Sexy Brutale for the sole reason for gaining access to the treasure trove of instruments that the Marquis had accumulated.
More valuable even than the instruments, however, is the opportunity to talk and learn from the extraordinary calibre of musicians who visit the mansion.

Dressing Room

The Dressing Room was created to allow Tequila and any other performers a private space where they could prepare for any shows - of which there were always many at The Sexy Brutale on any given evening.
The area was originally another room for displaying instruments and other items from musical history, but these were all hastily stored and locked away in an adjacent storage room.
A laundry chute allowed for changes of clothes to be quickly processed by staff, but in later years the room below was converted into an exotic butterfly house, and so the chute fell out of use entirely. It may, however, still be connected - not that anyone would put anything down it, of course...

The Theatre Brutale

The Theatre Brutale is one of the jewels in the crown of the Sexy Brutale.
It has hosted countless plays and featured some of the most extravagant and involved sets ever created.
The Marquis has always been a particular fan of escapology, and the current set-up on the stage is for a particularly dramatic (but fairly simple) death-defying feat.
Even though it is meticulously rehearsed, the spikes and electricity involved are very real.
In addition to his love for traditional plays and acts of escapism, the Marquis was also increasingly interested in "immersive theatre" and one day wanted to plan an interactive event that would include the entire mansion.

The Moloch Egg

The Moloch Egg was one of the Marquis' most guilty pleasures.
The Egg itself was one of the "Three Legendary Treasures" created for the Russian nobility by the Runes family - the greatest goldsmiths in living memory (of which Aurum is a distant descendant).
The reason the Marquis acquired it however, was mainly because he knew that his old friend and security expert - Greyson Grayson - was obsessed with the Egg and driven almost to madness with a longing to see it.
The Marquis, fully capable of being "a complete bastard" when it amused him, delighted in dropping none-too-subtle hints to Greyson that it was hidden somewhere in the mansion.

The Switch Rooms

The Marquis is a passionate supporter and enthusiast for theatre and the arts. Also, he is an enormous show-off and loves nothing more than excessive displays of wealth and passion.
For the most recent stage production - featuring an enormous gilded cage - he arranged for thousands of volts of electricity to be rerouted into the theatre. As a token nod to some form of health and safety, to activate the electricity two fail-safe switches must be flicked at the same time.
It's conceivable tha the mechanism could be tampered with, meaning that the same process would be needed to turn the electricity OFF - but the chances of that happening are surely too small to worry about...

The Marquis' Chamber

The Marquis had several offices that he used throughout the mansion but his favourite was this room located close to the Theatre Brutale.
He was always looking for new and interesting shows to host, building many bespoke stages along with his architect, Thanos Gorecki, for one-off performances.
In recent years much of the original furniture from the room has been relocated, but there are still many important personal touches to the room and secrets known only to the Marquis - or those very close to him.
It was also believed that this room was where he kept some of his most famous and important personal artefacts and treasures.

Theatre Waiting Room

The Theatre Waiting Room was created to allow visitors to the Theatre Brutale an area to relax and prepare for the show.
The ticket booth is purely for creating souvenirs - no guest of the mansion ever paid for an event, despite some of the most exotic and unique shows in the world going on stage here.

The Hell Room

The Hell Room was one of two rooms that Eleanor planned to paint - a "Heaven" room and a "Hell" room - based on her love for some of the mansions that she visited when she was younger.
However, while creating the demonic artwork that covered every inch of the Hell Room, she was overcome with a great sense of dread and unease.
The Hell Room was later wallpapered over, leaving only one image uncovered. She called it "The Golden Skull" - the skeleton of a young child with beautiful golden hair. The Heaven Room was never started, byt lies two rooms to the west.

The Dining Room

The Dining Hall has never been used to hold a formal meal as staff and guests alike find it a deeply unsettling room to be in.
A dumbwaiter connects down to the kitchen, as is usual in mansions of this size.
As a somewhat macabre joke, the Marquis had the room laid out for a "dumb supper" - a meal for the dead - which was a reference that he was certain Willow would appreciate.
She however found no humour in it whatsoever.

The Furnace Elevator

At the centre of the mansion is a glorious statue carved in the shape of a phoenix.
It is one of the crowning glories of the mansion - a marvel of vision, art and engineering. The statue was originally an enormous furnace that warmed the mansion before the entire heating system was redesigned and improved by Thanos.
The Marquis also included a secret in the statue, however, shared only with a very select few: it conceals an elevator leading down into sections of the basement, kept hidden from prying eyes.
So secret, in fact, that the original safety codes to activate the elevator were changed so not even Thanos knows the true combination...

The Great Gold Elevator

Reginald Sixpence one was the closest to the Marquis of all the guests who visited the mansion.
The Marquis recognised that within Sixpence was a true spark of genius, and he confided and colluded with him like no other.
Sixpence knew about the basement, and created a mechanical elevator using sections of gilded steel that Aurum had created to his specifications.
For many engineers, knowing that their greatest work would be hidden in the depths of a basement would be an insult - but Sixpence truly lived for the pure joy of the challenge.
A trait that perhaps would come to be misused...

The Broken Mask Room

A twisted, insane statue stands in the middle of the room.
Its purpose is unclear - as if it was crafted by a madman with only the most tentative grasp on form, function or meaning and placed here, out of sight and out of mind.
Above it is a glass walkway: a series of tunnels that appear to connect rooms throughout the mansion in a secret, unknowable way.
What is this place?
Who walks down here in the dark?

The Graveyard

A cold wind blows down here.
The door opens into a wide, outdoor field, deep in the depths of the mansion.
It is impossible.
You recognise the names on the graves.
You recognise the carvings on the stone.

The Gramophone Room

An enormous gramophone stands in the dark.
It is from here that the announcements for the mansion sound out - but who would create such a thing?
Aurum would lack the mechanics, Thanos the inspiration, Sixpence the innovation and Tequila the drive.
The record spins when you run, creating sound and fury for as long as you exert yourself... But you go nowhere.
You arrive back at the beginning, older but no wiser.

The Prison

A prison? Here, in the heart of the mansion?
If you were to touch the walls, you would feel hundreds - thousands - of tally-marks, counting days, months, years...
There is a tree growing from the cracks in the floor.
How long would it take for the little sapling to become fully grown?
How many years?

The Card Room

A gambler's paradise? Or a gambler's hell?
The room is dizzying - one moment there is a sense of elation, followed by abject despair. Every moment swings from one extreme to the other like the turning of a card.
The effect overwhelms the senses, absorbing every moment of conciousness. You feel an entire life could be lived feeling this way - swinging from high to low and back again and again and again - but would that really be any life at all?
As you think these thoughts, a deep chuckle, rich and welcoming, echoes through your skull.
You recognize the voice without knowing it at all.

The Clean Room

A laboratory? A hospital? A torture chamber?
The room gleams with advanced technology and machines hum in the background.
There is something on the slab - the outline of a person, perhaps?
There is heavy breathing - as if the machines are forcing air into someone's lungs.

The Gardens

The Marquis was an indifferent gardener, but Eleanor loved the mansion grounds and under her care they flourished.
The fountain and its statues were carved from a single block of marble, imported at phenomenal expense and worked on day and night by Trinity for almost a full year.
The full extent of the mansion grounds extends far beyond what can be seen from the terrace.

The Smoking Room

Who knows what schemes were hatched here, in the smoky haze of the Marquis' most personal inner sanctum? What greatness was planned? What madness was plotted?
Lucas and his "uncle-in-law" Sixpence would often sit together here, long into the evening, discussing the future for their families.
What ambitions did these two discuss? What dreams did they dare realise together?
The places where events OCCUR- both tragedies and triumphs - are often recorded...
But what of the humble spaces where the ideas first take seed?

The Safe Room

The Marquis had many secrets - and many expenses.
An enormous amount of effort went into making the running of the mansion appear effortless. But none of it came without cost. This room was where the unofficial versions of official documents were kept - a beauty parlor for accounts, where numbers were massaged and rules were relaxed.
Greyson Grayson himself constructed the safe in this room. Utterly uncrackable to anyone without the code, it kept the truth at the heart of the affluent-seeming mansion hidden away from prying eyes.

The Waiting Room

The most nondescript of nondescript rooms! Please, relax and take the weight off! There really is nothing of note to take note of here.
Most people likely have completely forgotten ever having seen this room - if they ever DID even see it in the first place! Would you even recognise it from this angle?
Perhaps you caught a peek - just a glimpse of a hint! - once before, long ago. Does it feel like a lifetime has passed since then? For some it certainly does! The room itself may not be important or noteworthy - but perhaps we should see if what's on the other side jogs our memories...

The Hunting Room

A hunter in his misguided youth, the Marquis came to abhor the concept as he matured.
He kept his trophies as a reminder of the man he no longer wished to be, feeling guilt and sorrow whenever he looked upon them. In this way, he was able to remind himself of who he had been - and in turn, who he never wanted to become again.
His wife discouraged him from visiting this room, not wanting him to cause himself unnecessary suffering - but exposing himself to the grief and pain was the only thing he believed gave so many unnecessary deaths at his hand any meaning.

The King in Red's Chamber

A room of true horror exists in the twisted, dark heart of the mansion.
An ancient man, his body broken and ravaged by the atrocities he has endured, hangs suspended in a chamber that forces breath into and out of his lungs.
Surrounding him are seven mirrors, showing him the murders of the guests throughout the mansion. With every death, the man weeps tears of blood. When the tank is full, a nightmare engine rains the blood down over the mansion, starting the same, hellish day all over again.
He is the near-mindless source of power that fuels the endless day of The Sexy Brutale.
This is the throne room of "The King in Red".

The Secret Haven

Hidden away in the mansion gardens is the tiny cottage where the Marquis and his wife would spend their time together when not planning and organising the hectic and draining schedule of the mansion.
It was a solace for both of them, and the more time the Marquis spent there, the more he longed to retreat from the demands of the mansion and its stress, to spend more time with his wife, preparing for a new life as a growing family.
It was...
It is...
I cannot go on.

The Room of Old Habits

You found me again, eh? (YOU DARED LOCK ME AWAY).
I've missed you, old friend! (I WILL RIP YOU APART).
The adventures we got up to together! (YOU WERE MINE).
Don't you miss those days? (YOUR RAGE AND JOY WAS NECTAR).
Let's play a round together! (I WILL ONLY NEED ONE).
I know there's so much to think about - to catch up on! (GIVE IN).
It's so easy - just deal the card! (DEAL THE CARD).
Spin the wheel! (I WILL NEVER LET YOU LEAVE).
It'll be just like old times! (COME CLOSER).
These chains really aren't necessary! (COME. CLOSER).

The Sexy Brutale

Fire, raging through the mansion?
How did this come to be? Where is this? Can it be real?
There must be a path through the flames - a way to fight past this hellish, burning nightmare to a better place on the other side?
That is what the storybooks teach us, surely - that past every great trial are the green fields of success and happiness?
Then let us forge onwards!
Let us push through the pain in the blind hope that somehow, in some way, a better world awaits!

The Chapel

The Marquis was not a religious man - not in his youth, at least.
But his wife was, and the Marquis cherished her. He originally built the chapel as a gift for Eleanor, then over the years found himself spending more and more of his free moments in quiet contemplation here.
Whenever he had a difficult decision to make, it was here that the Marquis would sit and think. He felt increasing guilt over the fact that he had also used the construction of the stained-glass window as a particularly devious cover for one of his most closely guarded secrets...

The Planning Room

The room is covered in sketches, diagrams and notes, with a scale replica of The Sexy Brutale mansion on a table.
The model shows every fireplace in the mansion, marked clearly with a flag...
Pieces of clockwork mechanisms and volatile-looking substances are scattered around.
It apepars that the Marquis and Reginald Sixpence were collaborating on a secret project together.
To what end? To what purpose?

The Clock Tower

Welcome to my home, old friend. Or should I say, "our home"?
It feels good to finally be able to speak, face to face. Well, the gold mask does somewhat get in the way, but we've always understood each other, haven't we?
Thanos? No - I'm afraid it's me who has been leaving you these little notes. It's always been me.
I built this place, brick by brick. Sweat, tears and blood. I'm glad you are here, in a way.
To see where it all began - or where it all ended.
It can all be yours. It can all be ours.
After all, what else is left, old friend?

The Sinful Preacher

In his youth, Lafcadio Boone was a gambler and casino owner - much like the Marquis.
But in his older years he renounced his indulgent lifestyle and turned to religion. How the two first met is unclear, but over the years they became firm friends, and Lafcadio has always been been something of a guide and mentor to Lucas.
When trying to cope with the pain and loss of his family - the pain that ultimately created the mansion's never-ending loop - Lucas imagined himself as Lafcadio, drawing what little solace he could from his old friend's faith and strength.

The Marquis

A wild and erratic gambler, Lucas's addiction brought him to the brink of ruin and madness before fortune smiled on him, making him rich beyond his wildest dreams.
He created the Sexy Brutale Casino Mansion but as costs mounted and his priorities changed, he sought a way to escape, resulting in the criminal deaths of those he held dearest and destroying everything he was or dreamed of.
Over the decades that passed, Lucas has relived the consequences over and over, unusre whether death or life in torment was his correct punishment.
Perhaps now, finally, the manifest love in his wife's memory has allowed this old man some peace in his final days.

The Red Dove

Eleanor met Lucas through her uncle, Reginald Sixpence.
Originally she was enraptured by his flair and charm, but as the two fell in love Lucas grew came to rely on her grace and judgement in almost all challenges they faced together.
When Eleanor became pregnant, everything changed for Lucas and he began to look for ways to provide a secure future for the both of them. Her death, and that of their unborn child, unmade Lucas' life.
Their memory is pure agony to him, but he also knows that she would not want him to suffer forever.
The events of The Sexy Brutale were born from the impossible conflict between these two states of mind.

The Bloody Girl

The Bloody Girl is the manifest memory of Lucas' wife, Eleanor.
His wife brought purest joy to Lucas - but knowing that he caused her death is white-hot, impossible grief and agony.
The Bloody Girl has been trapped in the mansion all the years that Lucas has tormented himself. To look upon her is torture, with every detail of her suffering impossible to forget, etched across ever part of her face and body.
But within her memory is the seed of forgiveness. Lucas knows deep down that she would still want him - one day - to be able to move on and live a life, so not everything of worth was lost on that one terrible night.

The Gold Skull

The man in the Golden Skull mask is the terrible aspect of Lucas that never wishes for him to forgive himself. In his mind, the mansion has been created to keep the tortured memories of everyone fresh and alive.
In this way, Gold Skull believes that he honours them as best he can: by never allowing them to be forgotten, and never allowing him, Lucas - the Marquis - to forgive himself and move on with his life.
Gold Skull has ruled the mansion and Lucas' mind for decades, and only in the most recent of times has the love of Eleanor - as the Bloody Girl - made the tiniest crack in the nightmare prison he has created.
Gold Skull's will shapes the mansion, but the raw power to impose his vision is drawn from a deeper, darker well - "The King in Red".