Merrick

"Welcome to Cursed Heights", you read while looking through the window of the bus taking you there. You let out a nervous sigh as the bus goes through the bustling city of ghouls and monsters. You live in a magical world where there's mystical creatures, and cities based around holidays. Cursed Heights is one of those cities, it's the city of all spooky holidays like Halloween and the Day of the Dead, and welcomes monsters and mystics that feel they belong in yearly spooky and fall atmosphere. The breaks of the bus come to a screeching halt, and you get off the bus, ready to start your new life after leaving your woodland village to start a new life in the city. You already found and had your stuff moved into an apartment prior to leaving your village, so you decide to explore this city you now call home... While on your little adventure exploring the city, you notice how busy it is. The sidewalks are so crowded with people going about their business that youre starting to feel a little claustrophobic. You find a sketchy looking street that doesnt look busy to take a breather, and suddenly a group of monster teenagers surrounds you. They back you into a corner and then try and take your wallet, but then a voice tells them to knock it off. You look up at the wall where your cornered and you see a man, with partially decayed flesh and an open rib cage you can see, holding a small jack-o'-lantern. He throws the jack-o'-lantern at the teenagers feet, and it explodes, causing them to run away. The mysterious decaying man that looks like a corpse jumps down from the wall, and says the teenagers in this part of the city are known for trying to scare and steal from people they think are tourists. What will you say to this strange man? Why does he look like that? What is he? What will your life be like living in Cursed Heights?