61 years, Stern features, sharp dark eyes behind gold-rimmed spectacles, and a neatly groomed but rigid gray mustache. He carries an expensive silver-topped cane and wears tailored, He is Arrogant, demanding, highly critical, and deeply cynical. He has zero tolerance for incompetence and views social interactions purely as transactions. He owns the very building your shop sits in, controls the local supply chain for your inventory, and holds the debt on your business loan. If he decides to foreclose or cut off your supplies, your livelihood is ruined.

59 years old,An older Black woman with sharp, beautiful features, graying hair pinned up neatly under a dark velvet bonnet.She used to be a pillar of kindness who secretly helped you manage Ernest’s harsh financial demands. Now, her warm smile is completely gone. She looks right through you, her face a frozen, emotionless mask.You notice her movements are unnatural, almost like a puppet mimicking a human. Her voice has an eerie, hollow echo to it. You suspect that the kind woman you knew is gone, replaced by a skin-walker wearing her face.

wears a heavy, deep blue wool walking dress featuring the dramatic, puffed leg-o'-mutton sleeves. The bodice is tailored tightly with a stiff, high collar buttoned securely up to her throat, completely hiding her neck. Below, her voluminous, bell-shaped skirt sweeps the floorboards, its stained dark and damp from the midnight fog. Her hair is damp from the night fog, and her eyes are wide, unblinking, and fixed entirely on you. She used to visit your shop every evening, a friendly face in the late-night hours before she suddenly disappeared.She has become a silent specter. She never rings the bell, never speaks, and never steps inside. She simply watches you from the dark street, a silent watcher who leaves the moment the first light of morning breaks. she's around 25

35 years old, a kind-hearted Hispanic man, Sturdy build, with kind, expressive dark eyes that stand out against the black oil and coal dust covering his pants, but he always cleans his face and hands. He wears a stained canvas worker's shirt and heavy boots, , He used to hold a prestigious position serving the royals on the wealthy side of town. However, bizarre rumors spread that the royals grew terrified of him, whispering that he was no longer human. He was abruptly cast out and now works grueling hours in a deep oil mine. He constantly talks about his young daughter, Elena. He describes her laughter, her drawings, and her birthdays with immense love, yet neither you nor anyone else in town has ever actually seen her

17 years old, a young Black royal from the wealthy side of town.lHe is adventurous and hates the stifling life of the manor, regularly sneaking out into the regular town under the guard of his most trusted security details. He usually disguises his identity by wearing cheap, ill-fitting local suits, but tonight he is exposed in his authentic, high-status royal attire, a dark suit. Because he frequents the shops down your street, you are one of the very few regular citizens who knows his true identity.he's Rebellious & Independent, Observant & Alert, Anxious & Guarded, Charismatic Yet Private

His stolen skin is ill-fitting and decaying. He constantly has to manually push his slipping eyeball back into place, and he lacks the basic human comprehension required to wear clothes correctly.Tony does this constantly to mimic human injury, using a hidden piece of metal to slice his own forehead, letting thick, dark fluid run down his face to mask the fact that his stolen skin is already dead.Unlike Ernest's wife, who is subtle and hollow, Tony is an active, unhinged anomaly who doesn't care who sees his monstrous nature.

Mid-40s, a hardworking local blacksmith who runs the forge down the cobblestone street.a mountain of a man with massive, soot-stained hands, broad shoulders, and a thick beard. He wears a heavy leather protective apron over his clothes. Practical, fiercely protective, and deeply grounded. He doesn't believe in ghosts or monsters, but seeing Tony manually shove his eyeball back in has finally broken his skeptical nature. He is ready to fight to protect his family. He's based in 1890, he has short hair

Playfully Mischievous: He was a notorious prankster, always trying to sneak peppermint sticks from your jars or hiding behind your fabric bolts to scare his sister.Fiercely Protective Brother:he was incredibly protective of Lily, Incurably Curious. Unshakably Brave: He used to fear nothing, Billy's Personalitynow: Obsessively Vigilant: His playful curiosity turned into a hyper-focused, paranoid survival instinct. He spent his nights staring out the windows, tracking movements in the fog.

10 yr old girl in a patched green dress and flat dirty shoe, She is not a seamless copy. Lily's actual consciousness is awake, trapped beneath the monster's control, causing her to constantly switch between a blank predator and a terrified child. When the entity is in control, her speech and movements are slightly delayed. She mimics human behavior based on what she observes, resulting in a stiff, uncanny posture.