The Marianne Chapter

Marianne Basselin, the Bride of Beleth, was witch in the 16th century. Long after her death, she clawed her way back to the land of the living through the nightmares of Emma Larsimon. Emma dealt with her nightmares by writing it as the fictional Lizzie Larck series, however unbeknownst to her, the fictional stories grant Marianne power, and the freedom to enact gruesome scenes from the stories.

When Emma chose to end the series and put the past behind her, Marianne lured her back to her home town of Elden where she used all of her power to kill those around Emma, forcing her to write and continue the story of Marianne, to continue her own cruel legacy.

Emma Larsimon was a haunted child. In her dreams, she was tormented by a woman named Marianne who turned every dream into a nightmare.

When she and her friends performed a botched summoning ritual to talk to Marianne, the witch was able to break through from the other side, possessing Emma and cursing her friends. Emma dealt with the idea of Marianne through her writing, creating a fictional character to fight her demons for her which allowed her to put the incidents behind herself and live a normal life.

Emma never realised that her dreams were more than dreams, never knew that her writing became more than fiction, but when Marianne proved herself to be all too real, she was forced to return to friends and family she had long since ostracised. Fighting the witch would come at great cost to herself and others, but she owed it to the world that she unleashed hell onto.

1. Witch Spit – Spitting in the eyes of the dead is an affront to God, and bolsters the Witch’s spells. Cleansing a hex bag takes slightly longer.

2. In Chains – The first volume of Lizzie Larke, depicting Marianne possessing a mother to drown her son. Spreading stories of Marianne extends her powers’ reach. Slightly increases the range of hex bags.

3. Holy Necklace – A necklace decorated with a cross, belonging to the Daugeron family. The symbol of faith weakens the Witch’s hold. Hex bags no longer apply exposed nor reveal auras on destruction. Grants +100% points in the Deviousness category.

4. Bloodied Kitchen Knife – A knife from the Daugeron household, used to cut flesh, carve symbols in flesh, and murder. Survivors who are hit while hindered by a hex bag explosion suffer from the mangled and haemmorhage debuffs.

1. Tangled Hair – Human hair twisted and woven into a thin rope bolsters the Witch’s spells. Cleansing a hex bag takes moderately longer, skill checks are slightly smaller.

2. Marianne Bites – The second volume of Lizzie Larke, depicting Marianne possessing a polar bear to disembowel a sporting team. Spreading stories of Marianne extends her powers’ reach. Moderately increases the range of hex bags.

3. Crow’s Feathers – Feathers from the crow which serves the Witch as a familiar. Gain a 5 second haste effect upon detonating a hex bag.

4. Molitor Report – Church records detailing the extensive heretical crimes of Marianne’s life. Start the trial with 1 additional hex bag. Increases maximum carried hex bags by 1.

5. Hallowed Blindfold – A torn piece of the sack Marianne was buried in, it covers her haunting eyes even in death. Survivors affected by the hex bag are afflicted with blindness.

1. Blood-soaked Fingernails – Fingernails ripped from a person’s hand, the wet blood suggests they were still alive at the time of removal. Bolsters the Witch’s spells. Cleansing a hex bag takes considerably longer, skill checks are slightly smaller.

2. The Earth Screamed – The third volume of Lizzie Larke, depicting Marianne possessing a child to stab his parents in their sleep. Spreading stories of Marianne extends her powers’ reach. Considerably increases the range of hex bags.

3. Symbol of Beleth – A bloody symbol that carries the power of the demon Beleth. Upon downing a survivor within the area of a hex bag, gain a 5 second killer instinct effect on all other survivors within hex bag areas.

4. Jumprope Noose – A child’s jumprope knotted sinisterly into a noose. Injured survivors affected by hex bags are afflicted with the broken status.

5. Lucie’s Toy – The talking stuffed animal owned by Lucie, now used to instill fear in those who knew her. After losing the Oblivious debuff, survivors will hear the terror radius at a random volume for 5 seconds.

1. Crone’s Molar – A large bloody tooth ripped from the possessed Madame Daugeron bolsters the Witch’s spells. Cleansing hex bags takes tremendously longer, skill checks are moderately smaller.

2. And the Intimate Darkness – The final chapter of Lizzie Larke, depicting Marianne’s final confrontation with the heroine. Spreading stories of Marianne extends her powers’ reach. Tremendously increases the range of hex bags.

3. Daugeron’s Eyes – Eyes ripped from Madame Daugeron when Marianne left her. The oblivious status lingers for 5 seconds after survivors leave the area, or cleanse the hex bag.

4. Demon’s Contract – The contract signed by Marianne with the demon Beleth. Survivors affected by a hex bag are afflicted with an exhaustion debuff. This debuff lingers for 5 seconds after leaving the area or cleansing the bag.

1. Iridescent Blog – A new revival of the Lizzie Larke story posted online at the whim of the Witch. A revival of her story grants the Witch immense power to confuse and torment. Survivors affected by the hex bag will see other survivors as illusions of the Witch indefinitely.

2. Philip’s Skin – A square piece of skin, cut from the barely-alive Philip Daugeron and used to craft hex bags. Hex bags deploy at their full range. Tremendously increases the cooldown of setting hex bags. (+20 seconds)