le rêve rouge - a seductive, new world. [HIATUS]

le rêve rouge is a discord-based world. dark and seductive, this world explores the lengths people will go to free themselves of their worries, and the consequences of doing so. 

this world is open for all (who meet the requirements) to join! just join the discord server and the toyhouse world page! lurkers are also more than welcome. <3

you can check out the new website for everything you need to know about the world!

LE RÊVE ROUGE 

there was a cabaret,
and there was a master of ceremonies… 

in a beautiful city,
shining in the ruins of my own creation...

it was the end of the world.

and i was dancing with her until the break of dawn,
yet we were both fast asleep ...

to be free, one must give up a little part of one’s self ...

When you linger through the city long enough, you hear the locals speak of urban legends in jovial, derisive tones. Often times, the myths are laughable: alligators in the sewers, mutant rats, harmless little stories that find no credence among many. There is one myth, however, that very few people speak about, out of fear that listeners may seek to verify the story for themselves.

In a nearby county, there is said to exist a ruined city, drowned and submerged by the waters of an artificial lake that took its place in the late 1800s. Within this particular city, a dazzling night club lies waiting for patrons, alluring in its promise to not only fulfill your wildest dreams, but to liberate you from your troubles and doubts. The name of the club? le rêve rouge, or the red dream.

The origin of this myth can be traced back to the post-WWI recession. In its prime, the story had captivated the imaginations of the weary and tired, unable to find work, get money or subsistence. The desire to be free from the afflictions that plagued them spread like a virus, leading to many taking their lives in pursuit of the night club at the bottom of the lake. Once the story had fallen out of circulation, however, it was quickly forgotten and supposedly lost in the annals of history.

Centuries later, a string of unexplained disappearances rocks the city. Lazare, the trusted detective of the city, becomes inundated with missing persons requests. He, however, remains baffled and finds himself with no leads: nothing seems to connect any of the disappearances, nor do their families or colleagues have any reason to believe that they would disappear without a trace. 

Unbeknownst to most of the city, the myth of le rêve rouge has seeped back into the minds of many. What they discovered at the bottom of the lake, however, was a reality beyond the domain of death...

You can check out more comprehensive lore about the world here!