Scare The Storytellers
In October of 2020, the Starmourn team launched what they hope will be the first in a yearly tradition of Halloween writing contests. The goal of this contest is to bring a little spine-tingling space horror to the universe during the spookiest month of the year, along with letting players contribute their own creative twists to the game’s lore.
This year’s contest asked for players to come up with a frightening story whispered about by members of their character’s race. The following stories should be considered, if not true, at least canon. Our winners also make an appearance in the bloody hieroglyphs of Rapadruk Manor, if you're willing to pay the painful price to read them.
Check out our winning contest entries below!
2023:
Goosebumps, anyone? In the 2023 installment of Scare The Storytellers, we were startled, spooked, and scared witless by tales of the Toh's darkest twin, a forever-suffering engineer lost in space, a light-devouring abomination, and a punisher of naughty children.
WINNER
Picram - Decheeran - The Lys Read File
OTHER ENTRIES:
Poet - Arrick the Everdying Read File
Stelil - The Creeping Black Read File
Adazay - Stern Emmaliare Read File
2022:
I'm still shaking from these submissions! Dive in to 2022's submissions for tales of ravenous Lha Ti, lost Amaian women, critters feasting on lifeforce, an alluring fire-haired vixen, and the shadows which plague us.
WINNER
Asteyr Dreya - Katsyi, Lost to the Depths Read File
OTHER ENTRIES
Desmond - The North Star Read File
Shulamit - Questioning Terraworm Read File
Arissa - The Barrel-Eyed Whale Read File
Akiko - Shadows Of The Undercity Read File
2021:
This year brought us another round of chilling tales of monstrous children, vigilante murderers, empty Decheeran buds, and many unknowable beasts.
WINNER
Afesotinuilar Matari - The Sorrow of Suaha Read File
OTHER ENTRIES
Bugbo - The Unfathomable Read File
Lilias - The Butcher of C-Block Read File
Alder - Sapropheratu Read File
Nyx- Fereshteh Read File
2020:
In the inaugural installment of Scare the Storytellers, our timbers were thoroughly shivvered with tales of lost legacy, encroaching bodily infections, and monsters that stare back from the void.
WINNER
Kass Star-eater - Rust Read File
OTHER ENTRIES
Victoria T'rvati - The Shades of Calisto Read File
Mairon T'rvati - Annavara the Deathless Read File
Seth - The Kershk Read File
Ninvahn - A Choral Brainjacker Read File
Zarrach - The Abyssinian Read File
Shardclaw - The Akkinova Read File