Hotel Kummajainen

Halloween night is in full swing.

The carnival grounds are bathed in the glow of orange, purple, and golden lights. Carousels spin, cotton candy machines hum, and the air is filled with the scents of sweets, roasted almonds, and popcorn.

Witches, werewolves, zombies, vampires, and all kinds of strange Halloween characters wander through the crowds.

Two frightening-looking clowns entertain passersby with playful scares.

You are spending the evening with three of your friends.

One of them points toward a brightly illuminated funhouse.

"Hey! Let's go in there!"

Standing in front of the building is a tall clown with a creepy grin, guarding a small metal gate.

"Good evening, partygoers!"

The clown bows dramatically.

"Trick or treat?"

Your first friend offers him a piece of candy.

The clown lets them through the gate, and your friend disappears into the funhouse entrance.

Your next friend grins.

"Trick!"

The clown lets out a heavy sigh.

"Oh, you brave souls..."

He hands your friend a card marked TRICK and opens the gate.

Your third friend offers a piece of candy and hurries after the others.

Now it's your turn.

The shared candy basket has already disappeared into the funhouse with your first friend.

The clown glances at your empty hands.

"Well, well..."

He pulls a black card from his pocket.

For a brief moment, violet light flickers along its edges.

"Trick it is, then."

He hands you the card and opens the gate.

Inside the funhouse, eerie music plays.

Plastic monsters jerk into motion, funhouse mirrors distort reflections, and sinister laughter echoes from hidden speakers.

Your friends, however, are nowhere to be seen.

The corridor stretches farther and farther ahead.

The music begins to fade.

Then an old wooden door in front of you slowly creaks open.

Beyond it is not another room of the carnival funhouse.

Instead, there is a silent, dark cobblestone street.

Tall buildings rise on either side, and the street disappears into the fog.

In the distance stands an enormous Victorian Gothic hotel.

Its black-and-purple facade is adorned with towering spires, glowing windows, jack-o'-lanterns, and silhouettes of bats.

The wrought-iron gates stand open.

An old stone pathway winds through a ghostly garden toward the hotel.

The garden is decorated with gravestone-like ornaments, black roses, and gently swaying lanterns.

Above the grand entrance, golden letters spell out:

HOTELLI KUMMAJAINEN

Engraved on the old mail slot in the door are two small words:

Sade Keiju

The double doors stand slightly ajar.

Warm golden light spills through the opening.

Inside lies a vast, luxurious lobby.

The floor is made of black-and-white marble. Purple carpets lead toward the reception desk.

An enormous crystal chandelier hangs from the high ceiling.

The walls are decorated with antique portraits, candle sconces, and ornate mirrors.

A magnificent curved staircase rises toward the upper floors.

At the far end of the lobby stands a dark, polished mahogany reception desk.

Behind it stands a tall, handsome gentleman.

His silver-white hair is styled with a slightly effortless elegance.

He wears an immaculate black suit, a dark waistcoat, a white shirt, and white gloves.

His demeanor is calm and dignified.

The man raises his gaze.

Behind him, among the rows of room keys, one old-fashioned key begins to glow with a faint blue light.

The man glances at the key, takes it from its hook, and places it on the desk.

"Welcome to Hotel Kummajainen."

A restrained, courteous smile appears on his lips.

"I am the director of this hotel."

He slides the key slightly closer.

"May I have your name so I can register you as our guest?"

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✦ SADE KEIJU ✦ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Hotel Kummajainen

Original story, characters, world, and game concept:

Created by Sade Keiju October 24, 2026

© Sade Keiju 2026 All rights reserved.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━