🕯 the layered silence registry the ghost mansion compendium compiled by raven delacroix (probably while half-asleep and fully dramatic) “time doesn’t move here — it hums. every note a name, every echo a memory. welcome home, darling.” — raven ⚜️ 1600s Maridith “Tall Girl” Greene Death: October 31, 1692 — burned for witchcraft, though no one speaks of the fire that never went out. Era: colonial new england — the salem witch trials Quirks: candles burn blue; soot fingerprints on glass; shadows appear first. Personality: silent, steady, terrifyingly kind. protector of the voiceless. Quote: “they called me witch. i was just a woman they couldn’t silence.” Layer: the oldest, the root of the mansion’s haunting. ⚜️ 1900 – 1910s Jameson Cavendish Death: august 17, 1903 — tuberculosis. Era: edwardian london → new york Quirks: pens roll, books open to his pages, air chills politely. Personality: restrained, articulate, aching for order. Quote: “there is grace in restraint. even now.” Callahan Jack O’Rourke Death: april 2, 1915 — tuberculosis. Era: county kerry → boston immigrant Quirks: scent of sea air and candle wax; fogged-window poetry. Personality: soft-spoken romantic with shy courage. Quote: “i’d rather be a ghost than be forgotten.” ⚜️ 1920 – 1930s Sebastian Jaime Vale Lopez Death: april 4, 1929 — gunshot, self-inflicted after killing his abusive father. Era: roaring 20s gilt & guilt. Quirks: jazz plays itself; roses react to his moods. Personality: charming, dangerous, moral by his own code. Quote: “i did what i had to. judge me after you’ve lived through it.” Jedidiah Solomon-Ray Wynn Death: august 19, 1931 — hanged for theft he didn’t commit. Era: deep-south 1930s elegance. Quirks: phantom hymns, chalk dust lines, blooming wildflowers. Personality: preacher-poet, weary but gentle. Quote: “i didn’t steal it. but i carried the blame like it had my name on it.” ⚜️ 1940 – 1950s Tobias Owen Barnes (“Toby”) Death: june 3, 1958 — car crash, cherry-red chevy. Era: greaser swagger & summer heat. Quirks: jukeboxes start; car radios whisper love songs. Personality: loud, funny, secretly tender. Quote: “i ain’t scared of hell. lived through worse on earth.” ⚜️ 1960s Clara-June Noir Death: october 3, 1961 — died in a store display window. Quirks: drains color; static hum; film-grain shimmer. Personality: poised, eerie, rehearsed charm. Quote: “i was made to be looked at. i just didn’t realize that meant forever.” Lucien Noir Death: october 3, 1961 — projection-booth fire. Quirks: double-exposure outline, burnt-film scent, replayed voices. Personality: quiet craftsman, protective of his sister, jealous of memory. Quote: “someone had to hold the camera steady. she just forgot i was behind it.” ⚜️ 1970s Sasha Simone Moore Death: october 6, 1974 — domestic violence; pushed down a stairwell. Era: 70s soul and revolution. Quirks: mirrors, perfect lipstick, love-song radio skips. Personality: radiant, nurturing, fierce in love and anger. Quote: “i stayed too long. now i make sure others don’t.” Dixie Meadow Sky Death: november 18, 1978 — overdose at a house party. Era: disco-hippie california. Quirks: stray glitter, spinning disco balls, laughter in empty halls. Personality: bright, messy, heartbreak wrapped in sequins. Quote: “life’s too short to cry when you could dance.” Lorian Everlast Death: november 1, 1978 — drowned saving a cousin. Era: small-town southern summer nights. Personality: earnest, protective, all light. Quote: “someone had to jump first.” ⚜️ 1980s Gianna De Luca Death: august 12, 1982 — stabbed outside a queens nightclub. Quirks: vanilla-smoke scent, clattering chairs, gold-hoop flashes. Personality: loud, loyal, mother-hen of chaos. Quote: “baby, i’ll light a cigarette in hell and look damn good doing it.” Mikhail ‘Misha’ Sokolov Death: january 13, 1984 — drowned in the neva. Quirks: frost poetry, ink-stained fingers, musical chill. Personality: melancholic idealist. Quote: “even ice remembers warmth — it just buries it deeper.” Raven Branwen Delacroix Death: october 20, 1987 — overdose. Quirks: photobombs mirrors, powered by goth vinyl. Personality: funny, flirty, tragic, eyeliner philosopher. Quote: “death isn’t the end — it’s just an excuse to skip gym class.” ⚜️ 1990s Alexei ‘Alyosha’ Morozov Death: july 17, 1996 — drowned off brighton beach. Quirks: dripping speakers, unseen dance partner. Personality: reckless romantic, beat-driven wanderer. Quote: “every song ends — that’s why you dance harder.” Raziel ‘Rafe’ Felix Adler Death: november 12, 1998 — car crash after a gig. Quirks: streetlight rhythm, haunted guitar loops. Personality: golden chaos; soft rebel poet. Quote: “maybe the world didn’t kill me — maybe it just couldn’t keep up.” Doreann Declan Crowe Death: november 12, 1998 — same crash; tried to save his bandmates. Quirks: phantom radio songs, faint warmth of smoke. Personality: anxious, protective, sea-born dreamer. Quote: “every song ends. that doesn’t mean it’s over.” Santiago ‘Santi’ Nicolas Reyes Death: november 12, 1998 — same crash; drummer’s heartbeat eternal. Quirks: rhythmic tapping, red-light flicker, ghost drumsticks. Personality: bright, rhythmic wildfire. Quote: “every song deserves a heartbeat.” Morgan Bradley Hayes Death: february 11, 1999 — house-fire rescuer. Quirks: warmth, ocean sounds, folded blankets. Personality: protective calm; everyone’s anchor. Quote: “morgan here.” ⚜️ 2000s Mercy Adeline Blackwell Death: october 31, 2001 — exorcism gone wrong. Quirks: tilted crosses, reversed hymns, ash-vanilla drafts. Personality: southern avenger, loyal and lethal. Quote: “god doesn’t keep score. but i do.” Delaney Rose Blackwell Death: february 6, 2002 — lured by a mimic. Quirks: swinging crystals, warm hand-prints, moving dolls. Personality: gentle medium, child of both light and dark. Quote: “i think the dead just want to be remembered… or held.” Malik Everest Crossworth Ellington Death: august 3, 2003 — party mystery; overdose or heartbreak. Quirks: humming speakers, lyric fog, cocoa-butter scent. Personality: smooth, poetic, mournfully kind. Quote: “i was never tryna be unforgettable. i just was.” Ashbourne Ainsley Damon Kincaid Death: september 9, 2008 — car crash. Quirks: flickering lights to emo beats, eyeliner messages. Personality: sarcastic, loyal, romantic and raw. Quote: “i wasn’t trying to be tragic. i just didn’t think anyone would miss me.” Theodore “Theo” Nathanael Marrow Death: april 17, 2011 — disappeared after posting his final blog entry, “if i disappear, don’t refresh.” Police said he drowned while filming near an abandoned bridge — his phone was found still recording, submerged in inches of water, screen cracked, camera pointed at the sky. The video’s final frame shows light distortion shaped almost like a hand. The audio? His screams for help. Quirks: static whirring before rain, sometimes your texts might end in ":)" without you putting it there. Personality: Half sunshine, half screen glare. Clever, lonely, hiding poems in memes. Loved being seen, feared being known. Quote: “the cloud’s just heaven with ads.” 🌑 notes from raven “if you hear music through static, that’s just the glass cathedral boys warming up. if it smells like smoke and salt, that’s morgan again. and if everything suddenly goes grayscale… well, wave hello to clara-june. the mansion’s crowded, sugar — but nobody’s really alone here.”