Lady Anneliese Dies

Death is a terrible, terrible thing that happens to other people!

Bon vivant Lady Anneliese van der Meer is privy to the finer things in life, and she is poised to be one the richest women in Surrey following her 21st birthday. At the tender age of 20, she is a person of many talents and also irrevocably, unmistakably dead.

Raging against the sheer injustice, her soul lingers around to relive her final day, searching for an answer...

A mysterious affair in a secluded manor. Three suspects.

Can you reach the truth she is looking for?

Challenge
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Credits
A murder most foul brought to you by the fine fellows of Avenue Q Production in about three weeks for Mystery Jam and Dialogue Jam 2025. Lady Anneliese Dies is about 6000 words in length and can be completed in around 30 minutes.

Penned by RakaP, with illustration and proofreading by asteRiesling, digital implementation and media composition by Requiem, and all-around support by OmTivi.

Featuring marvellous works by the following talents, to whom we owe eternal gratitude:

💀 GUI Template by Chiara/Tenshiyoru

💀 Smoke video by Tomislav Jakupec from Pixabay, Rainy video by Nana Miyuki, Paper texture by Odds and Ents, Narcissus painting acquired via Biodiversity Library, Mansion BG by Ebbasuke and Noel Broda, Angel's Trumpet illustration acquired via Wikimedia Commons, Thornapple illustration acquired via New York Public Library, Layered Mansion by Nia, clip arts from AC Illust, various public domain painting from Europeana via Unsplash

💀 Screentones by kabocha, Transitions by Kia

💀 BGM by Peritune, SFX by SoundEffectLab, Atelier Magicae, and Pixabay

💀 Textbox Scaler and Speech Pauses by Kigyo

💀 Shaders and visual effects by Stella, 7dots, and Wattson

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